The United Nations Ocean Conference 2022 kicked off on 27th June in Lisbon with 120 nations coming together to find effective solutions to save the dying oceans due to the global warming and climate change impacts. The countries will discuss the key agenda that is to tackle challenges and opportunities for the ocean economy in the five-day conference which will continue till 1st July.
In an attempt to escalate the target of phasing out single-use plastic from India by 2022, the central government ordered to ban several single-use plastic items from 1st July. The regulation passed under the Plastic Waste Management Amendment Rules, 2021 prohibits manufacturing, importing, stocking, distribution, sale and use of identified single-use plastic items, which have low utility and high littering potential, all across the nation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who arrived in Germany to attend the G-7 summit, addressed a session on climate, energy and health at the Alpine Kestel in Schloss Elmau on Monday.
In an attempt to minimize the use of plastic in the packaging, Godrej appliances have announced that the company has filed for a patent for eco-friendly packaging. Godrej Appliances is planning to replace Expanded Polystyrene Foam (EPS) which is known as thermocol with paper-based honeycomb (HC) packaging solutions.
India’s prime minister visited the G7 summit and made an address to the nations, he said “India's dedication to climate commitments is evident from its performance.”
Renewable Energy Certificates(REC) worth 9,000 crores have been sold since a decade ago, a report shows that there are very few voluntary takers of renewable energy certificates.
Egypt’s International Cooperation Minister Rania Al-Mashat emphasized the need for adequate financing tools to achieve the climate action goals. She highlighted that one of the main obstacles to the climate action targets is the lack of climate financing.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Munich, Germany to attend the 48th summit of the G-7. He will participate in the G-7 meeting to be held in Munich, Germany today. During this, he will discuss many global issues including the environment, and climate change.
Heads of state from the G7 nations will gather in Germany this year for the annual G7 meet. Germany wants to focus on inflation, global warming, global energy crisis and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Climate change will make rivers in India uninhabitable for aquatic life in coming years.