Adar Poonawalla Clean City Initiative

The term 'Net Zero' has gained prominence, particularly in the sphere of policymaking aimed at mitigating climate change. As nations convene to deliberate on targets for net zero carbon emissions, what does it signify for individuals and the general populace? In truth, every global citizen holds a pivotal role. Simply put, the critical concept of Net Zero entails attaining equilibrium between the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and their removal or offsetting. Its objective is to restrict global warming to levels substantially below 2 degrees Celsius compared to pre-industrial times. Net zero doesn't entail eradicating emissions entirely; rather, it involves reducing emissions to a point where any residual emissions are counterbalanced by the removal of an equivalent volume of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. While the notion of achieving net zero might appear daunting, it's imperative to acknowledge the potency of incremental changes

As the effects of climate change begin to show in every place on earth, affecting every person on this planet in some form or other, urgent and transformative changes were never so important before.  Accelerating human activities, rising temperatures, rising greenhouse gas emissions, rising consumptions, everything is amplifying at a much faster rate than anticipated. Extreme weathers, temperatures, cyclones, tsunamis are disrupting our lives like never before and threatening our very existence. The world finally under the leadership of UN has made progress in defining a path towards ‘Net Zero’ and environment friendly and climate resilient development. And there is hope as a lot of youngsters across are keen to lead this transformation. Today’s world is witnessing the largest connected young generation in our living history. With curiosity, critical and out of the box thinking, ready to work on a bigger scale, they are able to come out with solutions for global problems.

A new year resolution is an effort to bring about a change in individual’s behavior or habits that will have positive effect on self as well as near and dear ones. Most of the resolutions are centered around or focused on health, lifestyle or relations. But is it time to include waste management in our ‘New Year Resolution’? Yes, it is! One because it is more related to our behavioral aspects. Secondly because the effects of climate change are already there, be it extreme weathers, rising temperatures, tsunamis etc. Climate friendly behavior is now becoming an essential part of our daily routine and therefore a positive resolution at the start of the year will give it some momentum. Here are simple three things one can start with as an individual. 1. Segregation of waste – No matter how much awareness has been created, we still have a long way to go. Segregation helps unnecessary things from going to landfills thereby reducing the logistics and fuel. A large part of our was