Category: climate change

COP29 achieves full operationalisation of Article 6 of Paris Agreement – Unlocks International Carbon Markets

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November 23, Baku: Today, the COP29 Presidency announced the end of the decade-long wait for the conclusion of negotiations on high integrity carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. This was one of the Presidency’s top priorities for the year and it drove Parties towards this milestone achievement through intensive dual-track technical and political negotiations. This strategy broke through years of stalemate and finalises the last outstanding item in the Paris Agreement.  Article 6 provides trusted and transparent carbon markets for countries as they collaborate to reach their climate…

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SPAR6C Workshop in Lahore Pave the Way for Sustainable Waste Management and Carbon Finance

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Lahore, April 29-30, 2024:  An influential workshop concluded today in Lahore, bringing together 75 participants, including top officials from Provincial Planning and Development Departments, CEOs of key waste management companies, and senior managers from national and international banks. The two-day event focused on enhancing carbon finance opportunities and implementing data-driven solutions for solid waste management in Pakistan. Organized by the Supporting Preparedness for Article 6 Cooperation (SPAR6C) project, which is being implemented by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and led locally by the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre and supported…

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9 Ways to Stop Using So Much Plastic

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9 Ways to Stop Using So Much Plastic August 4, 2020 Let’s get the bad news out of the way. You know when people casually joke about our country being a burning dumpster fire? They’re not totally wrong. America has a huge waste problem, and municipalities are now burning recyclables. Why? Because in 2017, China, which used to buy most of America’s discarded recycling, decided it was tired of being the world’s garbage bin. Unfortunately, the U.S. wasn’t totally equipped to do its own recycling. “A lot of places are…

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