UNIDO Environment

03/06/2026

📢 Happening today at the 8th Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly!

UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organization side event.
3 June 2026, 15:00-16:00; Emerald Room

Green Cooling Transition Accelerator: Towards a regional cooperation framework on Phasing-down Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and promoting in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Ukraine

Check the concept note here:https://www.unido.org/sites/default/files/files/2026-05/Green%20Cooling%20Transition%20Accelerator%20Towards%20a%20regional%20cooperation%20framework%20on%20Phasing-down%20HFCs%20and%20promoting%20Sustainable.pdf

Other UNIDO events: https://www.unido.org/unido-gef/unido-and-gef-8/unido-8th-gef-assembly?fbclid=IwY2xjawSMtVNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEemboqCYxNWuXfFezP4u9gtClHs1Fo93y-gb36poung3AyeLz2rP2LPaDPfm0_aem_S-md7k2Vn2rX8g6OU1jKxw

02/06/2026

❇️ How green roofs improve urban life and boost climate

As modern cities grapple with rising temperatures and a decline in traditional green spaces, building-integrated vegetation, or green roofs, has emerged as a practical solution.

02/06/2026

World Meteorological Organization: Prepare for El Niño

Fueled by unusually warm ocean waters in the tropical Pacific, El Niño conditions are developing and are set to influence global temperature and rainfall patterns, increasing the risk of extreme weather over the coming months, according to the WMO.

https://wmo.int/media/news/wmo-prepare-el-nino

Ozone Secretariat I UN Climate Change

Geneva, Switzerland (WMO) - Fueled by unusually warm ocean waters in the tropical Pacific, El Niño conditions are developing and are set to influence global temperature and rainfall patterns, increasing the risk of extreme weather over the coming months, according to the World Meteorological Organi...

01/06/2026

🌍 A climate fix with a hidden catch: Cutting methane reshapes ozone layer's comeback in unexpected ways

Reducing methane emissions will slow climate change but could also slow the recovery of the stratospheric layer, new research from the University of Reading shows.

https://phys.org/news/2026-05-climate-hidden-methane-reshapes-ozone.html

Access the full paper here: https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1029/2025GL119900

University of Reading Ozone Secretariat UN Climate Change Met Office UK

Methane emission reductions are beneficial for climate and air quality but slow the recovery of stratospheric ozone Chlorine and nitrogen species are rendered more effective at destroying ozone w...

29/05/2026

🌐 UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organization at the 8th Global Environment Facility (GEF) Assembly.

3 June 2026, 10:00-11:00
Scaling locally led adaptation through learning, innovation, and blended finance
Venue: Emerald Room

3 June 2026, 15:00-16:00
Green Cooling Transition Accelerator: Towards a regional cooperation framework on Phasing-down Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and promoting in Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, and Ukraine
Venue: Emerald Room

At the EcoExpo Central Asia 2026

2 June, 1600-1700 at the Expo Stage Two
Green Industrialization and Sustainable Cooling for Driving Climate-Smart Economies in the Heart of Asia

Visit UNIDO Pavilion at the Expo and the Assembly!

👉 Check the full list of UNIDO events: https://www.unido.org/unido-gef/unido-and-gef-8/unido-8th-gef-assembly

This roundtable positions implementation as a central lever for maximizing the environmental and socio-economic returns of GEF-9. It focuses on how accelerated delivery, adaptive results management, and scaled finance can jointly raise ambition while safeguarding value for money. The discussion reco...

28/05/2026

Can temporary carbon removal help support climate goals?

Persistent methane emissions from sectors such as agriculture and growing debates over the credibility of carbon offsets are creating new challenges for governments and companies pursuing net-zero commitments. New research suggests temporary carbon storage may have a scientifically valid role in hel...

25/05/2026

Methane (CH₄) is turbocharging global warming. Scientists say this plan can help--The Angera Declaration for Methane Action

https://www.weforum.org/stories/2026/05/scientists-issued-plan-cutting-methane-emissions/

https://www.methane250.org/angera-declaration

As G7 discussions turn to methane emissions, more than 250 scientists have issued a plan to accelerate action on one of the fastest ways to slow warming.

20/05/2026

Happy ! 🐝

What do bees have to do with the Ozone layer?



UNIDO - United Nations Industrial Development Organization Ozone Secretariat I UN Climate Change

18/05/2026

❇️ Happening today:
'Cool Talk' webinar on Taxonomies for Financing Efficient Consumer Appliances
18 May from 14:00 CEST / 08:00 EDT onwards.

represents a major investment opportunity, yet cooling is rarely tracked as a distinct investment category. This session will explore how cooling can be positioned as an identifiable and financeable asset class, with a focus on consumer appliances.

Drawing on the India experience, speakers will discuss how use-of-proceeds taxonomies, technical standards and financial products can help unlock investment in efficient cooling, refrigerators, fans and other energy-efficient appliances.

Register here: https://un-org-unep.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_gnfPZKXXRGeqMK48OTjunA #/registration

UN Environment Programme Ozone Secretariat UN Climate Change UN Environment Programme in Asia Pacific

16/05/2026

Interlinkages between the Montreal Protocol and the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

"Protecting the ozone layer is one of the world’s greatest environmental achievements but sustaining this progress requires a new, more integrated approach… "

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Since 2013, the Secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, three international environmental agreements, are merged into a single Secretariat, known as BRS MEAs, serving the three conventions. Its aim is to protect human health and the environment against the adverse effects of....