Voice of climate-by Naseem Sheikh

  China recently released a white paper entitled  "White Paper on Responding to Climate Change: China's Policies and Actions," the document was released by the State Council Information Office. The White Paper outlines China's efforts to tackle climate change. With the help of this document, China's successful experience and vision can be shared with the international community. The White Paper consists of four sections in addition to the preface and summary.  These include China's new response to climate change, the implementation of China's national strategy to actively tackle climate change, significant changes in China's response to climate change, and a fair outcome based on common interests. And the building of a sound global climate governance system. The White Paper states that climate change is a common challenge for all mankind. China attaches great importance to tackling climate change. As the world's largest developing country, China ha...

COP26 - UN Climate Change Conference Coal is one of the oldest energy sources on the planet, but it's also the biggest net contributor to greenhouse gases on the planet. In 2019, as much as 37% of the total energy produced in the world came from burning coal, but as of today a new pledge has been signed by over 40 countries at COP26 to move away from coal as an energy source - to more renewable alternatives. Signatories for this pledge include countries like Poland, Vietnam, and South Africa - the last of which was reliant on coal for as much as 80% of its energy. As part of the pledge, all signing nations are now committed to ending all investment in new coal power both at home and abroad, with additional promises to phase out coal in developed countries by the 2030s and developing countries by 2040. "The world is moving in the right direction, standing ready to seal coal's fate and embrace the environmental and economic benefits of building a future that is powered by cl...

  A huge shout out to the Amazon CEO for his recent pledge to invest $2bn into restoring the natural world. The billionaire was inspired to take action after his trip to space, where he remarked that the Earth looked "finite and fragile". During his speech at COP26, he stated that in "too many parts of the world, nature is already flipping from a carbon sink to a source", and has pledged to use his significant capital in large part to restore lands in developing countries that have been degraded from fantastic sources of food and energy into barely surviving ecosystems. And the $2bn amount stated is just the start - over the course of several years, the Amazon CEO plans to invest $10bn in restoring these depleted areas of land, creating sustainable and green regions that can benefit this generation and the next. In his own words, these restorative efforts "can improve soil fertility, raise yields and improve food security, make water more reliable, create jobs ...

Marine plastic is malediction now a days causing many health and environmental hazards difficult and v. expensive to recycle especially for poor nation countries. Appreciations to a revolutionary new process made possible by Coca-Cola, this set-back may become a thing of the past. The company – in partnership with Ioniqa Technologies, Indorama Ventures and Mares Circulares (Circular Seas) – has already made 300 prototype bottles from 26% recycled marine plastic – retrieved from the Mediterranean Sea and beaches – which was formerly considered impracticable, low-quality marine waste plastic. The unrecyclable plastic was successfully upcycled into high-quality plastic by using this innovative new technology! Coca-Cola states this could be the future of packaging. A Greenpeace report from 2018 showed how Coca-Cola was found to be the world’s largest corporate plastic polluter. The report detailed a survey of 239 clean-ups in 42 countries across six continents, in which volunteers coll...