China has surpassed the US as the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and is responsible for around a quarter of global emissions, according to a new report from WWF-China, written by […]
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The US Environmental Protection Agency has announced its priorities for 2015 in a strategy paper that outlines goals for now until 2018. Specifically, it maintains that it “must continue our focus on urban, […]
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By 2025, solar power in sunny regions of the world will be cheaper than power from coal or gas / Success depends on stable regulatory conditions In a few years, solar energy plants […]
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The carbon footprint of food waste should be taken into account alongside the the weight of food wasted, says a new study. The research examined three years of food waste data from six […]
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On March 11, 2015, the official kick-off of innovation project ‘Grass for Sustainable Growth’ will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa. The INGCA consortium – comprising the Dutch company Dutch aWEARness and the South African […]
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Deep-water fish living along the Irish-UK continental slope remove more than a million tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere each year, according to a recent study. Continental slope ecosystems play an important role in […]
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“Small is…Festival is a great chance for people to get in touch with ideas that can really help to build solutions for a world locked into big-business market forces, helping to put people […]
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As Britain’s summer threatens to come to a soggy end, beach lovers still seeking their sun-drenched break should head to Aruba in September – where they can also join the island’s biggest environmental […]
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It has taken less than eight months for humanity to use up nature’s entire budget for the year and go into ecological overshoot, according to data from Global Footprint Network, – last year it […]
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Mars Incorporated released its fourth annual Principles in Action Summary today. A few highlights include: Mars is now the world’s largest purchaser of cocoa from certified sources. A new Deforestation Policy launched in […]
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