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New UN report urges Europe to step-up action over triple environmental crisis #IndiaNEWS #International
A new UN report presented on Wednesday to the Organization’s highest pan-European environmental policy body, covering 54 countries, is calling for greater action to tackle the triple environmental crisis roiling the planet.









Action is needed over emissions, waste, pollution and biodiversity loss, it says, adding that solutions can be found, through a focus on a “circular economy� and sustainable infrastructure.
The call came during the ninth Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference, which runs until Friday, in the report authored by the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and UN Environment Programme (UNEP).


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“The findings of this assessment almost halfway through Agenda 2030, must be a wake-up call for the region,� said UNECE chief Olga Algayerova. “The historic drought the region faced this summer, announced what we should expect in years to come and shows that there is no more time to lose�.
Combatting air pollution 
Despite some progress, the report notes that air pollution remains the greatest health risk in the region.
Although 41 European countries recorded a 13 per cent reduction in premature deaths from long-term fine particulate exposure, concentration levels continue to exceed the 2005 World Health Organization (WHO) air quality guidelines.   
The assessment calls for additional measures, including the best available strategies for cutting emissions and reducing those coming from traffic.  
“The science is unequivocal,� said UNEP chief Inger Andersen. “The only way forward is to secure a clean and green future�.
Slash greenhouse gas
Although greenhouse gas emissions have decreased in the western part of Europe – mostly between 2014 and 2019 – they are offset by increases throughout the rest of the region.   
And while renewable energy use ticked up in 29 countries between 2013 and 2017, the region still largely relies on fossil fuels, which accounts for some 78 per cent of energy consumption.
The report encourages governments to eliminate or reform harmful subsidies and develop incentives to promote decarbonization by shifting investments towards renewables.  
Time for a plan
According to the report, the region’s river basins, lakes and aquifers are under multiple stresses – with climate change delivering additional challenges such as floods, droughts and water-borne diseases.

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