Climate change and its impacts are much worse and much faster than anticipated. Therefore, the government must make robust laws and intense and string implementation strategies to bring the regulations into action and curb the climate crisis. Read more
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The unprecedented use of plastics and landfills due to the lack of recycling initiatives has led to the enormous amount of “degree of focus” of world leaders that are meeting in person or online, for a blueprint, which will be a legally binding treaty, to control plastics in Nairobi in the coming week.
The treaty aims at controlling plastics from “source to sea”. Read more
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Enormous opportunities available from minerals and other green metals has made The Greens, Australia transition from coal and thus, motivate its employees to adapt to more sustainable and renewable ways.
The government has, in fact, provided a huge grant of $2.8bn to create green industries and infrastructure. Read more
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The international geopolitical developments and their aftermath create a vacuum of destabilization that is getting tougher to fill up with each passing day.
The Russia-Ukraine war hugely impacts the global economy and destroys the path of a smooth recovery. Various industries are facing the heat of the tension between the two nations.
One such industry is the brass scrap in Jamnagar, Gujarat- India, which is having a tough time coping due to the warlike situation and are witnessing a huge drop in their exports.
Clearly, wars and warlike situations distract the world economies from the path of growth and development. Read more
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AGS, the owners of the Glasgow Airport (amongst many others) announce their plan to install solar power at the airport and explains that energy from the solar farms would be enough to generate clean energy for the airport and neighbours.
This is another attempt by the owners to commit to decarbonising the infrastructure by the 2030s. Read more
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Data explains that some of the biggest European Banks have provided £24bn to some major oil and gas companies to expand their production less than a year since their pledge to net-zero carbon emissions.
The data further explains that these banks have financed $406bn since 2016. This is ironic to these banks’ pledge to achieve net-zero and choose profit over sustainability. Read more
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Many agencies have brandished Mckinsey’s recent report on achieving net-zero by 2050 for its claims of the costs involved every year ($9.2 trillion).
Carbon tracker mentions that as little as $1trillion per year is required to achieve the net-zero target by 2050.
Interestingly, the carbon tracker has reasons for its justification to make the analysis more objective and achievable. Read more
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Storm Eunice has been battering many parts of the UK, is amongst the forecasted series of storms and is a direct link to the climate breakdown.
According to scientists, since Earth continues to warm slowly, storms like these will be more frequent and more devastating. Read more
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Nearly $1.8tn (£1.3tn) are spent every year on subsidies that are harmful to the environment, thus financing “our own extinction” according to research conducted recently.
It is, however, interesting to note that most at the senior levels acknowledge the importance of the report presented critically and urge the need to pull back the subsidies so as create a sustainable environment. Read more
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It is high time we start achieving sustainability and stop using single-use plastics to bring about change. The pace at which plastics are ingrained in the system is soo high that it will take years and years to curb plastic pollution and safeguard our environment, making it sustainable to survive.
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