Achim Steiner
Achim Steiner is United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
Achim Steiner is United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).
Efforts to mitigate climate change tend to focus on engineering a global shift toward renewable energies and restoring the world’s ecological infrastructure. But while these efforts are crucial, they … read more
As officials gather in Addis Ababa this week to identify the best ways to secure the resources needed to maintain the health of our planet and boost its inhabitants’ wellbeing, they would be wise to l… read more
The recently completed UN climate conference in Lima, Peru, featured a new and welcome focus on the importance of adaptation. But how to provide the funding, technology, and knowledge that countries, … read more
A recently published report brings some alarming news: wildlife numbers have halved over the last four decades. In response to the threats to a growing number of species, governments are convening in … read more
Every year, we waste or lose 1.3 billion metric tons of food – one-third of the world’s annual food production. The figure is all the more unfathomable, given that, alongside this massive wastage and … read more
Many industries that seem lucrative in fact dump massive environmental and social costs on third parties through their unsustainable production methods. Governments, consumers, and, most of all, compa… read more
Many financial observers have begun to question the models upon which credit-rating agencies, investment firms, and others rely to price the risks tied to such securities. At the same time, it is incr… read more
At a time when the world is struggling to combat climate change, sustain a growing global population, and find decent jobs for millions of young people, investing in forests and biodiversity represent… read more
With just weeks to go before the Rio+20 Earth Summit, many wonder how many world leaders will show up and what kind of agreements they might reach on the key agenda items: creating a “green economy” a… read more
