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Howard Smith Wharves and Goterra have unveiled a food waste management initiative with the deployment of Goterra’s technology onsite at the precinct. The solution, powered by insect technology, is designed to help provide sustainable food waste management in the hospitality industry.
CEO of Howard Smith Wharves Luke Fraser said, “Our core sustainability focus is to ensure that waste generated across our venues is separated, segregated and recycled. We currently divert 96% of waste from landfills by utilising 17 different waste streams.
“By bringing Goterra into our precinct, we are adding another innovative solution to waste streams by harnessing the natural power of insects and transforming waste into fertiliser.”
Luke Fraser, CEO Howard Smith Wharves (left) and Justin Frank, Head of Strategy and Communications, Goterra (right).
The modular onsite food waste processing system uses maggot-based robotic systems to unlock organic waste processing and divert food waste from landfill. Suitable for greasy food waste and biodegradable packaging, the black soldier fly larvae can convert food waste into high-value, low-impact protein and fertiliser in just 12 days.
Olympia Yarger, CEO and founder of Goterra, said, “Aligning with Howard Smith Wharves is a natural development in our mission. Engaging with sustainability-centric partners enables us to transform waste streams into regenerative by-products.”
Fraser said: “It’s of global importance that we reduce our footprint and make informed decisions about lasting environmental impacts. In Australia, with our goal of reaching net zero by 2050, we must ensure that sustainability is not just a one-off but business as usual. We have an open-door policy to allow the community to experience our equipment and processes in action to inspire widespread adaptation of similar practices.”
Top image caption: Mat Brazier, Kitchen Manager Howard Smith Wharves.
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Road to COP28: Bangladesh
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Tue, 11/07/2023 – 14:34
This blog is part of a series of country spotlights as the world gears up for the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28). USAID has a portfolio of climate change programs, partnerships, and expertise in more than 45 countries around the world. Here, Climatelinks is putting a spotlight on Bangladesh.
With two-thirds of the country less than 20 feet above sea level and with rapidly growing urban centers, Bangladesh is highly threatened by climate change. To meet rising energy demand, maintain economic growth, and address emissions and local air pollution, Bangladesh is aiming to diversify its energy sector with sustainable and secure resources.
USAID updated its Bangladesh Climate Change Country Profile in 2023. The Agency supports the Government of Bangladesh’s development and climate priorities through a series of programs and partnerships addressing climate mitigation and adaptation. USAID strengthens climate resilience, improves natural resources governance and sustainable use of energy, and advances green economic growth within the country. USAID strategically engages with the private sector to support innovation and maximize impact.
The Government of Bangladesh recently released its National Adaptation Plan of Bangladesh (2023-2050). National Adaptation Plans identify medium- and long-term adaptation needs, informed by the latest climate science.
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The village of Kalabagi, located in the Dakop region of the Khulna district of Bangladesh, faces a crisis of freshwater. Due to rising sea levels, Kalabagi was inundated with salt water during high tide. Lacking fresh water, people living in this area are now using salt water for daily use, leading to various diseases. This photo was a Climatelinks 2022 photo contest winner.
Credit: MD. Musfiqur Rahaman
Climatelinks’ Bangladesh Resources
Climatelinks houses more than 150 reports, blog posts, and photos on Bangladesh, Including a GHG Emissions Fact Sheet and Climate Risk Profile. Below are a few additional important resources.
Advancing Energy Security and Climate Resilience in Bangladesh
Bangladesh submitted its updated nationally determined contributions (NDCs) to the UNFCCC in August 2021 and is committed to reducing GHG emissions in the power, industrial, and transportation sectors.
Clean Energy Transition in Bangladesh
In May 2021 USAID and NREL launched a project titled Reinforcing Advanced Energy Systems (RAES). The program provides technical support for scaling up and deploying advanced energy systems to transition to a sustainable, secure, and market-driven energy future. The RAES program is designed to support the Government of Bangladesh’s goal of promoting renewable energy development to stimulate private sector investment, rural economic development, and to provide the domestic energy resources needed to meet growing energy demand across the country.
How Women’s Empowerment Can Expand Crop Diversification as a Climate Adaptation Strategy in Bangladesh
Bangladesh’s location on the Bay of Bengal, its low-lying coastal delta topography, and its intensive rice monoculture make it one of the most vulnerable countries worldwide to climate threats, including floods, sea level rise, and salinization. Climate adaptation strategies in the agricultural and food production sectors will be critical to reduce the negative impacts of these climate-related changes, including the rising risk of food insecurity.
Key Climate Indicators
Resources listed below summarize existing information from Climatelinks’ Bangladesh Country Page on climate change impacts, greenhouse gas emissions, and USAID climate and development programs in Bangladesh.
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Findings from the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN) has rated Bangladesh’s vulnerability as medium. According to ND-GAIN, vulnerability is the measure of a country’s exposure, sensitivity, and capacity to adapt to the negative effects of climate change.
Bangladesh’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions growth from 2015-2019 was 2.49 percent, according to the World Resources Institute’s CAIT Climate Data Explorer. This represents the annual growth in GHG emissions across all sectors, including land use.
Around 11 percent of Bangladesh is made up of forested area. According to the Global Forest Watch, the average annual growth of GHG emissions from deforestation in Bangladesh was 22.36 percent between 2017-2021.
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This blog about Bangladesh is part of a series of country spotlights Climatelinks is publishing ahead of COP28.
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Tue, 11/07/2023 – 12:00
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Ariel Schindler
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Asia
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Agriculture
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Bangladesh
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