Plastic-free planet: 3Rs of managing waste, addressing plastic pollution crisis at source come up at INC-3

Sharing of technology between developed and developing countries among concerns raised

Plastic-free planet: No consensus on intersessional work on INC-3 last day; revised zero draft to form basis of next session

INC-4 to be hosted by Ottawa, Canada in a few months; INC-5 by Busan, South Korea in November 2024

Climate Emergency CoP 25: Climatic tipping point is closer than we think

Scientists confirm that we are indeed in a climate emergency

UNEP releases adaptation gap report 2015

Says the costs of adaptation could be in the range of US$280-$500 billion

Energy in news on June 6

Here’s a round-up of today’s news reports and debates on energy

More than half of world’s coral reefs threatened by local activities

Alarming figures revealed by UNESCO body

Global food systems emissions alone can cause global warming to exceed 1.5°C: CSE report

Food systems emit more than transportation and energy use in buildings

Moradabad 2nd most noise polluted city globally, says UNEP

At least 13 south Asian cities are highly noise polluted, five of which are in India

COP28 UAE: Methane Alert and Response System alerted governments of 127 plumes spanning four continents

Methane is the second-biggest cause of global warming caused by anthropogenic activity after carbon dioxide and is 80 times more powerful

Methane emissions to rise 5-13% by 2030 from 2020 levels under business-as-usual scenario: Report

Human activities release 350-390 million tonnes of methane annually

UNEA 5.2: Pharma, health sectors among 5 major sources of AMR, says UNEP report

AMR could kill up to 10 million people per year by 2050, says report

Plastic-free planet: Third session of Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee begins in Nairobi

Global Coalition for Plastics Sustainability announced; India submits pre-meeting written statement for first time  

Is India‘s draft resolution to tackle plastic pollution practical

India’s framework proposed a voluntary approach rather than a legally-binding one

In 2023, at least 3 cases challenging climate inaction were filed every week: Reports

Climate litigations worldwide have nearly tripled since 2017; In 2024, cases related to climate impacts including extreme weather events & …

CoP26: New financing mechanism to plug gaps in climate data, bolster response

Three United Nations bodies will unveil the fund at CoP26 in Glasgow November 3 

UNEA 5.2: Excitement, jubilation as resolution to end plastic pollution by 2024 adopted

The treaty called for “sovereignty of states to work for public good”

UNEP proposes action plan to reduce emissions from cooling sector

Measures could slash predicted 2050 greenhouse gas emissions by 60%

Wildmeat consumption at source countries greater threat to protected terrestrial animals than international trade

Around 70 per cent of species studied are hunted for wild meat consumption

Islamic declaration calls for a world free from fossil fuels

'Declaration crucial in creating the basis for behavioural change amongst Muslims'

New IPCC report will strengthen science on links between biodiversity loss, climate change: UNEP

The report, which is in the final stages of production, will be released February 28

UNEP report at COP28 reveals $7 trillion invested globally every year on activities directly harming nature

Urgent need to reduce and re-direct finance flows to keep global temperatures below 1.5°C warming

Adaptation Gap Report 2023: Funding to developing nations declines 15% despite international pledges, rising costs

Neither domestic nor private funding sources could help bridge the adaptation finance gaps, report notes

US to lead climate coalition to reduce non-CO2 pollutants

Aims to slow down global temperature rise by 0.5°C

Narendra Modi flags off UN migratory species meet; brings up Joint Forest Management

PM skips any mention of Forest Rights Act in speech to CMS CoP13 at Gandhinagar

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