In the news, 2021: Our clients’ most noted science news releases of the year
Terry Collins & Assoc., Toronto Of the 18 science news releases produced in 2021, 16 were environment-themed: food waste, e-waste, […]
Climate
New UN Mapping Tool Reveals Global Floods Since 1985 to Aid Disaster Planning
United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada See also: “Popular Science Magazine: UN’s World Flood Mapping
IPBES/IPCC: Tackling the biodiversity and climate crises together, and their combined social impacts
IPBES, Bonn (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform On Biodiversity And Ecosystem Services) Unprecedented changes in climate and biodiversity, driven by human activities,
UN: 17% of all food available at consumer levels is wasted
United Nations Environment Programme, Nairobi, Paris Wasted in 2019: 931 million tonnes of food sold to households, retailers, restaurants and
UNEP synthesis of scientific assessments provides blueprint to secure humanity’s future
UN Environment Programme, Nairobi Meeting ramped-up climate and biodiversity targets, cutting deadly pollution and achieving SDGs needs an all-society push
Climate, Energy sources, United Nations, United Nations University, UNU, UNU-INWEH, Vladimir Smahktin
Ageing dams pose growing threat: UN
United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada Increasingly expensive to maintain, experts foresee a trend to
Buildings-related CO2 emissions hit record high: UN
United Nations Environment Programme, Paris / Nairobi Including construction, building sector now accounts for 38% of CO2 emissions; Direct building
New oil & gas industry framework to monitor, report and reduce methane emissions
UN Environment Programme, Energy & Climate Branch In a move that will help tackle one of the biggest and most
Escaping the ‘Era of Pandemics’: experts warn worse crises to come; offer options to reduce risk
IPBES, Bonn (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) Highlights: Intergovernmental council on pandemic prevention; risk drivers include deforestation,
Climate-friendly cooling could cut years of greenhouse emissions, save $ trillions: UN
UN Environment Programme / IEA, Paris As need for cooling rises in step with world temperatures, energy-efficient, climate-friendly appliances are