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In Philippines’ bid to abandon plastic, incentives are needed, experts sayThe waste sector in the Philippines has contributed 7 per cent to the country’s total carbon emissions in 2012, making the shift to a minimal-waste consumption model a key part of the country’s emissions reduction goal. -
Fossil fuel subsidies are wrecking the world, says UN chiefPollution should be taxed, and subsidies for oil, gas and coal should be ended, UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres tells a gathering of politicians and business people in Austria.
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How 2.4 billion gamers might help save the planetThe fastest growing media platform in the world can be harnessed to deliver on the Sustainable Development Goals, a new report from the UN Environment has found. -
From nutty bugs to candied veggies, does food by any other name taste as good?Convincing people to eat plant-rich diets, avoid junk food and care about nutrition is seen as critical to global human health and tackling climate change.
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It's time for those who caused climate change to pay for it– Asking nations hit by storms to buy insurance against them is like making victims of car accidents—rather than drivers—pay the costs. -
Despite challenges, Green Climate Fund is critical to global action– A strong, effective fund is needed more than ever to serve the Paris Agreement, writes Javier Manzanares. -
3 ways to fill Asia-Pacific’s social protection gap– Cash transfer programs, efficient government expenditure and capacity building are ways in which communities across Asia can receive adequate social protection and meet their basic needs.
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EVs abroad, pickups at home– Automakers are touting overseas investments in electric vehicles, even as they lobby for lower fuel standards in the United States.
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Stop pretending, climate change is not fiction: Leonardo DiCaprio– At the UN Climate Summit, Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio delivered a stern message to government leaders, telling them to stop ignoring the reality of climate change. Watch his speech here:
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