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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
NEW COAL MINE PLACES PRESSURE ON UK CLIMATE TARGETS
Image Credit – Dominik Vanyi The UK government has given the go-ahead for the first new deep coal mine in decades Approval for the development of the mine in Copeland, Cumbria, UK has been a lengthy process, taking eight years of negotiations and having been pushed back three times.1 However, an enquiry nearing 400 pages […]
THE WINNERS AND LOSERS: UK UNIVERSITIES VARY IN COMMITMENTS TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS
Dom Fou – Image Credit People & Planet is the UK’s largest student network, campaigning on human rights, global poverty, and the environment. Annually, the network compiles and releases University League, the only comprehensive and independent league table of UK universities focussing on sustainability and transparency.1 Universities are ranked against a variety of environmental sustainability […]
THE POWERFUL PRESENCE OF FOSSIL FUEL LOBBYISTS
Image Credit – Tasos Mansour A coalition of 126 civil society groups have called for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to exclude fossil fuel lobbyists from attending future climate talks, claiming that ‘climate action will always be inadequate if polluting interests are allowed to obstruct.’1 This demand comes after a record […]
NEW LOSS AND DAMAGE FUND COMPENSATES VULNERABLE COUNTRIES FOR CLIMATE INEQUALITIES
Image Credit – Adeel Shabir A monumental agreement has been struck by G77 nations on a new loss and damage fund. The documents were published on Sunday morning, (20th November) over 36 hours after negotiations at COP27 were scheduled to end. The proposal finally made it onto the agenda of this year’s global climate summit […]
GOOD NEWS ON INTERNATIONAL ENERGY SOURCING
Image Credit – American Public Power Association The Global energy crisis marks a ‘historic turning point’ in the transition away from fossil fuels according to the IEA (International Energy Agency). Putin’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine which began in February last year has accelerated the transition to renewable energy, according to the IEA’s annual report on […]
