This technical report analyses and proposes strategies for South Africa's transition to a just and sustainable green economy.
On 27 October 2021 UN Environment Programme in collaboration with UNESCAP will host an Expert Exchange during the 11th International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development to virtually launch the guidebook entitled “Renewable Energy and Women Entrepreneurship Programmes: A Guidebook in Design and Implementation”.
On 25-27 October 2021, the Grantham Research Institute is hosting a conference to mobilize the financial sector in support of a just transition and build a momentum for change heading into the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.
On 28 October 2021, the European Cluster Collaboration Platform is hosting a BlueInvest thematic workshop to boost innovation and investment in sustainable technologies for the blue economy.
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The Asia Sustainable Infrastructure Advisory (“ASIA”) Panel, launched at the Asia Infrastructure Forum (“AIF”) in June 2021, will serve as a platform to exchange the latest thinking and best practices on sustainable infrastructure, provide insights and promote opportunities for the private sector to support Asia’s sustainable infrastructure development.
On 21 October 2021, the Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations and the Geneva Environment Network will hold a briefing on the upcoming UN climate change meeting.
The International Chamber of Commerce Make Climate Action Everyone’s Business Forum (1–13 November 2021) will bring together a diverse network of over 10,000 participants from the public and private sectors to align their climate ambitions and actions for the next decade.
If the linear “take-make-waste” model continues to be the modus operandi for Indonesian businesses, the country is poised to produce a staggering amount of 155.3 million tonnes of waste collectively from five industries — food and beverage, textiles, wholesale retail and trade, construction, and electronics — by 2030 according to a recent report by the Ministry of National Planning and Development Indonesia (BAPPENAS), UNDP, and the Government of Demark.
This session will present the main findings of The Weight of Cities in Latin America and the Caribbean that looks into the consumption in the region. The report builds on the 2018 International Resource Panel global report with a similar title, which emphasized the cumulative benefits from integrated approaches in cities making the global transition to a sustainable future.