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The world has consumed half a trillion tonnes of virgin materials since the Paris Agreement

Envirotec Magazine

The throwaway global economy is fuelling the climate crisis with more than half a trillion tonnes of virgin materials consumed since the 2015 Paris Agreement, according to a report from impact organisation Circle Economy launched on 19 January. World leaders committed to limit climate change to 1.5°C C, and to meet 1.5°C

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Green groups urge UN to raise climate ambition on global shipping

GreenBiz

Campaigners maintain that stronger ambition is required given that the 2030 target the IMO is working towards — a 40 percent reduction in carbon-intensity emissions — is not aligned with the Paris Agreement in the first place.

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Our Sustainable Development Report Card Has Arrived. Did We Pass? 

Sustainable Development Network

Regarding climate change, the US is marked “critically insufficient” for 1.5°C C Paris-agreement compatible climate action according to the November 2020, Climate Action Tracker. We must do better.