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Local Leaders Forum/C40 Cities World Mayors Summit 2025:

The European Commission plans to propose an Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act in late 2025 to accelerate the clean transition of energy-intensive industries.

New Eurostat data released today exposes the scale of Europe’s overconsumption of electronics and the continued failure to properly collect and recycle e-waste.

COP 30 should be a milestone moment to boost ambition, finance and action as the world marks ten years since the Paris Agreement.

Government and industry responses to UNEP’s more than 3,500 satellite methane alerts climbed from one to 12 per cent in the past year.

Basel Action Network (BAN) releases startling exposé “Brokers of Shame”

Despite generating over 22 million tonnes of food waste annually, Mexico continues to face significant challenges in implementing a cohesive and effective national strategy to address the issue.

MVV and Kanadevia Inova have signed the notice to proceed for the Medworth Energy-from-Waste CHP facility in Wisbech, marking the official start of the project’s execution phase and the beginning of construction.

Recent research from Denmark and Eastern European countries provides new insights into the challenges and opportunities in textile waste management and recycling within the European Union.

The report warns of the staggering amount of mismanaged plastic waste generated and urges action to tackle this important problem.

The proposed rule aims to end the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program tracking emissions data from thousands of large polluters.

This landmark agreement, the result of over a decade of international collaboration, represents a transformative step toward safeguarding marine ecosystems and addressing the urgent threats posed by climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss.

Waste from food and other rubbish in landfills accounts for around 10 per cent of all global greenhouse gas emissions, according to the UN’s Environmental Programme.

Over 300 delegates from 33 countries across Asia and the Pacific gathered in Fiji for the Sixth Asia Pacific Forum — the first time in the Pacific subregion.

The Fortifying Infrastructure for Responsible Extinguishment (FIRE) project aims to phase out the use of toxic fluorinated firefighting foams and replace them with safer alternatives at major airports in Egypt, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa.

The meeting adjourned with a clearly expressed desire by Member States to continue the process, recognizing the significant difference of views between states.

"If we continue as on this trajectory, the whole world will be drowning in plastic pollution – with massive consequences for our planetary, economic and human health” Inger Andersen, Executive Director of UNEP

This marks a significant turning point for international law, with substantial political implications.

Today, the Commission launched several initiatives to accelerate the EU's transition to a circular economy and prepare the ground for the Circular Economy Act, expected in 2026.

Sahabat Alam Malaysia (SAM) welcomes the stricter control on plastic waste imports imposed by the Malaysian government under the amended Customs Order.