CLIMATE CHANGE
For effective implementation of the Paris Agreement, climate law-making is essential. UN Environment supports the review and reform of existing laws to enable countries to consider climate change proactively and address climate risks. We help ensure that this work involves all stakeholders, as all sectors of the economy and society are at risk from climate change.
Law and Climate Change Toolkit to aid in developing and agricultural module
The agriculture sector is one of the largest contributors to, and one of the sectors most affected by, climate change. UN Environment held a meeting with the Food and Agricultural Organization and other stakeholders from the agricultural, fisheries, and forestry sectors in Rome, Italy, on July 2018, to develop a draft of a legal classification scheme for the agriculture module of the Law and Climate Change Toolkit. The toolkit will enhance the understanding of stakeholders on greener laws that will help to reduce climate change and its impacts. Read more...
Forest or fuel: decision time for Germany
Germany has a reputation as an environmental trailblazer with numerous renewable energy installations and generous feed-in tariffs for households generating their own electricity from renewables. The country has opted not to use nuclear power to generate electricity after 2022, which means that without coal, at present, it cannot meet the demand for electricity. The RWE company in Germany plans to clear half of the Hambach forest in 2018 and the rest in the coming years to expand lignite mining – after ejecting some 250 activists who have been camping out in the forest since 2012. Read more...
