No. 30: Green & Salty wrapped
and another COP conference?
Happy [start of] Hanukkah to those that celebrate!
Below I’ve created a poll (a Green & Salty wrapped, determined by you) asking what you believe to be the best issue of the year. I had a 5 item limit, so these are the most liked (and some of my personal favorite) issues! They’ll also help me determine what you like reading. If you haven’t read them all yet, go to this link (the archive page) and check them out!!
The next issue will still be published on the 26th for some post-holiday reading, and will transition to 2023-focused topics!
Bonus points for:
…Which did not warrant enough engagement to be nominated, but had a great section on plastic I’m really proud of! You can also exclusively view the article on Medium.
Check out…
How to Demand Action on Climate Change in Your Community (Do Something)
Don’t Fall For The Holiday Happiness Trap (Refinery29)
Time Flies By Faster As We Get Older. Here's Why. (HuffPost)
6 reasons why our planet might not be doomed after all (Vox)
Lessons from the World Cup: How a changing climate is changing sports (Grist)
Frequently Asked Questions: Holiday Waste Prevention (Stanford University)
More, wrapped
The unfortunate (and harsh reality): 10 of the deadliest natural disasters this year (U.S. News)
The good (more plant based foods entering mainstream groceries): The 33 Best Vegan Food Products of 2022 (Good Housekeeping)
COP15?!
So this totally slid under my radar, but there is actually another climate conference going on right now! In Montreal, Canada (a place I’ve always wanted to visit), the United Nations biodiversity conference started on the 7th and ends today.
The United Nations describes it as,
The UN Biodiversity Conference is the most significant conference on biodiversity in a decade. It will see the adoption of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. The framework provides a strategic vision and a global roadmap for the conservation, protection, restoration and sustainable management of biodiversity and ecosystems for the next decade.
Due to the pandemic, this conference was on pause, making this a momentous and urgent year. Previous goals, such as those proposed at COP10 in Aichi, Japan, have not been met thus far, considerably raising the stakes for urgent climate awareness and action (Kew). So, did anything major actually come out of it?
In some good news, the attending 192 countries (those traveling emissions… yikes) reached a landmark consensus: recognizing and preserving biodiversity! The Global Biodiversity Framework will guide countries to designate 30% of land to remain undeveloped by 2030.
However, the U.N. will be unable to enforce such efforts, a common occurrence leaving countries unaccountable and nowhere close to reduced emissions goals. (cough cough Paris Agreement) (UPI News)
