CategoriesEnvironmental Articles NewsOn a busy street downtown is a life-size ice sculpture of a polar bear. It’s melting, revealing a fearsome-looking bronze skeleton underneath. Designed by artist Mark Coreth, the display is not a decoration but a warning: Climate change is killing wildlife like polar bears, which depend on sea ice.
CategoriesEnvironmental Articles NewsWork is starting on the biggest environmental treaty since Paris. It aims to tackle plastic pollution.
CategoriesEnvironmental Articles NewsIt’s that time of year again: the pre-Christmas consumer frenzy also known as Black Friday. During the biggest shopping event of the year, retailers slash their prices. But what does that mean for the environment? NCEJ The season for bargain hunting has begun. Or so we are told. Every year come the end of November, […]
The National Center for Environmental Justice (NCEJ) concluded the first phase of the implementation of the “Administrative Restructuring of the Environmental Justice Sector in Jordan” project, funded by the French Embassy, which was entitled “Procedures for Pleading Environmental Cases before the Specialized Jordanian Courts (Lawyers Round) Level I and Level II.” NCEJ The first level […]
CategoriesCOP27 Environmental Articles NewsThe fund would target the most vulnerable countries, delegates said, a key demand from wealthy nations that didn’t want money flowing to China and other higher-income countries. NCEJ Negotiators at United Nations climate talks struck a deal Saturday to set up a fund that would pay for climate-related damage in vulnerable countries, officials said, handing […]
The closing event of “COP27, OR NOT, Action Agenda: Progress & Priorities. NCEJ Launch of the Presidency Initiative Low Carbon Transport for Urban Sustainability (LOTUS) aimed at decarbonizing the global urban mobility landscape. Following a multi-stakeholder consultation process convened by the Egyptian COP27 Presidency, the global transport community affirmed the need to create highly tailored, […]
Nature is the planet’s greatest asset. Not just for its beauty, but the fact it’s integral to our survival. NCEJ Only by taking urgent action to halt and reverse the loss of nature this decade, can we hope to achieve the promise of the Paris Agreement. Since COP26, approximately USD 11 billion has been committed […]
The imperative to power up the transition away from fossil fuels has never been greater. Currently, only 29% of global electricity generation comes from renewables, but given electricity generation accounts for 23% of global greenhouse gas emissions, we have to move further and faster to increase our global renewable power capacity by 2030. NCEJ The […]
According to the UN, on 15 November humankind will reach a demographic milestone. Yet, this conference doesn’t seem to be welcoming the new-born eight billionths with open arms. NCEJ Yesterday at COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, it was Water Day: a focus on the resource all life depends on, now that oceans and freshwater reserves […]
Climate change impacts are often felt through water. Too much or too little can be equally damaging. From devastating drought in Somalia, to deadly floods in Pakistan, this year millions across the globe have suffered both extremes. NCEJ The fact that those experiencing the greatest losses have done the least to cause them is the […]
