The Most Important Global Meeting You’ve Never Heard of Is Now Opening ceremonies at the 15th United Nations biodiversity conference in Kunming, China, on Monday. Catrin Einhorn Thu, October 14, 2021, 8:09 AM· As 20,000 government leaders, journalists, activists and celebrities from around the world prepare to descend on Glasgow for a crucial climate summit […]
Plastic Cleanup
Ocean Cleanup pilots ‘the first scalable technology’ to remove plastic waste from Earth’s waters Grace O’Donnell ·Assistant Editor Thu, September 23, 2021, 1:24 PM·4 min read Each year, 8 million tons of plastic — the equivalent of a garbage truck load every minute — is dumped into the ocean, according to the World Economic Forum. The Ocean Cleanup, […]
Subsidizing Ruin
90% of global farm subsidies damage people and planet, says UN Almost half a trillion dollars of support a year harms people’s health, the climate and drives inequality The biggest sources of greenhouse gas emissions, such as beef and milk, received the biggest subsidies. Photograph: Greg Kahn/The Guardian Damian Carrington Environment editor @dpcarrington Tue 14 Sep […]
Don’t Breathe the Air
Air pollution: Even worse than we thought – WHO IMAGE SOURCE,REUTERSimage caption Air pollution regularly exceeds recommended safe levelsArticle from Reuters Air pollution is even more dangerous than previously thought, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, as it slashes maximum safe levels of key pollutants such nitrogen dioxide. An estimated seven million people die […]
Club of Rome Supports Sustainability Declaration
The Jena Declaration on Sustainability Overview Share this post Every day life in ancient Essaouira fishing port Photo 63385429 © Andreaobzerova | Dreamstime.com 07 September 2021 – The Club of Rome joins an international network to call for a strategy change to achieve the UN sustainable development goals. Top-down measures to tackle global challenges, which […]
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