📯🇮🇳India aims to explore & mine deep sea regions in the Indian Ocean to extract critical raw materials. In a global rush to become independent in renewables technologies and strengthen the domestic green industry, New Delhi is at the forefront in this geopolitical competition 🧵

At the 4th meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiation Committee, @EU2024BE 🇧🇪🇪🇺 led the wonderful EU team to defend a #PlasticsTreaty that addresses the full plastics life cycle seriously & duly applies the #PolluterPaysPrinciple to resource mobilization bridgetobusan.com

Devastating to see the catastrophic & deadly floods in Southern Brazil. Our thoughts at UN Environment Programme are with all those who have been affected & lost loved ones. From Brazil to Kenya to Tanzania, nature is screaming at us across the world to tackle the #ClimateCrisis. We must act. Now.

#Plasticstreaty: in a joint declaration with 🇫🇷, 🇨🇳 commits to "actively promote upstream reduction in the production and use of plastics, to ban or reduce the production and consumption of certain single-use plastics, to implement the "reduce, reuse, recycle" approach" ⤵️

#BreakFreeFromPlastic changemaker Von Hernandez sits down on a one-on-one interview with ONE News PH to discuss the recently concluded fourth round of #PlasticsTreaty negotiations. Watch the full interview to learn more 👇youtu.be/2_nRK3R31C8?si…

Everyone is stepping up this #WorldEnvironmentDay. People across the world are calling for greater action to restore our lands, increase drought resilience & combat desertification. Why? Because land is life. And we must protect it. So join us. We are #GenerationRestoration.

This image is astonishing for both the message it communicates and for its sci comm value. Incredible work by team Copernicus EU It shows global ocean temps for each year since 1940. The alarming, yet brilliant part is the pink shading which highlights the 2023-2024 jump 1/

To #BeatPlasticPollution, international public finance is key. The World Bank has a pipeline of projects of over $2.5 billion, focused on #PlasticPollution prevention, marine litter, and waste management. Learn more: wrld.bg/XnCN50Rq7RF via World Bank Climate #PlasticsTreaty

Plastics Dialogue co-coordinators outline focus areas to guide post-MC13 work dlvr.it/T8HGXG

The final negotiations to set up a science-policy panel for chemical & waste pollution is underway. There is a lot at stake—how can we best design a system for science to speak to policymakers to address the risks of chemicals and waste? Follow here: enb.iisd.org/oewg3-science-…

🚨There we go: #NatureRestorationLaw approved ☘️ euractiv.com/section/agricu…

New Work Programme (almost half billion USD): 34% for Biodiversity, 23% to address Chemicals & Waste, 19% to fight Land Degradation, 13% to prevent & adapt to Climate Change #GEF67

EU Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius pointed at the need to step up effort at all levels to land a #PlasticsTreaty on time. A diplomat noted that G7 committed last week to reduce plastic production & that China made a similar commitment this month #BridgetoBusan climatechangenews.com/2024/06/18/eu-…

🚨 🇺🇳Compilation of draft text of the international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment #PlasticsTreaty #INC5 READ: wedocs.unep.org/bitstream/hand…

The protection and preservation of the marine environment from the impacts of #deepseamining took center stage at #ISBA29 Wednesday, with delegates focusing on environmental impact assessments and statements, and environmental monitoring and management ➡️ enb.iisd.org/international-…

Breaking News 🚨 “Exclusive-In shift, US backs global target to reduce plastic production, source says” #PlasticsTreaty Reuters aol.com/news/exclusive…

🌍 In just 3⃣ months, #COP16Riyadh will bring global leaders to scale up ambition and investment in land and #drought resilience. Decisions made at #UNCCDCOP16 are set to deliver a moonshot moment for land. Discover what to expect at this critical summit: unccd.int/cop16

New (and old) agri-food faces in Ursula von der Leyen's 2nd Commission: 🇱🇺 Christophe Hansen Christophe Hansen will be the Commissioner for Agriculture and Food 🇭🇺 Olivér Várhelyi Oliver Varhelyi will be the Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare

Honored to get the portfolio for environment, water resilience & a competitive circular economy, key to EU competitiveness and the shift from fossil fuels. Thank you Ursula von der Leyen! Look forward to the intense work ahead.

The big big pilar of the new Commission: Teresa Ribera 🌹 Leading both DG COMP & Green Deal And supervising •Climate & Clean Growth ~ Hoekstra •Energy & Housing ~ Jorgensen Congratulations to Teresa 👏🙌👏 And to 🇪🇺➰🇪🇸 pilar (Both at Commission and at EIB)