General Awareness

ENVIRONMENT - December 2018

Dec 2018

Mar 09, 2022

Plastics Innovation Hub Indonesia

A partnership was established by Australia and Indonesia with the aim of tackling plastic pollution in the Indo-Pacific region.
The Australian government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia's national science agency launched the Plastics Innovation Hub Indonesia project.
According to the estimates of CSIRO, there are five billion to ten billion individual pieces of plastic in the Indo-Pacific region's coastlines.
This project is a part of CSIRO's Ending Plastic Waste Mission under which it aims to reduce plastic waste that is entering the environment by 80 percent by 2030.
This partnership will bring together investors, researchers, and major stakeholders, including public and private sector businesses, to develop various solutions to tackle plastic waste in Indonesia's waterways and oceans. The Hub expands on CSIRO's existing partnership with the Udayana University and Indonesian government to analyze, measure, and chart plastic pollution in Java, Bali, and other regions.

Amazon Rainforest Reaching Tipping Point

The Amazon rainforest is moving towards a tipping point where trees may die off en masse, say researchers.
A study suggests the world's largest rainforest is losing its ability to bounce back from damage caused by droughts, fires and deforestation.
Large swathes could become sparsely forested savannah, which is much less efficient than tropical forest at sucking carbon dioxide from the air.
The giant forest traps carbon that would otherwise add to global warming.
But previous studies have shown that parts of the Amazon are now emitting more carbon dioxide than can be absorbed.
The trees are losing health and could be approaching a tipping point - basically, a mass loss of trees.
The findings based on three decades of satellite data, show alarming trends in the health of the Amazon rainforest.

Mar 08, 2022

Arushi to Represent India at 2041 Climate Force Antarctica Expedition

Aarushie Verma, a national level shooter in pistol and trap shooting, a multi-time State & Northern India Champion & National medalist, and an active environmentalist, was selected to represent India at the 2041 Climate Force Antarctica Expedition to be held in March 2022.
The expedition aims to raise awareness and work for the preservation of Antarctica through the promotion of recycling, renewable energy and sustainability solutions to combat the effects of climate change. 2041 Climate Force is a global initiative to train and develop the next generation of sustainability champions and to help corporations with their sustainability solutions.
Selected from among thousands of applicants from around the world, the participants of the expedition will comprise of scientists, sustainability leaders and practitioners from different regions of the world, who will journey to the South Pole on the most dynamic Antarctic sea expedition, a unique 12 day educational journey by ship to the 'last great wilderness on earth'.

Mar 05, 2022

India, Pakistan: Most Vulnerable to Climate Change

Extreme climatic conditions are threatening the food security in South Asia with escalated floods and droughts making India and Pakistan the most vulnerable to climate change, cautioned the latest IPCC report released.
If emissions are not dramatically reduced, 'wet bulb' temperatures in India, which measure both heat and humidity, will exceed 31 degrees Celsius, which is fatal for humans, according to the paper. Despite the fact that India is one of the South Asian countries with the greatest urban adaptation measures, these plans are hampered by inequitable funding and "priority," with larger cities receiving more attention.

Mar 04, 2022

Global Plastics Treaty

In a biggest multilateral environmental deal, 175 countries have agreed to a legally binding global treaty called "Global Plastics Treaty", to end the plastic pollution crisis by tackling the entire supply chain of material.
The resolution on first treaty was passed at meeting of UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) in Nairobi in Kenya.
First treaty directly seeks to tackle 9 billion tonnes of plastic produced since plastic age ramped up in 1950s.
Now, they have started working on how to implement the treaty by 2024.
During the meeting, two competing ideas were put forward:
One idea is led by Peru and Rwanda. It encompassed all stages of life cycle of plastics, starting from production, consumption and disposal.
Second idea was a far more limited deal. It focused on plastics in oceans. It was spearheaded by Japan.
Elements of the treaty are legally binding. The treat also acknowledges that lower-income countries will find it difficult to tackle plastic and pollution than high-income ones. Thus, there is a need of financing model, in order to help in curbing plastic use and waste.
The fifth session of UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) was held in February 2021, in Nairobi, Kenya. This meeting was agreed during UNEA-3 in December 2017. Session of UNEA-5 took place virtually amid covid-19 pandemic, from February 22- February 23, 2021. While, the resumed in-person session of UNEA-5 took place from February 28 to March 2, 2022. The theme of UNEA-5 was "Strengthening Actions for Nature to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals".

Mar 03, 2022

India Slips 3 Spots to Rank 120 on 17 SDG Goals Adopted as 2030 Agenda

India slipped three spots from last year's 117 to rank 120 on the 17 Sustainable Development Goals adopted as a part of the 2030 agenda by 192 United Nations member states in 2015,. With the latest rankings, India is now behind all south Asian nations except Pakistan, which stands at 129. The south Asian countries ahead of India are Bhutan ranked 75, Sri Lanka 87, Nepal 96 and Bangladesh 109.
India's overall Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) score was 66 out of 100.

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