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October 15 - October 21, 2020
Dear readers,
Nature based solutions such as protection and restoration of seagrasses can play a significant role in mitigating climate change, as can forests and trees be the trump card in overcoming extreme poverty post COVID-19. Identifying approaches to adapt to climate change impacts such as Kerala to opt for heat-tolerant rice varieties for better yield , while new research that finds Aldabra’s coral reefs recovered faster from bleaching are encouraging developments.
Scientific American broke with its 175-year tradition and endorsed Joe Biden as their presidential candidate. Now is the time to take a stand, on the right side of history. Manifesting the fortitude to state that OECD’s ‘new’ narrative on economic policy isn’t exactly new while embracing concepts such as CSE’s report advocating incentives and penalties for getting clean power, mandating building energy code needed by 2030,accepting that poverty is ecological with income the wrong yardstick , will bring about a positive shift in tacking various sustainable developmental challenges.
On World Food Day to acknowledge that dependence on food import is not the solution for preventing biodiversity loss or decreasing greenhouse gas emissions and that plant-based diet can fix food inequality while cutting premature deaths commemorates this day with the right spirit. It is always a good time to update your knowledge base on the latest on the science, politics and impacts of climate change and is sacrosanct to be the change you want to see in the world.
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The 27th anniversary of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty comes at a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has undone years of gains in reducing poverty across the world. This year’s theme: ‘Acting Together to Achieve Social and Environmental Justice for All’
The building sector’s energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions rose by 7% since 2010, the report said
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