Volvo Cars has scrapped its goal of selling only electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030, as demand for battery-powered vehicles falls. The Swedish carmaker said it is now aiming for “90 to 100 per cent of its global sales volume by 2030 to consist of electrified cars,” including a combination of EVs and plug-in hybrids, reported […]
The U.S. has shifted its policy position and is now in favor of supporting limitations on global plastics, Reuters confirmed. As reported by Grist, the Biden administration announced in closed-door meetings this week that it supported global efforts to limit plastic pollution via the United Nations’ plastic treaty. Previously, the U.S. had held the stance […]
Quick Key Facts What Is Aquaculture? When you think of agriculture, the first images that come to mind might include big red barns full of hay, a flock of fuzzy sheep or an orchard of apple trees. But agriculture isn’t just all the flora, fauna and equipment that puts land-based food to our plates. It […]
The biggest cruise ships in the world today have more than doubled in size compared to the biggest cruiseliners in 2000, according to a new report by Transport & Environment. The report, “‘Cruisezillas’: How much bigger can cruise ships get?” determined that the biggest cruise ship in the world today, Royal Caribbean’s Icon of the […]
The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) has ordered BlueTriton Brands, the company formerly known as Nestlé that bottles and sells bottled water brand Arrowhead Water, to stop drawing water from the San Bernardino Mountains in California. The decision by USFS supports a cease and desist made last year by the California Water Resources Control Board that […]
A new study has found that large energy companies in Europe hide 47 percent of the damage they cause to biodiversity through their activities. The researchers analyzed nearly 50 events related to 30 major European energy companies — from deforestation and habitat destruction to the electrocution of birds — and discovered that 22 of them […]
A new report by Fashion Revolution — What Fuels Fashion? 2024 Edition — has found that nearly a quarter of the biggest fashion brands in the world — like DKNY, Tom Ford and Reebok — have no public decarbonization plan. The report also revealed the brands lacked transparency in several important areas. “Nearly a quarter […]
Around two years ago, during the isolation of the pandemic, Go Wakimoto, like many others, found himself re-evaluating his life priorities. The ex-Nike executive had been in the corporate rat race for ten years and wondered if that was how he wanted to continue the next twenty to thirty years of his life. He concluded […]
Azerbaijan, host of the United Nations COP29 climate summit, has announced the launch of a new Climate Action Fund with the goal of mobilizing $1 billion for the support of new national climate targets in developing nations. Contributions to the fund will be made by oil and gas companies and 10 fossil-fuel producing countries, reported […]
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