U.N. Environment Program News

Laws May Enforce Some Environment Treaties, but Not for Climate Change

If and when a global deal to curb climate change is done in Paris this December, the matter of enforcement is likely to be left not to sanctions, but to peer pressure. While legally enforceable environmental treaties do exist, experts …

Top Firms’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rise, Despite Call for Cuts

Greenhouse gas emissions by the world’s top 500 companies rose 3.1 percent from 2010 to 2013, far off the cuts urged by the United Nations to limit global warming, a study shows. The top 500 firms by capitalization accounted for …