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Renewal SA investigates Port River industrial pollution after string of dolphin deaths
17 November 2022The Royal South Australian Yacht Squadron has been calling for action on industrial pollution in the Port River and sanctuary since 2016. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-11-16/sa-adelaide-dolphin-sanctuary-investigation/101657568
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New Delhi’s air pollution leaves residents gasping for breath
16 November 2022As Diwali fireworks pierced the air and lit up the skies of India’s capital region last month, 4-year-old Abhinandan was struggling to breathe. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/india-new-delhi-air-pollution-rcna56535
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Plastic waste by the numbers
16 November 2022Have you ever wondered what happens to your plastic waste when you throw it in the recycling bin? You probably imagine all of your material responsibly processed and turned into material to make into new, sustainable products. https://www.earthday.org/america-recycles-day-is-plastic-recycling-the-solution-you-think-it-is/
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Sustainability initiatives won't just save the planet – they'll save your company, too
15 November 2022Investing in sustainable business practices can help protect companies from economic and political disruptions, a new Gartner survey finds. https://www.zdnet.com/article/sustainability-initiatives-wont-just-save-the-planet-theyll-save-your-company-too/
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Ocean plastic pollution: ‘I wish everything was packaged on a big island’
14 November 2022Only 9% of all plastic ever produced is recycled, and mismanagement of waste has resulted in eight million tonnes of plastic ending up in rivers, along coastlines and in the open ocean. https://www.eve-hewson.com/hawaii/ocean-plastic-pollution-i-wish-everything-was-packaged-on-a-big-island-society/54502/
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Joint Declaration of Energy Importers and Exporters on Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Fossil Fuels
14 November 2022The United States of America, the European Union, Japan, Canada, Norway, Singapore and the United Kingdom are all committed to taking swift action to address the two climate and energy security crises the world faces. https://eg.usembassy.gov/joint-declaration-of-energy-importers-and-exporters-on-reducing-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-fossil-fuels/
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Sustainable food cold chains reduce waste, fight climate change
14 November 2022Greater investment in sustainable food cold chains is needed to reduce hunger, provide livelihoods to communities, and adapt to climate change, two UN agencies said in a report launched at the COP27 climate change conference underway in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. https://www.zawya.com/en/business/transport-and-logistics/sustainable-food-cold-chains-reduce-waste-fight-climate-change-un-report-w8rmrzzs
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Digitalisation is more effective than carbon offsets
14 November 2022As the world seeks to reduce emissions, manufacturing companies are looking for ways they can play their part and are finding the answer in digitalisation https://sustainabilitymag.com/articles/digitalisation-is-more-effective-than-carbon-offsets
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Even low levels of air pollution can be deadly
13 November 2022A new study led by McGill University in Canada suggests that the yearly global death toll from air pollution may be significantly higher than previously thought. https://unherd.com/2022/11/the-truth-about-eco-fascism/
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Can architects help save our planet?
04 November 2022More and more world leaders, actors in the building industry, and non-profits are beginning to commit to the innovative potential of architects across the globe as crucial to the prevention of catastrophic climate change. https://www.fastcompany.com/90801774/can-architects-help-save-our-planet
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Adopt mitigation and adaptation strategies to reduce cost of climate change https://tkpo.st/3zzrnZn
01 November 2022Nepal’s GDP is estimated to be reduced by seven percent in 2050 solely due to climate change. https://kathmandupost.com/climate-environment/2022/11/01/adopt-mitigation-and-adaptation-strategies-to-reduce-cost-of-climate-change-experts-say
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Only 5% of plastic waste generated by US last year was recycled
25 October 2022Americans discarded 51m tons of plastic in 2021 - of which almost 95% ended up in landfills, oceans or scattered in the atmosphere. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/oct/23/us-plastic-waste-recycled-2021-greenpeace
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Plastic Recycling Is A Dead-End Street
25 October 2022Most plastic simply cannot be recycled, a new Greenpeace USA report concludes. Circular Claims Fall Flat Again, released today, finds that U.S. households generated an estimated 51 million tons of plastic waste in 2021, only 2.4 million tons of which was recycled https://www.greenpeace.org/usa/news/new-greenpeace-report-plastic-recycling-is-a-dead-end-street-year-after-year-plastic-recycling-declines-even-as-plastic-waste-increases/
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Rising Demand For Renewable Energy, Especially Wind Energy
24 October 2022Wind turbines mainly used for converting the kinetic energy into electric energy. Wind is the purest source of renewable energy which is available enormously. I https://www.yahoo.com/now/rising-demand-renewable-energy-especially-090500965.html
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'Earth lab' to assist green transition
21 October 2022In Beijing's suburban Miyun district, a new "Earth lab" simulating the carbon circulation of the planet is expected to become a new tool in China's fight against climate change. http://www.china.org.cn/china/2022-10/19/content_78474408.htm