On 25 November 2024, talks began in Busan, South Korea, seeking a legally binding deal on plastics pollution. The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) on Plastic Pollution which is part of UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has been working towards this event … Continue reading →
The amazing Eshal Shaukat is (in 2024) a 14-year-old Pakistani schoolgirl who is passionate about environmental issues and who serves as: Chief Youth Pan-Asian Ambassador for World Against Single Use Plastic (WASUP) Chief Youth Ambassador for Midland International Aid Trust … Continue reading →
Lithium and lithium-ion batteries currently power devices including smartphones and electric cars and is currently the basis of storing solar and wind energy. The popularity of these batteries is due to their high energy density and efficiency and they are … Continue reading →
West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is planning a new initiative aiming to improve air quality. As part of the project there is a network of sensors being installed across the region that will measure air quality on a hyper-local level. … Continue reading →
On 23 January 2024, UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders Michel Forst issued the following statement: On 10 – 12 January 2024, I made my first visit to the United Kingdom since I was elected as UN Special Rapporteur on … Continue reading →
This article was first published on the Coventry Climate Action Network website. Passivhaus is a building standard and design process aimed at producing buildings that are energy efficient and affordable with a low ecological footprint. It results in ultra-low energy … Continue reading →
The United Nations Association Coventry Branch, working with its offshoot Coventry Climate Network, are planning to create Coventry Eco-Award which, it is hoped, will eventually be available to schools, businesses, communities, streets and individuals who take action to reduce their … Continue reading →
Passionate about the environment / ocean recovery / our waterways? Like to be involved in making a difference that is unique and far reaching? Age 14 or older? Then join other Coventry people like you and help create activities for … Continue reading →
On 5 June 2020, Elena Miron, Roxana Anton, Mohammed Aaqib and Philip Brown of the United Nations Association Coventry Branch explored World Environment Day. The theme this year was Biodiversity. The following video stimulated a discussion of zoonotic diseases. See … Continue reading →
A United Nations Environment Programme Report [1] published on 26 November 2019 says that, even if all current unconditional commitments under the Paris Agreement are implemented, the world is nevertheless heading for a 3.2°C temperature rise. The Intergovernmental Panel on … Continue reading →