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Brazil’s civil society pledges tested as COP30 climate summit approaches

Eco-Business

link] Copy By Amanda Magnani, Dialogue Earth 7 minute read June 11, 2025 The COP30 climate summit is one of the most eagerly awaited UN events in recent years. Lack of beds has inflated prices, which in at least one reported case have reached BRL 2 million (US$354,000) to stay for the full two weeks of the event.

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Can a new fund give tropical forests a future?

Eco-Business

The unprecedented damage complicates the target to halt and reverse deforestation and forest degradation by 2030, agreed upon by more than 140 countries at the COP26 UN climate change conference in 2021. Brazil is set to launch the TFFF at COP30, a new approach to unlock conservation funding. Infrastructure 10. Inequality 11. Climate 14.

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UK Government appoints Arup as sustainability consultant for COP26

Envirotec Magazine

COP26 is to be held at the SEC, Glasgow, in November 2021. The UK Government, as hosts of the 26th UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), has selected engineering, design and consultancy firm Arup to help it achieve its ambition of delivering a sustainable summit.

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Bexley council launches app-based anti-food-waste campaign

Envirotec Magazine

Household food waste project will see Council partnering with two food waste apps – OLIO & Kitche. The Bexley Household Food Waste Project launched on 2 March and will run through to the summer. Food waste is still at a dangerously high level, which is why initiatives like this are so important. www.kitche.co.

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We need to talk about consumption: Zero Waste Scotland hosts virtual event ahead of COP26

Envirotec Magazine

Scottish government funded advisory group Zero Waste Scotland is hosting a free virtual event , on Tuesday 5 October, which will see experts come together to discuss a vital topic they insist is missing from the climate change conversation: Consumption. tonnes of materials every year, or 50kg per week on average.

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Zero Waste vs. Climate Change: Why Waste Reduction Offers a Key Opportunity for Climate Action Through Private Enterprise

James Militzer

That’s why, as global leaders gather for yet another round of climate negotiations in the COP27 conference this month, waste is expected to be a hot topic (no pun intended). One reason for the enthusiasm around the waste sector’s climate potential is that it offers a massive opportunity for innovative business solutions.

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Biogas trade association hosts side event at COP26, exploring short-lived climate pollutants

Envirotec Magazine

Three weeks away from the 26th Conference of the Parties ( COP26 ), the World Biogas Association (WBA) is preparing to travel to Glasgow to represent the global biogas industry at the UN Climate Summit and demonstrate the value of the biogas industry in tackling climate change. That is what we at the WBA are aiming to achieve.”