Sustainability Newsletter

?? It's time for the weekly?#sustainability?news!

Welcome back to Evreka's Sustainability Bulletin :) We will be here every Thursday with developments from around the world.

Stay tuned and have a?#ZeroWaste?Day for a more?#sustainable?future!

??As the end of the?United Nations?#ClimateConference?is approaching after two weeks at #COP27, the final is about to determine the world’s future!?This year, the #EnergyCrisis due to the Ukraine War and the embargo against Russia stood out among other agenda items. Still, there was an essential agenda item that also found its place at the COP27 side events this year,?#WasteManagement. COP27 and the waste management tie is critical, thus, this has the potential to solve the climate, resource, and energy crises. Let’s explore! Read more

?? As a result of calls for #ClimateReparations at COP27, a group of nations led by Germany propose a climate insurance scheme called the Global Shield to address the issue of "loss and damage". The 'Global Shield against Climate Risks' is aimed to help people in the least developed countries better prepare for climate-fueled disasters.?Read more

?? The architects of the 2015 #ParisClimateAgreement have urged world leaders to secure a similar deal on nature at the upcoming #COP15 biodiversity conference. They warn that #GlobalWarming?cannot be limited to 1.5 degrees Celsius without protecting nature. Read more

?? Coinciding with COP27, TikTok announced over the weekend the launch of its #ClimateAction campaign in an effort to drive advocacy around the issue. The video-sharing app has sought to emerge as a destination for conversations focused on the most urgent environment and sustainability issues. Read more

?? A group of over 50 European packaging associations across the value chain has released a statement expressing “serious concern” over the European Commission ’s revision plans for the Packaging and Packaging Waste Directive #PPWD, which is expected at the end of this month.?European associations say EU packaging legislation could “cripple” industry and jeopardize millions of jobs. Read more

??Climate activists have attacked a famous painting by artist #GustavKlimt with a black, oily liquid at the Leopold Museum-Privatstiftung in Vienna. The activist group Last Generation Austria said the target was against their government's use of fossil energies. The climate activists were heard shouting "Stop the fossil fuel destruction. We are racing into a climate hell." Read more

?? A team of researchers established that approximately half of all trees planted to restore #TropicalForests in?Asia do not survive beyond five years. Most of the sites under study included those where human activities had led to a decline in tree numbers. Read more

??? Jellyfish are taking over the oceans due to #ClimateChange! While populations of many species are declining because they are unable to survive the rapid environmental changes, this is not the case for #jellyfish. In fact, these populations are increasing across the globe, with damaging effects on other living aquatic organisms and human activity.?Read more