In the first landmark Declaration issued by ministers of the environment in a decade, governments pledged to step up the global response to the major environmental and sustainability challenges of this generation.

After a marathon all night session, talks aimed at injecting new and more wide-ranging momentum into the international effort to combat climate change ended with a positive outcome.

A new report will be launched on 15 December in Copenhagen, at a side-event taking place from 20h00-21h30 in the Dan Turell Room, Hall H, Bella Centre.

21st Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer

Washington DC/Nairobi, 25 September 2009 - A new global initiative to accelerate the uptake of low energy light bulbs and efficient lighting systems was launched today by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Faster action on climate change may be possible if nations combine substantial cuts of carbon dioxide emissions alongside accelerated moves across a suite of other greenhouse gases and pollutants.

John Key's recent signals of fiscal prudence in the upcoming Budget are to be praised, said Green Party Co-leader Dr Russel Norman.

19 December 2008 - Waitakere has become the first New Zealand city to join an international initiative aimed at combating the environmental effects of climate change.