What are the solutions? A helpful horizon at the top of the waste hierarchy Solutions at the top of the waste hierarchy have the biggest climate These jobs can also provide a critical alternative livelihood to plastic collection impact, deliver the fastest impact, and generate the most core benefits. [...] Moreover, the scant finance programs that do exist in the waste sector tend Market-based approaches that rely on the value of recovered to target infrastructure building (capital costs), and cities are left with the materials for recycling, both dry and organic, tend to be burden of operational costs for decades —almost 20 years in the case of consistently insufficient to cover the total costs of. [...] 10 Call to action NDCs 3.0 need to be aligned with the Climate finance in the waste sector Require greater transparency Environmental Justice Principles for needs to move from harmful to from climate finance in the waste Fast Action on Methane and Waste impactful and radically shift from sector to ensure appropriate and ensure delivery of core benefit. [...] In the case of the waste waste methane mitigation in alignment with the sector, it is critical to identify climate Environmental Justice Principles for Fast Financing must prioritize higher solutions that have finance flows and account for the Action on Waste and Methane. [...] Governments must allocate public funds to waste management responsibly, serving the needs and interests of the public, including the needs and interests of waste pickers and waste workers as front liners in waste management, especially in the Global South.
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Table of Contents
- Index 3
- Executive Summary 4
- Climate Finance at COP 29 5
- What is wrong A harmful financial trend 6
- What are the solutions 8
- 1. In Dar Es Salaam Tanzania the groundbreaking zero waste initiative led by Nipe Fagio has secured funding for its expansion. 9
- 2. In Brazil more than 20 waste picker organizations are to implement organic waste recycling systems including two in big cities São Paulo and Brasília. 9
- Zero Waste Projects Map 9
- 3. In the Philippines the Zero Waste Cities Network was launched with 37 cities uptaking the Cities Methane Pledge committing to reduce 70 of their methane emissions from waste by 2030. 10
- 5. In Accra Ghana GAYOs work on methane reduction with organic waste treatment project was named finalist for the worlds most prestigious environmental prize in the clean air category. 10
- 8. In the US newly secured funding for regrants to environmental justice organizations in the US to implement methane reduction programs. 11
- Climate finance is 12
- Call to action 13
- NDCs 3.0 need to be aligned with the Environmental Justice Principles for Fast Action on Methane and Waste and ensure delivery of core benefits beyond climate change mitigation. 13
- Require greater transparency from climate finance in the waste sector to ensure appropriate monitoring and accessible support to upstream solutions. 13
- Further Information 14
- Cutting Methane Emissions through Zero Food Waste System GAIA 2024 14
- Environmental Justice Principles for Fast Action on Waste and Methane 14
- A Key to Rapid Methane Reductions Keeping Organic Waste From Landfills 14
- GAIA 2024 14
- Zero Waste Model Dar Es Salaam Case Study GAIA Nipe Fagio 2024 14
- Zero Waste to Zero Emissions GAIA 2022 14
- GAIA is grateful to all the communities featured in the publication for agreeing to be interviewed and featured and for sharing their photos for use in the publication. 15
- Acknowledgements 15
- AUTHOR 15
- Mariel Vilella 15
- MANAGING EDITOR 15
- Sonia G. Astudillo 15
- REVIEWERS 15
- Yobel Novian Putra Mayang Azurin Macarena 15
- G. Mavroski Cecilia Allen Mariela Pino Ana Rocha Neil Tangri Jack McQuibban Monica 15
- Wilson Denaya Shorter 15
- ART DIRECTOR 15
- Matt Baggiani 15
- FROM HARMFUL TO IMPACTFUL 16
