If the policies and trends continue the ozone layer is expected to recover to 1980 values – before the appearance of the ozone hole – by around 2066 over the Antarctic, and by 2045 over the Arctic and 2040 for the rest of the world.
GENEVA (AN) — The ozone layer is on track to recover within four decades, the U.N. environment and weather agencies reported, saying the global phaseout of ozone-depleting chemicals is helping to fight climate change.
A U.N.-backed panel of experts presented those findings on Monday to the American Meteorological Society’s annual meeting, the U.N. Environment Program and World Meteorological Organization said.
The France-based court was created to uphold the European Convention on Human Rights, which took effect in 1953.
Negotiators and officials aim to wrap up so that May's 77th World Health Assembly can consider a proposed text.
Ambient fine particulate matter known as PM2.5 is considered the world’s leading environmental health risk factor.
WMO reports 2023 smashed climate records at previously unimaginable levels, bringing 'misery and mayhem.'
A new U.N. report shows how prioritizing debt over services like health care and education plagues the developing world.
The France-based court was created to uphold the European Convention on Human Rights, which took effect in 1953.
The U.N. body also demands Israel be held accountable for possible war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
At least 200 humanitarian workers have been killed in Gaza — more than 95% Palestinians – since the outbreak of war.
