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Monitoring UK sewage from space
Madeline Dahm is a curious Planeteer working to make the Earth’s changes visible, accessible, and actionable. In 2022, untreated sewage was pumped into the United Kingdom’s creeks, rivers, and beaches…
InfluenceMap: World’s largest asset managers ‘far off track’ in net-zero transition
…setting that provides cover to asset managers to demand more ambitious action. “In the US, it seems that the opposite is currently true. So, the report shows the same transatlantic…
HGV levy revival includes green exemption for zero-emission models
…achieving 100% zero-emission HGVs by 2040. Green groups push for distance-based charging Environmental groups including Green Alliance, Transport Action Network, Possible, and Transport & Environment are urging the government to…
Business giants named and shamed for flouting science-based targets pledges
…for companies to make commitments without taking action.” Some 5,700 companies have committed to set SBTi-approved targets to date. More than 3,200 have had their targets approved. Companies listed as…
UK to unblock grid delays for renewables as athletes call out fashion greenwash: The sustainability success stories of the week
…business 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…
#SustyTalk: TransitionZero’s CEO on accelerating the just, low-carbon energy transition
#SustyTalk is all about keeping edie’s loyal readers connected to sustainability leaders across the world, whilst reminding us all that sustainability and climate action must go on through the current…
We won’t hit net-zero without reducing dairy emissions and banks need to support corporates
…data and relationships. Our Carbon Bank was established to drive collective action. Developing a decarbonisation proposition We knew that would be a challenge which is why we outlined a range…
Where are they now? Celebrating the successes of our 30 Under 30 Class of 2019
…to build a better future and showing fantastic promise. 30 Under 30 brings individuals who are changing the course of climate action together for networking, mentoring, workshopping and more. After…
Biomass Strategy: UK Government affirms role of BECCs in meeting net-zero emissions
…Technology (REA) welcomed the Strategy’s recognition of the role of BECCS, but has called for further action to create workable routes to market for BECCS applications to scale carbon removals….
Cumbria Coal Mine court hearing pushed back
…Cumbria Mining’s proposals for the project in October 2020. Friends of the Earth and South Lakes Action on Climate Change (SLACC) have filed legal challenges against the proposed development and…
Tesco reveals SBTi-approved pathway to net-zero
…suppliers and partners, to achieve our goals. These ambitious targets, validated by the SBTi, now provide us with a clear roadmap of action over the next ten years and beyond.”…
UK Business Climate Hub to support 5.5 million SMEs toward net-zero
…Co-op, HSBC, Siemens, and Cemex, this collective has devised a business roadmap framework, which aims to enable companies to collaborate within their sectors, crafting customised action blueprints for industry-specific decarbonisation….
Ella’s Kitchen teams up with RSPB for British nature conservation and restoration
…chance” of meeting this ’30 x 30′ goal without unprecedented action. The UK is one of the most nature-depleted countries in the world and many of its designated protected areas…
#SustyTalk: Energy Saving Trust’s Stew Horne on fixing British energy efficiency policy
#SustyTalk is all about keeping edie’s loyal readers connected to sustainability leaders across the world, whilst reminding us all that sustainability and climate action must go on through the current…
£5.7trn investor coalition urges G20 leaders to reform food system subsidies for climate
The coalition comprises more than 30 major investors internationally. Collectively, members manage almost £6trn of assets. It has made a call to action to those attending next month’s G20 summit…
edie Awards 2024: First batch of esteemed judges announced
…are the first set of judges: Yetunde Abdul, Head of climate action. UKGBC David Bent, Senior associate consultant – sustainability & futures, Skating Panda Crista Buznea, Head of marketing, Ecologi…
From World Water Week to Spain’s coal power phase-out: 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…
One in five workers reject jobs at companies with poor sustainability credentials
…felt the need to take sustainability into their own hands because their place of work is not addressing it. This is due to a lack of action from their employers…
Four ways to reduce plastic packaging
…into your internal project economics calculations, it may lead you to accelerate the rollout of sustainable packaging options. Customer actions are another. For instance, one major retail chain is threatening…
90% reduction by 2040: Corporates press EU for more aggressive decarbonisation targets
…focus being on rapid decarbonisation in the first instance. Such a strong target, the paper states, would “send a clear signal to businesses that climate action will remain at the…
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