Sustainability | News, Videos & Highlights

Meaningful dialogue between nations can accelerate sustainability by sharing solutions in renewable energy, agriculture, waste management, and natural resource protection. These conversations help countries address unique environmental challenges and learn from one another. Blahface provides a platform to share sustainability efforts and connect those messages with a global audience. Have questions? We invite you to contact us for information.

Environmental Impact

Pollution Creators

Behind every pollution problem is a source. Discover where the greatest environmental pressures begin and explore the industries, activities, and forms of waste contributing to pollution worldwide.

Learn More →

17 Sustainable Development Goals

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals are a shared plan to end poverty, protect the planet, and promote prosperity through 2030. Select a goal below to learn more.

1 No Poverty 2 Zero Hunger 3 Good Health and Well-Being 4 Quality Education 5 Gender Equality 6 Clean Water and Sanitation 7 Affordable and Clean Energy 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth 9 Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure 10 Reduced Inequalities 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities 12 Responsible Consumption 13 Climate Action 14 Life Below Water 15 Life on Land 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions 17 Partnerships for the Goals

17 Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainability News

Guterres calls on countries to set clear timelines for transition away from fossil fuels | UN News

News Brief: At his final UN Climate Summit as Secretary-General, António Guterres urged governments to publish firm fossil-fuel phase-out plans, called on G20 nations to lead, and pressed for climate finance to reach $1.3 trillion a year by 2035.

Germany to abandon fossil fuels by 2045. How does the rest of Europe compare? | Euronews

News Brief: Germany unveiled a national roadmap to end its reliance on coal, oil and gas by 2045, becoming the third European country after France and the Netherlands to set a formal fossil-fuel exit timeline.

Super-sized El Niño could cause more than 450,000 heat deaths by February, study suggests | CNN

News Brief: A University of Chicago Climate Impact Lab report projects that this year's near-record El Niño, layered on top of human-caused warming, could drive about 451,000 heat-related deaths worldwide, with the Global South hit hardest.

The High Seas Treaty reaches 100 parties, cementing momentum ahead of its first conference | High Seas Alliance

News Brief: Ratifications from Germany, Canada, Australia and several other nations during UN General Assembly week pushed the global agreement to protect marine life in international waters past 100 parties ahead of its first Conference of the Parties in 2027.

China's clean tech exports prevented more than the UK's annual emissions | Semafor

News Brief: New analysis from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air finds that Chinese exports of solar panels, wind turbines, batteries and EVs avoided about 374 million metric tons of carbon dioxide last year, with solar shipments to South Asia a major contributor.

Analysis: Nepal's $20m 'loss-and-damage' claim only covers 0.7% of flood costs | Carbon Brief

News Brief: Nepal's request to the UN loss-and-damage fund after August's deadly glacier-triggered floods is a small fraction of its estimated $2.7 billion in losses, and the fund has yet to pay out to any country despite hundreds of millions in pledges.