When I wrote about the new Roaring 20s last December, the world was largely unaware of COVID-19. Although the pandemic has caused indescribable tragedy and hardship, it has also shown that with proper motivation and financing, humanity can do the impossible. That scientists developed safe, effective COVID-19 vaccines in less than a year is evidence of our untapped …
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Walmart on a Black Friday. Photo: Laurie Did you know that Americans produce 25 percent more waste than usual between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day, sending an additional one million tons a week to landfills? This COVID-19 holiday season, with online shopping the preferred gift giving method for many, we will likely generate even more waste mailing packages …
The Young Champions of the Earth prize is awarded every year to seven entrepreneurs under the age of 30 with bold ideas for sustainable environmental change. The seven winners, hailing from different regions around the world, receive seed funding, mentoring and communications support to amplify their efforts. Nairobi, 15 December 2020 – The UN Environment Programme …
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Unilever shareholders will vote at the company’s annual general meeting on May 5 on measures including plans to cut emissions from its operations to net zero by 2030 and to halve the environmental impact of its products Consumer goods giant Unilever Plc will put its plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions to a shareholder vote, it said on Monday, …
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‘We must put an end to all kinds of waste,’ says Turkish scientist Referring to increasing trends of extreme weather events, especially high temperatures, Turkish scientists warned the world may find itself at a point of no return if humanity does not learn necessary lessons. Speaking to Anadolu Agency on the latest sobering report about …
