Global Plastics Treaty: Update
Momentum Towards a Global Plastics Treaty: Update article 'Coming discussions will range from how to define “plastic pollution” to the design of “national action plans” that will develop country-specific approaches to addressing the crisis and the setting up of financial mechanisms to support the new treaty implementation. The ninety hours of hard-fought negotiations during UNEA 5.2 reveal that the road ahead will not be simple or easy.' (Center for International Environmental Law, Washington DC) >
Living Within Limits
'Climateworks Centre report investigates the environmental limits Australia must work within so it can continue to prosper for generations to come.' (Climateworks Centre, Monash University, Melbourne) >
Assessing Climate Governance in Australia
“A growing number of G20 developed economies have announced meaningful emissions reductions by 2030 – with a handful of holdouts, such as Australia,” ~ UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. (Climate Action Tracker) >
CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES PRIORITY for ECONOMISTS
Prioritising issues for the incoming Government. 'One issue matters more to top economists than any other this election.' (National Economics Panel, The Economic Society of Australia, Sydney) >
CIRCULAR ECONOMY and SORTING GARBAGE
Artificial Intelligence in the Sorting of Municipal Waste as an Enabler of the Circular Economy. '...robotic sorting system based on artificial intelligence, for the separation of bulky municipal solid waste.' (MDPI, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, Switzerland) >
Half Measures will not Halve Emissions
Press conference to launch the Policymakers Summary of the Working Group III contribution to the 6th Assessment Report of the IPCC: ‘Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change’ (Unites Nations Environment Programme) >
Disasters: Societal and Economic Impacts
'Disasters have devastating and long lasting societal and economic impacts that are often regional and sometimes global in reach. By nature, disasters usually occur with little or no warning.' 'The adverse societal, economic and environmental impacts often endure long after the event.' (Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions, Australian National University, Canberra) >
Status and Outlook of Coral Reefs around the World
'Coral reefs are wondrous, diverse, productive, valuable ecosystems, upon which millions of people around the world depend.' (World Resources Institute, Washington DC) >
Climate Litigation Report 2020
'...an overview of the current state of climate change litigation globally, as well as an assessment of global climate change litigation trends.' (UN Environment Program) >
The Rise of Climate Litigation
'Climate litigation is an increasingly common and accessible area of environmental law, and is being used to hold countries and public corporations to account for their climate mitigation efforts and historical contributions to the problem of climate change.' (Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance) >