Jeremiah Mushosho shares his recommendations for Earth Day 2022
The theme for this year’s Earth Day is Invest In Our Planet. What Will You Do? And we are honoured to have UNDP Environment, Climate Change and Renewable Energy Specialist Jeremiah Mushosho share his Top five recommendations to commemorate the day.
Jeremiah has over 13 years of experience leading initiatives on Environment, Climate Change, Sustainability and Renewable energy in Zimbabwe, across Africa and Asia. He has led a number of initiatives fundraising for and implementing climate, environment and renewable energy initiatives as well as structuring financing models for climate change and renewable energy projects. He is a certified Climate and Renewable Energy Finance Expert (Frankfurt School of Finance and Management, Germany) and he is currently a PhD scholar with the University of Zambia researching on Sustainable, Climate and Renewable Energy Finance.
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Find his recommendations below!
Mobilizing private sector investment for climate action: enhancing ambition and scaling up implementation.
Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment.
By Adhikari, B., & Safaee Chalkasra, L. S. (2021)
There are not enough public resources available for climate action, thus private sector finance is viewed as a solution to enhancing access to resources. The article argues that unfortunately, not enough information exists on the risks, barriers and opportunities that come with increased private investment.
Stranded assets and stranded resources: Implications for climate change mitigation and global sustainable development.
Energy Research & Social Science.
By Bos, K., & Gupta, J. (2019)
The article highlights how the Paris Agreement’s 2 °C objective requires more than 80% global fossil fuel reserves to become stranded resources. In both developed and developing nations, investments in such resources is paramount to effectively mitigate climate change.
Perspective: a healthy planet for healthy people. Global Sustainability.
By Ekins, P., & Gupta, J. (2019)
Highlighting the connections between a healthy planet and healthy people, the paper argues that human health and well-being is impacted in both direct and indirect ways by the planet’s deteriorating ecosystem and health. The paper reiterates the importance of protecting the environment in order to improve human health and well-being.
Stockholm to Stockholm: Achieving a safe Earth requires goals that incorporate a just approach.
One Earth.
By Rockström, J., Gupta, J., Qin, D., Pedde, S., Broadgate, W., & Warszawski, L. (2021)
The fourth volume of One Earth focuses on Stockholm+50 which presents a global opportunity for an agenda to be set on how to reverse destruction on Earth. The independent Earth Commission will propose a platform for humanity that facilitates its transformative agenda, defining goals for a stable Earth integrating justice.
How FIFA World Cup 2022™ can meet the carbon neutral commitments and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development?: Reflections from the tree nursery project in Qatar.
Sustainable Development.
By Spanos, I., Kucukvar, M., Bell, T. C., Elnimah, A., Hamdan, H., Al Meer, B., ... & AlKhereibi, A. H. (2022)
The research article focuses on Qatar’s commitment to deliver the first, carbon neutral mega world event. It reveals various projects being implemented with the aim of reducing carbon emissions by implementing internal and external projects that offset carbon emissions.
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