UNEP raises awareness on climate change through information and media activities, supports the UNFCCC Secretariat with its media needs and the IPCC information and outreach activities, including electronic publishing of IPCC reports, and facilitates sub-regional and national climate change outreach campaigns.

Press Releases
	Kicking the CO2 Habit at Climate Convention Meet Bali/Nairobi/Oslo/San Jose/Wellington, 12 December 2007 - The United Nations has become part of the growing worldwide effort to become climate neutral.
	Women Ministers Speak Out on Climate Change New York, 10 December 2007 - Generating solutions to the world's escalating climate change crisis hinges on women's leadership on all aspects of sustainable development
	Climate Change and Conflict - New Report Weighs the Risks and Pin Points Likely Hotspots Bali, 10 December 2007 - Combating climate change will be a central peace policy of the 21st century.
	Mainstream Renewable Energy Continues Double-digit Growth Bali/Nairobi, 6 December 2007 - In less than a decade since the Kyoto Protocol was adopted, renewable energy has evolved rapidly from an 'alternative' source of energy to a mainstream energy option
	Silver Lining to Climate Change - Green Jobs Bali/Nairobi, 6 December 2007 - As representatives from over 180 countries gather in Bali to map a post 2012 agreement,
	Climate Action for a Low Carbon Economy Bali/Nairobi, 3 December 2007 - A new book launched today in Bali is set to serve as key reading for businesses, governments and NGOs looking for a way to reduce their carbon emissions
	UNEP and WMO Panel Puts Final Full Stop Behind Risks and Rewards of Combating Climate Change Valencia, 17 November 2007 - The challenges and opportunities facing the world as a result of climate change have been distilled
	Business Leaders Call for Climate Action Geneva, 6 July 2007 - The chief executives of 153 companies worldwide have committed to speeding up action on climate change
	Environmental Degradation Triggering Tensions and Conflict in Sudan Geneva/Nairobi, 22 June 2007 - Investments in Management and Rehabilitation of Natural Resources Central to Conflict Resolution and Peace Building in Sudan Says UN Environment Programme
	Investors Flock to Renewable Energy and Efficiency Technologies Paris, 20 June 2007 - Climate change worries coupled with high oil prices and increasing government support top a set of drivers fueling soaring rates of investment in the renewable energy and energy efficiency industries, according to a trend analysis from the UN Environment Programme.
	G8 Climate Commitment and Africa Aid Package Mutually Supportive Says UNEP Head Nairobi, 9 June 2007 - The carbon markets could supplement the G8 aid package to Africa by billions of dollars the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said today.
	Financial Sector Calls on G8 to Back Deep Emission Reduction Targets to Avoid High Costs Caused by Global Warming Oslo/Nairobi, 5 June 2007 - Heads of more than 20 leading financial service companies are today calling on the G8 to back deep emission reduction targets on the eve of the summit in Heiligendamm.
	Fast Melting Glaciers from Rising Temperatures Expose Millions in Himalaya to Devastating Floods and Water Shortages Kathmandu/Bangkok, 5 June 2007 Kathmandu/Bangkok, 5 June 2007 - The rapid shrinking of Himalayan glaciers, accelerating at alarming rates in past decades as a result of global warming, will have catastrophic consequences for communities living downstream and millions who rely on glacial melt water, a new report says.
	Melting Ice-A Hot Topic? New UNEP Report Shows Just How Hot It's Getting Tromso/Nairobi, 4 June 2007 - The futures of hundreds of millions of people across the world will be affected by declines in snow cover, sea ice, glaciers, permafrost and lake ice a new and unique report launched to mark World Environment Day (WED) says.
	Three Climate Friendly Projects Short-Listed for UNEP Sasakawa Prize 2007 Tromso/Nairobi, 4 June 2007 - The short-list for the prestigious UNEP Sasakawa Prize was announced today on the occasion of World Environment Day (WED) in Norway.
	Making Climate Change Work for Africa The Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto Protocol is set to channel $100 billion of funds to developing countries for clean and renewable energy projects as well as certain kinds of forestry. A conference in South Africa taking place 28-30 May and involving UNEP is aimed at boosting Africa's access to such funds.
	The 2010 Climate Challenge 22 May 2007 - Article by Achim Steiner, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, United Nations Environment Programme on climate change and biodiversity for International Biodiversity Day 22 May 2007.
	IPCC confirms that cost-effective policies and technologies could greatly reduce global warming Bangkok, 4 May 2007- A new assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) concludes that the world community could slow and then reduce global emissions of greenhouse
	Europe set for warmer northern winters, hotter southern summers and worsening droughts and floods Geneva, 10 April 2007 - IPCC report also highlights effective measures for adapting to the expected impacts of climate change
	Millions at Risk of Hunger and Water Stress in Asia Unless Global Greenhouse Emissions Cut New Delhi/Bangkok, 10 April 2007 –Food and water shortages are likely to increase in Asia unless action is taken to curb the rise in greenhouse gases according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Increasing temperatures and extreme weather patterns are already taking their toll on crop yields which are declining in many parts of the Continent.
	Climate Proofing Small Islands Opportunity to Meet Development Goals 10 April, 2007 - Small islands are very much in the front-line of climate change with its impacts on people, economies, tourism income and ecosystems likely to be severe according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
	Adaptation to Climate Change Key Challenge for Arctic Peoples and Arctic Economy 10 April 2007 - Dramatic changes to the lives and livelihoods of Arctic-living communities are being forecast unless urgent action is taken to reduce greenhouse gases, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
	Climate Proofing Africa Key Challenge for the Continent Nairobi, 10 April 2007 - Africa requires urgent assistance to adapt to climate change and action by industrialized countries to deliver deep cuts in emissions if the Continent and its people are to thrive in the 21st century.
	Climate Proofing North American Cities and Communities Key Challenge for 21st Century 10 April 2007 - Escalating tensions between water users are among the key challenges facing North America says the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
	Climate Change Hits Hard on Latin America and the Caribbean Brussels, 6 April 2007. The intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has finalized its assessment of present and future impacts of climate change, and concluded that the world’s rivers, lakes, wildlife, glaciers, coastal zones and many other elements of the natural and physical environment are showing the discernable effects of human-caused global warning.
	IPCC outlines strategies for responding to the impacts of human-caused climate change Brussels, 6 April 2007 – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has finalized a new report that assesses the current and future impacts of global warming and explores opportunities for proactively adapting to them.
	Buildings Can Play a Key Role in Combating Climate Change Oslo, 29 March 2007 – Significant gains can be made in efforts to combat global warming by reducing energy use and improving energy efficiency in buildings.
	Evidence of Human-caused Global Warming “Unequivocal”, says IPCC Paris, 2 February 2007 – The first major global assessment of climate change science in six years has concluded that changes in the atmosphere, the oceans and glaciers and ice caps show unequivocally that the world is warming.