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I'm very pleased to speak with Mr Cliff Gonzalves, a waste management expert from the Seychelles, in this interview about an app that supports circular economy solutions in his country.

📽️ Watch the full interview here!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeigZPmmwWE 

Still time to register, Join the conversation! Cliff will be with us live today, at 13.00hrs Geneva (1.00pm UTC+2)

Register here  👉 https://lnkd.in/e6qnr7FJ

🗣📢 Calling for Submissions: Case Studies on Financing Agrochemical and Plastic Reduction 📢

FARM is calling for case study submissions on financing solutions that reduce harmful agrochemicals and agricultural plastics. We are looking for examples of:

- Transition loans, equity, and other financing instruments
- Fiscal policy reforms and subsidy reorientation
- Enabling regulatory frameworks and public procurement strategies
- Market-based mechanisms and certification-linked finance
- Public-private partnerships and innovative grant mechanisms
- ...and other relevant examples. 

📝 Selected case studies will be featured in FARM's inaugural compendium, reaching a global audience of financial institutions, policymakers, and development practitioners working on sustainable agriculture. 

📅 Submissions are reviewed on a rolling basis. Deadline: 11 September 2026. 

More details are available on the attached concept note. 🔗 Submit your Expression of Interest via the link below, and we look forward to hearing from you! 

Hello Members! Please come and join the meet-up tomorrow. Would be great to include a gender lens in the discussion.

At the center, Dr. Lilibeth A. Acosta, Deputy Director and Program Manager of the Global Green Growth Index at GGGI, and Dr. Fabienne Pierre, Coordinator of GGKP at UNEP, receiving the Innovative Impact Award for the Global Green Growth Index at the AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, on 7 July 2026.

Global Green Growth Index Receives AI for Good Innovative Impact Award

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) are pleased to announce that the Global Green Growth Index has received the Innovative Impact Award at the AI for Good Global Summit 2026, organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) in partnership with United Nations agencies and global stakeholders.

The award recognizes the Index's innovative application of artificial intelligence to support evidence-based policymaking for green growth and sustainable development. Presented under the Human-Centered AI for Knowledge, Creativity and Industrial Transformation track, the award highlights how the Index uses AI to transform complex environmental, economic, and social data into accessible, actionable insights for policymakers. 

This recognition reflects our commitment to harnessing innovation and artificial intelligence to help countries accelerate green growth and strengthen their long-term competitiveness. In 2025, we enhanced the Global Green Growth Index with two major innovations: AI-enabled assessments of countries' green growth potential, and multilingual generative AI integrated into the online platform to transform complex sustainability data into practical, policy-relevant insights. By making green growth information more transparent, accessible, and actionable, we are helping governments identify priorities, monitor progress, and make better-informed decisions that drive resilient, inclusive, and competitive economies. This would not have been possible without the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership, with whom we work to deliver trusted global public goods,” said GGGI Executive Director Sang-Hyup Kim. 

A global framework for measuring green growth
Since its launch in 2019, the Global Green Growth Index has become a flagship framework for measuring green growth performance worldwide. Developed by GGGI through the collaborative platform of GGKP, the Index reflects a methodology refined through extensive consultations with GGGI Member Countries and an international network of experts between 2017 and 2019.

Covering more than 150 countries, the Index measures performance across four dimensions: efficient and sustainable resource use, natural capital protection, green economic opportunities, and social inclusion.

Drawing on internationally recognized indicators and a transparent, science-based methodology, the enhanced 2025 Global Green Growth Index combines composite index modeling with advanced AI analytics to assess green growth performance, potential, and pathways. Its AI capabilities include AI-assisted time-series diagnostics, multilingual generative policy analysis, and explainable AI.

By translating complex dashboard analytics into structured, policy-relevant narratives in multiple languages, the Index enables governments, development partners, researchers, and other stakeholders to better understand green growth challenges and opportunities, supporting more informed, evidence-based policy and investment decisions while making complex sustainability analytics more accessible to a wider range of users.

The Index has been applied in global, regional, and national assessments, supporting policy dialogue and strategic planning across a wide range of development priorities. By integrating environmental, economic, and social indicators into a single analytical framework, it provides policymakers with a comprehensive picture of green growth and supports more coherent approaches to sustainable development.

A recognition of global collaboration
The Innovative Impact Award also recognizes the global partnership behind the Global Green Growth Index. Since its inception, the Index has benefited from the technical expertise, peer review, and collaboration of over 50 leading international organizations, development partners, academic institutions, and research organizations.

As a knowledge network and collaborative platform, GGKP has played a central role in providing the space and creating opportunities for a fruitful technical cooperation that has strengthened the scientific credibility, policy relevance, and global uptake of the Index.

"GGKP was created on the belief that knowledge has a greater impact when it is shared. By connecting organizations and fostering collaboration, we have helped transform individual expertise into collective intelligence that supports better policies and greater global impact," said GGKP Coordinator Fabienne Pierre.

Notes to Editors

About the Global Green Growth Index
The Global Green Growth Index is a comprehensive framework developed by the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) through the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) to measure and benchmark countries' progress towards green growth. Covering more than 150 countries, the Index provides governments and development partners with evidence-based insights to support policy design, investment decisions and progress monitoring.

Learn more about GGGI and GGKP:
•    Global Green Growth Institute
•    Green Growth Knowledge Partnership

Contributing partner organizations
GGGI gratefully acknowledges the contributions of the international organizations, academic institutions, and research partners that have supported the Global Green Growth Index since its inception. A full list of partner organizations and contributing experts is available at this link https://ggindex-simtool.gggi.org/Experts. 

An excellent and technically rewarding forum 

How Continuous Pyrolysis Plant Improves Energy Efficiency

Energy efficiency has become a defining benchmark for modern waste treatment technologies. As industries seek sustainable methods to process increasing volumes of plastic waste, continuous pyrolysis systems have emerged as an effective solution that combines resource recovery with optimized energy utilization. Unlike batch operations that require repeated heating and cooling cycles, continuous processing maintains stable operating conditions, significantly reducing energy losses and improving overall production efficiency.

A continuous plastic pyrolysis plant is designed to operate without frequent interruptions, allowing feedstock to enter the reactor while processed materials are discharged simultaneously. This uninterrupted workflow minimizes thermal fluctuations and maintains a consistent internal temperature, reducing the amount of external energy required to restart or stabilize the system. As a result, thermal efficiency is substantially improved, especially during long-term industrial operation.

Another important contributor to energy conservation is optimized heat transfer. Modern pyrolysis equipment incorporates advanced reactor configurations that distribute heat more uniformly throughout the processing chamber. Consistent thermal exposure ensures that plastic materials undergo efficient molecular decomposition while reducing localized overheating or incomplete conversion. Better heat utilization translates into higher conversion rates and lower specific energy consumption per unit of processed material.

The recovery and reuse of process gas further enhance operational efficiency. During pyrolysis, non-condensable combustible gases are generated alongside pyrolysis oil and solid residues. Instead of being treated as waste, these gases can be collected, purified, and redirected to fuel the heating system. This internal energy recycling decreases dependence on external fuel sources while lowering operating costs. In many industrial facilities, recovered gas provides a substantial portion of the thermal energy required to sustain continuous production.

Automation also plays a crucial role in maximizing efficiency. A continuous plastic pyrolysis plant is commonly equipped with intelligent control systems that monitor temperature, pressure, feed rate, and reactor conditions in real time. Automated adjustments help maintain optimal operating parameters, preventing unnecessary energy consumption caused by process instability. Consistent control not only improves production performance but also enhances equipment reliability and product quality.

Continuous operation additionally reduces downtime associated with loading, unloading, and equipment reheating. Every shutdown in a batch process results in thermal dissipation and additional fuel consumption during startup. Continuous systems largely eliminate these inefficiencies by maintaining steady-state production over extended periods. This operational consistency increases equipment utilization while reducing energy expenditure across the entire production cycle.

From an environmental perspective, higher energy efficiency contributes to lower greenhouse gas emissions and improved resource utilization. Efficient thermal conversion allows more plastic waste to be transformed into valuable products, including pyrolysis oil, combustible gas, and carbon-rich residues, while minimizing unnecessary fuel consumption. This integrated approach supports circular economy objectives by recovering energy from waste that would otherwise occupy landfill space or contribute to environmental pollution.

As industrial waste management continues to evolve, energy-efficient technologies are becoming increasingly important for achieving both environmental compliance and economic competitiveness. A well-designed continuous plastic pyrolysis plant combines advanced reactor engineering, intelligent automation, and effective energy recovery to create a stable and productive processing system. Through continuous operation and optimized thermal management, this technology enables industries to improve resource efficiency, reduce operational costs, and support long-term sustainable waste treatment strategies.

The Caribbean's future depends on the health of its ocean. From fisheries and tourism to food security, livelihoods, and climate resilience, our marine ecosystems sustain the region's economies and communities. Yet these ecosystems face growing threats from climate change, plastic pollution, coral reef degradation, sargassum influx, overfishing, and emerging pressures such as deep seabed mining.

To help address these challenges, the Caribbean Youth Climate Council (CYCC) is organizing the Regional Ocean Conservation Youth Workshop, which will take place from July 22–25, 2026, in Kingston, Jamaica under the theme "Championing a Sustainable Blue Economy for a Resilient Caribbean."

Building on momentum generated through the inaugural Caribbean Youth Environment and Climate Change Conference in 2025, this workshop will bring together 30 young leaders, advocates, and practitioners from across the Caribbean to strengthen their knowledge of ocean governance, marine conservation, climate resilience, and sustainable blue economy solutions.

Following the workshop, participants will remain connected through the Caribbean Youth Climate Council network, helping to advance ocean advocacy, knowledge-sharing, and environmental action within their respective countries and communities.

Over the past four months, the CYCC Secretariat has worked diligently to plan this regional initiative and mobilize support from partners across the Caribbean and beyond. However, shifting donor priorities and funding constraints have created a funding gap of approximately US$7,500, which is needed to cover essential venue and catering costs. We have until July 21, 2026 to secure these resources and ensure the successful delivery of the workshop.

Your support is an investment in the next generation of Caribbean Ocean leaders. By contributing to this initiative, you are helping equip young people with the knowledge, networks, and tools needed to protect the Caribbean Sea and champion sustainable solutions for generations to come.

Be the first to donate 10 USD to our Go Fund me:https://gofund.me/3e24af30b