France is working on a new resolution for the UN Security Council with the aim of bringing an end to the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, an anonymous diplomat has told several media outlets.
The Earth’s water system is out of balance. Freshwater reserves are dwindling and most rivers have not flowed normally over the past seven years, according to a new UN report. ´The main message is that water availability has declined in recent years,´says SMHI hydrologist Yeshewatesfa Hundecha.
Since Sweden signed the global ocean treaty BBNJ, the government has said it is working swiftly to ratify it, with the goal of completing the process during 2026. A legislative council referral has now been submitted. But critics argue the matter has still been handled too slowly, and that the target risks being missed.
Everything points in the wrong direction. Never before has the Earth’s climate been so out of balance, warns the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).
There will be no agreement on global production, recycling and waste management of plastics. Negotiators are now leaving the meeting in Geneva empty-handed.
UN member states agree to develop a legally binding agreement to stop plastic emissions
"The sea is the solution to the entire climate issue. If we do not get it, then we have lost the opportunity to deal with the climate issue", says environmental lawyer Lena Gipperth
