NAIROBI: The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will announce next week the five winners of the 2023 Champions of the Earth Award, the UN’s highest environmental honour.The award, now in its 19th year, recognises pioneering leaders from government, civil society, academia, and the private sector for their transformative impacts on the natural world.This year’s awards will honour innovators and initiatives that are helping to tackle plastic pollution, which UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres recently
Panaji: Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) is set to host the 2nd International Environment & Sustainability Summit, Goa, from February 8 to 10, 2024. GSPCB chairperson Mahesh Patil said that based on the success of the event last year, international organisations such as the World Bank have expressed interest in collaborating with Goa for the 2024 summit.The theme for the upcoming summit is ‘A step to become net zero by 2070’.Patil said that the event will familiarise participants with
Our jury has chosen these 21 outstanding youngsters who have excelled in their fields – from science to sports and performing arts to social activism. The #Unstoppable21 will be felicitated in a glittering ceremony at New Delhi on October 16. Gukesh, 17 | Tamil Nadu He has risen to the top of India’s chess pack, and a Candidates berth to challenge the best in the world looks within reach.
OLDENBURG: Microplastic waste can be discovered in the marine environment even at far-off places in the world. According to research led by Dr Barbara Scholz-Bottcher of the University of Oldenburg, these tiny particles originate on land but are also released back into the atmosphere by the sea.In order to reach the Arctic region, the researchers collected air samples from several points along the Norwegian coast. The recent publication of the findings in the academic journal Nature Communications.“With our study, we
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Panaji: Approximately 40 to 50 tonnes of plastic waste is generated every month along Goa’s coast by discarded fishing nets alone, estimated The Energy and Resources Institute or Teri. As part of a year-long project funded by the European Union-Resource Efficiency Initiative (EU-REI), Teri and German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ-India) are set to identify an industry partner who will permanently enable collection, recycling and scientific processing of the discarded fishing net waste. The year-long project by Teri, along with
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) is a regulatory framework that holds manufacturers and producers accountable for the entire lifecycle of their products, including end-of-life management. EPR regulations are designed to promote sustainability and reduce waste by incentivizing businesses to design more sustainable products and manage the end-of-life of their products responsibly. In this guide, we will provide step-by-step instructions for businesses to register for EPR regulations and streamline the process. Step 1: Identify the Relevant Regulatory Body The first step in registering for
The India Plastics Pact is a collaboration between WWF India and CII—anchored at the CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development (CESD), and supported by WRAP, a global NGO based in the UK. WRAP is providing operational and technical support to many other Plastics Pacts, as well as running the UK Plastics Pact. The Plastics Pact envisions a world where plastic is valued and does not pollute the environment. The India Plastics Pact is an ambitious, collaborative initiative that aims to
Procter & Gamble Co (PG.N) has lofty goals for cutting its environmental impact by 2030 but obtaining recycled plastic for more sustainable packaging is challenging, the company’s vice president of global sustainability said at the Reuters Next conference. Global supply chain issues are making obtaining environmentally sound packaging materials more difficult, Jack McAneny said on Friday, as the consumer goods giant scrambles to meet the demands of an increasingly eco-conscious consumer base. Read More at (Source) : https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/pg-faces-shortage-recycled-plastic-race-meet-sustainability-goals-2021-12-03/
PureCycle Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: PCT) announced the first product made from PureCycled plastic has launched. The first-of-its-kind sustainable plastic shower dispenser was brought to market and sold by EC30 and made from PureCycle’s ultra-pure recycled plastic transformed from trash found in the bins of U.S. stadiums. Bringing an ultra-pure recycled plastic product to consumers marks a milestone for PureCycle and changes the sustainable products game. Mike Otworth, CEO, PureCycle, said, “There is no doubt that consumers expect companies