Curse the idiom, Time flies by (quickly) as the winter time seems to have ensconced with worse air quality.
As of yesterday, November 19, data was released for 258 Indian cities. Post some maths, we find some every third city is under the direct onslaught of toxic air.
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Making things worst is the reading of 460 on the Air Quality Index (AQI) for Delhi city which translates to a “Severe Plus” situation as per the Central Pollution Control Board.
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The national capital’s air quality was in the “severe plus” category for the fourth day
in a row on November 19, although it was still better than the season’s lowest score of 494th the day before.
There are more cities with poor air quality besides Delhi.
With the exception of Bengaluru, most metro areas recorded AQIs above 100.
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Discount Delhi, the residents of 6 cities are compelled to inhale highly toxic air.
These are Hapur, Ghaziabad and Bulandshahar in UP, while Bihar gives Hajipur city to such rank among the worst air quality and Haryana cedes Gurugram and Ballabhgarh.
Organic Waste to Shed Methane As COP 30 Gets A Mammoth 30-Country Support:
Driving and directing the effort from the front, Martina Otto is the person to prefer and refer to. 30 countries vow to bring down methane from Organic Waste and out of 10 biggest emitters, 8 are the proud signatories.
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Supporting the viewpoint, Yalchin Rafiyev, top negotiator for COP 29 Azerbaijan, revealed at the media briefing, “Countries commit to setting up sectoral targets on food wastes within their future Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC)”.
Besides, even powerful countries like the United States, Germany, United Kingdom and UAE also approved such a pledge.
The presidents of these countries mingled heads for such a purpose.
Such a move is in the backdrop of COP 28 when a collective effort was made to decarbonize Oil and Gas and the Charter bagged the signatures of about 50 countries.
The intent was to get near-zero upstream methane emissions in 2023 Dubai.
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Besides, during the presidency get-together organized earlier in the day, Rick Duke who sits in the chair of Deputy Special Envoy for Climate for the US, declared, “COP28 focussed on methane emissions from the fossil fuel sector and COP29 is focusing on waste.”
Mr Rafiyev further asserted, “Previous COPs have already made progress on the Global Methane Pledge [signed by over 150 countries to reduce global methane emissions by 30 per cent by 2030]. To deliver on the pledge, we need to address all sectors like agriculture, wastes and fossil fuel. To build and complement these measures, we launched this declaration to reduce methane from organic wastes.”
One-third of the net warming since the pre-industrial era is attributed to methane.
In the oxygen-free environment of landfills, dumpsites, and wastewater facilities worldwide, organic wastes such as food and yard waste, paper, cardboard, wood, and human wastes decompose, releasing methane into the atmosphere.
An estimated 20% of anthropogenic methane emissions come from the trash industry.
NDCs, regulation, data, money, and cooperation are the five priority topics that will be the emphasis of the declaration.
Nations have the chance to incorporate waste sector targets within their NDCs.
Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Program and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, stated during the presidential event.
She emphasized that regulations and knowledge of other nation’s best practices are also necessary.
We need data on where does the waste come from and how to tackle it. We need finance in solid waste management.
This is critical. We also need partnerships across the board so we can learn from each other. If we tackle waste, we can tackle health of people living around, and groundwater as well,” she clarified.
Well dear reader, let’s hope for the best to unfold.
