3 Climate Trends - Issue 16
Measuring nature loss, stalled efforts for a global plastics treaty, the impact of shrinking snowfall – these are the stories covered in this issue of the World Economic Forum’s 3 Climate Trends newsletter, your guide to climate, nature and sustainability in an ever-changing world.
1. Why #nature loss should be measured in the same way as #carbon emissions
Despite a long-felt moral obligation to protect nature, human activity continues to drive biodiversity loss despite the detrimental consequences to society, the economy and our planet.
In fact, global wildlife populations have shrunk by an average of 73% in the past 50 years, according to the World Wide Fund for Nature’s 2024 Living Planet report.
To halt and reverse nature loss by 2030, the world urgently needs a unified framework to measure biodiversity decline and recovery – similar to how carbon emissions are tracked for climate action.
The Nature Positive Initiative has been consulting with experts and leaders from across the globe to create a framework that measures the state of nature and our impact upon it.
Read the full article from Dorothy Maseke ,CFIRM , FSD Africa and Gavin Edwards , Nature Positive Initiative here.
2. Talks on creating a "Paris Treaty for plastics" just stalled - here's why, and what happens next
About 6 million tons of plastic leak into the ocean every year, the equivalent of one garbage truck per minute.
Global efforts to tackle this crisis have hit a roadblock as United Nations negotiations to establish a global plastics treaty have stalled. Disagreements over the treaty’s scope, seen as crucial to addressing ocean pollution and its far-reaching impacts, have left progress uncertain.
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Clemence Schmid, director of the Global Plastics Action Partnership at the World Economic Forum, shares her insights from the "INC-5" meeting in Busan, South Korea, and outlines what could happen next on the latest episode of Radio Davos.
3. The Alps see 30% less #snowfall than a century ago
A third less snow is falling in the Alps than 100 years ago.
Scientists gathered snowfall data from between 1920 and 2020 at 46 Alpine locations from Switzerland to Slovenia and discovered that average Alpine snowfall has plummeted by 34% in 100 years.
The drop in snow levels is a serious problem. From feeding glaciers and replenishing water reserves to its essential role in the region’s skiing and tourism sectors, snow is vital to both the environment and the economy.
Share your thoughts and experiences in the comments below. For more detailed analysis, follow the World Economic Forum. See you in the next issue for more updates on #nature, #climate and #sustainability.
OK Bo?tjan Dolin?ek
Co owner and Actor at MnR Productions
2 个月WEF trying to push the great reset very evil plan
writer, management, creator, realist
2 个月To get everyone on board is to establish standard steps for recycling and each nation is responsible for recycling plastics in their surrounding territory, including the ocean.
Consultor em Melhoria Contínua, Qualidade e Produtividade na Gest?o Sustentável
2 个月For a more #SUSTAINABLE and #EFFICIENT future, and to mitigate the effects of #GLOBAL_WARMING and #CLIMATE_CHANGE, we will have to reduce the use of #FOSSIL_FUELS as much as possible, and invest heavily in sources of #CLEAN_SAFE_AND_RENEWABLE_ENERGY, such as onshore and offshore wind energy, onshore and offshore photovoltaic solar plants, wave and tidal energy, water pipes, photovoltaic and/or wind solar microgeneration for the production of electricity in homes and businesses, #GREEN_HYDROGEN, #SOLAR_WATER_HEATER for saving electricity, #NUCLEAR_FUSION, #SMART_GRIDS smart grid, #ENERGY_EFFICIENCY, #REFORESTATION, more #TREES and #GREEN_AREAS in cities, #ELECTRIC_VEHICLES and #CHARGING_STATIONS for electric vehicles powered only by clean and renewable energy, #RECYCLING, #REVERSE_LOGISTICS, #CIRCULAR_ECONOMY and #HARVESTMENT_OF_RAINWATER. ?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNETCj1pnNM
Chief Sales Officer - Canada, Ex-CEO & MD (Board Member - Schaltbau India)
2 个月All issues are quite interlinked. We, as responsible for this mess, must rise above commercial aspects and handover a better planet to our next generation!