SustainCase newsletter – wk13, March 2023
EU countries poised to approve 2035 phaseout of CO2-emitting cars
European Union countries’ energy ministers are set to give final approval on Tuesday to the bloc’s law to end sales of new CO2-emitting cars in 2035.
Stop insuring carbon projects ‘immediately’, NGOs tell CEOs
A group of climate activists has called on 30 insurance company CEOs to “immediately” stop underwriting new fossil fuel projects, in the wake of a stark climate warning from U.N. scientists.
Five things we’ve learned from UN climate report
The scientific body that advises the UN on rising temperatures has just released a new report, which is an important summary of six key pieces of research completed over the past five years.
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-65013560
UN warns against ‘vampiric’ global water use
A United Nations report has warned of a looming global water crisis and an “imminent risk” of shortages due to overconsumption and climate change.