Month: November 2022

Most companies have hit their near-term goals for greenhouse gas reduction, and some have advanced circular-economy projects. But to get to net-zero emissions, suppliers, customers, and dedicated corporate teams will all be needed.  About six in 10 executives believe they can achieve their corporate sustainability goals over the next year, according to a recent global survey commissioned by Honeywell International. But only about 16% think they’ll do so primarily through technology-driven changes, such as upgrading or replacing existing systems with newer, more efficient or more sustainable technologies.  The vast majority of the 600 business leaders surveyed — 62% — expect to hit their short-term goals mainly by modifying or eliminating operational processes or business behaviors.

October 2022 brief extended to cover more local communities to contribute towards Sustainability.  Climate change causes changes in forests, their ecological functions and ecosystem services.  SDG 13 aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change and drive adaptation actions.  Hope COP27 of the year will recognise the necessity of the simple solutions and inclusion of everyone in climatic problems just like you can start this journey by a simple step – planting a tree around us.  The effect that would have on global warming is unimaginably positive.

The implementation of the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) framework in infrastructure projects would help save the state budget, Finance Minister Sri Mulyani Indrawati said here on Saturday.  “By implementing ESG, we may draw more investment for project funding, which would make the state budget usage not as large as needed,” she explained.  ESG is a global standard practice that prioritizes sustainability, specifically eco-friendliness, social benefits, and sound governance, including in investing and structure development, she informed.  The development of an infrastructure project using ESG will make the project eco-friendly, beneficial, and well-managed, the minister said at the launch of the ESG framework and manual during the Joint Finance and Health Ministers’ Meeting (JFHMM).

Highlighting the developmental initiatives of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the ‘PM Gatishakti National Master Plan’ has improved connectivity to even the remotest areas within the country.  Highlighting the developmental initiatives of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led government, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that the ‘PM Gatishakti National Master Plan’ has improved connectivity to even the remotest areas within the country. During the second day of his two-day visit to the southern states, while dedicating various developmental projects to the nation. Prime Minister addressed the people of Ramagundam. “The PM Gatishakti National Master Plan has improved and developed connectivity to even the remotest areas within the country. India has developed the latest technology for Nano Urea which is cost-effective and efficient,” Modi said.

Nations can quit coal in a rapid, just and orderly manner, but they need a coordinated mix of policies, writes John Wiseman. Coal-dependent countries around the world face two wickedly interlinked challenges: accelerating the phase-out of coal to prevent catastrophic global warming, while sustaining economic prosperity and political support. As UN Secretary General Antonio Gutteres recently said, keeping global warming close to 1.5C requires all new coal investments to stop now with coal phased out in OECD economies by 2030 and everywhere else by 2040. Energy supply and economic impacts of the war in Ukraine have clearly made these tasks even tougher. But the war has also provided a powerful reminder of the huge strategic and environmental risks of fossil fuel addiction. Quitting coal need not end in economic crisis, nor energy shortages. Not quitting coal will certainly end in climate – and therefore economic – disaster. Researchers have systematically reviewed the policies of nations well down the path of transitioning away from coal, providing guidance on what works.