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Thursday, 11 February 2021, 10:18 pm The challenge of tackling climate change is one that the UN needs to talk about “honestly, without scaremongering” and by focusing on scientific fact, according to Inger Andersen, the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The challenge of tackling climate change is one that the UN needs to talk about “honestly, without scaremongering” and by focusing on scientific fact, according to Inger Andersen, the Executive Director of the U...

Uniindia: Kolkata, Feb 08 (UNI) The twentieth edition of The Energy and Resources Institute’s (TERI) flagship event, the World Sustainable Development Summit (WSDS), will be held virtually from February 10-12, 2021. <br /

WORLD / CROSS-BORDERS By Reuters Published: Feb 07, 2021 05:03 PM Countries worldwide will not meet their targets to slash planet-warming emissions unless they cut unnecessary consumption and shift urgently to circular economies that reuse resources, environment ministers and top executives said this week. In a circular economy, materials - such as metals, minerals and plastic - are recycled to cut back on waste and pollution harming the Earths environment and climate. Only 8.6 percent of...

* Shifting to circular economy key way to cut emissions * Circular economy offers $2 trillion in opportunities by 2050 * Two-thirds of global carbon footprint driven by households By Anastasia Moloney BOGOTA, Feb 5 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Countries worldwide will not meet their targets to slash planet-warming emissions unless they cut unnecessary consumption and shift urgently to circular economies that reuse resources, environment ministers and top executives said this week. In a circul...

02 February 2021 In 2020, as COVID-19 disrupted the world, UNEP responded to immediate environmental impacts of the pandemic, while supporting a green recovery and pushing even harder to address the planetary emergency. Executive Director, Inger Andersen, shares highlights from UNEP’s work on the climate crisis, the biodiversity and nature crisis, and the pollution and waste crisis. Related Publications

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The Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), Alicia Bárcena, urged the countries of the region today to implement a post-pandemic economic recovery based environmental sustainability and equality, through new internal and international political coalitions and unprecedented forms of cooperation to sustain the change in development style. The United Nations high official made remarks today at the XXII Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin ...

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Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Prakash Javadekar has emphasised on adopting holistic approach taking into consideration both the environmental conservation as well as growth of the country. Javadekar has said this during the NCAVES India Forum 2021, organised by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) in a virtual format, with live sessions on January 14, 21 and 28, concluded on Thursday, according to a statement by MoSPI. The NCAVES stands for Natura...