Tag: protecting the planet
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SustainCase newsletter – wk20, May 2022
More CEOs consider sustainability to be a top challenge, study says A growing number of chief executives consider sustainability one of the biggest challenges to act ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk19, May 2022
Climate change: ‘Fifty-fifty chance’ of breaching 1.5C warming limit The likelihood of crossing a key global warming threshold has risen significantly, according to a new analysis. ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk18, May 2022
How Exposed Is Your Supply Chain to Climate Risks? Climate change is posing major challenges to supply chains. This article assesses the climate-related risks of 12,000 ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk17, April 2022
Earth Day marked by protests around the world Earth Day has been characterised by protests around the globe by, among others, climate activists. https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/earth-day-marked-by-protests-around-the-idUSRTS799Y9 Climate ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk16, April 2022
Solar energy can now be stored for up to 18 years, say scientists Solar-powered electronics are one step closer to becoming an everyday part of our ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk15, April 2022
Russia-Ukraine war worsens fertiliser crunch, risking food supplies Higher fertiliser prices are making the world’s food supply more expensive and less abundant, as farmers skimp on nutrients ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk14, April 2022
UN climate report: It’s ‘now or never’ to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees A new flagship UN report on climate change indicates that harmful carbon ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk13, March 2022
Climate change: ‘Madness’ to turn to fossil fuels because of Ukraine war In his first major speech on climate and energy since COP26, the UN Secretary ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk12, March 2022
The S.E.C. moves closer to enacting a sweeping climate disclosure rule The Securities and Exchange Commission has said for the first time that public companies must ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk11, March 2022
Australian court overturns ruling requiring mine approvals to weigh climate harm An Australian court on Tuesday overturned a groundbreaking ruling from last year that required the ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk10, March 2022
In Focus: International Women’s Day This International Women’s Day, 8 March, join UN Women and the world in coming together under the theme “Gender equality today for ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk9, March 2022
The environmental costs of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine As Russian forces stepped up their assault on Ukrainian cities Thursday, escalating a long-simmering conflict into a full-scale ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk8, February 2022
EU draft law would require firms to check suppliers for human rights, environmental ethics The European Commission will unveil on Wednesday a proposal, called Corporate Sustainability ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk7, February 2022
Scientific Meeting Focuses on Impacts, Adaptation, Vulnerability to Climate Change The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, has begun a two-week meeting to consider a report ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk6, February 2022
Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor 2022 The Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor, conducted by NewClimate Institute in collaboration with Carbon Market Watch, assesses the climate strategies of 25 major global ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk5, February 2022
Climate change: Key crops face major shifts as world warms The parts of the world suitable for growing coffee, cashews and avocados will change dramatically as ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk4, January 2022
EXCLUSIVE Renault, Nissan, Mitsubishi to unveil 2030 EV plan this week Renault SA, Nissan Motor Co and Mitsubishi Motors Corp plan to triple their investment to ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk3, January 2022
Plastic crisis needs binding treaty, report says Pollution from plastics is a global emergency in need of a robust UN treaty, according to a report by ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk2, January 2022
Biden administration to scrap Trump plan for wider Alaska oil drilling Anchorage, Alaska, 10 January: The Biden administration announced on Monday that it is going to ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk1, January 2022
German government split over EU plans to label gas as sustainable Germany’s new government has criticised European Commission’s proposal to classify nuclear energy as a sustainable ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk51, December 2021
World Future Energy Summit 2022 focuses on business with the energy of the future and sustainability Abu Dhabi, 20 December: The World Future Energy Summit will ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk50, December 2021
The exact link between tornadoes and climate change is hard to draw. Here’s why Scientists know that warm weather is a key ingredient in tornadoes and ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk49, December 2021
2021’s weather disasters brought home the reality of climate change From punishing heat in North America to record-breaking floods in Europe and Asia, this year’s weather ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk48, November 2021
Amazon’s Black Friday greeted by climate activists, strikes in Europe Climate activists targeted 15 Amazon depots across Europe on “Black Friday”, with the world’s biggest e-commerce ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk47, November 2021
Sustainability and environment leaders offer actionable takeaways to realise climate-positive targets The AVEVA PI World conference, part of a series of AVEVA initiatives to support an ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk46, November 2021
Here’s what world leaders agreed to — and what they didn’t — at the U.N. climate summit World leaders signed off on a new climate change agreement ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk45, November 2021
‘The power is in us, not the leaders’: Meet the youth activists fighting for climate action at COP26 As world leaders met in Glasgow for the ... -
SustainCase newsletter – wk44, November 2021
COP26: The issues that stand in the way of progress World leaders meet in Glasgow for the COP26 climate summit, to make ambitious cuts in warming ... -
Using today the method ancient people used outer space to make ice in desert conditions.
Simon Pitsillides (SustainCase Editor): Interview with SkyCool Systems’s George Keiser Tell us a bit about the team behind SkyCool Systems. George Keiser: SkyCool ... -
Optimising operations can unlock environmental and financial benefits
Industrial activities are, today, responsible for the lion’s share of global carbon emissions. In 2014, roughly 28 percent of global GHG emissions came from industry. Companies ...
