Climate Change

Solar-powered vehicle start-up Lightyear says it will begin production later this year on its Lightyear 0 with solar panels mounted to the vehicle to recharge the electric battery. The Netherlands-based Lightyear says it will produce…
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New research connects rural agricultural emissions including ammonia, nitrous oxide, and nitrogen oxides to urban pollution issues. The new research, published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, looked at fertilized…
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Food has a transportation problem. According to new research, 19 percent of food-related emissions come from transport, a number seven times higher than previous estimates. Research published in the journal Nature Food says the world's…
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Unilever has formed a strategic partnership with San Diego-based biotech Genomatica (‘Geno’) to pursue a path to commercialisation for the latter’s microbial fermented alternative to unsustainable palm oil. Unilever anticipates other…
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Australia's Qantas Airways is investing $200 million in bringing sustainable aviation fuel to Australia's airline industry. The announcement comes as part of the airline's commitment to helping the country's efforts to reduce carbon…
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Hong Kong-based ombnichannel food app KIN has just closed a $3.7 million pre-Series A funding round with participation confirmed by Tony Yeung, Chris Liu, Optimus Capital, and more to connect consumers more intrinsically to their food…
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An inaugural partnership between Hong Kong real estate developer Sino Group and local sustainability-focused startup EcoBricks upcycled over 5,400 kg of plastic waste into construction bricks at the city’s Gold Coast in the Tuen Mun…
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Swedish furniture giant IKEA is encouraging children to make their schools more sustainable through a new design challenge. Sustainability has taken centre stage at IKEA in recent years, impacting its production and packaging of…
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Danish toy giant Lego Group says it's investing more than $1 billion into a carbon-neutral toy factory in Virginia. More than 1,700 jobs and enough solar energy to match all of the factory's needs are just two of the highlights of the…
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Reducing food waste is the single best solution to the climate crisis, suggests a recent study. Project Drawdown identified the strategy as having the most tangible potential to reduce emissions. It is not the first time that an adaptation…
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Creating a sustainability action plan and actually acting on are two different things. And according to recent research, the divide between the two is evident in a number of companies. According to the report, "Closing the Green Gap,"…
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Can't imagine a world without Sriracha hot sauce? You may want to increase your efforts to combat climate change as drought conditions have put a stop on Huy Fong's Sriracha orders through September. Monterrey, Mexico, an industrial…
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With more than ten million cows and more than 26 million sheep, New Zealand's agriculture sector makes up nearly half of its greenhouse gas emissions. A new 'burp tax' could change that. With just about five million people, sheep and…
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Chris Smalling, AC Roma centre-back and former England football team professional, has launched a global investment consultancy. ForGood is a joint venture between Smalling, activist investor Sebastiano Cossia Castiglioni and B-Corp…
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New research published in the journal Science shows a drastic need to protect land areas in order to safeguard the planet's biodiversity. According to the research, led by the University of Amsterdam, 24.7 million square miles—nearly…
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The United Nations leveraged World Environment Day yesterday as yet another call for urgent climate action. "This planet is our only home," U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, said in a statement ahead of the 49th annual…
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By: Irina Gerry We need to rethink our food system and secure a better future. Here's why. The first shock came just a couple of months ago with disruption of sunflower oil supply. The world’s largest supplier, Ukraine, was cut off…
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Last month, the Biden-Harris administration announced the first round of its $5 billion commitment toward replacing the nation's school buses with clean energy zero-emissions electric buses in a bid to reduce the country's carbon…
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New data released by the World Health Organization point to the tobacco industry's impact on the climate and call for more accountability in the industry. Tobacco use has dropped dramatically over the last half-century, but it's still…
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Carbon calculation startup Plant FWD has closed a $10 million Series A, co-led by Acre Venture Partners and Congruent Ventures as well as existing investors BBG Ventures, Precursor, Concrete Rose, and January Ventures among others. The…
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A new report by a group of Deloitte economists claim that the continued use of fossil fuels is driving the global economy into a downward trajectory and that instead of contributing to economic stability, the cost to support such…
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