The United Nations climate summit in Glasgow formally opened on Sunday, kicking off two weeks of intense diplomatic negotiations by almost 200 countries on how to tackle the common challenge of global warming.
Statistically, Chile's waste generation is beyond its GDP (Gross domestic product), more than other richer countries, according to Javiera Calisto, Legal Director of Oceana Chile. The new law not only aims regulation but recycling as well. Otherwise, as the U.N. reminder once said, "If you can't reuse it, refuse it."
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Only two of the 18 largest emitters - Britain and the European Union - had so far presented an updated nationally determined contribution (NDC) containing a strong increase in their emissions reduction targets, she noted. Other major emitters either submitted NDCs presenting a very low increase in their ambition level or have not presented NDCs yet, she added in a statement.
Niklas Höhne, who set up a tracker for national climate policies as a founding partner of the NewClimate Institute, said countries that had not boosted ambition in their new plans could be described as violating the spirit of the Paris Agreement .
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 Earth s environment and climate. Only 8.6 percent of the 100 billion tons of materials utilized each year are put back into service, according to Amsterdam-based social enterprise Circle Economy.
A view of London s iconic Carnaby Street Christmas lights switched on November 14, 2019. This years Christmas lights are different from previous years, with a message in collaboration with Project Zero, they have been created with recycled materials to create a variety of endangered undersea creatures to highlight areas of our oceans most in need o