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Mike Hudema Climate Campaigner Greenpeace Canada
As a minister representing a subnational government with a population of over 125 million people, I don’t have the luxury of debating the importance of progressive climate action, and must act now Aditya Thackeray Minister of Environment, Govt of Maharashtra
@MikeHudema
Tiny urban forests can help #rewild urban settings and help fight #climatechange. The brainchild of the Japanese botanist Miyawaki is taking his idea global. We have so many solutions. Let’s stop the delays and implement them
António Guterres Secretary General, UN @antonioguterres
Understanding that the pandemic will soon be forgotten, we have limited political opportunity to focus on clear deliverables to improve our urban space & health
Graham Alabaster Chief of Section (Waste Management), UNHABITAT
Our addiction to fossil fuels is killing us. People and ecosystems are being clobbered by climate change. We need urgent, transformative efforts from all countries to eliminate coal & stop expanding oil & gas exploration to keep warming to 1.5 degrees
Tedros Adhanom
Ghebreyesus Director General, WHO @DrTedros
There is huge potential for reducing emissions on the demand side – through changes in behavior
Ramón Pichs-Madruga Vice Chair, IPCC Working Group III
Urban TRIVIA 6
April 2022 | www.urbanupdate.in
As the Earth rebuilds from #COVID19, we can create societies, economies & products that nurture health & well-being, & stop subsidising those that destroy it. Because we cannot afford ever-deepening inequalities & expect continued prosperity. We must choose a #HealthierTomorrow.
Tara Cherian became independent India’s first woman Mayor in Madras (now Chennai) in 1957. Incidentally, Bhubaneswar got its first woman Mayor only in March 2022
