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A quick guide to climate change jargon – what experts mean by mitigation, carbon neutral and 6 other key terms

Environmental News Bits

31, 2021, you’ll be hearing a lot of technical terms tossed around: mitigation, carbon neutral, sustainable development. by Wändi Bruine de Bruin, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences As a major U.N. climate conference gets underway on Oct. The language can feel overwhelming. “It

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International Year of Glass gets cracking in Geneva

Physics World

Events throughout the year will also highlight why glass is critical in achieving the United Nations ’ 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Welcome to transparency, welcome to sustainability, welcome to the age of glass,” said IYOG2022 chair Alicia Durán , in her opening remarks. Supporting the UN’s sustainability goals.

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MAS Launches Singapore-Asia Taxonomy

Clean Energy Law

signing of all the financing agreements) has been made prior to December 2021. This effort will allow financial institutions and market participants to use a shared set of definitions, enhancing the availability of taxonomy-aligned financing and supporting sustainable development in CGT-affiliated markets.

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At COP 27, Developing Countries Fight to Define a Global Goal on Adaptation

Law Columbia

of the Paris Agreement establishes a “Global Goal on Adaptation” (GGA), committing Parties to the tasks of “enhancing adaptive capacity, strengthening resilience and reducing vulnerability to climate change, with a view to contributing to sustainable development and ensuring an adequate response in the context of the temperature goal.”

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Analysis: Green jobs take off in China

A Greener Life

in 2021, according to LinkedIn’s Green Skills Report. According to figures from the LinkedIn report, in 2021 there was a big jump in the number of job listings requiring green skills, with those ads accounting for half of the total, far more than the global average. The share of green employment in the global total rose from 9.6%

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Analysis: What challenges face Chile’s new ‘environmentalist’ government?

A Greener Life

Chile’s president-elect Gabriel Boric speaks in Santiago, the day after his election victory in December 2021. Juan Carlos Muñoz will be at the Ministry of Transportation and Communications. Photo credit: ZUMA Press / Alamy. All this comes amid a broader national debate over the creation of the country’s new constitution.

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Glass: a transparent tool for a fairer planet

Physics World

Today, the UN exists to address global problems – be it climate change, energy, education or communication. Indeed, glass-based technology is a crucial part of the UN’s 2030 sustainability goals, which address these and other interconnected issues – from clean water and sanitation, to industry, innovation and sustainable cities.

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