Tag: Climate Change

IOC commits to cutting its greenhouse gas emissions by 50 per cent by 2030

Stuart Mitchell

The announcement was made by IOC President Thomas Bach during the General Assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC), currently taking place in Greece. It was made ahead of the UN Climate Summit (COP26) at the end of October in Glasgow, Great Britain. With this decision, the IOC increases its level of ambition from a previous commitment that set a 45 per cent reduction over the same time period, in line with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change. “The climate crisis is arguably the biggest challenge humanity is facing,” said…

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Climate change: a threat to human wellbeing and health of the planet. Taking action now can secure our future

Stuart Mitchell

Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, despite efforts to reduce the risks. People and ecosystems least able to cope are being hardest hit, said scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, released recently. “This report is a dire warning about the consequences of inaction,” said Hoesung Lee, Chair of the IPCC. “It shows that climate change is a grave and mounting threat to our wellbeing and a healthy planet. Our…

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UN Commission on the Status of Women stresses the empowerment of women and girls in fighting climate change, 14-25 March 2022

Stuart Mitchell

Gender inequality and the climate crisis are two of the most urgent global challenges. A growing body of evidence shows that when we invest in the empowerment of women and girls, they become leaders and change-makers contributing to innovative climate change solutions. Media advisory: UN Commission on the Status of Women stresses the empowerment of women and girls in fighting climate change, 14-25 March 2022 Pre-existing inequalities and gender-based cultural norms and barriers increase the vulnerability of women and girls to the impacts of crises like climate change and conflict.…

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69.9% of Costco Shareholders Support Landmark Green Century Proposal on Climate Change

Stuart Mitchell

At Costco’s annual meeting on Thursday, 69.9% of shareholders voted in favor of a trailblazing Green Century° proposal asking the company to set science-based targets to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions. This is the first shareholder vote on a proposal directly requesting that a company set targets that include emissions from its full value chain and that are aligned with achieving net zero emissions by 2050 or sooner. Costco significantly lags many of its competitors on climate. In December, Forbes reported that Costco was one of only three of the largest 50…

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Consumers believe advertising can play role in combating climate change

Stuart Mitchell

Advertising can play a significant role in combating climate change with 71% of consumers agreeing that advertising can educate us about products and services with a low carbon footprint. This is according to a new nationally representative survey commissioned by the IPA and carried out by Opinium among a sample of 2,000 UK adults aged 18+. The data also shows that 59% of people like seeing what companies are doing to help tackle climate change in their ads and that 87% agree that all companies have a responsibility to help…

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