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ENVIRONMENT - January 2022

Jan 2022

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.

Mar 01, 2022

Unavoidable Multiple Climate Hazards in Next 2 Decades, Warns IPPC Report

Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions around the world, despite efforts to reduce the risks, scientists warned in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report.
"This report is a dire warning about the consequences of inaction," said Hoesung Lee, Chair of the IPCC while releasing the report 'Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability'.
The world faces unavoidable multiple climate hazards over the next two decades with global warming of 1.5°C, the report said, adding that even temporarily exceeding this warming level will result in additional severe impacts, some of which will be irreversible.
This critically important UN report, authored by 270 scientists from 67 countries and approved by 195 governments, shows that worsening climate impacts are wreaking havoc in every part of the world and are affecting every living thing on the planet – humans, animals, plants, entire ecosystems.

Feb 24, 2022

Two New Prehistoric Bird Species Identified in China

Paleontologists found six specimens from three species of ornithuromorph birds, two of which are new to science, at the Changma locality in China's Gansu province.
The Changma locality in northwestern China is an important place for paleontologists studying bird evolution.
It's the second-richest Mesozoic fossil bird site in the world, but more than half of the fossils found there belong to Gansus yumenensis, a species of aquatic bird that lived approximately 120 million years ago (Early Cretaceous epoch).

Feb 23, 2022

India and France Adopt Road Map on 'Blue Economy', Ocean Governance

India and France adopted a road map on the 'blue economy' and ocean governance to enhance partnership for the exploitation and preservation of marine resources through economic, infrastructure and scientific cooperation.
The road map was adopted at meeting between external affairs minister S Jaishankar and his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian in Paris. It is part of measures agreed on by the two ministers to deepen the bilateral strategic partnership, especially in trade and investments, defence and security, health, education, research and innovation, energy and climate change.

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