Podcasts about nationally determined contributions

Significant levels of food loss and waste continue to have negative impacts on food security and the environment, and Sustainable Development Goal 12.3, which aims to halve food loss and waste worldwide by 2030, remains out of reach. Join us on “12.3 Day” 2025 to take stock of efforts and opportunities to make progress toward this important goal. Organized by the Embassy of Denmark in Washington, DC, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), and the World Resources Institute (WRI), this event will examine commitments and best practices implemented around the world; and most importantly, explore how to go from big promises to real, tangible actions to reduce food loss and waste. We will discuss: National Commitments in Global Forums. 2025 is a significant year for multilateral global efforts to tackle climate change and bolster food systems. Countries are submitting new Nationally Determined Contributions prior to COP30 and Food Systems Transformation Action Plans prior to the UN Food Systems Summit +4, presenting a unique opportunity to embed food loss and waste in national plans while also laying the groundwork for implementation. Corporate Commitments. 13 large food retailers and their suppliers have committed to the 10x20x30 Food Loss and Waste Initiative, which aims to slash food waste across supply chains. Many are demonstrating real results, giving a look at how businesses can effectively team up to scale action. Evidence-Based Solutions One Third, established in 2015 by the Danish government as the first think tank solely dedicated to reducing food loss and waste, has gathered evidence on effective solutions and how to scale them. This virtual event is free and open to the public to attend. Please share this event with interested colleagues and networks. Welcome Remarks Brian Lipinski, Associate II, Food Program, World Resources Institute (WRI) Johan Swinnen, Director General, IFPRI; Member, Champions 12.3 Leadership Group Alan de Brauw, Senior Research Fellow, IFPRI Presentations Jacob Jensen, The Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark (Video Remarks) Anne Bordier, Director of Food Initiatives, World Resources Institute (WRI) Panelists Lea Stoustrup Brandt, Special Advisor / Head of Secretariat, OneThird Carolyne Maina, Program Director, Technoserve Inc, NutriSave Program Moderator Brian Lipinski, Associate II, Food Program, World Resources Institute (WRI) Links: More about this Event: https://www.ifpri.org/event/no-time-to-waste-moving-from-commitments-to-action-on-food-loss-and-waste/ Subscribe IFPRI Insights newsletter and event announcements at www.ifpri.org/content/newsletter-subscription

Countries around the world are being encouraged to develop more ambitious plans to fight climate change as they meet at the global COP29 climate conference; That's according to the Secretary-General of the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO)Celeste Saulo spoke with UN News as the conference got underway in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Monday.Some 198 States are coming together to assess global efforts in advancing the nearly ten-year-old Paris Agreement and limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. The country-specific plans are called Nationally Determined Contributions.Nazrin Babayeva asked Ms. Saulo about the WMO's role today in adapting and mitigating climate change on a global scale. 

Support us on Patreon... Tennant, Luke and Frankie are calling all Summerupperers to come join the expanded LMSU universe and support our Patreon! Sign up today for access to coveted BoCo like bonus subscriber-only episodes and - dare we say it - the prospect of elusive LMSU t-shirt designs?! Only one way to find out. Head on over to https://www.patreon.com/LetMeSumUp.—After Frankie brazenly reclaims a corner of the pod for the infamous “Shirtfronting with Frankie” (become a Super Summerupperer for a first look at t-shirt designs!) your intrepid hosts dive into a pre-COP-primer as the next Conference of Parties is almost upon us! And never fear, the LMSU team will be on the ground in Baku, Azerbaijan, bringing you the latest on the negotiations. What's on the menu for COP29? Finance, dollars and more finance! Negotiations on a New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance are centre stage, co-chaired by Australia's own Minister Bowen. And as pressure is due to ramp up on the next round of Nationally Determined Contributions, let's not forget the spectre of the US election and its impact on the mood on the ground…Bonus: check out our wrap of last year's COP28 as your amuse bouche for Baku!Our main paperHaving failed to come up with a compelling turn of phrase for NCQG (we'll work on it) we dive into the OECD's Climate Finance Provided and Mobilised by Developed Countries in 2013-22, a summary on how we've faired against the existing $100 billion a year goal. So, have we made it? OECD says yes, in 2022. LMSU says, asterisk! Conditions apply.Bonus nerdery: a draft framework for negotiations on the NCQG, including how they might be defining developed vs developing countries. One more thingsTennant's One More Thing is: listener feedback from Deeper Decarb on our National Hydrogen Strategy episode who said we had neglected the possibility of electrolysis leading to higher emissions without focusing on where projects would be sourcing energy. T's response? The Govt reckons she'll be apples! Subsidies and the need for low cost energy to be competitive means. Also check out DD's substack!Frankie's One More Thing is: the recent and unexpected politicisation of, of all things, the National Construction Code! That's right, there's a stoush brewing over whether there should be a 10-year pause to further changes to the NCC, which, in this intrepid host's view, would be BONKERS in the critical decade for climate action. Luke's One More Thing is: a tribute to the LMSU ‘Super Summerupperers' trivia team who managed a podium finish, coming in third at Currently Speaking's trivia night in Melbourne. Special thanks to listeners Dylan, Dean and Ben for joining us! If only we'd listened to you at some critical moments. But we won't flog that dead horse!And that's all from us Summerupperers! Support our Patreon at patreon.com/LetMeSumUp, send your hot tips and suggestions for papers to us at mailbag@letmesumup.net and check out our back catalogue at letmesumup.net.

In this special episode, our hosts are live at Climate Week New York, joined onstage by a stellar line-up of influential voices from government, the private sector, science, civil society and academia. This flagship event highlights how transformative climate strategies can be supercharged. The conversation centers on the push for ‘positive tipping points' across three key themes: energy, nature & food, and finance. Supported by Mission 2025 Partners and convened by Groundswell – a collaboration between Global Optimism, Bezos Earth Fund, and Systems Change Lab – alongside the Climate Group, the event showcases leaders from various sectors driving impactful change. Mission 2025 is a coalition of bold leaders, including mayors, governors, CEOs, investors, athletes, musicians, and everyday citizens, all rallying governments to strengthen their national climate commitments (Nationally Determined Contributions) in alignment with the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C. Known as the 'Defenders of Paris,' Mission 2025 Partners arrived at Climate Week NYC with exciting updates. New organizations are stepping up to support governments in setting more ambitious climate plans, accelerating action that can unlock trillions in private investment, boost renewable energy, help industries thrive in a low-carbon economy, and ensure equitable living standards for all. Tune in to hear the latest from Climate Week NYC and how global leaders are working together to shape a sustainable future! NOTES AND RESOURCES   GUESTS   Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary of UN Climate Change LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter (X) Jennifer Morgan, Special Envoy for International Climate Action LinkedIn | Twitter (X) Tim Lenton, Professor of Earth System Science at University of Exeter LinkedIn Veena Balakrishnan, Political Scientist, Intersectional Environmentalist. Co - Founder, Youth Negotiators Academy LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter (X) Renata Koch Alvarenga, Disaster Risk Financing Specialist, World Bank I Master of Public Policy, Harvard University I Founder and Executive Director, EmpoderaClima LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter (X) Vaishali Nigam Sinha, Co-Founder of ReNew and Chairperson Sustainability LinkedIn | Twitter (X) Dr. Günther Thallinger, Member of the Board of Management of Allianz SE, Investment Management, Sustainability LinkedIn Peter Bakker, President & CEO at World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) LinkedIn | Twitter (X) Helen Clarkson, Chief Executive Officer at Climate Group LinkedIn | Twitter (X) Nigar Arpadarai, Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP29 LinkedIn | Instagram | Twitter (X) HE Ana Toni, National Secretary for Climate Change at the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, from Brazil as COP30 Presidency LinkedIn | Twitter (X)   Learn more about the Paris Agreement.   It's official, we're a TED Audio Collective Podcast - Proof! Check out more podcasts from The TED Audio Collective   Please follow us on social media! Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn

This week, The Climate Pledge turns five and Tom and Christiana talk to Kara Hurst, Chief Sustainability Officer at Amazon, to reflect on the journey of this initiative co-founded by Amazon and Global Optimism. At the top of the episode, Tom and Christiana anticipate the frantic and sometimes frustrating weeks ahead in this hectic period for those working in climate, and as wild weather continues to wreak havoc, Christiana and Tom invite us to pause for a moment. How can we listen and better contribute? How can we roll up our sleeves -  with hope - and get to work on having a positive impact and building momentum? In their thoughtful interview with Kara, the hosts reflect on how The Climate Pledge has grown over the last five years to over 500 signatories - companies who share an ambition to innovate, accelerate joint action and collaborate across sectors to get to net zero carbon emissions by 2040, ten years earlier than the Paris Agreement. Kara, Tom and Christiana discuss the specific challenges companies face and the solutions and strategies they're adopting to meet targets. Sharing failures has been just as valuable as sharing successes because, as Tom points out, none of us have decarbonised the global economy before. Unafraid to go deep, they question how we would reduce emissions and redesign society if we kept in mind the earth's atmosphere.   NOTES AND RESOURCES   Outrage + Optimism, Live at Climate Week NYC Event Title: It's Time To Unite For Mission 2025 Event Details: Tuesday 24th September, 12:00 - 13:00 ET, Glasshouse (NYC) Event Description: Mission 2025 is a coalition of courageous leaders - mayors, governors, CEOs, investors, athletes, musicians and citizens - who are inviting governments to ratchet upcoming national climate plans (known as Nationally Determined Contributions) in line with the Paris Agreement target of limiting global warming to 1.5C. Described as ‘Defenders of Paris', Mission 2025 Partners arrive at Climate Week New York with a major update of new organizations who are ready to embolden governments to set more ambitious plans and accelerate implementation because they know this can unlock trillions in private investment, scale cheap renewable energy, support industries to compete in a low carbon economy, and safeguard living standards equitably for our people. As a live recorded Outrage + Optimism podcast, this flagship event will demonstrate how these plans can be upgraded by showcasing government and real economy leaders who are driving towards ‘positive tipping points' across the three themes of energy, nature & food, and finance. The event is supported by the Mission 2025 Partners and convened by Groundswell – a collaboration between Global Optimism, Bezos Earth Fund and Systems Change Lab – together with the Climate Group. Registering: Please reach out to groundswell@globaloptimism.com if you are interested in joining this event   The Climate Pledge The Climate Pledge and C40 Cities Launch Laneshift   GUEST Kara Hurst, Chief Sustainability Officer at Amazon LinkedIn | Twitter (X)    Learn more about the Paris Agreement.   It's official, we're a TED Audio Collective Podcast - Proof! Check out more podcasts from The TED Audio Collective   Please follow us on social media! Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn

Welcome back to Season 10! With the hosts together again following our break, Tom, Paul and Christiana are bursting with news and analysis.  Up for discussion this week, the hosts try to understand why the Democrats haven't been talking much about climate change and what drives Kamala Harris' outrage and optimism. They delve deeper into the UK's new Labour Party's plans around energy, nature and climate change.   Plus the hosts scan the horizon for the consequential moments in climate policy, with UNGA, Climate Week NYC and two COPs hurtling towards us.    NOTES AND RESOURCES   Outrage + Optimism, Live at Climate Week NYC Event Title: It's Time To Unite For Mission 2025 Event Details: Tuesday 24th September, 12:00 - 13:00 ET, Glasshouse (NYC) Event Description: Mission 2025 is a coalition of courageous leaders - mayors, governors, CEOs, investors, athletes, musicians and citizens - who are inviting governments to ratchet upcoming national climate plans (known as Nationally Determined Contributions) in line with the Paris Agreement target of limiting global warming to 1.5C. Described as ‘Defenders of Paris', Mission 2025 Partners arrive at Climate Week New York with a major update of new organizations who are ready to embolden governments to set more ambitious plans and accelerate implementation because they know this can unlock trillions in private investment, scale cheap renewable energy, support industries to compete in a low carbon economy, and safeguard living standards equitably for our people. As a live recorded Outrage+Optimism podcast, this flagship event will demonstrate how these plans can be upgraded by showcasing government and real economy leaders who are driving towards ‘positive tipping points' across the three themes of energy, nature & food, and finance.  The event is supported by the Mission 2025 Partners and convened by Groundswell – a collaboration between Global Optimism, Bezos Earth Fund and Systems Change Lab – together with the Climate Group. Registering: Please reach out to groundswell@globaloptimism.com if you are interested in joining this event   Fact check: Sea levels are already rising faster per year than Trump claims they might rise over ‘next 497 years' CNN, June 2024 Trump's chat with Musk on X fact-checked BBC, August 2024 Climate Concerns Dip - Monmouth University Poll, May 2024 Labour Government's In-Tray for Climate Change, Energy and Nature Carbon Brief Summit of the Future Watch Sherman Guity win Costa Rica a Gold Medal in the Paralympics 100m   Learn more about the Paris Agreement.   It's official, we're a TED Audio Collective Podcast - Proof! Check out more podcasts from The TED Audio Collective   Please follow us on social media! Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn

Ever wondered what happens to climate promises after COPs? In this episode, we look into how commitments and pledges translate into actionable plans on a national level and how citizen participation can bridge the gap between global goals and local actions. Our guest, Systemic Change expert Kim Claes from CIDSE, sheds light on the intricate process of translating lofty climate commitments made at global summits, such as COP, into tangible and impactful actions within individual nations. Join us as we navigate through the challenges and successes of this transformative journey, evaluating the progress and emphasising the vital role citizens play in turning promises into reality.CIDSE is an international family of Catholic social justice organisations working for transformational change to end poverty and inequalities, challenging systemic injustice, inequity, and destruction of nature and promoting just and environmentally sustainable alternatives.Europe Climate Connection is an original podcast presented by Climate Action Network (CAN) Europe. Co-hosts: Seden Anlar and Olivia Saxer. Executive Producer and Editor: Samuel Martín-Sosa. Script by: Seden Anlar For more info: https://caneurope.org and https://www.cidse.org/.

In episode 99, we dive into the urgent topic of climate change and the upcoming COP28 summit, an essential meeting that will significantly influence global environmental policies. We start by discussing why climate change talks are important and what makes the COP meetings, especially COP28, so crucial in addressing these issues. We then look back at the last COP meeting, COP27, to understand what was achieved and what wasn't, and what needs more work. Next, we talk about what we expect from COP28. We'll focus on important areas like the updates countries need to make to their climate plans (Nationally Determined Contributions) and how funding for climate change initiatives is a key part of these discussions. We also talk about what roles big countries, the host nation, and groups of countries might play at COP28. Moving forward, we explore how the decisions from COP28 might change climate policies worldwide, especially how they affect poorer countries and the progress of the Paris Agreement. We'll discuss how vital it is for these countries to be involved in meeting COP28's goals and how public opinion and action are necessary for moving the climate agenda forward. Finally, we will have a special focus on Canada, examining its approach to COP28, its environmental policies, and what it aims to bring to the summit. Tune in to this episode to get a clear and detailed understanding of the complex issue of climate change and what to expect from the upcoming COP28 summit.

The following is taken from a transcript of a speech delivered by UN Climate Change Executive Secretary Simon Stiell at the opening of COP28 in Dubai on 30 November 2023.Excellencies,Delegates,Colleagues,Ladies and gentlemen,Let me first thank our Egyptian friends for their stewardship over the last year, as they hand over this heavy responsibility to our Emirati colleagues.And let's be clear, this is a heavy responsibility.Colleagues,This process reminds me of watching my baby son Joe, crawling across the sharp grasses of my parents' island home. He was an accomplished crawler, and runner. But he barely spent any time on the baby steps in between.Today, we find ourselves in a rather different position, in humanity's climate action journey.We are taking baby steps. Stepping far too slowly from an unstable world that lacks resilience, to working out the best responses to the complex impacts we are facing.We must teach climate action to run.Because this has been the hottest year ever in humanity.So many terrifying records were broken.We are paying with people's lives and livelihoods.We're standing at a precipice. Facing the Global Stocktake. And we've got two options.Firstly – we can note the lack of progress, tweaking our current best practices and encourage ourselves to do more ‘at some other point in time'.Or:We decide at what point we will have made everyone on the planet safe and resilient.We decide to fund this transition properly including the response to loss and damage.And We decide to commit to a new energy system.If we do not signal the terminal decline of the fossil fuel era as we know it, we welcome our own terminal decline. And we choose to pay with people's lives.If this transition isn't just, we won't transition at all. That means justice within and between countries.Sharing benefits across society.Ensuring that everyone - women, indigenous peoples and youth, in all their diversity - have equal opportunities to benefit from these transitions.Last year, I said we were going to do things differently.So let me lay out that vision and what's going to happen over the next two years.In 2024, countries will submit their first Biennial Transparency Report.This will mean the reality of individual progress can't be concealed.We will also see at COP29 how to finance this massive shift, with the new Finance Goal.And let this be your first official notice that early in 2025, countries must deliver new Nationally Determined Contributions. Please start working on them now. This takes us to COP30, where every single commitment - on finance, adaptation, and mitigation - has to be in line with a 1.5 degree world.Science tells us we have around six years before we exhaust the planet's ability to cope with our emissions. Before we blow through the 1.5 degree limit.As a boy, my son Joe had a wonderful phrase he would use when I was asking him to do something.“I'm trying to try Dad”, he'd say.Unfortunately, this does as much for delivering climate action as it does for finishing homework.It's simply not good enough for us to be ‘Trying to try'.I'm not using my son as an example to suggest that it's his generation's responsibility to save us from the scourge we face.We are indebted to young people and to civil society for having pushed us this far.They are looking at us to take responsibility for speeding things up.So let's be transparent in the actions and decisions we take here with each other.And in that spirit, delivering on the promises I made on accountability, the UNFCCC has reformed the badging system.Every participant at this COP is already publicly listed.The whole world knows who's here.They will hold us to account on what we do, or do not do.As Yoda would say “Do or do not. There is no try”.Yes, this is the biggest COP yet - but attending a COP does not tick the climate box for the year. The badges around your necks make you responsible for delivering climate action here and at home.To further ensure accountability, I am committing the UNFCCC to track all announcements made and initiatives launched. So that long after the cameras have gone, we can ensure our promises continue to serve the planet.Dear delegates,The UNFCCC, as custodian of this process, is here as the impartial facilitator.Remember this.Behind every line you work on.Every word or comma you wrestle with here at COP.there is a human being,a family,a community, that depends on you.Turn the badge around your necks into a badge of honour, and a life belt for the millions of people you are working for.Accelerate climate action.Teach it to run.I thank you.Shukran.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/6022096/advertisement

The enlarged International Partners Group (IPG) has reaffirmed its commitment to extend concessional funding to South Africa in support of the country's Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP) and has also confirmed that total financing commitments have been increased to $9.3-billion from $8.5-billion. Initially comprising France, Germany, the UK, the US and the European Union, the IPG was expanded earlier this year to include Denmark and the Netherlands. In a statement released ahead of the COP28 climate talks, which will begin in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, later this month, the IPG also announced that the overall grant financing component had been increased to $713-million, representing a 116% increase from the amount committed at COP26 in 2021. The IPG, which has been criticised for the modest level of grants in the package, reported that about half of the pledged grant funding had been committed, with a further 35% in the planning stages. "A significant proportion of these funds are being spent on economic diversification, training and reskilling projects in Mpumalanga province, where over 85% of coal-related jobs are currently based." The IPG also welcomed the progress that South Africa had made on its JET-IP implementation plan, which was approved by Cabinet at its most recent meeting. The plan will guide implementation of the far larger JET-IP, which was itself approved ahead of COP27 last year, and indicated that investment of about $99-billion will be required to support South Africa's transition to greater climate resilience over the coming five years. The JET-IP sets out investments that South Africa will need to make in electricity, new energy vehicles and green hydrogen to ensure its climate resilience is in line with decarbonisation targets outlined in the Nationally Determined Contributions lodged with the United Nations. While some policy-related loans have already been advanced to the National Treasury, the formal release of the implementation plan was seen as crucial for triggering further advances.

The enlarged International Partners Group (IPG) has reaffirmed its commitment to extend concessional funding to South Africa in support of the country's Just Energy Transition Investment Plan (JET-IP) and has also confirmed that total financing commitments have been increased to $9.3-billion from $8.5-billion. Initially comprising France, Germany, the UK, the US and the European Union, the IPG was expanded earlier this year to include Denmark and the Netherlands. In a statement released ahead of the COP28 climate talks, which will begin in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, later this month, the IPG also announced that the overall grant financing component had been increased to $713-million, representing a 116% increase from the amount committed at COP26 in 2021. The IPG, which has been criticised for the modest level of grants in the package, reported that about half of the pledged grant funding had been committed, with a further 35% in the planning stages. "A significant proportion of these funds are being spent on economic diversification, training and reskilling projects in Mpumalanga province, where over 85% of coal-related jobs are currently based." The IPG also welcomed the progress that South Africa had made on its JET-IP implementation plan, which was approved by Cabinet at its most recent meeting. The plan will guide implementation of the far larger JET-IP, which was itself approved ahead of COP27 last year, and indicated that investment of about $99-billion will be required to support South Africa's transition to greater climate resilience over the coming five years. The JET-IP sets out investments that South Africa will need to make in electricity, new energy vehicles and green hydrogen to ensure its climate resilience is in line with decarbonisation targets outlined in the Nationally Determined Contributions lodged with the United Nations. While some policy-related loans have already been advanced to the National Treasury, the formal release of the implementation plan was seen as crucial for triggering further advances.

India, in accordance with the Paris Climate Agreement, has committed to specific Nationally Determined Contributions. These commitments involve enhancing environmental stewardship, increasing non-fossil fuel shares in electricity generation to 40%, and reducing emissions by 33-35% by 2030.    However, research on India's low carbon value chain and climate finance architecture, emphasizes the significant challenge of obtaining long-term financial resources, given the substantial funding required to meet NDC commitments.   A. Damodaran, Professor, International Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), joins Nabodita Ganguly to discuss more about the country's climate finance architecture.   Damodaran highlights the historical context of climate finance, starting with the establishment of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) in 1991. The GEF provided grants to developing countries to address climate change and promote adaptation and green energy projects.  India's climate finance architecture was initially based on the philosophy of public financing and grants from developed countries. However, there has been a shift towards involving the private sector in climate finance, which was exemplified by the creation of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in 2010. The GCF aimed to de-risk investments and encourage private sector involvement in climate finance.  Furthermore, green bonds play a pivotal role in financing renewable energy projects. Green bonds are fixed-income securities that raise funds for projects with environmental benefits. India started issuing green bonds in 2014, attracting both private and public sector entities.   Regarding renewable energy projects in India, Damodaran mentions the challenges they face in terms of financial viability. High costs of debt service, long gestation periods, and the need for long-term funds create hurdles for project developers. The mismatch between short-term resources and the long-term nature of renewable projects further complicates the financing aspect.  To address these challenges, Damodaran suggests treating green bonds as securities and incorporating them into regular market operations. This would enhance liquidity and attract more investors. The Reserve Bank of India's involvement in buying and selling these securities, both domestically and offshore, is seen as a desirable step. Listen in. Read the full research paper here.   --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/business-line/message

With the rapid de-escalation of the cost of solar PV technologies, and the conversations surrounding climate change, coupled with research suggesting climate change will indeed have an adverse impact on the flow, hydrology, and therefore, the overall electricity generation output of Nepali rivers, discussions about the uptake of other-than-hydro renewables have started to pick up momentum. To further complement Nepal's renewable energy potential, by 2030, Nepal has set an ambitious target to expand clean energy generation from approximately 1,400 MW to 15,000 MW, of which 5-10% (70 MW to 1500 MW) will be generated from mini and micro-hydro power, solar, wind and bio-energy. Of this, 5,000 MW is an unconditional target. The remainder is dependent upon the provision of funding by the international community. By 2030, ensure 15% of the total energy demand is supplied from clean energy sources. In today's episode, PEI's Saurab Lama sits with Anjal Niraula, the Chief Executive Officer of Gham Power, a renewable-energy-focused social enterprise based in Kathmandu, Nepal. Anjal is an off-grid solar expert, and he oversees Gham Power's R&D and product strategy – including business development, design, and engineering. His focus is on developing solar microgrids along with productive end-use loads. Anjal was a Chevening scholar at the University of Edinburgh where he studied Energy Systems. He is also a member of the Future Energy Leaders group with the World Energy Council where he works on the Energy Access task force. Saurab and Anjal discuss Nepal's solar industry and its feasibility in Nepal, where Anjal makes a case for a higher uptake of solar electricity within a hydroelectricity-dominated electricity sector. The two discuss the global solar uptake patterns and why Nepal's uptake has not followed similar trends and Nepal's own set renewable energy targets set through its Nationally Determined Contributions. They also discuss some important policy-level issues, including the role of governmental institutions, and the private sector, and evaluate their performance in promoting renewable energy sources. They end the discussion with some technical solutions, including the importance of battery technology and some recommendations for the future of solar energy within the country. Click here to support us on Patreon!!

Development finance institution (DFI) the African Development Bank (AfDB) group has approved a R2.2-billion line of credit to the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to expand its portfolio with strategic projects in energy, infrastructure and communications technology in the Southern Africa region and elsewhere in Africa. The DBSA is seeking to raise $1-billion (R19-billion) in funds over the next three years, to expand its portfolio and focus on clean and renewable energy, infrastructure, information and communications technology and social as well as women-owned projects in the Southern Africa Development Community region. The facility will provide long-term funding to the DBSA, augmenting internally generated funds, as well as loans from other DFIs and commercial lenders. The loan also advances three of the DBSA's High Five priorities, namely to industrialise Africa, improve the lives of Africans and light up Africa. The Southern Africa region has achieved relatively high levels of economic, financial and trade integration and cooperation. The DBSA's strategic priorities also align with those of the government of South Africa, including its National Development Plan and New Growth Path, in addition to the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals and Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement.

Development finance institution (DFI) the African Development Bank (AfDB) group has approved a R2.2-billion line of credit to the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) to expand its portfolio with strategic projects in energy, infrastructure and communications technology in the Southern Africa region and elsewhere in Africa. The DBSA is seeking to raise $1-billion (R19-billion) in funds over the next three years, to expand its portfolio and focus on clean and renewable energy, infrastructure, information and communications technology and social as well as women-owned projects in the Southern Africa Development Community region. The facility will provide long-term funding to the DBSA, augmenting internally generated funds, as well as loans from other DFIs and commercial lenders. The loan also advances three of the DBSA's High Five priorities, namely to industrialise Africa, improve the lives of Africans and light up Africa. The Southern Africa region has achieved relatively high levels of economic, financial and trade integration and cooperation. The DBSA's strategic priorities also align with those of the government of South Africa, including its National Development Plan and New Growth Path, in addition to the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals and Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement.

The UN climate conference known as COP27 kicks off in just a few days. In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast we tell you what to expect.    We talk to Jenny Davis-Peccoud, a Partner at management consulting firm Bain & Co., about the role of the private sector at COP.    Taryn Fransen, Senior Fellow in the Global Climate Program at the World Resources Institute, talks to us about where countries stand on climate pledges known as Nationally Determined Contributions, or NDCs.  And we speak with Capitals Coalition CEO Mark Gough about how the private and public sectors are working together toward goals related to climate change as well as nature and biodiversity.  We'd love to hear from you. To give us feedback on this episode or share ideas for future episodes, please contact hosts Lindsey Hall (lindsey.hall@spglobal.com) and Esther Whieldon (esther.whieldon@spglobal.com).  Copyright © 2022 by S&P Global  DISCLAIMER  By accessing this Podcast, I acknowledge that S&P GLOBAL makes no warranty, guarantee, or representation as to the accuracy or sufficiency of the information featured in this Podcast. The information, opinions, and recommendations presented in this Podcast are for general information only and any reliance on the information provided in this Podcast is done at your own risk. This Podcast should not be considered professional advice. Unless specifically stated otherwise, S&P GLOBAL does not endorse, approve, recommend, or certify any information, product, process, service, or organization presented or mentioned in this Podcast, and information from this Podcast should not be referenced in any way to imply such approval or endorsement. The third party materials or content of any third party site referenced in this Podcast do not necessarily reflect the opinions, standards or policies of S&P GLOBAL. S&P GLOBAL assumes no responsibility or liability for the accuracy or completeness of the content contained in third party materials or on third party sites referenced in this Podcast or the compliance with applicable laws of such materials and/or links referenced herein. Moreover, S&P GLOBAL makes no warranty that this Podcast, or the server that makes it available, is free of viruses, worms, or other elements or codes that manifest contaminating or destructive properties.  S&P GLOBAL EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL LIABILITY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR OTHER DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY INDIVIDUAL'S USE OF, REFERENCE TO, RELIANCE ON, OR INABILITY TO USE, THIS PODCAST OR THE INFORMATION PRESENTED IN THIS PODCAST. 

"Das Klima”, der Podcast zur Wissenschaft hinter der Krise. Wir lesen den aktuellen Bericht des Weltklimarats und erklären den aktuellen Stand der Klimaforschung. In Folge 62 reden wir über das Pariser Klimaabkommen und das, was die Länder der Welt tun, um es zu erfüllen. Oder besser gesagt: Das was die Länder der Welt vorgeschlagen haben, zu tun und die Frage, ob das alles auch ausreichend ist. Spoiler: Eher nicht. Aber zum Glück gibt es Möglichkeiten, den Prozess zu beschleunigen. Muss man halt nur noch machen.

Part of tackling climate change is educating people about global efforts in this space. But how can the United Nations reach as many people as possible and grab their attention when it comes to the seemingly inaccessible topic of NDCs or Nationally Determined Contributions - these are long term goals various countries agreed to on the back of the Paris Agreement.The answer is mini mobile games. Find out how the UN worked with PlayMob to develop Mission 1.5, an educational game with a reach of 3.5 billion people or 40% of the global population.Thanks for listening to the Next Stage. If you enjoyed this episode, please rate and review us on your preferred podcast platform. "The best technology conference on the planet". Join us in Lisbon this November.

Join host Cathy Oke and guest host Bek Markey-Towler in the fifth episode of Season 2 Climate Talks. This episode explores Nationally Determined Contributions and the implementation of climate targets. It asks: is the big talk backed up by action?

In season three of the podcast, we are dedicating a good number of our episodes to the exploration of environmental justice themes. In this episode we talk with Mathews Malata Jr., an environmental journalist and president of the Association of Environmental Journalists in Malawi. He and his colleagues are dedicated to bringing attention to serious environmental concerns, uncovering systemic corruption, and advocating for more just policies. Journalists like Mathews seek to make people more aware of the impacts of the ongoing climate crisis, and of the need for every Malawi citizen to work for the preservation and protection of their beautiful country. At the same time, Mathews points out that the struggle for environmental justice is a global one—since most of the catastrophic impacts of climate change in Malawi are actually caused by the harmful habits of nations in the global north.Leave a voice mail at www.circlewood.online/earthkeepers or email us at earthkeepers@circlewood.online Guest: Mathews Malata, President of the Association of Environmental Journalists in MalawiMalata's Twitter feed & Facebook page & Youtube channelMathews Malata's articles in The Nation Mentions:Malawi's contribution to climate change is minisculeCOP26 in Glasgow IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) 2022 reportUN's Sustainable Development GoalsMalawi's increasing extreme weather eventslack of access to clean energy in Malawi drives deforestationMalawi's Nationally Determined Contributions to UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change)Cyclone Idai devastates Malawi in 2019Thin plastics co. (which have been banned in Malawi) shut down last year Keywords: COP 26, Malawi cyclone, climate disaster, global south, global north, climate injustice, earth justice, climate change adaptation, climate refugees, Anthropocene

Protecting biodiversity and adopting nature-based solutions: Both play a critical role in addressing climate change and therefore cannot be ignored. This is a key theme we heard repeated at COP26, the U.N.'s big climate conference that took place in Glasgow over the first two weeks of November. In this episode of ESG Insider, we explore the emerging dialogue on climate change and nature-based considerations. For example, 92% of country climate pledges, known as Nationally Determined Contributions, or NDCs, submitted for COP26 included nature in their plans, Capitals Coalition CEO Mark Gough tells us. The Capitals Coalition advocates for companies to identify, measure and value their impacts and dependencies on natural capital, social capital and human capital. "Climate change is a driver for nature change," says Mark. "But also, nature can help to drive the changes that we want to see in the climate to make improvements there." In this episode, we also talk with Sarah Bratton Hughes, Global Head of Sustainability Solutions at UK-based asset management firm Schroders. She outlines how the firm is moving to reduce deforestation risks in its portfolios. And we'll hear how hard-to-decarbonize sectors such as steel and chemicals use nature to help meet their climate targets from Anthony Hobley, who is co-executive director of the Mission Possible Platform, a partnership between the World Economic Forum and the Energy Transitions Commission. For further coverage of COP26, listen to the podcast episode on Article 6 here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/at-cop26-why-article-6-matters-to-companies-and-investors/id1475521006?i=1000539436647 And listen to the podcast episode where we interviewed the co-chair of the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures, or TNFD, here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-new-task-force-in-town-tnfd-co-chair-talks/id1475521006?i=1000528412510 Photo credit: Getty Images

Scientists and Climate activists have long been seen as alarmist for suggesting that global warming and climate change will destroy Planet Earth, but by this week, and the 26th meeting of the Conference of Parties or CoP 26, it was world leaders that were making dire predictions and some new commitments.  India was most closely watched, as it has yet to update its NDCs or Nationally Determined Contributions to countering climate change. And there was some suspense, given that: - Climate negotiators from the UK, US, EU had all visited India in the last few months but had not been given any promises (Kerry and Sharma visited twice)  - India had not updated NDCs by October 12, the UNFCCC deadline - And just a day before he went to Glasgow, at the G-20 in Rome, PM Modi had made no commitments, and in fact G20 Sherpa Piyush Goyal said India was not in a position to identify a year by which it would reach Net Zero. Net zero is when a country's carbon emissions are offset by taking out equivalent carbon from the atmosphere, so that emissions in balance are zero.  But in his national statement in Glasgow PM Modi spelt out five targets for India:  Read more here

A new report out from FTSE Russell shows that many countries' Nationally Determined Contributions to climate change may be falling short of the Paris Climate Agreement. The CEO of FTSE Russell joins from Glasgow to discuss. Plus, the October jobs number is out today. RBC's Tom Porcelli joins with his expectations. And Insider Buying is back—Brian brings you the top five stocks seeing the most insider purchasing action this week.

Africa is the continent most vulnerable to climate extremes. The IPCC six assessment report (AR6) confirms the continent warms faster than the global average over both land and oceans. From experiencing the hottest weather in Egypt this August that has occurred in the last 50 years to cyclones and heavy rains that resulted in higher-than-normal vegetation growth providing ideal conditions for desert locusts in the horn of Africa. Unfortunately, Mariam Allam, the Adviser to the African Group of Negotiators on Climate Change (AGN) on Adaptation and a member of the UNFCCC Adaptation Committee, told the Africa Climate Conversations Podcast that Adaptation that has consistently lagged is being undermined at Glasgow. UN Environment's latest Emissions Gap Report finds new and updated Nationally Determined Contributions promises for 2030 put the world on track for a temperature rise this century of at least 2.7°C. Mariam says even a 1.5°C warming will have tremendous impacts on people, ecosystems, economies. Why is Adaptation critical? Why is it being undermined? What's Africa's plan on ensuring that the continent is protected by the end of the 26th UN Climate summit - COP26?

Korea24 – 2021.11.02. (Tuesday) News Briefing: President Moon Jae-in has officially declared that South Korea will cut greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent from 2018 levels by 2030. Moon made the commitment on Monday in his keynote speech at the annual UN climate summit COP26 in Glasgow, Scotland. (Eunice Kim) In-Depth News Analysis: The 26th U.N. Climate Change Conference opened in Glasgow on Sunday, kicking off two weeks of intense diplomatic negotiations by around 200 countries on how to tackle global warming. But there has been much criticism about the summit’s impact, especially with leaders from China and Russia, staying away from the event. Meanwhile, South Korea has set ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions, or NDCs, but business sectors have expressed concerns of its possible negative economic consequences. To assess Korea’s goals and provide an overview of COP26, Professor Kim Jeong-in from the School of Economics at Chung-ang (중앙) University joins us on the line.the Korea Trending with Jung Ye-won: 1. Police have arrested a woman on charges of child abuse, after she was seen severely beating her 7 year-old son in broad daylight last month. (도로 한복판 7살 어린이 무차별 폭행…알고 보니 친엄마) 2. Concerns are growing that South Korea may run out of diesel exhaust fluid due to China’s decision to restrict its export. (중국발 '요소수' 품귀현상에 물류대란 우려…화물차 200만대 영향) 3. A 5 year-old girl who was tragically left with irreversible injuries to her brain after an accident, has gone on to save the lives of three other critically ill patients through organ donation. (키즈카페서 사고 뒤 뇌사 5세, 3명에게 장기 기증하고 하늘로) Touch Base in Seoul: One of the key figures behind the scenes that helped South Korea’s women’s curling team win their historic silver medal at the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics was Canadian coach Peter Gallant. He has now returned to try and help the team once again, first to qualify for Beijing 2022, and possibly help repeat their past Olympic success, or even go one step further. He joins us to talk about how the team is preparing, what brought him back, and the support he showed the team when they came forward with the abuse that they suffered under the former head coach and management. Morning Edition Preview with Antony Casey: - In tomorrow’s Korea Times, Jon Dunbar introduces a new book on the Gwangju Uprising by David Dolinger, who was a US Peace Corps volunteer at the time. - In tomorrow’s Korea Herald, Ko Jun-tae writes about the scourge of delivery motorcyclists in Seoul, and what businesses and authorities are doing about it.

The impacts of climate change and the urgency to act have not gone unnoticed in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The Institute of the Americas (IOA) has released a policy white paper entitled, Nationally Determined Contributions Across the America: A Comparative Hemispheric Analysis in an effort to better assess progress made to date by countries across the Americas in delivering on their climate commitments. The white paper provides a timely snapshot of progress made, while also highlighting the serious funding gaps that remain if LAC countries are going to deliver on their previously agreed upon climate pledges. [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 37455]

The impacts of climate change and the urgency to act have not gone unnoticed in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The Institute of the Americas (IOA) has released a policy white paper entitled, Nationally Determined Contributions Across the America: A Comparative Hemispheric Analysis in an effort to better assess progress made to date by countries across the Americas in delivering on their climate commitments. The white paper provides a timely snapshot of progress made, while also highlighting the serious funding gaps that remain if LAC countries are going to deliver on their previously agreed upon climate pledges. [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 37455]

The impacts of climate change and the urgency to act have not gone unnoticed in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The Institute of the Americas (IOA) has released a policy white paper entitled, Nationally Determined Contributions Across the America: A Comparative Hemispheric Analysis in an effort to better assess progress made to date by countries across the Americas in delivering on their climate commitments. The white paper provides a timely snapshot of progress made, while also highlighting the serious funding gaps that remain if LAC countries are going to deliver on their previously agreed upon climate pledges. [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 37455]

The impacts of climate change and the urgency to act have not gone unnoticed in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The Institute of the Americas (IOA) has released a policy white paper entitled, Nationally Determined Contributions Across the America: A Comparative Hemispheric Analysis in an effort to better assess progress made to date by countries across the Americas in delivering on their climate commitments. The white paper provides a timely snapshot of progress made, while also highlighting the serious funding gaps that remain if LAC countries are going to deliver on their previously agreed upon climate pledges. [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 37455]

The impacts of climate change and the urgency to act have not gone unnoticed in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The Institute of the Americas (IOA) has released a policy white paper entitled, Nationally Determined Contributions Across the America: A Comparative Hemispheric Analysis in an effort to better assess progress made to date by countries across the Americas in delivering on their climate commitments. The white paper provides a timely snapshot of progress made, while also highlighting the serious funding gaps that remain if LAC countries are going to deliver on their previously agreed upon climate pledges. [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 37455]

The impacts of climate change and the urgency to act have not gone unnoticed in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The Institute of the Americas (IOA) has released a policy white paper entitled, Nationally Determined Contributions Across the America: A Comparative Hemispheric Analysis in an effort to better assess progress made to date by countries across the Americas in delivering on their climate commitments. The white paper provides a timely snapshot of progress made, while also highlighting the serious funding gaps that remain if LAC countries are going to deliver on their previously agreed upon climate pledges. [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 37455]

The impacts of climate change and the urgency to act have not gone unnoticed in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The Institute of the Americas (IOA) has released a policy white paper entitled, Nationally Determined Contributions Across the America: A Comparative Hemispheric Analysis in an effort to better assess progress made to date by countries across the Americas in delivering on their climate commitments. The white paper provides a timely snapshot of progress made, while also highlighting the serious funding gaps that remain if LAC countries are going to deliver on their previously agreed upon climate pledges. [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 37455]

The impacts of climate change and the urgency to act have not gone unnoticed in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). The Institute of the Americas (IOA) has released a policy white paper entitled, Nationally Determined Contributions Across the America: A Comparative Hemispheric Analysis in an effort to better assess progress made to date by countries across the Americas in delivering on their climate commitments. The white paper provides a timely snapshot of progress made, while also highlighting the serious funding gaps that remain if LAC countries are going to deliver on their previously agreed upon climate pledges. [Public Affairs] [Science] [Show ID: 37455]

COP stands for Conference of the Parties, and is the annual UN climate change conference. The conference will be attended by the countries that signed the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – a treaty that came into force in 1994. More than 190 world leaders are expected to arrive in Scotland. Together with tens of thousands of negotiators, government representatives, businesses and citizens for twelve days of talks. Among academics, campaigners, environmentalists and policymakers, COP26 is seen as a critical event: it's the moment at which countries must set out more ambitious goals for climate action five years on from the Paris Agreement. It also comes on the back of even more severe extreme weather events, evidence of rising global CO2 emissions, and continued biodiversity loss.Under the Paris Agreement, countries committed to bring forward national plans setting out how much they would reduce their emissions - known as Nationally Determined Contributions, or ‘NDCs'. They agreed that every five years they would come back with an updated plan that would reflect their highest possible ambition at that time. For this episode, host Professor Jennifer Hudson is joined by Lisa Vanhala, Professor of Political Science and the Principal Investigator of the ERC funded Climate Change Loss and Damage research project, Dr Elisa Calliari, Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Political Science, and Anjelica Johannson, PhD candidate in the Department of Political Science.Mentioned in this episode:Climate Change Loss and Damage ERC project

Today's episode was recorded live in partnership with the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) ahead of COP26 in Glasgow.   I moderate a panel discussion that takes a deep dive into the Nationally Determined Contributions as they relate to food and agriculture. The Nationally Determined Contributions, or NDCs, are the backbone of the Paris Climate Agreement. They are what each country brings to the table in terms of their own contribution to climate action. Collectively, it was the goal of the Paris Agreement that the NDCs would add up to put the world on track to limit global warming to under 2 degrees celsius.   We are not there -- yet.    But in today's panel discussion a diverse group of experts helps to explain what more can be done in agriculture, land use and food systems to drive ambition in climate change and give a needed boost to the NDCs so they can achieve the Paris goals.      

Covid 19 has already demonstrated the availability of funds when a crisis occurs. Unfortunately, a report by nature shows that when it comes to providing finance for the climate crisis twelve years since Copenhagen, when developed countries promised to make available USD 100 billion annually for poor counties to address the climate crisis, it is clear - we are not yet there. However, a September OECD assessment of progress report indicates that developed countries provided and mobilised USD 79.6 billion in 2019. The goal was to have been met the USD 100 billion mark annually in 2020 and to be sustained to 2025. The African Group of Negotiators (AGN) on Climate Change Ambassador Seyni Nafo says Africa has a better understanding of the financial resources the continent requires to build its resilience barely a week before the 26th UN Climate summit at Glasgow. Will Africa manage to push for a new post-2020 climate finance plan? African countries have shown their commitment to the Paris agreement by submitting Nationally Determined Contributions requiring USD 3trillion to implement. But at COP26, will developing countries raise their ambitions on promises and providing finance? How do developing countries ensure accountability and actions from their rich nations counterparts? Climate change impacts are becoming frequent and severe. In September, due to rising temperatures, Madagascar suffered a climate change-induced famine as it experienced its worst drought in 40 years. The disaster is the beginning of severe ones as world temperatures rise; who pays for the loss and damage caused by climate change? What is the African position on the Warsaw Loss and Damage mechanism, carbon markets under article 6, and adaptation? With most African delegates expected not to attend COP26 due to financial constraints, Covid19b restrictions, among other issues, how will the few delegates ensure the African voices are heard? Would you or your institution like to contribute scientifically to the negotiations, listen to Ambassador Nafo on how you can get in touch with the negotiators.

In today's episode, we‘ll take a look at UNFCC COP26 and why we should care? B4 that what is COP26 anyway? -> It is the 2021 edition of the United Nations Annual Climate Change Conference This year, in November, the UK, together with their partner Italy, will host an event many believe to be the world's last best chance to get climate change under control. For nearly three decades the UN has been bringing together almost every country on earth for global climate summits - called COPs - which stands for ‘Conference of the Parties'. COP is always preceded by Pre-COP where negotiators come together and hash out the key issues that they are going to be discussing. ‘Climate negotiations have been happening for 30 years and In that time climate change has gone from being a fringe issue to a global priority. This year will be the 26th annual summit – giving it the name COP26. With the UK as President, COP26 takes place in Glasgow. If you are subscribed to climate news then you may have observed that Net Zero & COP26 have been the buzzwords on the internet lately COP26 has a particular urgency. The UK is the host country that is facilitating discussion with more than 190 countries to reach an agreement on how to tackle climate change. The leaders from these 190 countries are expected to arrive in Scotland. Joining them in the conference will be tens of thousands of negotiators, government representatives, businesses and citizens for twelve days of talks. They have defined five key areas in which global collaborations can make progress faster. These are Clean Energy, Clean Transport, Nature based solutions, Adaptation resilience & Finance. You may ask, why wasn't this an urgency before…why only now. To understand that let's go back to the timeline to COP21 which took place in Paris in the year 2015. Why was this important because every participating country agreed to work together to limit global warming to well below 2 degrees and ideally to 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels; they agreed to adapt to the impacts of a changing climate; in addition to this, they also agreed to make money available to deliver on these aims. That's how Paris Agreement was born. Under the Paris Agreement, countries voluntarily committed to bringing forward national plans setting out how much they would reduce their emissions - known as Nationally Determined Contributions, or ‘NDCs'. They agreed that every five years they would come back with an updated plan that would reflect their highest possible ambition at that time. Just as we all have quarterly/half-yearly/yearly performance reviews at work, the COP26 climate summit is a performance review for countries around the globe, which happens every five years. It's 5 years already since the Paris Agreement therefore it is time for countries to measure where we stand on those commitments and what future actions are planned to limit global warming temperatures below 1.5 dec C. Taking a bird's eye view, COP26 discussions will be around these 4 important points, they are- Secure global Net Zero & keep 1.5 deg within reach Adapt to protect communities and natural habitats Mobilizing finance Deliver global collaboration to accelerate climate action Tune into the episode to learn more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/circular-business-podcast/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/circular-business-podcast/support

Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, speaks to the implications of the Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity, and how we can begin the journey to re-shape our economies, working with nature, not against it. Even as we seek to overcome the global pandemic, humanity faces three planetary crisis that threaten our future - the climate crisis, the biodiversity crisis, and the pollution and waste crisis – driven by decades of relentless and unsustainable consumption and production. In an important year for multilateral governance for the environment, Ms Andersen will address how the Dasgupta Review's findings can influence the finalisation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, and open up financing for nature-based solutions, which must feature extensively in the updated and stretched Nationally Determined Contributions, to be submitted ahead of COP26 in Glasgow later this year. And finally, in this pivotal year, with countries making unprecedented investments to kick-start economies, and protect livelihoods, how can we use the Review's findings to inform global efforts to “recover better” from the pandemic?

Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, speaks to the implications of the Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity, and how we can begin the journey to re-shape our economies, working with nature, not against it. Even as we seek to overcome the global pandemic, humanity faces three planetary crisis that threaten our future - the climate crisis, the biodiversity crisis, and the pollution and waste crisis – driven by decades of relentless and unsustainable consumption and production. In an important year for multilateral governance for the environment, Ms Andersen will address how the Dasgupta Review's findings can influence the finalisation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, and open up financing for nature-based solutions, which must feature extensively in the updated and stretched Nationally Determined Contributions, to be submitted ahead of COP26 in Glasgow later this year. And finally, in this pivotal year, with countries making unprecedented investments to kick-start economies, and protect livelihoods, how can we use the Review's findings to inform global efforts to “recover better” from the pandemic?

300+ multinational companies urge bigger action from Biden, plus Biden's Interior Dept. Reverses Trump Anti-Wind Stance and Rescinds Trump-Era Coal, Oil and Gas Directives. What Are Nationally Determined Contributions Anyway?

Link to bioRxiv paper: http://biorxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.08.27.271189v1?rss=1 Authors: Adame, M. F., Connolly, R. M., Turschwell, M., Lovelock, C. E., Fatoyinbo, T., Lagomasino, D., Goldberg, L., Holdorf, J., Friess, D., Sasmito, S. D., Sanderman, J., Sievers, M., Buelow, C., Kauffman, B. J., Bryan-Brown, D., Brown, C. J. Abstract: Mangroves have among the highest carbon densities of any tropical forest. These blue carbon ecosystems can store large amounts of carbon for long periods, and their protection reduces greenhouse gas emissions and supports climate change mitigation. The incorporation of mangroves into Nationally Determined Contributions to the Paris Agreement and their valuation on carbon markets requires predicting how the management of different land-uses can prevent future greenhouse gas emissions and increase CO2 sequestration. Management actions can reduce CO2 emissions and enhance sequestration, but should be guided by predictions of future emissions, not just carbon storage. We project emissions and forgone soil carbon sequestration potential caused by mangrove loss with comprehensive global datasets for carbon stocks, mangrove distribution, deforestation rates, and drivers of land-use change. Emissions from mangrove loss could reach 2,397 Tg CO2eq by the end of the century, or 3,401 Tg CO2eq when considering forgone carbon sequestration. The highest emissions were predicted in southeast and south Asia (West Coral Triangle, Sunda Shelf, and the Bay of Bengal) due to conversion to aquaculture or agriculture, followed by the Caribbean (Tropical Northwest Atlantic) due to clearing and erosion, and the Andaman coast (West Myanmar) and north Brazil due to erosion. Together, these six regions accounted for 90% of the total potential CO2eq future emissions. We highlight hotspots for future emissions and the land-use specfic management actions that could avoid them with appropriate policies and regulation. Copy rights belong to original authors. Visit the link for more info