Over 80 fashion brands linked to Amazon deforestation 6/12/2021

While many people have heard of Amazon rain forest land being cleared for grazing cows doomed to become burgers, the pursuit of cows’ skin is also driving deforestation. ...more

China's Zhangjiakou to deploy 655 hydrogen buses for 2022 Winter Games 6/12/2021

China's Zhangjiakou city will deploy 655 hydrogen-fuelled buses in the competition zone during the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, the state-backed Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday. ...more

P&G faces shortage of recycled plastic in race to meet sustainability goals 6/12/2021

Procter & Gamble Co (PG.N) has lofty goals for cutting its environmental impact by 2030 but obtaining recycled plastic for more sustainable packaging is challenging, the company's vice president of global sustainability said at the Reuters Next conference. ...more

North Atlantic hurricanes have become more frequent amid warming - study 6/12/2021

Climate scientists have long debated whether the North Atlantic has experienced more frequent hurricanes over the last century, given uncertainties in the reliability of historical data. But new research suggests the increase is real. ...more

World can't recycle its way out of plastic crisis - experts 3/12/2021

Recycling will not be able to contain a runaway global plastic waste crisis, experts said on Friday as they called on companies to reduce plastic production and shift more products into reusable and refillable packaging. ...more

UN plans to drastically expand plastic waste management in India 3/12/2021

The United Nations Development Programme aims to almost triple its plastic waste management to 100 cities in India by 2024, A UNDP executive said, to combat the damaging effects of plastic pollution. ...more

China releases five-year green development plan for industrial sectors 3/12/2021

China's industry ministry on Friday unveiled a five-year plan aimed at the green development of its industrial sectors, vowing to lower carbon emissions and pollutants and to promote emerging industries so as to meet a carbon peak commitment by 2030. ...more

Despite pledge, U.S. still wastes more than a third of its food - EPA 3/12/2021

More than one-third of food produced in the United States is thrown out, according to a report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, which said the nation is falling far short of a 2015 goal to reduce that waste by half by 2030. ...more

Behavioral tools of pandemic should be applied to climate policy - scientists 3/12/2021

Lessons learned from the pandemic about shifting people’s behavior will be applied to policies to counter climate change and disinformation in the future, leading scientists said Thursday. ...more

Investor group warns livestock industry needs to do more on methane 2/12/2021

A global push to cut methane emissions and end deforestation is at risk of being held back by weak corporate efforts in the livestock industry, an investor group said on Wednesday. ...more