On the sidelines of the UN Ocean Conference 2022 held in Lisbon, Egyptian Environment Minister Yasmine Fouad had a bilateral discussion with the Member of the House of Lords of the UK Lord Zac Goldsmith. The discussion was focused on several environmental issues and the preparations for the COP27 climate summit which is going to be held in Egypt in November this year.
The UK has planned to launch a satellite in space to measure the Earth’s global warming and the Greenhouse effect in the most detailed data that has ever been captured.
The minister of State for New and Renewable Energy Bhagawanth Khuba launched the third edition of the ‘Green Vehicle Expo’, 2022 on 1st July which ended yesterday. As per the reports, more than 74 companies from India and across the world participated and showcased their latest innovations at the exhibition.
In support of India's ban on single-use plastic products, the Norwegian Embassy has decided to stop the use of water bottles and other such plastic items.
Industrial development has significantly contributed a lot to increasing pollution and the pollution emanating from them is very dangerous. In view of this, Navratna Green Cement Industries Private Limited (NGCIPL) has come up with Green Crete. The newly developed green cement has the qualities of being a border-free building material apart from being a zero-carbon emission product.
Amidst the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, NATO nations committed to reducing the civilian and military carbon emissions by 43% by 2030. The statement was given by NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg at the NATO summit held in Madrid, Spain.
In an attempt to spread awareness regarding the negative impacts of plastic waste, a Gujarat-based cafe has started accepting plastic waste as a mode of payment. The cafe run by Sarvodaya Sakhi Mandal highlighted that the customers can bring in the plastic waste and redeem it with the food items listed on the menu. The food items will be sold as per the weight of the plastic waste the customers will bring.
A report published by Reuters highlighted that Japan is planning to pull back from the zero-emission vehicle target by 2030 at the G7 summit. As per the proposed draft, Japan has asked to remove the reference
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.
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