Shopping habits and escalating consumption of many consumers are inflicting a heavy environmental toll, and while the majority of customers seem hesitant to act "green" on their own, companies are increasingly expected to implement effective eco-friendly tactics.
Indigenous Peoples have suffered disproportionately from the economic impacts of COVID-19, yet they hold essential knowledge for rebuilding a more sustainable and resilient post-pandemic world, free of poverty and hunger, said Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), at the opening of the Fifth global meeting of the Indigenous Peoples’ Forum today.
A review of ten types of policy used to reduce carbon suggests that some costs fall on those less able to bear them – but it also shows these policies can form the bedrock of a ‘green recovery’ if specifically designed and used in tandem.
Over the next 10 years, MetLife, Inc. has committed to reduce its location-based greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent from 2019 levels, originate U.S. $20 billion in new MetLife Investment Management–managed green investments, and allocate U.S. $5 million to develop products and partnerships that drive climate solutions.
The Biofuture Platform, a twenty-country, multi-stakeholder initiative, announced today the launch of a set of voluntary principles.
These are intended to offer guidance to governments and policymakers around the world...
A novel technology developed by UNSW Sydney chemical engineers changes dangerous emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) into chemical building blocks.
A research partnership between the Technische Universität Dresden (TU Dresden), the University of Birmingham, and Rock Rail is seeking novel battery technology as a green alternative in traction technology for the railway industry.
Scientists are aiming to determine the most optimal valorization paths for restaurant food scraps. Among the potential lives for restaurant scraps, the group is trying to find which one offers the most value and which one is highly effective.
In the coming years, sufficient amounts of water will emerge from the ground as a byproduct of the production of oil extracted from unusual reservoirs.
Today, XPRIZE, the global leader in designing and operating incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges, officially launched the $10M Rainforest XPRIZE.