Policy
Climate change’s economic costs are six times greater than previously estimated
According to study, there is a 12% drop in the global gross domestic product for every 1C increase in global temperature.
UK retailer Waitrose has announced intentions to help British farmers transition to more environmentally friendly farming practices
A premium grocery chain with more than 350 locations across the UK, Waitrose is a part of the John Lewis Partnership, the country’s largest employee-owned retailer. The company recently announced that it will assist more than 2,000 British farmers in adopting regenerative farming methods, which will increase farms’ long-term financial resilience and help combat the effects of climate change.
Rio’s Carnival parade: Yanomami leaders use samba to protest genocide and illegal mining in Indigenous lands
Brazil’s activists want people to know that an Indigenous land catastrophe has been caused by unlawful mining.
A landmark agreement is reached by UN delegates on safeguarding marine biodiversity in international waters
After nearly two decades of negotiations, Secretary-General António Guterres praised UN member nations for completing a document to secure the preservation and sustainable use of marine biological variety in regions outside of national borders, calling it a “breakthrough.”
Exmouth has received official “plastic-free” status
Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), a nonprofit organisation dedicated to marine conservation, has officially recognised Exmouth as a Plastic Free Community.
Let’s fight for zero deforestation’: Lula promises bolder climate action after Brazil election win
After narrowly defeating incumbent far-right Jair Bolsonaro, the president-elect declares that climate action and rainforest protection will be primary priorities for the next administration.
Ocean largely littered with take-out food, study shows
44% of ocean plastics are linked to takeaway food and drink items, scientists say the pollution must be stopped at source.
Waitrose ‘Unpacked’ sales grow by approximately 9% in just 6 months
Customer demand has encouraged Waitrose to expand its packaging-free initiative with more food items, including loose tea, veg and pasta, in their pioneering ‘Unpacked’ refillable concept.
UK Budget 2021: Green investment at a glance
Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled the contents of his Budget yesterday in the House of Commons
China’s five-year economic plan has vast implications for the future of the planet
Is China’s new economic roadmap a big enough ‘leap’ toward a greener economy?