RT null T1 Contributions of the UN Environment Assembly to the 2019 High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development A1 United Nations Environment Programme, K1 climate change K1 energy efficiency K1 renewable energy source K1 gender K1 equity K1 gender equality K1 equality K1 sustainable development K1 ozone K1 ozone-depleting substance K1 antibiotic K1 fossil fuel K1 environmental policy K1 food policy K1 sustainable consumption K1 sustainable production K1 Adaptation K1 Biodiversity K1 Clean fuels K1 Climate Finance K1  Coastal and Marine Ecosystems K1  Energy Efficiency K1 Food Waste K1 Human Rights K1 Land K1 Mountains and Glaciers K1 Natural Resources K1 Persistent Organic Pollutants K1 Pollution K1 Poverty K1 Sustainable Development K1 UN Environment Assembly YR 2019 FD 2019 LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/27778 UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/27778 NO Ensuring the health of the environment is essential to achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. In particular, taking urgent action to curb global average temperature rise to well below 2C will prove critical to sustaining climate and ecological systems that would safeguard the wellbeing of our present and future generations. Innovative solutions in the form of, for example, new technologies and effective fiscal policies are necessary to combat further environmental deterioration, decrease its risk to vulnerable populations and address pressing challenges associated with unsustainable consumption and production patterns. Governments and stakeholders need to effectively harness innovation, including in data collection and policymaking, and work toward transformative governance models supported by environmental rule of law that would ensure equity and inclusiveness, while adequately addressing emerging challenges. NO https://www.unenvironment.org/explore-topics/environmental-governance DS UN Environment Document Repository RD Sep 17, 2026