Second-hand vehicles choke environment, forest fires and more
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Your guide to the top environmental stories of the month October 2020
This month we look at a new environmental prize launched by Prince William, a push to develop heartier strains of rice and the problematic global trade in used vehicles.
Pollution
The true cost of the global trade in used vehicles
Every year, Europe, Japan and America ship millions of vehicles to developing countries. Many of those cars are heavily polluting and barely roadworthy, finds a new UNEP report, calling for stronger regulations on vehicle emissions.
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Climate Change
Climate Change – Proof in numbers
UNEP’s innovative World Environment Situation Room provides real-time data on global air quality and PM2.5 levels, tracking how calamities like forest fires impact your health.
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Agriculture
Rice without the paddy?
Scientists in China and Africa are collaborating to develop strains of rice that can be grown on dry land, which could help counter the rising tide of hunger, they say.
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Interactive
Head into the woods, virtually
Explore iconic forest ecosystems in Asia and South America through a series of new interactive journeys from UNEP.
Explore
Education and Environment
Prince William takes aim at climate change
The second-in-line to the British throne launches a £50 million prize to counter global warming and other environmental threats.
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Ecosystems
Is nature the key to economic recovery?
Amid COVID-19, ten countries aim to kickstart their economies by repairing their ecosystems.
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UNEP in the news
Exports of used cars are a pollution problem, U.N. warns
New York Times
'Dangerous and dirty' used cars sold to Africa
BBC
Preventable environmental factors to blame for 15% of deaths across Mediterranean, UN says
The Independent
$5trn net-zero GHG investors set decarbonisation target
Expert Investor
publications
Used Vehicles and the Environment
An investigation into the often-damaging export of used vehicles from the developed to the developing world.
Financing Circularity
An in-depth look at how financial institutions can help their clients reduce waste and cut carbon emissions.
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events
2 November
Webinar: Circular Economy and the 2030 Agenda
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5 November
Webinar: Mosques, Imams and Climate Action
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9 - 21 November
Summit: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
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16 November
Conference: Expo 2020 Interfaith Dialogue
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