FOOD SUPPLY CHAIN LABELLING
Chrissie Masters In-depth sustainability labelling in the food supply chain has long been awaited…now Abel and Cole in the UK are stepping up to the challenge and are introducing a grading system, reports Edie.net (Monday 20 February 2023). The “eco-labelling” will be graded and assessed in partnership with the Oxford University team that developed the nutritional […]
PREPARING THE GROUND – THE GREEN ALLOTMENTS MISSION
Image Credit – Patrick Federi Stepping out to full air on the turn it’s time toGet the ground ready for the rush of sowingAnd to finish off the roses.They must be pruned by MarchAnd March is where we’re going.There’s much to be done, soLet’s get the ground ready for so much sowing.The numbers are straightforward […]
LAST CHANCE TO FINALISE GLOBAL OCEAN TREATY
Image Credit – Evangelos Mpikakis Oceans cover 71% of our Earth’s surface and are home to thriving ecosystems and areas of biodiversity. Not only this but our oceans and associated marine life act as a large carbon sink by capturing and storing carbon, helping to regulate the Earth’s carbon dioxide levels and global temperature. Without […]
NEW EU REGULATIONS TAKE A STANCE AGAINST GREENWASHING
Image Credit – Michael Fousert The European Union (EU) is planning to impose penalties on companies that make false or misleading claims about the environmental benefits of their products and services in an attempt to combat corporate greenwashing, according to leaked draft legislation seen by European news website EURACTIV.1 The proposal, set to be tabled […]
FRANCE IS PIONEERING THE MOVE TOWARDS A CIRCULAR ECONOMY – COULD THE UK LEARN A THING OR TWO?
Image Credit – Philippe Murray-Pietsch Over recent years, France has introduced a number of sustainable development strategies and coherent policies that aim to promote a more circular economy. Chiefly, The 2020 Anti-Waste Law, also called AGEC Law, (translates to Loi relative à la lute contre le gaspillage et a l’économie circulaire) lays out a variety […]
EXTINCTION REBELLION ACTIVISTS TARGET MICHAEL GOVE’S OFFICE IN RESPONSE TO CUMBRIA COAL MINE DECISION
Image Credit – @XrebellionUK Extinction Rebellion (XR) staged a bold protest outside the Department of Levelling Up, Housing & Communities in London on Monday, (17th January) in response to the UK government’s recent decision allowing the development of a new coal mine in Whitehaven, Cumbria.1 The deep coal mine, set to be the UK’s first […]
WESTERN AUSTRALIA EXPERIENCES FLOOD CRISIS
Image Credit – Wes Warren A state of emergency has been declared in Western Australia’s Kimberley region as the area experiences the worst floods in its history. The torrential rains brought by former tropical cyclone Ellie have resulted in vast areas being inundated, with flood waters extending for 50 kilometres in some areas. According to […]
CLEAN ENERGY RESET: UK Government to Invest £20 Billion in Carbon Capture
Image Credit – Chris LeBoutillier On Wednesday 15th March, the UK government announced that it will provide £20 billion funding for the Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) programme. The funding was unveiled by Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt, who has previously emphasised the need to scale up the UK’s carbon capture industry and […]
EXTINCTION REBELLION’S NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION: TO TEMPORARILY SHIFT AWAY FROM PUBLIC DISRUPTION AS PRIMARY TACTIC
Image Credit – Joël de Vriend To kick off the New Year 2023, Extinction Rebellion (XR) has made a controversial resolution to temporarily shift away from public disruption as its primary protest tactic. XR states that while it recognises and celebrates the power of disruption to raise awareness and make a statement, the group believes […]
NEW CHARGING TECHNOLOGY TO BE A KEY COMPONENT IN POWERING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
Image Credit – myenergi XTD is a unique charging circuitry that can provide up to a 400% increase in battery capacity, paving the way for the future of green power. This secret and revolutionary process, which has involved over 10 years of research and development and is currently awaiting a patent, is based on a […]
