We are changing direction this week and trying something new. This week we are talking about theft, but not in the conventional sense. No, we are not talking about the criminal act of stealing. Instead, we are talking about theft in the sense of misplaced opportunity. In his Chance for Peace speech, President Dwight D. […]
“I don’t know what the future may hold, but I know who holds the future” Ralph Abernathy We ended the previous blog by outlining why investing in green energy is so urgent: because it is us who decides the future of our planet. One important aspect needed for the continuation of the green revolution is […]
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced” – James Baldwin If the world is ever to truly achieve clean energy, not only must it build a platform to reach a green future, but also dismantle the barriers preventing it. Much attention has been paid to […]
On 10 August 2019, the President of the General Assembly, Ms. María Fernanda Espinosa Garcés received the Champion for People & Planet Award from the Give Me 5 Campaign, in recognition for her genuine commitment to communicating strong and clear messages about the importance of protecting and preserving our planet. Her signature environmental campaigns: ‘Play […]
Venue: UN Trusteeship Council Chamber, New YorkCo-hosts: UN Environment and the Permanent Mission of Norway to the UNDate: Tuesday, February 5, 2019Time: 3 pm Can we feed a future population of 10 billion people a healthy diet within planetary boundaries? To answer this question, EAT gathered 37 of the planet’s foremost experts who, for the […]
2018 Nexus Dialogue Series Watch the livestream – Day 1 and Day 2 Nexus Dialogue on Biodiversity – Biodiversity Mainstreaming in the context of Human Security and Wellbeing, 2 – 3 May 2018 2-3 May, 2018 at the International Environment House II, Geneva, Switzerland The EMG is proud to announce the kick-off of its 2018 Nexus […]
We at GM5 take Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s (MLK) advice seriously. He is not only an inspiration to us, but to the whole world. We thought that sharing one of his speeches on human dignity and our quest for excellence serves a wonderful homage during his day of commemoration… a tad of #MondayMotivation as […]
The latest edition of the Greening the Blue report by the United Nations team dedicated to helping UN agencies go green was released yesterday. The report shows a record number of UN entities – 39 – that were climate neutral for 2016! This is a great step by the UN towards leading by example. For […]
We have been talking about climate change for as long as I can remember. Scientifically speaking, it was in 1958 that Charles David Keeling began systematic measurements of atmospheric CO2 at Mauna Loa in Hawaii and in Antarctica. Keeling’s measurement project provided hard evidence of rising concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere. This project continues still today […]
In commemoration of the first anniversary of the launch of the UN Sustainable Development Goals, The Give me 5 Campaign proudly announces the Give me 5- “Champions for People and Planet” 2016 Award for outstanding contribution and individual recognition to Mr. Andrei Carabelea, the President of “Sens Civic” Association in Romania, for his incredible contribution […]