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Scaling up plastic substitutes is key to tackling pollution

Scaling up plastic substitutes is key to tackling pollution

Nature abounds in sustainable alternatives to plastics, but companies and countries must work across borders to boost their production and tackle barriers.

Hemp’s versatility and sustainability offer huge opportunities for developing countries

Hemp’s versatility and sustainability offer huge opportunities for developing countries

A new UNCTAD report examines the plant’s economic, environmental and social potential

UN agencies at COP27 urge action to tackle impact of plastic on climate

UN agencies at COP27 urge action to tackle impact of plastic on climate

Plastic waste has become a key driver of pollution across the world, overwhelming marine, terrestrial and aerial ecosystems.

Inclusive growth remains elusive as inequality persists globally

Inclusive growth remains elusive as inequality persists globally

UNCTAD’s new Inclusive Growth Index shows countries’ performance across four pillars: economy, living conditions, equality and environment.

Circular economy can help stem biodiversity loss

Circular economy can help stem biodiversity loss

By Kweku Attafuah-Wadee, Lalen Lleander and Henrique Pacini, UNCTAD Economists

Assessing the environmental impact of the export process of Bangladesh ready-made garments and its digitalization

Assessing the environmental impact of the export process of Bangladesh ready-made garments and its digitalization

Written by: Yann Duval, Sangwon Lim and Mahezabin Natasha, Article No. 84 [UNCTAD Transport and Trade Facilitation Newsletter N°93 - First Quarter 2022]

How to tackle pollution fuelled by manufacturing in developing countries

How to tackle pollution fuelled by manufacturing in developing countries

By Henrique Pacini and Kweku Attafuah-Wadee, UNCTAD Economists

How to build concerted multilateral action on plastic pollution

How to build concerted multilateral action on plastic pollution

By David Vivas-Eugui, Legal Officer, and Henrique Pacini, Economist, UNCTAD

Youth climate leaders at COP26 turn ideas into action

Youth climate leaders at COP26 turn ideas into action

Young climate activists joined world leaders, negotiators and senior figures to demand immediate action to limit planetary warming to 1.5 Celsius and secure their future.

Scaling up climate adaptation finance must be on the table at UN COP26

Scaling up climate adaptation finance must be on the table at UN COP26

Estimates indicate that annual climate adaptation costs in developing countries could reach $300 billion in 2030 and, if mitigation targets are breached, as much as $500 billion by 2050.