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Mega-sporting events such as the Olympics are exciting for fans the world over, but they can have profound impacts on the environment and economy of a host country. The massive infrastructure build-up, the resources and energy consumption, and the amount of human and financial capital invested in these ambitious undertakings...

International institutions, governments, local authorities, water utilities and water-intensive industries are all important for ensuring a safe and adequate water supply chain. But when it comes to achieving UN Sustainable Development Goal 6 on clean water and sanitation, there has been little to no progress in the European Union over the past five years.

A UN policy brief, "Enabling Sustainable Lifestyles in a Climate Emergency", offers a number of approaches for local and national governments to address overconsumption and facilitate more sustainable lifestyles.

The recently concluded Stockholm +50 climate conference took place in the wake of looming climate change, economic shocks, and geopolitical tensions worldwide. While the meeting commemorated the historic 1972 United Nations Conference on the Human Environment, it aimed to set a vision to accelerate climate action this decade and secure...

Stockholm+50 was a commemoration of 50 years since the 1972 Conference on the Human Environment and offered a momentum of reflection to focus on the triple planetary crisis. Stockholm+50 was designed with the vision of charting a path toward a healthy planet for all. Thus, the conference brought together member states and a broad set of stakeholders to discuss solutions to issues of global significance.

Fifty years ago, world leaders met in Stockholm and for the first time brought the environment into centre stage for human well-being and development. To commemorate Stockholm 1972 and chart a path forward for the next 50 years, the Governments of Sweden and Kenya, with support from UNEP and partners...

In this short blog piece, Adriana Zacarias Farah, head of GO4SDGs, reflects on the outcomes and impacts of Stockholm +50 Meeting. She outlines key takeaways from the conference, such as the diversity of voices present during regional consultations or the identification of best practices.

Peace is an essential element of sustainable development. It is time to formally acknowledge the central role of peace in sustainable development and to take specific, concrete measures to incorporate these linkages in our policies, institutions, finances, and practices.

Public policy and financial support are urgently required to align two of the countries largest CO2-emitting industrial sectors with long-term, low-carbon pathways.

Matt Homewood is an award-winning food waste campaigner on a mission to end supermarket food waste in Denmark and beyond.