A person walks near flags at the United Nations Environment Programme headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. The United Nations Environment Assembly is meeting in Nairobi on Monday, Feb. 26, to discuss how countries can work together to tackle environmental crises like climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
FILE - Cars drive along a highway shot through a glass window during a dust storm amid heavy pollution in Beijing, March 10, 2023. The United Nations Environment Assembly is meeting in Nairobi on Monday, Feb. 26, to discuss how countries can work together to tackle environmental crises like climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity. (AP Photo/Borg Wong, File)
FILE - Forest lines the Combu creek, on Combu Island on the banks of the Guama River, near the city of Belem, Para state, Brazil, Aug. 6, 2023. The United Nations Environment Assembly is meeting in Nairobi on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, to discuss how countries can work together to tackle environmental crises like climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)
FILE - A sweeper cleans an area as smog envelops the area and reduces visibility in Lahore, Pakistan, Jan. 11, 2024. The United Nations Environment Assembly is meeting in Nairobi on Monday, Feb. 26, to discuss how countries can work together to tackle environmental crises like climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary, File)
Delegates and activists hold placards to protest against war and environmental pollution during the opening session of the 6th U.N. Environment Assembly (UNEA) at the U.N. headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. At UNEA-6, governments are meeting to discuss how to work together to tackle environmental crises like climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Delegates follow the day's proceedings during the opening session of the 6th United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) at the United Nations offices in Nairobi, Kenya, on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024. The world’s top decision-making body on the environment is meeting in Kenya's capital this week to discuss how countries can work together to tackle environmental crises like climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
Inger Andersen, executive director of the U.N. Environment Programme, speaks with The Associated Press in Nairobi, Kenya, on Wednesday, Feb. 21, 2024. The United Nations Environment Assembly is meeting in Nairobi on Monday, Feb. 26, 2024, to discuss how countries can work together to tackle environmental crises like climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity. “None of us live on an island. We live on planet Earth, and we are all connected,” Andersen said. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)
FILE - Salt recovery pools in different degrees of evaporation are visible at an industrial plant that produces lithium carbonate to manufacture lithium batteries, on the outskirts of Llipi, Bolivia, Dec. 15, 2023. The United Nations Environment Assembly is meeting in Nairobi on Monday, Feb. 26, to discuss how countries can work together to tackle environmental crises like climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity. (AP Photo/Juan Karita, File)
FILE - A farmer sprays pesticides at a paddy field on the outskirts of Jammu, India, Aug.2, 2023. The United Nations Environment Assembly is meeting in Nairobi on Monday, Feb. 26, to discuss how countries can work together to tackle environmental crises like climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity. (AP Photo/Channi Anand, File)
FILE - A crane operator walks next to the waste footing in the Drina river near Visegrad, Bosnia, Jan. 10, 2024. The United Nations Environment Assembly is meeting in Nairobi on Monday, Feb. 26, to discuss how countries can work together to tackle environmental crises like climate change, pollution and loss of biodiversity. (AP Photo/Armin Durgut, File)