Why we need to transition to a circular economy At the heart of the Paris Agreement lies mitigation — the seemingly insurmountable task of reducing global greenhouse gas emissions to curtail the consequences of climate change. According to various studies, 65% of greenhouse gas emissions comes from fossil fuels combustion, 24% from industrial activities among which up to 67% is estimated to come from management of materials activities. Since … Read More
THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE THE MEDIUM IS THE MESSAGE Last month the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) at IUB held the first ever Climate, Culture and Art Symposium 2018. The event aimed to help young people understand climate change from a cultural and arts perspective. This involved both thinking about how climate change impacts different cultural traditions and norms in Bangladesh, … Read More
COP23 and Historical Responsibility in Climate Finance It was noted that rich countries have not yet delivered the promised $100bn per year in climate finance by 2020 agreed in 2009 at Copenhagen COP23, the second “conference of the parties” since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015, was held under the presidency of the small, developing island state of Fiji. The Parties opted to continue to negotiate the … Read More
