ITS EDUCATION ASIA ARTICLE

SDG round-up

By Danny Harrington, MD ITS Education Asia

Sustainability (or lack of) in the news around the world this week:

• China pledge to stop funding coal projects (The Guardian)
• Developing nations welcome US climate finance pledge but warn more is needed (The Guardian)
• One-third of the world’s tree species are threatened with extinction – here are five of them (The Conversation)
• Cut less, leave longer: decades of data show we are over-exploiting tropical rainforests (The Conversation)
• Vaccinations, Climate Action Among 5 Sources of Hope for UNGA76 (IISD)
• Youth at the HLPF: Facing the Ongoing Challenge of Meaningful Participation (IISD)