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Environmental initiatives
Over half of Brits want to make eco-friendly changes - but can't afford to do so
24 February 2023More than four in ten Brits live below the 'green line', with one in five left with less than £100 a month in disposable income https://www.dailystar.co.uk/life-style/money/environment-friendly-lifestyle-changes-money-29306278
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IEA tells energy firms to step up efforts in reducing methane emissions
24 February 2023The International Energy Agency (IEA) says that oil and gas companies are not doing enough to cut methane emissions, despite methane cuts being among the cheapest options to limit near-term global warming https://www.econotimes.com/Energy-firms-not-doing-enough-to-cut-methane-IEA-1651463
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Companies
F&B players ramp up renewable power to sustainably fuel food operations
23 February 2023Eco-conscious consumers demand high-value products that benefit their daily lives, but their purchasing decisions must align with environmental ethics as they increasingly opt for food with a better carbon footprint. Investing in renewable energy is one key example of how companies are accelerating sustainability within their operations. https://www.foodingredientsfirst.com/news/fb-players-ramp-up-renewable-power-to-sustainable-fuel-food-operations.html
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Environmental initiatives
BHP to trial renewable fuel at Yandi iron ore operations in Australia
23 February 2023By 2030, BHP intends to cut its greenhouse gas emissions from operations by at least 30%. https://www.mining-technology.com/news/bhp-trial-renewable-fuel-yandi/
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Canada and CUTRIC announce new zero-emission transit planning project in partnership with City of Moncton
23 February 2023The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, announced an investment of $150,000 for Codiac Transpo to plan the transition to zero-emission buses on February 23, 2023 https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/canada-and-cutric-announce-new-zero-emission-transit-planning-project-in-partnership-with-city-of-moncton-856619350.html
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Environmental initiatives
Ceratizit targets CO2 neutral by 2025; net zero in 2040
23 February 2023CERATIZIT presented an ambitious sustainability strategy during AMB – The International Exhibition for Metalworking 2022 in Stuttgart, Germany. During the same event, CERATIZIT also won the MM Award for its SilverLine milling cutter made from the company’s CT-GS20Y GreenCarbide. https://www.todaysmedicaldevelopments.com/news/ceratizit-co2-neutral-2025-net-zero-2040/
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Companies
Louise Ulukaya’s Sustainable Kidswear Brand Mon Coeur
23 February 2023Mon Coeur makes children’s clothing entirely from recycled and upcycled materials, sourced from across Europe. The manufacturing is based in Portugal in a professional environment where workers are all respected, Ulukaya says. https://www.barrons.com/articles/good-company-louise-ulukayas-sustainable-kidswear-brand-mon-coeur-33efb1d2
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Lifestyle
Doug DeMuro Says This Sprinter Van Tiny House Has Everything You Need To Live Off The Grid
23 February 2023Doug identifies the many quirks and features of a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter conversion to a tiny home camper. https://www.hotcars.com/doug-demuro-sprinter-van-tiny-house/
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Companies
Deloitte and AT&T Announce Expanded Collaboration to Help Reduce Global Emissions
23 February 2023Building on a commitment to sustainability, Deloitte joins AT&T and other organizations to deliver connectivity solutions that can help address climate change https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/deloitte-and-att-announce-expanded-collaboration-to-help-reduce-global-emissions-301752895.html
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Living
Mannan: A Prakriti Learner's initiative towards sustainable living
23 February 2023Mannan is an open event at Prakriti School that celebrates community’s efforts on developing sustainable lifestyle options. https://www.indcareer.com/news/a-prakriti-learners-initiative-towards-sustainable-living/
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Environmental initiatives
Trina Storage developing battery storage EMS as ‘must-have’ aspect of strategy
23 February 2023Trina Storage, the battery energy storage arm of solar PV manufacturer Trina Solar, is developing an energy management system (EMS) as a major strategic priority for its business. https://www.energy-storage.news/trina-storage-developing-battery-storage-ems-as-must-have-aspect-of-strategy/
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People
Nicole Menemene is fighting plastic pollution in the DRC
23 February 2023Nicole Menemene founded Plastycor to help fight plastic pollution, inspiring women and young people to join the cause and protect the environment. https://www.lifegate.com/nicole-menemene-fighting-plastic-pollution-in-congo
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Environmental initiatives
Council adopts climate action plan on path to reduce emissions
22 February 2023The City of Cased has adopted its Climate Action Plan 2022-2030, setting the course towards becoming a net zero emissions community and detailing actions that help tackle climate change. https://www.miragenews.com/council-adopts-climate-action-plan-on-path-to-952429/
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Environmental initiatives
A Plan of Action to Address Your Carbon Footprint
22 February 2023The carbon footprint of a company’s supply chain is notoriously hard to monitor but there are ways to take accountability for it. https://www.sdcexec.com/sustainability/carbon-footprint/article/22724390/greenly-a-plan-of-action-to-address-your-carbon-footprint
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Environmental initiatives
These speakers are built out of recycled ocean plastics.
22 February 2023For better or worse, plastic has become a key resource material for the modern world -- we use it in many different aspects of our lives, everything from food packaging, to our computers and related peripherals, and onto the construction materials for modern buildings. https://www.zdnet.com/home-and-office/sustainability/these-speakers-are-built-out-of-recycled-ocean-plastics-heres-how-theyre-made/
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Environmental initiatives
Stemming the Flow of Indonesia's Plastic Pollution
22 February 2023Indonesia is partnering with the Netherlands to scoop up waste from rivers before it reaches the ocean https://maritime-executive.com/editorials/stemming-the-flow-of-indonesia-s-plastic-pollution
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Environmental initiatives
A Sudden Rush to Make Sustainable Aviation Fuel Mainstream
22 February 2023United Airlines and other companies have started a $100 million fund to invest in jet fuel that produces fewer greenhouse gases. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/21/climate/united-sustainable-aviation-fuel.html
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Companies
Deloitte and AT&T Announce Expanded Collaboration to Help Reduce Global Emissions
22 February 2023Deloitte and AT&T announced today a new collaboration focused on expanding both organizations' commitments to help reduce global emissions. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/deloitte-and-att-announce-expanded-collaboration-to-help-reduce-global-emissions-301752895.html
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Environmental initiatives
AGA Urges Policy Support for Lower Carbon Natural Gas Resources
22 February 2023The right incentives could allow natural gas utilities to use existing infrastructure to advance low-carbon fuels and fight climate change, according to a study commissioned by the American Gas Association (AGA). https://www.naturalgasintel.com/aga-urges-policy-support-for-lower-carbon-natural-gas-resources/
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People
Biden-Harris Administration Announces $2.5 Billion to Cut Pollution and Deliver Economic Benefits to Communities Across the Nation
22 February 2023The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), today announced $2.52 billion in funding for two carbon management programs to catalyze investments in transformative carbon capture systems and carbon transport and storage technologies. https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden-harris-administration-announces-25-billion-cut-pollution-and-deliver-economic
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Environmental initiatives
Carbonplace to help drive transition
21 February 2023A partly-owned NAB platform designed to settle carbon-credit transactions will help drive an expected 15-fold surge in demand for the keenly-sought environmental offsets, as companies implement their plans to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. https://news.nab.com.au/news/carbonplace-to-help-drive-transition/
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Environmental initiatives
The Largest Cleanup in History
21 February 2023Plastic pollution in the world's oceans is one of the biggest environmental issues of our time, impacting nearly 700 marine species. Every year, millions of tons of plastic enter the oceans, primarily from rivers. And the plastic that’s afloat within the oceans isn’t going away by itself. https://schedule.sxsw.com/2023/events/PP1141832?utm_source=linkedin&utm_term=6e8960c4-d984-4bec-96c9-e373fca75efe&utm_campaign=default_preset
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Environmental initiatives
Stemming the Flow of Indonesia's Plastic Pollution
21 February 2023Indonesia is partnering with the Netherlands to scoop up waste from rivers before it reaches the ocean https://www.maritime-executive.com/editorials/stemming-the-flow-of-indonesia-s-plastic-pollution
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Environmental initiatives
Can Seaweed Remove Carbon Emissions and Replace Fossil-Fuel Plastic?
21 February 2023Australian clean technology startup ULUU will combat climate change by capturing and sequestering carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere and into bioplastic products. The company will produce a natural material from seaweed with a microbial fermentation process that can create all kinds of plastics. These products are home compostable, biodegradable, and carbon negative. https://www.azom.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=22437
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Companies
Sustainability magazine Zenbird launches Zenbird.Life, a curation site for sustainable brands in Japan
21 February 2023Zenbird Media, an English online magazine that shares Japan’s sustainable spirit, culture, and philosophy with the world, has just launched Zenbird.Life, a curation site for sustainable brands in Japan. https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/news/sustainability-magazine-zenbird-launches-zenbird-life-a-curation-site-for-sustainable-brands-in-japan
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Environmental initiatives
InventHelp Inventor Develops Eco-Friendly Burial Products
21 February 2023The invention provides a line of biodegradable burial products. In doing so, it offers an alternative to traditional caskets/coffins and urns. As a result, it helps protect the environment after an individual's death and it could make end-of-life planning less worrisome and sad. https://www.streetinsider.com/PRNewswire/InventHelp+Inventor+Develops+Eco-Friendly+Burial+Products+(IPL-846)/21247766.html
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Environmental initiatives
Al Gore’s Eco-Friendly Investment Firm Owns Shares In Polluting Companies
21 February 2023The “green-friendly” investment firm co-founded and run by former Vice President Al Gore, 74, owns a portfolio of more than $26 billion worth of shares in nearly two dozen companies that were found to have increased greenhouse gas emissions in recent years, according to a report. https://vigourtimes.com/al-gores-eco-friendly-investment-firm-owns-shares-in-polluting-companies-report/
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Companies
KBR Launches Sustainable Aviation Fuel Technology in Alliance with Swedish Biofuels
21 February 2023KBR announced on February 20, 2023 that it has launched Sustainable Aviation Fuel technology in alliance with Swedish Biofuels AB, a technology developer and pioneer in cutting-edge research on biofuels. https://www.yahoo.com/now/kbr-launches-sustainable-aviation-fuel-110000035.html
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Environmental initiatives
United Airlines launches $100 mln sustainable fuel investment fund
21 February 2023A United Airlines Boeing 777-200ER plane is towed as an American Airlines Boeing 737 plane departs from O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, Illinois, U.S. Nov. 30, 2018. https://www.reuters.com/business/sustainable-business/united-airlines-launches-100-mln-sustainable-fuel-investment-fund-2023-02-21/
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Environmental initiatives
New study underscores need for better methane measurement and strong regulations
21 February 2023New research reveals methane emissions from Saskatchewan’s oil and gas industry are much higher than previously thought. Fortunately, the Trudeau government has a tremendous opportunity to address this problem as it crafts next year’s federal budget and demonstrates its commitment to ratchet down climate pollution. https://blogs.edf.org/energyexchange/2023/02/21/new-study-underscores-need-for-better-methane-measurement-and-strong-regulations/
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Environmental initiatives
Arizona snowbowl awarded 2023 green business award
20 February 2023On February 10th, 2023, Arizona Snowbowl was awarded the 2023 Green Business Award courtesy of the Greater Flagstaff Chamber of Commerce at the 2023 Annual Meeting and Award Luncheon. https://www.snowbowl.ski/arizona-snowbowl-awarded-2023-green-business-award/
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Environmental initiatives
Cambridge Research Shows Potential for 80% Reduction in Carbon Emissions From Fertilizers by 2050
20 February 2023Researchers at the University of Cambridge have measured how much carbon is produced by fertilizers from the beginning to the end of their life cycle. This is important, as fertilizers are responsible for around five percent of all greenhouse gas emissions https://scitechdaily.com/cambridge-research-shows-potential-for-80-reduction-in-carbon-emissions-from-fertilizers-by-2050/
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Companies
DHL to go green with sustainable aviation fuel
20 February 2023The GoGreen Plus service will soon be offered to all DHL Express customers worldwide. https://www.manufacturingtodayindia.com/sectors/dhl-to-go-green-with-sustainable-aviation-fuel
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Environmental initiatives
Volunteers take part in two-mile coastal clean-up in Somerset
20 February 2023Around 100 people collected "an incredible amount of litter" when they took part in a beach clean in Somerset. Plastic Free Exmoor led volunteers on the coastal clean-up between Minehead and Dunster on February 18, 2023. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-64695789
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Environmental initiatives
West Nusa Tenggara Cooperates with University of Nottingham to Achieve Net Zero Emission Targets
20 February 2023The West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Provincial Government inked a Letter of Intent (LOI) with the University of Nottingham, a public university in England, to collaborate in supporting NTB’s net zero emission (NZE) program. https://en.tempo.co/read/1693307/west-nusa-tenggara-cooperates-with-university-of-nottingham-to-achieve-net-zero-emission-targets
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Environmental initiatives
Carbon Maps helps the food industry reduce their climate impact
20 February 2023Meet Carbon Maps, a new French startup that raised $4.3 million (€4 million) just a few weeks after its inception. The company is building a software-as-a-service platform for the food industry so that they can track the environmental impact of each of their products in their lineup. The platform can be used as a basis for eco ratings. https://techcrunch.com/2023/02/19/carbon-maps-helps-the-food-industry-reduce-their-climate-impact/
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Environmental initiatives
A microplastic spill on Dubai beaches inspires a massive beach cleanup
20 February 2023Residents came together on Saturday, February 19 to help clean up Dubai beaches after a spillage of large amounts of microplastics flooded the sand from the ocean. https://whatson.ae/2023/02/a-microplastic-spill-on-dubai-beaches-inspired-a-massive-beach-cleanup/
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Companies
LVMH and Dow intend to collaborate to improve sustainable packaging across major perfume and cosmetics brands
20 February 2023Dow and LVMH Beauty, a division of LVMH, the world leader in luxury and home to 75 iconic brands, will collaborate to accelerate the use of sustainable packaging across LVMH's perfume and cosmetic products. https://www.yahoo.com/now/lvmh-dow-intend-collaborate-improve-051600666.html
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Environmental initiatives
'Vegan' clothing brand Jolly Elephant moves to new Somerset base
20 February 2023A clothing brand which claims to be "vegan" and "carbon-negative" has moved into a new base in South Somerset. Jolly Elephant has opened a new site near Ilminster. https://www.somersetlive.co.uk/news/somerset-news/vegan-clothing-brand-jolly-elephant-8152124
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Companies
Organisations on a mission to make sustainable packaging mainstream
20 February 2023From takeaway boxes made of seaweed to compostable mailers made from plant-based materials, we meet those leading the charge to help brands end their plastic addiction and bring sustainable packaging to the masses. https://www.campaignasia.com/article/not-plastic-organisations-on-a-mission-to-make-sustainable-packaging-mainstream/483335
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Environmental initiatives
American Airlines Takes Home Award For Most Eco-Friendly Airline In 2023
17 February 2023The carrier's CEO says American will "continue to lead the industry" in sustainability at all levels of the business https://simpleflying.com/american-airlines-award-most-eco-friendly-airline-in-2023/
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Environmental initiatives
SmartBuyGlasses Moves to Eco-friendly Packaging
17 February 2023SmartBuyGlasses has launched new eco-friendly packaging for all eyewear shipments, aiming to assist in the movement to protect the environment. https://www.24-7pressrelease.com/press-release/498541/smartbuyglasses-moves-to-eco-friendly-packaging
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Environmental initiatives
20% of carbon emissions from the food creation chain come from shipping
17 February 2023About 15% of all food consumed by Americans, including 32% of fresh vegetables, more than half of all fresh fruit, and nearly all seafood, is imported from more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. This is just one series of links in a complex global food creation chain. https://www.rheaheraldnews.com/news/collection_de9cb678-6764-5a33-953a-12dd7e5ee725.html#2
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Environmental initiatives
Cargo ships return to sail power to reduce carbon footprint
17 February 2023In a much-welcomed historic move, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) set out in 2018 to halve shipping emissions by 2050. https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/cargo-ships-return-to-sail-power-to-reduce-carbon-footprint/
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Environmental initiatives
Food Tech Innovator HUNGRY Aims to Offset Its Carbon Footprint Through a New Collaborative Initiative
17 February 2023HUNGRY, the comprehensive platform that provides exceptional food and events solutions for businesses across the country, announces an ambitious new initiative that seeks to offset a significant amount of the company’s carbon dioxide emissions. https://www.perishablenews.com/retailfoodservice/food-tech-innovator-hungry-aims-to-offset-its-carbon-footprint-through-a-new-collaborative-initiative/
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Environmental initiatives
Boeing ramps up its acquisition of sustainable aviation fuels
17 February 2023Giant US aerospace and defence giant Boeing has announced that it is to increase its sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) purchases by more than 100% this year, in comparison with last year. https://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/boeing-ramps-up-its-acquisition-of-sustainable-aviation-fuels-2023-02-17
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Mobility
Can energy storage power the sustainability revolution?
17 February 2023B2B chemical consultancy ChemBizR takes a look at what opportunities the burgeoning world of energy storage offers to the sustainability industry https://sustainabilitymag.com/articles/v
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ChatGPT alters response on benefits of fossil fuels, now refuses to answer over climate concerns
17 February 2023Artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT recently changed its response to a question asking it to formulate an argument in favor of fossil fuels as a way of increasing human happiness. https://www.yahoo.com/now/chatgpt-alters-response-benefits-fossil-130015171.html
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Environmental initiatives
Australia Will Rely On Carbon Credits & Offsets To Meet Climate Goals
17 February 2023The government of Australia is struggling with how to lower carbon emissions without damaging its industrial base. https://cleantechnica.com/2023/02/17/australia-will-rely-on-carbon-credits-offsets-to-meet-climate-goals/
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Environmental initiatives
How to design exhibitions with a lower environmental impact
17 February 2023MuseumNext invited the Design Museum’s Head of Exhibitions and Environmental Impact Lead, Elise Foster Vander Elst, and Alexie Sommer of the URGE Collective to share how they are driving change by developing exhibits with environmental responsibility in mind. https://www.museumnext.com/article/how-to-design-exhibitions-with-a-lower-environmental-impact/