UN confirms 87 of the world's largest companies have committed to 1.5C target
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK, 22 September, 2019 — 87 major companies — with a combined market capitalization of over US$2.3 trillion and...
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Clean energy in the UK to power over 7 million homes by 2025 at record low prices
Twelve new renewable energy projects have won Contracts for Difference - enough to power over seven million homes at record low costs...
Coca-Cola will no longer use plastic shrink-wrap on can multipacks sold in the UK
Instead, four, six and eight packs of cans will be entirely packaged in 100% recyclable, sustainably-sourced cardboard, they said. The...
'Trado' blockchain test radically improves sustainability + transparency of global supply chains
A successful experiment by the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership (CISL), bringing together Sainsbury's, BNP...
Amazon vows to be carbon neutral by 2040 and to buy 100,000 electric vans from a start-up
Amazon.com Inc Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos pledged to make the largest U.S. e-commerce company net carbon neutral by 2040 and to...
Energy Vault technology enables renewable energy to be stored in 35-ton bricks
Energy Vault technology enables renewable energy to be stored in 35-ton bricks and delivered as baseload power for less than the cost of...
Italy to give consumers 20% off for shopping plastic-free
Italy is planning a 20 per cent discount on supermarket products sold loose in a pioneering attempt to slash the thousands of tonnes of...
YouGov poll in UK finds that 67% agree that limiting air travel was key to addressing climate change
A new YouGov poll of more than 2,000 people found that 67% agreed that limiting air travel was key to addressing climate change. In...
Los Angeles County to go carbon neutral by 2050
Los Angeles County, with 10.1 million residents, is the nation's largest non-state government entity and is larger than all but 10...
Google’s ‘green’ maps feature encourages low-carbon transport options
A new feature in Google Maps enables users to add last-mile ridesharing and biking options to their travel plans. The feature will work...
Asda becomes first retailer to publish farmed seafood sources for the Ocean Disclosure Project
In a move to increase transparency in seafood supply chains, UK supermarket Asda has become the first retailer to publish sourcing...
The New York Times has dropped its sponsorship of an oil conference in London next month
The New York Times has dropped its sponsorship of an oil conference in London next month following pressure from climate activists....
PepsiCo announces a new target to reduce 35% of virgin plastic content in its drinks range by 2025
PURCHASE, N.Y., Sept. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- PepsiCo, Inc. (NASDAQ: PEP) today announced a new target to reduce 35% of virgin plastic...
Australia hits 2020 large-scale renewables target
The Clean Energy Regulator of Australia has approved enough capacity to guarantee that the large-scale Renewable Energy Target of 33,000...
Anchorage’s plastic bag ban takes effect today Sunday 15th
Anchorage’s stringent ban on plastic bags takes effect Sunday. You’ll no longer be offered a flimsy plastic bag in the grocery checkout...
Sainsbury’s to cut plastic packaging in half by 2025
Sainsbury’s is to slash its plastic packing use in half by 2025 by introducing refillable packaging and returnable milk bottles. The...
Indian Higher Education Institutions urge students 'Say No To Plastic' & carry your own cloth bags
Under “Swachhata Pakhwada”, Higher Education Institutions have taken an initiative to spread awareness about the harmful effects of...
City of Miami Beach Bans Plastic Straws & Stirrers Citywide from July 2020
Moving toward becoming a plastic-free city, the City of Miami Beach has spearheaded banning single-use plastic beverage straws, stirrers...
Indian Consumer Ministry tells packaged water companies to find alternative to plastic in three days
Find alternative to plastic in three days, packaged water companies told The members deliberated to find an alternate to single-use...
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