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

Armani to ban angora wool from next winter season 2/12/2021

Armani Group said on Wednesday it would no longer use angora wool starting from the 2022-23 autumn/winter season, adding it to the list of excluded materials under its fur-free policy. ...more

Nitrogen tracking tech may help cut greenhouse gas emissions 2/12/2021

Scientists at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center are working on a solution that may cut agricultural-based greenhouse gases significantly. ...more

Can briefly raising emissions help us transition to solar? 2/12/2021

A new study divides fueling the world into two options: we can continue with a fossil engine model, or we can jump on the solar engine. Considering that experts say humanity has only a 50% chance of keeping to the Paris Agreement target of keeping global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius or under by century’s end, it’s clear the study authors are pro-solar. ...more

‘Deluge of plastic waste’: US is world’s biggest plastic polluter 2/12/2021

The US is the world’s biggest culprit in generating plastic waste and the country urgently needs a new strategy to curb the vast amount of plastic that ends up in the oceans, a new report submitted to the federal government has found. ...more

Rising sun: renewables to dominate new power capacity through 2026 -IEA 1/12/2021

Renewable energy should account for nearly 95% of the increase in power capacity in the world through 2026, a report by the International Energy Agency (IEA) showed on Wednesday, with solar power providing more than half the boost. ...more

World's underground fungal life to be mapped for first time 1/12/2021

Scientists unveiled plans on Tuesday to map the world’s huge underground webs of fungi for the first time, to identify hotspots that could better protect natural ecosystems and store carbon dioxide to help tackle climate change. ...more

EU drafts plan to remove more carbon emissions from the air 1/12/2021

The European Union plans to capture five million tonnes of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere each year by 2030 through technologies, and create an EU system to certify carbon removals, according to a draft document seen by Reuters. ...more