Today: September 12, 2024
Today: September 12, 2024

sustainability

Environment|Health

This startup wants to end the ocean plastic crisis

4Ocean wants to rid Guatemala Rio Motagua, one of the world's most polluted rivers, of plastic.

This startup wants to end the ocean plastic crisis
Celebrity|Entertainment|Lifestyle|Travel

Biofuel Bentleys are coming for Britain's green king

What do you do when you travel in a chauffeur-driven Bentley but want to be known as the green king

Biofuel Bentleys are coming for Britain's green king
Education|Environment|Science

Student program turns climate change lessons into real-world solutions

Student program turns climate change lessons into real-world solutions

Student program turns climate change lessons into real-world solutions
Environment|News

Citing sustainability, Starbucks wants to overhaul its iconic cup. Will customers go along?

For a generation and more, Starbucks' throwaway cup has been a cornerstone of consumer society, first in the United States and then globally

Citing sustainability, Starbucks wants to overhaul its iconic cup. Will customers go along?
Environment|News

Lots of indoor farms are shutting down as their businesses struggle. So why are more being built?

Across the country, more indoor farms are launching or expanding even as others founder

Lots of indoor farms are shutting down as their businesses struggle. So why are more being built?
Education

What can board games teach students about climate change?

While most board games are designed for one person to win, climate change games are about saving the world.

What can board games teach students about climate change?
Environment

Take a break from your screen and look at plants − botanizing is a great way to engage with life around you

Botanizing is the practice of observing and appreciating plant life. Two plant scientists explain how it benefits people and the planet.

Take a break from your screen and look at plants − botanizing is a great way to engage with life around you
Business|Environment|Technology

Facing increasing pressure from customers, some miners are switching to renewable energy

Demand for critical minerals like nickel and cobalt is surging as climate change hastens a transition to renewable energy, boosting carbon emissions by miners and processors of such materials

Facing increasing pressure from customers, some miners are switching to renewable energy
Business|Environment|Science

How are ancient Roman and Mayan buildings still standing? Scientists are unlocking their secrets

Scientists are trying to understand how some ancient buildings have lasted for centuries in hopes of making modern buildings more durable

How are ancient Roman and Mayan buildings still standing? Scientists are unlocking their secrets
Business

Seattle-based startup makes 'beanless coffee' to help combat deforestation

A Seattle-based startup backed by some of the investors behind Beyond Meat is launching the world's first beanless coffee this week as it bids to slash the

Seattle-based startup makes 'beanless coffee' to help combat deforestation
Business|News|World

A Ugandan business turns banana fiber into sustainable handicrafts

A decapitated banana plant is almost useless, an inconvenience to the farmer who must uproot it and lay its dismembered parts as mulch

A Ugandan business turns banana fiber into sustainable handicrafts
Business|Environment|News

Refrigeration chemicals are a nightmare for the climate. Experts say alternatives must spread fast

Refrigerants are chemical fluids that have made air conditioning and refrigeration possible, but they are hundreds or even thousands of times more powerful at warming the planet than carbon dioxide, the most notorious greenhouse gas

Refrigeration chemicals are a nightmare for the climate. Experts say alternatives must spread fast
Business|Environment|News|World

Some companies using lots of water want to be more sustainable. Few are close to their targets

Major corporations in water-guzzling industries such as apparel, food and beverage, and tech want to be better stewards of the freshwater resources they use

Some companies using lots of water want to be more sustainable. Few are close to their targets
World

COP28 chief, groups, urge tripling renewable capacity by 2030

The presidency of next month's COP28 climate summit and two renewable energy organisations on Monday urged governments to triple renewable

COP28 chief, groups, urge tripling renewable capacity by 2030
Business

Sustainable cotton group boosts tracking for top retailers

Swiss-based sustainability group Better Cotton said on Thursday it has added new functions to a platform that big retailers use to trace materials through their supply

Sustainable cotton group boosts tracking for top retailers
Business

Fresh water is a hidden challenge − and opportunity − for global supply chains

Smart water management isn’t just good for the earth. It’s good for business.

Fresh water is a hidden challenge − and opportunity − for global supply chains
Economy

Loans linked to ESG face overhaul by under-pressure banks

Corporate loans whose costs are linked to environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals are being redesigned by banks in response to

Loans linked to ESG face overhaul by under-pressure banks
World

Exclusive-Over 60 countries back deal to triple renewable energy this decade -officials

More than 60 countries have said they back a deal spearheaded by the European Union, United States and United Arab Emirates to

Exclusive-Over 60 countries back deal to triple renewable energy this decade -officials
Business

Analysis-US drive to make green jet fuel with ethanol stalled by CO2 pipeline foes

The U.S. drive to develop sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) using ethanol could be slowed because of growing opposition to proposed pipelines

Analysis-US drive to make green jet fuel with ethanol stalled by CO2 pipeline foes
Environment

3 ways AI can help farmers tackle the challenges of modern agriculture

AI is exciting and scary, but it’s also a very useful tool. Here’s how AI is helping farmers shore up their bottom lines, protect the environment and boost food security.

3 ways AI can help farmers tackle the challenges of modern agriculture
Economy

Exclusive-World's top MDBs to forge debt-for-nature swap 'task force' - sources

The world's top multilateral development banks are set to launch a global "task force" at the COP28 climate summit in the coming days to scale-up the number and size

Exclusive-World's top MDBs to forge debt-for-nature swap 'task force' - sources
Environment|News|World

As COP28 negotiators wrestle with fossil fuels, activists urge them to remember what's at stake

As this year's global climate talks reach a conclusion, activists are hoping that negotiators will listen to their stories as they weigh what to do about the fossil fuels that are warming the planet

As COP28 negotiators wrestle with fossil fuels, activists urge them to remember what's at stake
Business

Business travel emissions drop as many firms fly less -survey

Almost half of 217 global firms cut their business travel carbon emissions by at least 50% between 2019 and 2022, analysis published on Monday found, as

Business travel emissions drop as many firms fly less -survey
Business|Environment

For 2024, some simple lifestyle changes can improve your little piece of the planet

The fight against climate change requires the mass cooperation of industries, companies, governments and communities around the globe

For 2024, some simple lifestyle changes can improve your little piece of the planet
Environment

Not all carbon-capture projects pay off for the climate – we mapped the pros and cons of each and found clear winners and losers

The combination of the source of the CO₂ and its end use determines its environmental and economic benefits or consequences.

Not all carbon-capture projects pay off for the climate – we mapped the pros and cons of each and found clear winners and losers

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