New investment in wind, solar, and other clean energy projects in developing nations dropped sharply in 2018, largely due to a slowdown in China. While the number of new clean power-generating plants completed stayed flat year-to-year, the volume of power derived from coal surged to a new high, according to Climatescope, an annual survey of 104 emerging markets conducted by research firm BloombergNEF (BNEF). The findings suggest that developing nations are moving toward cleaner power but not nearly fast enough to limit global CO2 emissions or the consequences of climate…
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Google joins New Plastics Economy as Technology Partner
Google has joined the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s New Plastics Economy initiative as a Technology Partner, and with other participating organisations, will scale-up solutions to eliminate plastic waste and pollution through its latest technology. Google has been a Global Partner of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation since 2015, working together on topics which range from consumer electronics and advanced technologies such as AI and machine learning to urban planning and construction. In 2019, Google announced its circular economy vision — to become a Circular Google in a Sustainable world. The company has…
Read MoreIntroducing Planet Passionate – Kingspan’s new 2030 Sustainability Vision
Kingspan has launched a major 10-year strategy to play its part in reducing the world’s carbon emissions by 45% by 2030, as determined in the Paris Agreement, and contribute towards the achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The Planet Passionate strategy is made up of 12 ambitious targets, addressing the impact of Kingspan’s business operations and manufacturing on the four key areas of energy, carbon, circularity and water, with commitments by 2030 to include: Energy: powering 60% of all Kingspan operations directly from renewable energy with a minimum of…
Read MoreBusiness leaders urge EU to increase 2030 emissions reduction target to at least 55%
Members of the European Corporate Leaders Group (CLG Europe) are supporting a significant increase in the EU greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction target for 2030 in order to remain in line with climate neutrality by 2050. CLG Europe, a leading group of progressive businesses including Unilever, Coca Cola European Partners, Interface and Signify recognise that to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, businesses must take action and ramp up investment without delay and a higher target of at least 55 per cent by 2030 will help strengthen this case. In a position…
Read MoreWinner of 2019 Unilever Young Entrepreneurs Awards announced
Unilever and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership announced that Emmanuel Emodek, founder of digital platform ChapChap, has been chosen from eight winning entrepreneurs as the recipient of this year’s HRH The Prince of Wales Young Sustainability Entrepreneurs Prize. ChapChap is a digital platform that helps small businesses balance the books and keep track of transactions all from their very own smartphone. Half of all small and medium businesses in Africa fail because of poor book-keeping, a lack of inventory management, and bad business practices. With SMEs accounting…
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