The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) has adopted two resolutions piloted by India on single-use plastics and sustainable nitrogen management.
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Billed as “the word’s most significant” competition of its kind, the Lafarge Holcim Awards, will accept entries until February 2020.
Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old Swedish climate activist, arrived in New York last week on a solar-powered and emissions-free yacht after a 15-day voyage across the Atlantic. Along with her urgent message on climate change, Thunberg brings something that not many Americans are thinking about right now: flight shame. Thunberg is a non-flyer. She quit flying because of the greenhouse gases that are emitted during flights. Airplanes burn fossil-fuel based jet fuel and air travel is responsible for some 2 percent to 5 percent of the world’s carbon emissions, depending on whose numbers you use.
Ken Dooley of Granlund discusses sustainability from a user’s point of view and how technology will help cities become more citizen-centric.
Everyone has a part to play in creating a more sustainable world. With just under 5,000 members of staff, over 700 vehicles and 93 buildings, we believe South Yorkshire Police can help achieve that goal by making small changes. …
Fiber firm Unifi and fashion designer Mara Hoffman discuss fashion industry sustainability solutions.
Enhanced role envisaged for the bio-based industries under the EU’s new Circular Economy Action Plan…