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UNEP warns 1.5C global warming target could be out of reach by 2030 unless nations urgently step up climate action

Research led by UN Environment Programme calls for end to coal, oil, and gas subsidy support and increase in climate policy ambition

More than 130 major banks holding assets of $47tr pledge to align strategies with the Paris Agreement and UN Sustainable Development Goals

Andersen takes up the role following Erik Solheim's resignation last year

New portal from the Global E-Waste Statistics Partnership visualises data on the amount of e-waste generated and treated by country and by region

Solheim, who quit last year, suggests Inger Andersen from the International Union for Conservation of Nature is in pole position to take over at UNEP

Erik Solheim quits after Guardian reveals excess travel and rule breaking which led to withholding of funds

UN Environment's Erik Solheim reflects on how to reframe corporate social responsibility and the importance of the SDGs for the business community

UN dedicates World Environment Day to global plastic fight, as environment chief Erik Solheim warns of a 'plastic calamity'

The UN and 16 leading banks have teamed up to produce a major guide on how to follow the TCFD's recommendations on climate risk reporting