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03.11.2024 | UN talks on saving nature stumble on finance hurdle | CALI, COLUMBIA: The world's biggest nature conservation conference closed in Colombia on Saturday (Nov 2) with no agreement on a roadmap to ramp up funding for species protection.
With other successes under its belt, the 16th Conference of ... |
28.10.2024 | NITI Aayog urges power plants to halt sulphur reduction equipment installation
Railway stations in Prayagraj undergo major passenger facility expansion
Madurai-Thoothukudi broad gauge line works under... | POWER & RENEWABLE ENERGY NITI Aayog urges power plants to halt sulphur reduction equipment installation
28 Oct 2024 2 Min Read CW Team
India's top policy think tank has proposed suspending the installation of equipment designed to reduc... |
25.10.2024 | RSPO Reiterates FPIC and Components to Address Deforestation Remain Key Criteria in 2024 RSPO Standards | KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Oct. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The RSPO has recently observed factually incorrect statements concerning the draft 2024 RSPO Standards in relation to Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) and No Deforestation, publis... |
22.10.2024 | UN biodiversity summit opens in Colombia with calls for action, finance | CALI, Colombia: The world's biggest nature protection conference opened in Colombia on Monday (Oct 21) with calls for urgent action and financing to reverse humankind's rapacious destruction of biodiversity.
With about a million known speci... |
12.10.2024 | The Climate Crisis: A Dual Threat from Agriculture and Extreme Weather | The climate crisis is a relentless beast. It prowls through our lives, leaving destruction in its wake. Two recent reports shine a harsh light on this reality. One reveals the staggering methane emissions from the meat and dairy industry. T... |
12.10.2024 | Climate change made Hurricane Milton worse, scientists say | The brutal wind and torrential rainfall of Hurricane Milton that killed 16 people in Florida this week were worsened by human-caused climate change, a team of international scientists said on Friday (Oct 11).
Global warming made wind speeds... |
10.10.2024 | Report: Methane Emissions From Major Meat & Dairy Companies Rival Big Oil | A new report by Greenpeace Nordic has found that the estimated methane emissions of 29 major meat and dairy companies rival those of the world’s reported 100 biggest fossil fuel corporations.
If the meat and dairy industry is left unregulat... |
05.10.2024 | The Meat Debate: A Fork in the Road for Global Consumption | The world is at a crossroads. The debate over meat consumption is heating up, and the stakes are high. A recent rebuttal from scientists challenges the Dublin Declaration, which argues against reducing meat consumption in wealthy nations. T... |
04.10.2024 | In Latest Setback to Green Deal, EU Proposes 12-Month Delay to Anti-Deforestation Law | 5 Mins Read The EU is considering a year-long delay to its landmark anti-deforestation law after facing calls from governments and companies alike.
In the latest episode in the EU’s long-running tussle over environmental policies, the bloc ... |
03.10.2024 | Scientists Challenge “The Dublin Declaration” Urging Meat Reduction in Wealthy Nations | Scientists from various European universities published a rebuttal to The Dublin Declaration of Scientists on the Societal Role of Livestock in the journal Nature Food today.
Lead author Chris Bryant, honorary research associate at the Univ... |
30.09.2024 | Sweden, the Origin of ‘Flight Shame’, Scraps Aviation Tax – Despite Rise in Emissions | 6 Mins Read The Swedish government has announced that it is abolishing the flight tax it introduced in 2018 to combat aviation emissions, in a move welcomed by the industry and heavily criticised by climate activists.
Greta Thunberg has bee... |
22.09.2024 | The Tides of Change: Navigating the Stormy Waters of Deep-Sea Mining and Sand Exports | The ocean is a vast, mysterious realm. It holds treasures beneath its waves, but the cost of extracting these riches is steep. Norway and Indonesia are at the forefront of this debate, each navigating their own tumultuous waters. As they ch... |
20.09.2024 | Norway deep sea mining to cause 'irreversible' harm: Greenpeace | OSLO: Greenpeace on Friday (Sep 20) warned Norway that its plans to open up its Arctic seabed to mining would cause "irreversible" damage to the entire marine ecosystem.
The Scandinavian country is expected to award the first expl... |
19.09.2024 | Indonesia’s move to allow export of sea sand draws brickbats, but Jokowi defends change | JAKARTA: A move by the Indonesian government to effectively lift a ban on the export of sand has sparked an outcry by environmental activists and some politicians.
They claimed that the move exploits the environment and brings about negativ... |
18.09.2024 | Greenpeace Japan General Incorporated Association HELP exhibition, a participatory art exhibition that gives a sense of Japan’s climate change ~ In AOMORI, which may disappear in 30 years ~ | [Greenpeace Japan General Incorporated Association] HELP Exhibition, an art exhibition where visitors can feel the climate change in Japan – It may disappear in 30 years In
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12.09.2024 | In An Open Letter, 100+ Organisations Ask Banks to Stop Funding the Livestock Sector | 5 Mins Read Activism groups are calling for a withdrawal of financial support for the livestock sector from banks including the Big Three, in light of the industry’s contribution to climate change.
Banks must stop financing meat and dairy p... |
04.09.2024 | A Race Against Time: Polio Vaccination Efforts in Gaza and Climate Talks with China | In a world where health crises and climate change loom large, two significant events are unfolding. The World Health Organization (WHO) is making strides in Gaza, aiming to vaccinate children against polio. Meanwhile, the United States is s... |
03.09.2024 | US climate envoy Podesta to visit China from Wednesday for talks | BEIJING: United States climate envoy John Podesta will visit China for three days from Wednesday (Sep 4) to discuss climate change issues, the environment ministry said, as the world's two biggest emitters of greenhouse gas look to bridge g... |
28.08.2024 | The Dual Edge of China's Solar Surge and Steel Struggles | China stands at a crossroads. On one side, it boasts the world’s largest solar farms, illuminating the path to renewable energy. On the other, its steel industry grapples with rising imports and mounting debt. This duality paints a complex ... |
28.08.2024 | How to Make Sure Your Lunch Isn’t Harming People and the Planet | (StatePoint) The United States is one of the world’s largest consumers of seafood, and is the largest market for canned tuna. Unfortunately, advocates have found that most tuna found on supermarket shelves comes from fishing methods that ca... |
28.08.2024 | China's solar sector blazes trail in commitment to renewables | YINCHUAN, China: Hundreds of rows of gleaming panels blanket swathes of scrubby sand at sunset in a remote northern Chinese desert - once the biggest solar farm in the world.
On the edge of the forbidding Tengger desert, the solar park prod... |
20.08.2024 | A Bold Step Towards Sustainable Farming: The Dutch €700M Initiative | The European Commission has given the green light to a €700 million scheme in the Netherlands. This initiative aims to compensate livestock farmers who voluntarily close their farms. It’s a bold move, one that reflects a growing urgency to ... |
19.08.2024 | EU Commission Greenlights €700M Dutch Scheme for Livestock Producers to Voluntarily Close Their Farms | 4 Mins Read The European Commission has approved a €700M sustainability scheme by the Dutch government to compensate farmers who voluntarily close livestock sites.
A compensation scheme by the Netherlands government that pays farmers to clo... |
29.07.2024 | The Philippines Faces a Looming Oil Spill Crisis | The Philippines is teetering on the brink of an environmental disaster. A sunken tanker, the MT Terra Nova, has become a ticking time bomb in Manila Bay. With 1.4 million liters of industrial fuel oil onboard, the stakes are high. The Phili... |
28.07.2024 | Philippines delays recovery of sunken tanker's oil | MANILA: The Philippines postponed on Sunday (Jul 28) the removal of fuel from a tanker that sank in Manila Bay, with fears of an environmental catastrophe growing as leaking oil reached shore for the first time.
The siphoning of the 1.4 mil... |
26.07.2024 | Philippines races to avoid 'environmental catastrophe' from oil spill | LIMAY, Philippines: The Philippine Coast Guard on Friday (Jul 26) raced to offload 1.4 million litres of industrial fuel oil from a sunken tanker and prevent an "environmental catastrophe" in Manila Bay.
One crew member died when ... |
11.07.2024 | Are Chinese internet companies doing enough to achieve the “Beautiful China” vision? | Not everyone sees eye to eye with China’s policies, but one thing is clear: when Beijing makes a promise, it delivers. That’s why every new policy from the Chinese government gets scrutinized, with observers wary of the potential impacts.
W... |
02.07.2024 | 100+ Organizations & Experts Call on FAO to Retract Report That “Seriously Distorts” Evidence on Food Emissions | Over 100 organizations and academics have urged the FAO to retract its Pathways Towards Lower Emissions report due to serious methodological errors that downplay the impact of reducing meat and dairy consumption on overall food emissions.
T... |
01.07.2024 | Over 100 Organisations & Experts Ask FAO to Retract ‘Inappropriate’ COP28 Livestock Report | 7 Mins Read In an open letter, academics and organisations from across the world have asked the FAO to withdraw a livestock emissions report that they claim contains “significant methodological errors”.
A group of over 100 organisations, po... |
24.06.2024 | Environmental NGO requests suspension of insurance underwriting for U.S. Rio Grande LNG project at SOMPO shareholder meeting | - |
24.06.2024 | Environmental NGO requests suspension of insurance underwriting for U.S. Rio Grande LNG project at SOMPO shareholder meeting | Environmental NGO requests suspension of insurance underwriting for U.S. Rio Grande LNG project at SOMPO shareholder meeting
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14.06.2024 | UN climate chief laments lack of progress at key talks | PARIS: The United Nation's climate chief said Thursday (Jun 13) that nations had "a very steep mountain to climb" ahead of the year-end COP29 summit after negotiators made little progress at crunch midyear talks.
Simon Stiell said... |
07.06.2024 | Op Ed: Claire Insley, Media Spokesperson, NZ Vegan Society – Do We Want Bacon Flavoured Soy Milk? | Disclaimer, these are the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the publication.
Claire Insley has been the Media Spokesperson and board member of the Vegan Society Aotearoa since 2015. A passionate advocate for the en... |
04.06.2024 | Greenpeace Japan General Incorporated Association What kind of world will the future be without disposable plastics? Calling for ideas to create a new vision – launch of idea competition NEXT ECO 100... | - |
04.06.2024 | Greenpeace Japan General Incorporated Association What kind of world will the future be without disposable plastics? Calling for ideas to create a new vision – launch of idea competition NEXT ECO 100... | Greenpeace Japan General Incorporated Association
What kind of world will the future be without disposable plastics? Calling for ideas to create a new vision – launch of idea competition NEXT ECO 100
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On June 5th, World Environment Day, t... |
20.05.2024 | Legal action against BP over deaths in Iraq from gas flaring
Oil India’s Khagorijan oil field commences operation
HOEC commence oil production and gas sales from its wells
MEIL will deliver 47 oil, ga... | OIL & GAS Legal action against BP over deaths in Iraq from gas flaring
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Legal action has been initiated against British energy giant BP after the grieving father, Hussein Julood, lost his son to leukaemia. ... |
15.05.2024 | University of Technology Sydney to launch 'Global Game Changers', driving sustainability in our cities and communities | SYDNEY, May 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In the fight to combat climate change, there are many people and organisations actively transforming the way we live, work, and play – and there is no better time than now to shine the light upon them. T... |
26.04.2024 | Relief for NGOs, trusts: June 30 is new deadline for registration, renewal | - |
22.04.2024 | Unilever Scales Back Climate & Social Pledges in Alarming ESG U-Turn | 5 Mins Read An ESG leader and one of the world’s largest CPG companies, Unilever is pushing back its climate and social pledges amid increased pressure to focus on financial goals above everything else.
Unilever is either abandoning or wate... |
08.04.2024 | Eskom vows to clean up its act | Eskom, stung by reports about the health impacts of emissions from burning coal, said it’s spending billions of dollars to reduce them and has an ambitious target to reduce output of one of its most dangerous pollutants.
The state-owned uti... |
08.04.2024 | Are the 2024 Cape storms tied to climate change in South Africa? | Are the 2024 Cape storms related to climate change in South Africa? Image: File
Is climate change in South Africa behind the vicious storms that have battered the Western Cape? Leaving untold destruction in its wake, wildfires have destroye... |
05.04.2024 | As fix for global warming, US scientists try 'sun blocking' to cool Earth | The United States (US) has conducted the first outdoor test aimed at easing the effects of global warming, according to a report in the New York Times. On a decommissioned aircraft carrier in San Francisco Bay, engineer Matthew Gallelli con... |
04.04.2024 | 82% of EU Subsidies Go to Livestock Farming – Four Times More Than Plant-Based Food | 5 Mins Read A majority of the EU’s farmer subsidies through the Common Agriculture Policy go to animal agriculture, which accounts for 84% of the bloc’s food emissions, undermining its climate goals for 2050.
The EU aims to make Europe the ... |
03.04.2024 | Europe's restless farmers are forcing policymakers to act | EuropeEurope's restless farmers are forcing policymakers to act
By Kate AbnettApril 3, 20245:20 AM UTCUpdated ago
Tractors stand on a street during a protest by Belgian farmers over price pressures, taxes and green regulation, on the day of... |
07.03.2024 | Yamada Bee Farm Co., Ltd. Former F1 World Champion “Sebastian Vettel” moves his insect hotel from Suzuka C ircuit to Okayama | Yamada Bee Farm Co., Ltd.
Former F1 world champion Sebastian Vettel’s insect hotel moves from Suzuka Circuit to Okayama
March 12th (Tuesday) 10:00-11:00 Donation ceremony held at Yamada Honey Bee Farm ……
“Buzzin’ Corner” is a project launch... |
17.02.2024 | Big Ag vs Climate Change: Are Farmers Really Protesting Against the EU’s Green Reforms? | 9 Mins Read Big agriculture and far-right parties set farmers against the environment, but producers on the ground in Brussels told a different story.
By Rachel Sherrington
Across France, Italy and Belgium last week thousands of farmers des... |
08.01.2024 | Crimes contra o clima: violência e desmatamento na Amazônia | As queimadas e o desmatamento desenfreado na Amazônia têm alimentado a preocupação global com o futuro da maior floresta tropical do mundo, a qual desempenha um papel vital na contenção das mudanças climáticas ao absorver o dióxido de carbo... |
04.01.2024 | Как компьютерная модель 1970-х спрогнозировала гибель человечества в XXI веке | 50 лет назад ученые попробовали спрогнозировать будущее всей Земли с помощью компьютерной модели. Выводы доклада 1972 года «Пределы роста» были пугающими — бесконтрольный рост экономики ведет к коллапсу цивилизации. К прогнозам тогда мало к... |
09.12.2023 | Crimes against the Climate: Violence and Deforestation in the Amazon | The fires and clearcutting rampant in the Amazon have stoked global concern about the future of the world’s largest rainforest, which plays a vital role in containing climate change by absorbing the carbon dioxide produced by combustion of ... |
08.12.2023 | COP28 Daily Digest: Everything You Need To Know in Food and Climate News – Day 8 | 6 Mins Read Welcome to Day 8* of #COP28. In Green Queen’s COP28 Daily Digest, our editorial team curates the must-reads, the must-bookmarks and the must-knows from around the interwebs to help you ‘skim the overwhelm’.
Catch up: DAY 1 – DAY... |
24.11.2023 | Greenpeace exposes tech supply chain carbon footprint | Greenpeace has criticised major tech manufacturers, including Intel, Foxconn, Luxshare Precision, Samsung, and TSMC, for insufficient efforts to reduce carbon emissions.
According to a Greenpeace report, all five of these companies increase... |
14.11.2023 | Blockchain.com $110M funding round halves its 2022 valuation: Report
Delaware authorities refer fake BlackRock XRP trust filing to state’s Justice Department
How this all-in-one app bridges the gap ... | Crypto exchange and wallet provider Blockchain.com closed a $110-million Series E financing round, an investment that more than halves its previous 2022 valuation of $14 billion.
In a Nov. 14 blog post, Blockchain.com said the closing of it... |
14.11.2023 | Uniswap launches Android wallet app with built-in swap function
Animoca eyes SportFi ecosystem, becomes Chiliz Chain validator
Privacy-first, copyright-friendly content is key to driving Web3 adopti... | Uniswap Labs has publicly released an Andriod mobile wallet app with built-in swap capability on the Google Play store.
The new app allows users to make swaps through the decentralized exchange (DEX) from within the app, eliminating the nee... |
21.10.2023 | Bootleggers And Baptists: African Governments On Energy And Climate Change | Political Map of Africa, 1914', (1920). Colonial possessions in Africa at the start of the First ... [+] World War. British colonies are pink, French - green, German - orange, Portuguese - purple, Italian - brown. From "The Great World... |
24.08.2023 | Japan released treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear disaster into the ocean. Experts say it's safe, but one would avoid the fish. | A Tokyo Electric Power Co. employee wearing a protective suit and mask near storage water tanks. REUTERS/Kimimasa Mayama/Pool
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31.07.2023 | "Planet vs. Plastics" - Global Theme for Earth Day 2024 | WASHINGTON, July 31, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- EARTHDAY.ORG, the global organizer of Earth Day, has announced the global theme for Earth Day 2024: Planet vs. Plastics.
Planet vs. Plastics unites students, parents, businesses, governments, church... |
12.07.2023 | Coca-Cola, 8 bottlers form $137.7M venture capital fund focusing on sustainability investments | Coca-Cola and eight bottling partners from around the world formed a $137.7 million venture capital fund that will focus on sustainability investments, the beverage groups said.
Each of the nine entities, including Atlanta-based Coca-Cola, ... |
28.06.2023 | E-Waste: Southeast Asia’s Growing Environmental Concern | Electronic waste, or e-waste, is a rapidly escalating environmental concern in Southeast Asia. As the region experiences unprecedented development and modernization, the hunger for electronic devices and gadgets — such as smartphones, lapto... |
20.06.2023 | Aquasana Water Filters Now Tackle Microplastics, in Addition to 77 Other Tap Water Contaminants | Nearly nine in ten Americans are concerned about microplastics in their drinking water. "It’s clear that Americans are paying attention to microplastics and their impact on the environment and our well-being. We remain committed to lea... |
16.06.2023 | Goodbye Shein, Hello Temu. US shoppers are reportedly spending 20% more at the Chinese dollar store than at the hot fast-fashion retailer. | Spending on bargain Chinese shopping app Temu surpassed Shein in May, according to Bloomberg data.
Temu has been the most downloaded iOS app on most days of 2023, Bloomberg reported.
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16.06.2023 | Goodbye Shein, Hello Temu. US shoppers are reportedly spending 20% more at the Chinese dollar store than at the hot fast-fashion retailer. | Temu has lured American shoppers in search of bargains. Temu
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25.05.2023 | Dutch Caribbeans to sue Netherlands for climate crisis failure | Danique Martis lives on Bonaire, a Caribbean island that attracts tens of thousands of divers every year to its teeming coral reefs.
Speaking to Al Jazeera after several days of extreme heat, she said, “I have two very cute goats and they w... |
25.05.2023 | Some climate-tech startups want you to believe AI tools can save the planet — but it's not that simple | Advertisement
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Artificial-intelligence-powered robots that can separate a water bottle from a diaper may bring the world one step closer to a cooler planet — or at least that's what Matanya Horowitz hopes.
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19.05.2023 | Coca-Cola criticized by green group for falling behind on reusable packaging goal | Dive Brief:
Coca-Cola is falling behind on its pledge to increase its use of renewable packaging, according to environmental group Oceana.
The beverage giant said last year it aims to have at least 25% of all beverages it sells come from re... |
17.04.2023 | The Power Of Climate Optimists: Flip The Narrative, Change The Future | Marcy Franck, author of The Climate OptimistHarvard |
15.04.2023 | Australian scientists say they have discovered a backyard mold that can break down plastic in 140 days — giving hope to the recycling crisis | News Australian scientists say they have discovered a backyard mold that can break down plastic in 140 days — giving hope to the recycling crisis
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13.04.2023 | Canadian bank named world’s largest fossil fuel financier | A major Canadian bank was the world’s largest financier of fossil fuels last year, contributing $42.1bn to such companies, a new report by a coalition of environmental groups has found.
Released on Thursday, the Banking on Climate Chaos rep... |
21.03.2023 | Aldi the only US grocery retailer to pass Greenpeace tuna-sourcing report | Greenpeace USA has given 15 out of 16 of the largest U.S. grocers a failing grade on addressing environmental sustainability and human rights issues in their tuna sourcing.
Its latest report on the subject, “The High Cost of Cheap Tuna,” re... |
07.03.2023 | Israel boycott bans are threatening our First Amendment rights | After days of deadlock that saw far-right Republicans hold governance hostage in their effort to spoil Kevin McCarthy’s bid to be elected speaker, the US House of Representatives is finally back in session. Republicans, who gained control o... |
09.02.2023 | Why are there blackouts across South Africa? | On Thursday, February 9 at 19:30 GMT:
A prolonged energy crisis in South Africa has left citizens facing daily power cuts as the country’s state owned energy company Eskom takes drastic measures to conserve power. Having failed to modernise... |
04.02.2023 | Footage shows the moment Greenpeace activists scaled a Shell oil platform that was being transported in 'rough conditions' in the Atlantic | Greenpeace climate activists approaching Shell platform. Chris J Ratcliffe / Greenpeace
Greenpeace activists used ropes to climb aboard a ship carrying a Shell oil platform.
Four activists have been aboard the vessel in a protest against cl... |
02.02.2023 | More beauty brands are ditching plastic packaging — and consumers are buying in | Seventy-two percent of consumers say sustainability is important to them when making a purchase. lechatnoir/Getty Images
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17.01.2023 | Greenpeace slams billionaires over private jet ‘hypocrisy’ at Davos summit | More On: davos
Ex-CNN anchor Brian Stelter resurfaces in Davos to host disinformation panel Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to meet with Chinese vice premier at Davos Green food fight over farms will end in disaster Ukraine suffers worst si... |
14.01.2023 | Greta Thunberg joins anti-coal activists to save German village | Climate activist Greta Thunberg and thousands of demonstrators marched in Germany against the demolition of a village to make way for a coal mine described as “one of the biggest carbon bombs in Europe”.
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29.12.2022 | How Governments Finally Threw Their Weight Behind the Climate Agenda In 2022 | LONDON, ENGLAND - SEPTEMBER 5: The new Lord Speaker, Lord Norman Fowler, speaks in the House of ... [+] Lords chamber during his first sitting in Parliament on September 5, 2016 in, London, England. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth - WPA Pool/... |
21.12.2022 | Почему мир еще не готов к «электричкам» | В недавнем хабрапосте мы уже говорили про историю электромобилей и их проблемы в XX и в XXI веке. Кажется, что электромобили — очевидное решение для снижения углеродных выбросов. Они проще в управлении и конструкции. Но почему же при таких ... |
12.12.2022 | Greenwashing Is Everywhere – Here’s What It Is And How to Spot It In Action | 12 Mins Read Greenwashing has become ubiquitous, especially on social media. But how can well-meaning netizens stay on top of what greenwashing is and what it isn’t? Below, a guide to greenwashing: what is it, how to spot it, and how to avo... |
05.12.2022 | COP15: Why does the UN biodiversity conference matter? | Montreal, Canada – Scientists, rights advocates and delegates from nearly 200 countries are gathering in Canada this week to tackle one of the world’s most pressing environmental issues: the loss of biodiversity and what can be done to reve... |
22.11.2022 | For food industry to reach climate goals, COP27 highlights areas of improvement | Food production accounts for more than one-third of global greenhouse gas emissions, and food companies have set goals to address the issue. Critics claim, however, that businesses and governments are not working quickly enough to change co... |
15.11.2022 | COP 27 sponsor Coca-Cola is top plastic polluter for five years in a row, says report | Coca-Cola company, one of the sponsors of the COP27 summit, has been named the worst plastic polluter for five years running, as per a global brand audit report by ‘Break Free From Plastic’. PepsiCo and Nestlé took up the other two spots in... |
14.11.2022 | G20 Bali summit: Leaders cannot continue to ignore kleptocracy | G20 Bali summit: Leaders cannot continue to ignore kleptocracy
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06.11.2022 | Hundreds of climate protesters blocked private jets from leaving Amsterdam airport, calling for 'fewer flights, more trains' | News Hundreds of climate protesters blocked private jets from leaving Amsterdam airport, calling for 'fewer flights, more trains'
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31.10.2022 | Lula victory spurs hope for Amazon, fight against climate crisis | Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva’s presidential election victory in Brazil has spurred renewed hope for the future of the world’s largest rainforest as the left-wing leader pledged to combat climate change and reverse some of his predecessor Jair ... |
30.10.2022 | Tech talent migrates to Web3 as large companies face layoffs
FTX CEO dissects Mark Zuckerberg’s intent to pump $10B/year into Meta
Championing Web3 features in role-playing games — Here's why it mat... | As inflation continues to grow, coupled with a looming recession, many tech firms are having to cut portions of their staff. To put this in perspective, data from Layoffs.fyi found that over 700 tech startups have experienced layoffs this y... |
27.10.2022 | Asset management firm launches BTC Lightning Network startup accelerator
Hong Kong could be key for China’s crypto comeback — Arthur Hayes
Blockchain embraces gold to provide stability and growth fo... | Asset management firm Stone Ridge, the parent company of Bitcoin company NYDIG, has launched the first startup accelerator that focuses on the Bitcoin Lightning Network and the Taro protocol, called In Wolf’s Clothing (Wolf).
The accelerato... |
27.10.2022 | ‘Plastic recycling is a dead-end street’, claims Greenpeace. Has the beverage industry got it all wrong? | Much of the packaging sustainability focus in the beverage industry to date has been on recycling and using recycled content. But Greenpeace says the strategy fails at the first hurdle in that, in fact, ‘no type of plastic in the packaging ... |
24.10.2022 | Plastic recycling a "failed concept," study says, with only 5% recycled in U.S. last year as production rises | Washington — Plastic recycling rates are declining even as production shoots up, according to a Greenpeace USA report out Monday that blasted industry claims of creating an efficient, circular economy as "fiction."
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06.10.2022 | No nuclear power ‘renaissance’ as Europe wrestles energy crisis | Nuclear power, and the heavy safety baggage it carries, has long divided European opinion, with individual countries charting vastly divergent paths on the industry’s role in future energy sustainability and security plans.
The Russian inva... |
12.09.2022 | A new Gazprom plant is shipping its first liquefied natural gas cargo to Greece just 6 months after the EU vowed to drastically reduce Russian gas imports | The first cargo from Russian state giant Gazprom's new LNG plant in Portovaya is heading to Greece.
That's even though the EU has pledged to reduce the bloc's reliance on natural gas from Russia.
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08.09.2022 | Citadel — самый крупный дата-центр в мире. Что известно о 7,2 млн кв. футов, работающих на возобновляемой энергии? | 18 лет назад Роб Рой продал свою строительную компанию, основал Switch, спроектировал самые технологичные дата-центры мира, и объединившись с Tesla, построил самую большую солнечную электростанцию в США, чтобы победить местного «коммунальщи... |
29.08.2022 | Вторая жизнь мусора: реальность или утопия? | Несколько фактов о чистоте нашей среды: ежедневно в мире образуется не менее 3,5 млн тонн твердых бытовых отходов. По данным Всемирного банка это в 10 раз больше, чем каких-то сто лет назад. Лидируют по отходам Канада, Болгария и США (данны... |
18.08.2022 | Traceability efforts overridden by inflationary pressures in Canada, US | An increased effort by Canada and the United States to combat illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing isn’t being matched by a tightening of import controls that would prevent illegally sourced seafood from entering domestic mark... |
02.08.2022 | US companies accused of illegal involvement in lucrative shark-fin trade | Every year, the fins of as many as 73 million sharks are taken by fishermen. While demand is driven by China, where shark fin soup is a symbol of status for the rich and powerful, America's seafood industry isn't immune from the trade.
A sp... |
11.07.2022 | Greenpixie secures £250,000 to measure cloud’s carbon emissions | Carbon measuring platform Greenpixie has raised £250,000 in its first fundraise led by Ascension, alongside angel investors Christian Arno and Ross Johnson.
Shared exclusively with UKTN, Greenpixie will use the capital for growing its Cloud... |
10.06.2022 | Fast fashion retailer Shein pledges USD 50 million for new sustainability fund | Online fashion retailer Shein has launched a USD 50 million extended producer responsibility (EPR) fund that will go towards global textile waste management and developing a circular economy over the next five years.
Extended producer respo... |
08.06.2022 | New exchange-traded fund for World Oceans Day is trying to save the seas | Sign up for the Fortune Features email list so you don’t miss our biggest features, exclusive interviews, and investigations.
A new exchange-traded fund, called the Newday Ocean Health ETF, has launched on the New York Stock Exchange in tim... |
14.05.2022 | Как европейская «Зелёная сделка» развивает железные дороги | Для большинства европейцев поезд — это самый оптимальный вид транспорта для дальних переездов: быстрее и удобнее автобусов, никакой турбулентности, не надо много торчать в аэропорту. Хоть пассажиров, путешествующих поездом, в последние годы... |
12.05.2022 | Calls grow for more transparency in Taiwan’s seafood sector as Da Wang officers prosecuted | Greenpeace is continuing to criticize Taiwan’s fishing industry after nine people who worked on board the distant-water fishing vessel Da Wang were indicted on charges relating to forced labor and physical abuse.
The Vanuatu-flagged Da Wang... |
04.05.2022 | Porsche joins $400M bet on lithium-silicon batteries to juice up future EVs | Porsche has read the room.
With its first electric vehicle now outselling the quintessential 911 sports car, the German automaker is responding by upping its bet on EVs, in part via a hefty investment in lithium-silicon battery developer Gr... |