UN calls for fundamental reset in economic and financial systems to tackle simultaneous crises

Published 10:00 on December 9, 2025 / Last updated at 14:47 on December 4, 2025 / / Americas (LATAM & Caribbean, US & Canada), Asia Pacific (Asia, Pacific), EMEA (Africa, Europe, Middle East), Nature & Biodiversity (Policy), Nature-based Carbon (Other NbS), Net Zero Transition (Power/Electrification, Transport & Heating Fuels)

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Reaching net zero emissions globally by 2050, which will conserve and restore biodiversity, will cost about $8 trillion per year over the next 25 years – which is much lower than the escalating costs of climate change for health, nature, productivity, agriculture, infrastructure, and more, the UN warned on Tuesday.
Reaching net zero emissions globally by 2050, which will conserve and restore biodiversity, will cost about $8 trillion per year over the next 25 years – which is much lower than the escalating costs of climate change for health, nature, productivity, agriculture, infrastructure, and more, the UN warned on Tuesday.


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