Indonesia’s environment minister has dismissed as “inappropriate and unfair” a global plan to end deforestation by 2030, days after her country, home to a third of the world’s rainforests, joined 127 other nations in making the deforestation pledge.The agreement late on Monday at the COP26 climate talks was at odds with Indonesia’s development plans and the global goals should be fine-tuned, said minister Siti Nurbaya Bakar, who attended the summit in Glasgow.“Forcing Indonesia to (reach) zero deforestation in 2030 is clearly inappropriate and unfair,” she said on Twitter on Wednesday.“The massive development of President Jokowi’s era must not stop in the name of carbon emissions or in the name of deforestation,” she said, referring to Indonesian leader, Joko ...

On Monday, the Cop26 summit will focus on the need for countries around the world to adapt to the effects of the climate crisis. Adaptation has long been an overlooked issue at the annual Cop meetings, with the focus more on reducing greenhouse gas emissions.For many years, there were fears that talking about adaptation would distract from the urgent need to cut emissions, or even that it would be a “cop-out” – by suggesting that countries could adapt their way out of trouble as a cheaper alternative to shifting away from fossil fuels.

온실가스 문제가 심각해지면서 다양한 분야에서 대응책을 마련하고 있습니다. 이 가운데 이목을 끄는 것이 있는데요. 바로 탄소 배출을 줄이고 토양을 개선하는 ‘바이오차’입니다. 부릉 부릉 자동차? 아니면 마시는 차? 자세히 알려드릴게요!환경을 지키는 숯바이오차 ⓒ 농업인 신문바이오차는 바이오매스*(biomass)와 숯(charcoal)의 합성어입니다. 목재나 식물의 잔재물을 산소가 거의 없는 조건에서 고온(350℃ 이상)으로 열분해**시키면 까만 물질이 생성되는데요. 이것이 바로 바이오차입니다.* 바이오매스: 폐기된 목재나 동물 배설물, 나뭇잎처럼 버려지는 유기물** 열분해 : 열이 가해졌을 때 화합물...

A group of 10 global airlines, announced today the formation of the Aviation Climate Taskforce (ACT), a new non-profit coalition, aimed at tackling the challenge of reducing carbon emissions in aviation.ACT founding members include Air Canada, Air France-KLM, American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Delta Air Lines, JetBlue, Lufthansa, Southwest Airlines Co., United Airlines, and Virgin Atlantic, and the alliance was launched together with Boston Consulting Group (BCG).The aviation industry has come under scrutiny as a significant source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, responsible for 2-3% of global emissions, with that figure potentially rising dramatically over the coming decades if no action is taken. Several initiatives are being pursued in order to address the climate impact of the indus...

Global cruise vacation company Royal Caribbean Group announced today the launch of “Destination to net Zero”, a comprehensive decarbonization strategy to reach net zero emissions by 2050 and includes an ambition to deliver a net zero emissions cruise ship by 2035.Richard Fain, chairman, and CEO, Royal Caribbean Group, said:“Decades ago, we set out on a course to advance sustainability; our vision now is to realize carbon-free cruising over the next two decades. Today we are announcing the most important destination of all in our company’s history – Destination Net Zero – an ambitious strategy to cut emissions, protect our oceans, and ensure the viability of the hundreds of destinations that our guests and crew members care deeply about.”The company’s decarbonization st...