Minerals are one of the primary driving forces of human development, many regions in the world depend on their mineral reserves as a source of income. A recent study published in the Journal for Cleaner Production, finds that their total environmental costs amount to as much as 4 trillion pounds ($5tn) every year.
To promote Climate action in the education field Indian Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Kozhikode has introduced a ‘Centre for Climate Studies’. The officials reported that the new centre will be a Centre of Excellence at IIMK. The main focus of the courses under the Centre will be on CLIMATE which represents Climate Leadership, Internationalization and Management for policy Advancement, Technology and Enterprise.
Amidst the record heatwave in Northern Italy, a huge chunk of the glacier collapsed in Dolomites mountain and killed nine hikers so far as per the officials. A huge part of the ice of about 3,300 metres fell off from the highest peak of the Marmolada mountain and caused the disastrous avalanche.
Egypt is set to host the COP27 this year. The country is also launching its 2050 climate strategy. The country’s environment ministry recently had a discussion with the representatives of the IMF about it.
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.
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.
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Technology is a useful servant, but a dangerous master, it was rightly said. Electronic devices have grown into an inevitable part of our daily lives.