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Media Fellowship on Climate – South and East Asia

Exclusive for media practitioners in South Asia and East Asia – get to know the facts on how our climate is changing and how we are currently dealing with the […]

SEA Biodiversity Media Bootcamp

Join our Southeast Asia Biodiversity Media Bootcamp where we bring together journalists, civil society organizations’ communications practitioners, and communications students to achieve the common good: communicating biodiversity conservation within the context […]

Event Series [COP27] Zero Waste Hub

[COP27] Zero Waste Hub

Blue Zone Exhibit Space 21 , Egypt

70% of all greenhouse gas emissions comes from making, taking, and wasting stuff, and 20% of methane emissions–a greenhouse gas 80 times as potent as C02–comes from landfills. At the […]

COP27: Zeroing in on Waste | Exhibit & Events

The events are located within the official conference venue, any person wishing to access the side event area must be duly registered as part of a delegation of a Party […]

Event Series [COP27] Zero Waste Hub

[COP27] Zero Waste Hub

Blue Zone Exhibit Space 21 , Egypt

70% of all greenhouse gas emissions comes from making, taking, and wasting stuff, and 20% of methane emissions–a greenhouse gas 80 times as potent as C02–comes from landfills. At the […]

Event Series [COP27] Zero Waste Hub

[COP27] Zero Waste Hub

Blue Zone Exhibit Space 21 , Egypt

70% of all greenhouse gas emissions comes from making, taking, and wasting stuff, and 20% of methane emissions–a greenhouse gas 80 times as potent as C02–comes from landfills. At the […]

[COP27] Zero Waste as Climate Justice: Frontline Solutions to Emissions from the Plastics & Petrochemical Sector

Climate Justice Pavillion , Egypt

Plastic pollutes the climate and perpetuates environmental injustices at every stage of its lifecycle. However, we can curb emissions by incorporating simple, effective, low-cost zero waste strategies. Our expert panelists organize on the frontlines of the plastics crisis and will discuss the opportunities and threats to a just transition to zero waste. This event is […]

[COP27] Just Transition to Zero Waste Cities: A Key Strategy to Deliver the Paris Agreement

Khufu (300) Cairo, Egypt

GHG emissions in cities can be greatly reduced through just transition strategies toward circular and zero waste local economies. Panelists will reflect on how cities around the world are using zero waste strategies to reduce waste and emissions to meet their Paris Climate Agreement targets. The panel will underscore measures that support a just transition […]

[COP27] Panel: Waste Diversion and Segregation, a huge opportunity for methane mitigation, and a challenge for ambitious public policy and subnational implementation

Science for Climate Action Pavilion , Egypt

Methane emissions continue to rise, globally 18% of total emissions came from organic waste. According to the latest studies, we have a huge methane mitigation opportunity in the waste sector considering a goal of 35% of emissions reduction by 2030. Satellites can track methane emissions from landfills, so claims of low emissions or leaking need […]

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