The four members of the pop group ABBA will donate all the royalty payments they receive from their new single Little Things to UNICEF. The royalties are generated each time someone purchases the holiday season single, taken from the group’s latest Album Voyage, or streams it on Spotify, iTunes or YouTube. ABBA’s contributions will be paid into UNICEF’s Global Child Protection Fund, helping to support the growing number of children who have been affected by economic shocks, school closures and interruptions in social services as a result of the COVID-19…
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Cadent and Equinor announce plans to develop a Hydrogen Town concept in Lincolnshire
The Humber could be the location for one of the world’s first low carbon Hydrogen Towns within the decade, after Cadent and Equinor joined forces to realise this ambition. Cadent and Equinor will work together to assess what a hydrogen town conversion could look like in Lincolnshire. Converting the gas networks of a town from natural gas to 100% low carbon hydrogen would drastically reduce the carbon emissions linked to home heating and could bring down overall emissions in the town by around a quarter. Gas distribution network operator Cadent…
Read MoreMusic Leaders Launch Climate Pact
A group of leading music companies have signed a wide-ranging commitment to ‘decarbonise’ the global music business in alignment with the latest climate science. Initiated by the UK’s Association of Independent Music (AIM) in collaboration with UK record labels association the BPI, the founding Signatories of the ‘Music Climate Pact’ span numerous areas of the music business and include all three major music groups – Sony Music Group, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group – as well as world-renowned independents Beggars Group, BMG, Brownswood Recordings, Ninja Tune, Secretly Group,…
Read MoreTotalEnergies and Plastic Omnium Sign a Strategic Partnership to Accelerate Development of Recycled Plastic Materials in the Automotive Industry
TotalEnergies and Plastic Omnium have signed a strategic partnership that will see them join forces to design and develop new plastic materials, made from recycled polypropylene, which meet the demanding aesthetic and safety standards that apply to the automotive industry. TotalEnergies and Plastic Omnium will pool their innovation and engineering skills to design new types of recycled materials that offer enhanced performance and are better for the environment while providing deliverable responses to the challenges raised by end-of-life plastics. These new materials, containing 20% to 100% recycled materials sourced from…
Read MoreUN agencies and other international organizations establish Joint Action Group to protect transport workers and secure supply chains during the COVID-19 pandemic
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Health Organization (WHO), together with other international organizations in the transport sector, have set up a Joint Action Group to review the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the world’s transport workers and the global supply chain. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the International Maritime Organization (IMO) are also members of the group. The Group was established following a meeting on 6 December 2021 of ILO Director-General Guy Ryder and WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus with International Air Transport Association…
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