Moving towards a climate neutral UN: the UN system’s footprint and efforts to reduce it
This report is the third report of its kind since 2009 when the UN first published details of its annual carbon footprint. With a foreword from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and a preface from UNEP’s Executive Director Achim Steiner, this report explains the UN’s ambition towards climate neutrality. It details the greenhouse gas emissions from UN agencies in 2010 and looks back over 2011, explaining and illustrating efforts which are happening across the world, with the UN system to reduce carbon emissions. By measuring and seeking to reduce its carbon emissions the UN aims to practice what it preaches and serve as an inspiration to organizations across the world.