Month: June 2024

Cities are key to a climate-resilient Europe, stronger adaptation targets can boost progress

Stuart Mitchell

Most Europeans live in urban areas and cities play a key role in protecting citizens and improving the resilience of European societies against the increasing impacts of climate change. The European Environment Agency’s report, published today, takes stock of urban adaptation in Europe, showcasing what actions cities are taking in response to increasing climate risks, and what is already working. The EEA report ‘Urban adaptation in Europe’ highlights the urgent need to adapt European cities to climate change and provides an overview of actions they are taking. The report provides…

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The Midcounties Co-operative Celebrates Partnership With Big Solar Co-op

Stuart Mitchell

The Midcounties Co-operative, one of the UK’s largest independent co-operatives, has announced a major new partnership with Big Solar Co-op as it continues to make significant steps towards a more sustainable future. The partnership will see the installation of solar panels across 29 Midcounties Co-operative food, travel, Childcare and Head Office sites, providing sufficient renewable electricity to meet around 5% of the Society’s electricity needs. The generation of renewable electricity will also prevent 290 tonnes of CO2 emissions from entering the atmosphere each year, supporting the Society’s aims to cut…

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Logo Design Contest Launched to Revamp ‘IRENA Youth’ Branding

Stuart Mitchell

Since 2018, IRENA has been at the forefront of youth empowerment in the energy transition space, supporting young people globally to contribute effectively towards a renewables-based energy future. To demonstrate its commitment to close collaboration with youth and strengthen young people’s ownership and involvement in IRENA’s youth initiatives, the Agency is inviting young creative minds to help reshape the ‘IRENA Youth’ brand through a logo design contest. The contest offers young creators with a chance to express their creativity and incorporate their identity into the new ‘IRENA Youth’ branding. Each…

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Rwanda launches ambulance communication system that could save many lives

Stuart Mitchell

Ambulance crews in Rwanda’s capital city could save more lives with the launch of a unique electronic system that could speed hospital transfers – reducing the likelihood of people dying unnecessarily from injuries caused by road traffic crashes, accidents, or violence, as well as other emergency condition. The system is potentially revolutionary in low-resourced settings, such as countries in the Global South – using a single software system to enable faster location of the patient, guidelines-based assessment of their condition, and selecting the nearest facility that can treat their condition.…

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Better Cotton, in collaboration with African Export-Import Bank, joins WTO and FIFA efforts to scale more sustainable cotton production in Africa

Stuart Mitchell

Better Cotton, the world’s largest cotton sustainability initiative, is to conduct sustainability mapping and assessments in West and Central Africa to enhance its understanding of the needs of smallholder farmers in the region and identify context-specific interventions. Funded by the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), these assessments will inform ways in which targeted support can aid the production of more sustainable and regenerative cotton across Better Cotton’s programmes in Mali and Côte d’Ivoire – which engage a combined 200,000 farmers and farm workers. This collaboration between Better Cotton and Afreximbank is…

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