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COP26: ‘Faith and Science’ event to highlight efforts against climate crisis – Vatican News

Source: COP26: ‘Faith and Science’ event to highlight efforts against climate crisis – Vatican News

Generation 2030: PPE Waste in the Ocean: Standardized Approach Urgently Needed | SDG Knowledge Hub | IISD

The extensive use of single-use personal protection equipment (PPE), which contains plastic, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic has made significant contributions to plastic waste and environmental harm. More research is needed on the environmental effects of single-use, plastic PPE to ensure we can be predictive and preventative.

Source: Generation 2030: PPE Waste in the Ocean: Standardized […]

Guest Article: Beyond Planting Trees: Let Communities Lead Restoration | SDG Knowledge Hub | IISD

Restoring degraded land and slowing the pace of desertification is vital for the achievement of the SDGs, including those on hunger, poverty, biodiversity, and climate action, as well as for contributing to the UNCCD goals on land degradation neutrality, and the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. As we embark on global green recovery from COVID-19, […]

What Exactly Is a Zero Carbon Building? There Is Finally a Definition

Source: What Exactly Is a Zero Carbon Building? There Is Finally a Definition

Will Windcatchers Revolutionize the Offshore Wind Energy Sector?

Source: Will Windcatchers Revolutionize the Offshore Wind Energy Sector?

When Ed Markey Tweets “No Climate, No Deal,” What Does He Mean? | The New Republic

Source: When Ed Markey Tweets “No Climate, No Deal,” What Does He Mean? | The New Republic

Senator Ed Markey and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speak during a press conference to reintroduce the Green New Deal in front of the U.S. Capitol in April 2021.

“No climate, no deal” is the new catchphrase among climate groups […]

The Corporations Telling the G7 to Act on Climate Gave Millions to U.S. Politicians Blocking Climate Action | The New Republic

Source: The Corporations Telling the G7 to Act on Climate Gave Millions to U.S. Politicians Blocking Climate Action | The New Republic

When Will Mitt Romney Start Supporting Climate Legislation? | The New Republic

Source: When Will Mitt Romney Start Supporting Climate Legislation? | The New Republic

Betting on Green Hydrogen in Chile, a Road Fraught with Obstacles

Chile is in a privileged position in the world to produce green hydrogen and boost the development of the new fuel thanks to the country’s optimal conditions for generating solar and wind energy, bu

Source: Betting on Green Hydrogen in Chile, a Road Fraught with Obstacles

Is It True That ‘100 Companies are Responsible for 71% of Carbon Emissions’?

Source: Is It True That ‘100 Companies are Responsible for 71% of Carbon Emissions’?

The first point is that if you look at the actual list in the report, Exxon and Shell are the only private companies to even make it into the top ten; the rest are all government entities. China (Coal) is by […]