UNEP

06 Mar 2025

Navigating the climate change challenges of sustainable transportation

The transport sector is a substantial contributor to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, accounting for a significant portion of energy-related CO₂ emissions and energy demand. Addressing its impacts is urgent to mitigate climate change effects. Current transport emissions and impacts In 2019, the transport sector represented nearly a quarter of global energy-related CO₂ emissions and...

17 Feb 2021

Reaching sanitation and wastewater management goals through the ‘Atlas’

A recent move by the Africa Development Bank, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the GRID-Arendal in releasing the inaugural Sanitation and Wastewater Atlas of Africa could not have come at a better time. The Atlas is a tool to benchmark and propel Africa’s progress towards Sustainable Development Goal targets on safe sanitation and wastewater management.  It aims to help...