The Population Data Sheet, published annually by ESCAP, features a range of key indicators on population and development. The focus is on population size, structure and growth rates, as well as fertility, mortality and migration, at country, subregional and regional levels.

The new United Nations report, Regional Overview of Food Security and Nutrition 2023, states that 6.5% of the population of Latin America and the Caribbean suffers from hunger, or 43.2 million people.

This report documents the milestones for carbon capture and storage over the past 12 months, as it is increasingly adopted globally, and defines the key opportunities and challenges for the coming years.

The Central Government has introduced the draft Environment (Protection) Seventh Amendment Rules, 2023 . This notification was issued on 8th November, 2023. The draft rules introduce detailed standards for the Pulp and Paper Industry.

Urbanisation is the mega trend reshaping Africa. The continent’s population is rapidly growing and is expected to reach 4 billion people by the end of the century. This is coupled with unprecedented rural-to-urban migration, driven largely by young people.

Biomass is key to achieve the objectives of the European Green Deal. It is defined as vegetation that forms ecosystems, sequesters carbon, and provides food and feedstocks for a wide range of biobased materials in use in sectors such as construction, energy, transport, furniture and textile industries.

This legal study is based on Legal Dimensions of Sea Level Rise: Pacific Perspectives which was published on June 29, 2021. The original version provided an assessment of key legal frameworks and policy questions that are relevant in the context of sea level rise in the Pacific region.

Countries are planning to produce around 110 per cent more fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, according to this new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Africa’s energy sector is on the precipice of transformation with large-scale developments kicking off across the continent. Providing a comprehensive overview of the evolving industry, the African Energy Chamber (AEC) is pleased to reveal its latest industry-focused report: ‘The State of African Energy 2024 Outlook’.

The Haryana New and Renewable Energy Department has published its latest draft Solar Policy 2023. In the latest draft note, the state renewable department aimed to install a cumulative 6,000 MW by 2030 in Haryana. The agency has planned to execute the plan with the help of solar rooftops, ground-mounted solar and solarisation of irrigation.