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Britain says global sustainability disclosures need phasing in 2/8/2022
Britain says global sustainability disclosures need phasing in Proposed global sustainability disclosure rules need simplifying and phasing in to avoid fragmenting how companies report on the impact of climate change on their business, Britain's government said on Monday. ...more
Hotter than Dubai: US cities at risk of Middle Eastern temperatures by 2100 2/8/2022
Hotter than Dubai: US cities at risk of Middle Eastern temperatures by 2100 The climate crisis risks pushing many Americans into entirely new climatic realities, with a new analysis finding there are 16 US cities at risk of having summer temperatures on a par with locations in the Middle East by the end of the century. ...more
Boeing to establish R&D facility on sustainable aviation fuel, electrification in Japan 2/8/2022
Boeing to establish R&D facility on sustainable aviation fuel, electrification in Japan Boeing Co said on Monday it plans to establish a research and development (R&D) facility in Japan to further development in sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) and to advance electric and hydrogen aircraft technology. ...more
The Sprite bottle will no longer be green, what now? 2/8/2022
The Sprite bottle will no longer be green, what now? The Coca-Cola Company announced last Wednesday that it will be changing the packaging for its lemon drink Sprite from a green plastic bottle to a clear one. ...more
Rich countries failed to meet their climate funding goal 1/8/2022
Rich countries failed to meet their climate funding goal Rich nations failed to meet a long-standing pledge to deliver $100 billion to help poorer countries cope with climate change, the OECD said on Friday. ...more
High temperatures unleash marine heatwave in Mediterranean Sea 1/8/2022
High temperatures unleash marine heatwave in Mediterranean Sea High temperatures across Europe this month have unleashed a prolonged marine heatwave in the Mediterranean Sea that could ravage ecosystems and kill off several species in the coming weeks, scientists have warned. ...more
The space tech helping to tackle deforestation Shooting laser beams at trees to tackle deforestation 1/8/2022
The space tech helping to tackle deforestation Shooting laser beams at trees to tackle deforestation Conservationist, Leonidas Nzigiyimpa says "you can't manage what you don't know". ...more
How Singapore is turning multi-storey car parks into farms 1/8/2022
How Singapore is turning multi-storey car parks into farms Eyleen Goh runs a farm from the top deck of a car park in Singapore. ...more
Single-use plastic carrier bags use down 20% since 10p charge 1/8/2022
Single-use plastic carrier bags use down 20% since 10p charge Single-use plastic bag use in England has fallen by 20% after a 10p charge was brought in last year, the government has said. ...more
UK sea level rise speeding up - Met Office 29/7/2022
UK sea level rise speeding up - Met Office Sea levels are rising much faster than a century ago, reveals the Met Office's annual look at the UK's climate and weather. ...more
 
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