Day: 22 October 2023

Amazon Supports the World’s Largest Deployment of Direct Air Capture Technology to Remove Carbon From the Atmosphere

Stuart Mitchell

Amazon has announced its first investments in direct air capture (DAC)—a critical technology in the fight against climate change—as part of its Climate Pledge commitment to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2040. Amazon is supporting the world’s largest deployment of DAC technology by committing to purchase 250,000 metric tons of carbon removal over 10 years from STRATOS, 1PointFive’s first DAC plant. This is equivalent to the amount of carbon stored naturally across more than 290,000 acres of U.S. forests—roughly half the size of the state of Rhode Island. Carbon captured…

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Digital Billboards Across Nation Will Shine a Light on the Many Ways Afterschool Programs Support Students, Families, Schools, and Communities

Stuart Mitchell

Afterschool champions led by the Afterschool Alliance, the National League of Cities, and the National Summer Learning Association are joining Clear Channel Outdoor for a broad-based visibility campaign across nearly 2,000 digital billboards as part of the 2023 national Lights On Afterschool rally. The ads recognize the extraordinary work afterschool programs are doing to support students, from providing homework help and caring mentors, to offering healthy meals and snacks, to keeping students safe and learning after the school days ends, to providing team-based learning activities in STEM (science, technology, engineering,…

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Pizza Fans Can Recycle Plastic Bottles for Free Slices and Coke Beverages

Stuart Mitchell

Coca‑Cola is teaming up with local-favorite pizzerias in New York, Atlanta and Chicago for “Toss In, Take Out”, a traveling restaurant takeover celebrating the expanded availability of bottles made from 100% recycled plastic*, and promoting recycling in support of a circular economy. Consumers can bring in any empty plastic beverage bottle (including non-Coke products) to recycle and receive a free pizza slice and ice-cold 20-oz. Coca‑Cola beverage in a 100% recycled plastic bottle*. The rolling restaurant takeover kicks off Oct. 24 in New York at Bleecker Street Pizza before heading…

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BBC Children in Need & George at Asda collaborate for second year with author and illustrator Liz Pichon to create the charity’s official t-shirt for 2023

Stuart Mitchell

BBC Children in Need & George at Asda have today announced their second collaboration with world famous children’s author and illustrator Liz Pichon – who is famous for her illustrated best-selling Tom Gates book series – to create this year’s Official T-Shirt, which will raise money for the charity. This unique unisex t-shirt features BBC Children in Need’s iconic Pudsey character in Liz’s signature doodle style. This is the second t-shirt that Liz has designed for BBC Children in Need and Asda. This year, all money raised through the sale…

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G20 Leaders Endorse IRENA Recommendations for Global Renewable Energy Adoption

Stuart Mitchell

G20 leaders agreed to accelerate efforts to triple global renewable energy capacity by 2030, aligning with recommendations from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) on how the world can move in line with the Paris Agreement targets. In a declaration adopted on Saturday, the Group cites a joint report between IRENA and India’s G20 Presidency, titled “Low-Cost Financing for Energy Transitions”, which estimates a need for over USD 4 trillion in annual investments by 2030. According to IRENA’s “World Energy Transitions Outlook 2023”, released earlier this year in June, the…

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