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Countdown to COP28: edie launches new campaign in run-up to UN climate summit
…special episodes of edie’s Sustainability Uncovered Podcast, hosted in partnership with Lloyds Bank. October’s podcast episode will focus on biodiversity, looking at how nature conservation and restoration can be financed…
COP28: Business and Philanthropy climate forum reveals global partnerships
…for the private sector to address the annual financing gap of more than $3trn required to achieve net-zero emissions, reverse nature loss, and restore biodiversity. The collaboration will follow the…
Arla partners with retail giants to drive Scope 3 emissions reductions
…pool.” The new partnerships encompass more than one billion litres of milk from Arla’s UK farmers who are part of Arla’s climate data programme and Sustainability Incentive Model. Arla’s Sustainability…
Net-zero schools and ‘unstoppable’ solar energy deployment: The sustainability success stories of the week
…sustainability leadership. Across the UK and across the world, leading businesses, cities, states and regions are turning environmental ambitions into action. Here, we round up five positive sustainability stories from…
Palm oil replacements and EV battery recycling: The best green innovations of October 2023
…consumed, and traded vegetable oil in the world. Because of its widespread cultivation in tropical regions, it is also a major cause of biodiversity loss. But palm oil is difficult…
UN warns of $10trn annual costs from unsustainable food systems
…of current systems into policy decisions, noting that these costs will increase without intervention. It bears noting that, through the UN’s biodiversity treaty, around 190 nations have already agreed to…
Dozens of employers collaborate to boost diversity in environmental professions
…the sector come from an ethnically diverse background, compared to the all-profession average of 12.6%. This is based on research from the Students Organising for Sustainability UK (SOS-UK), the Natural…
Financial institutions push for Plastics Treaty to include corporate disclosure mandate
…could encourage or even require signatory nations to mandate plastics-related disclosures from businesses. Indeed, the UN biodiversity treaty ratified in December 2022 includes recommendations on corporate nature disclosures. The letter…
UN Plastics Treaty: What’s likely to happen at this week’s negotiations?
…of plastics”. More than 60 nations are participants including the UK, Germany, Australia and France. The Coalition reiterated its call to action ahead of INC 3. Corporate disclosures With all…
Government-commissioned sustainable rail blueprint unveiled for Britain
The Blueprint’s focus lies in aligning with government objectives on carbon reduction, enhancing air quality, safeguarding biodiversity, conserving resources and improving the overall quality of life across the nation. The…
New framework unveiled to accelerate NHS’s low-carbon transport journey
…providers. Also covered are designers and builders of car parks with onsite solar, energy storage and built-in biodiversity features. The framework was produced with input from experts in the NHS’s…
COP28 preview: Here’s everything you need to know about the climate conference in Dubai
…weather, war and divisive elections. Regarding UN-led international diplomacy on the environment specifically, COP negotiators this year have something they didn’t at COP27 – an updated global biodiversity treaty. The…
Scientists unveil 10-point policy wishlist to combat climate crisis at COP28
…act upon the interlinks between climate and biodiversity. The report also warns of compound risks – combination of climate risks that might have more severe impacts than when they occur…
Vague peace agreements and climate scientists’ calls to action: The 6 biggest stories from 3 December at COP28
…were launched, backed by more than $1.7bn in committed finance, in a bid to respond to the climate crisis by championing biodiversity. Under these initiatives, the UAE will contribute $100m…
From fossil fuel phase-outs to loss and damage funding: How can COP28 deliver positive climate tipping points?
…systems. One tipping point, for example, is rainforest loss – particularly in the Amazon. Cascading impacts include biodiversity loss, changes to water systems and a reduction in carbon sequestration. In…
UAE joins Powering Past Coal Alliance
…document is currently light on mentions as to how fossil fuels should be phased-out and also lacks detail on key biodiversity mechanisms such as combatting deforestation and championing nature-based solutions….
Fossil fuel lobbyists and the first glance at the Global Stocktake: The 7 biggest stories from 5 December at COP28
…to limit warming to 1.5C. The document is currently light on mentions as to how fossil fuels should be phased-out and also lacks detail on key biodiversity mechanisms such as…
edie Awards 2024: Shortlist of finalists unveiled
The edie Awards recognise and reward the incredible people, projects and partnerships that are transforming business, for good. Now in its 17th year, the UK’s largest sustainable business awards scheme…
WATCH: Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim on how COP28 can meaningfully support Indigenous-led climate solutions
…we have the capacity to protect 80% of the world’s biodiversity; to protect one-quarter of the earth… if we are capturing the carbon doubly as high as anyone else around…
UN launches roadmap to end world hunger in line with 1.5C Paris Agreement pathway
…have committed to a ‘whole of government’ approach to transforming food systems across the themes of food and nutrition security; adaptation and resilience; equity and livelihoods; nature and biodiversity; and…
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