@NayanaGeneva@NewsWireLK The smarter policy direction is not to for everyone to own a car but to invest in public transport so that rich and poor can travel sustainably, safely and efficiently as in many other countries.
#IPCC reveals the planet has already warmed by 1.2°C since the pre-industrial era. 🌡️ Rising above 1.5°C could lead to devastating effects. Either we commit to making #sustainabledevelopment a reality or face the devastation unshielded.
#SustainableDevelopment🛡️ #ClimateChange
The Climate Vulnerable Forum (@TheCVF) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with @Dilmah, the world renowned, family-owned tea company from Sri Lanka, to advance #ClimateResilience and #SustainableAgriculture.
Read More: https://t.co/gK0sXiaqGR
@CeylonChamber The Summit will have periodic follow up events aimed at translating the knowledge shared by local and global experts at the event into action.
At the inauguration of the CEO Forum of the Sri Lanka Climate Summit 2024, @dilhanfernando, Chairman of @Dilmah advocated the need for more action and less discussion.
https://t.co/b9QSJfKMTe
The #ClimateSummit (Colombo, May 7-9) is Sri Lanka’s most significant knowledge event for climate action. It was organized by the #ClimateAction Committee of the @CeylonChamber of Commerce.
🌍🚗💰 Global road construction hits $4 trillion!
With road travel responsible for 75% of transport emissions, it's time to shift gears towards #RenewableEnergy and public transport to keep our planet on track for #NetZero emissions. 🌱🚌
#ClimateAction#EcoMobility#SBTi
Burning up, but not out of solutions. 🔥
Recording of high temps, melting ice, and extreme weather—our planet's on fire! 🌡️
We're just 0.3°C away from irreversible damage! Let's push for stronger NDCs and ditch fossil fuels for a cooler, greener future! 🌍💚
#ClimateActionNow
Double impact alert: #ElNino 🌡+ #ClimateChange🌍
Brace for prolonged consequences on food🍲,
water💧, and health🧬. Early 2024 warns of #drought, urging global leaders and individuals to act swiftly for a #sustainable future.
Ever wondered what life would be without #trees? Let's not find out. 🌿💚
From oxygen providers to stress relievers, trees are our lifelines. 🌳✨ Protect and promote our green allies for a #SustainableFuture !
#ProtectOurTrees
🔴Largest Ice berg in the World on the move🧊!!!🔴
Ranked 2nd for risk, rising seas endanger cities🌊🏙️. 11,500+ extreme events caused 526,000 deaths and $3.47T losses ('98-'17).
Urgent solutions:
🌳 Reforestation
🚨 Early warnings
🌐 Climate plans
#ClimateActionNow💪🌎
“Warm” wishes from the North Pole 🔥
Santa's sweating, and it's not just the workshop hustle🎅. #ClimateChange is turning the #NorthPole into a #hotseat🧊🔥. #COP 28 reveals it's time for global leaders to make a list and check it twice for real climate action🌍📜#ClimateAction
🎶Oh, melting ice🧊, melting ice 🧊, species at risk, oh my,
What a tragedy it is, as the North Pole says goodbye🫤👋.
Polar bears 🐻❄️and foxes🦊, struggling to survive,
Let's take action now, so their home will still thrive💪🌎❄️⛄️. 🎶
🌍 North emits, South suffers: a climate tale of inequality. 💔
Global North's history of emissions contrasts with the Global South's vulnerability, as highlighted by the Global Climate Risk Index 2021📈
Let's rewrite the climate narrative. 📖#ClimateInjustice#ClimateDivide
Our planet is on fire, and we can't afford to fiddle around. 🔥🌍
3.6 billion are already in danger and by 2100, 3-6 billion could face unlivable conditions. Let's take #ClimateAction NOW – our future depends on it! Let's be proactive and choose a #sustainable path #ActOnClimate
From Ice-Age to garbAGE?
Over 400 million tonnes of plastic is produced each year, half single-use. 🚯♻️ This is dangerously changing our climate, raising sea levels, flooding coastal cities, and threatening marine life with extinction. 🌊🏙️ #BeatPlasticPollution#ActOnClimate
Did you know that more than half food at a buffet is tossed into #waste bins?😐
Globally, one-third of food is wasted, causing environmental and #foodsecurity challenges (FAO). Also #foodwaste accounts for 19% of #landfillwaste and produces #GHG creating #Methane gas.