Oxfam stunned Stockholm with a bold, guerrilla-style protest outside the Swedish Parliament. Eight life-sized mannequins, each representing a different party leader from Sweden’s eight parliamentary parties, stood with their heads buried in sand, symbolizing politicians’ refusal to address the growing poverty and inequality in the country. As the city awoke, the protest took politicians heading for the parliament by surprise. The sight of the “heads in the sand” drew attention from passersby and sparked impromptu debates among politicians, many of whom stopped to discuss the urgent issue of rising poverty.…
Read MoreDay: 5 January 2026
Kenya Launches 2026 International Volunteer Year
On 5 December 2025, Kenya officially launched the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development (IVY 2026) at a high-level event held on the margins of the 7th UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) at the United Nations Office in Nairobi, followed by an environmental volunteering activity at Karura Forest. This national launch celebrates Kenya’s critical leadership at global and national levels. In 2023, Kenya served as a Core Group Member that negotiated and co-facilitated the UN General Assembly Resolution A/RES/78/127, which proclaimed 2026 the International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable…
Read MoreOctopus EV surges past £2bn in electric car funding
Octopus Electric Vehicles (Octopus EV) has extended and upsized its funding line from global banks to get more electric vehicles on roads, bringing its total EV funding to £2 billion. The deal allows Octopus to supercharge its EV fleet, pushing it from 40,000 cars currently to more than 75,000 once all funds are deployed. This builds on a major funding line agreed with Lloyds in 2023, now joined by international banks Morgan Stanley and Crédit Agricole CIB. The announcement was made at COP30 in Brazil and comes as electric cars…
Read MoreXCF Global Moves to Double SAF Production
XCF Global, Inc., a key player in decarbonising the aviation industry through Sustainable Aviation Fuel (“SAF”), recently announced new development milestones at its New Rise Reno 2 site, the Company’s second SAF production facility and the next deployment of its scalable, modular production platform. XCF has completed initial site work at New Rise Reno 2, including grading of the 10-acre parcel and construction of new access roads. Engineering, design, and project planning are underway, positioning construction to begin in 2026. Located adjacent to the existing New Rise Reno facility in…
Read MoreManchester City and Xylem launch ‘Every Drop Counts’ campaign to celebrate rainwater self-sufficiency at City Football Academy
Manchester City has reached a significant sustainability milestone: City Football Academy, home to the Club’s 16 training pitches, now irrigates exclusively with rainwater. This innovation eliminates reliance on external water sources, conserves local water supplies, and reduces the Club’s environmental footprint. Since July 2023, Manchester City has saved an impressive 80 million liters of clean water, enough to fill over 32 Olympic-sized swimming pools or keep a stadium full of fans hydrated for an entire season. This has been made possible through investments in advanced rainwater harvesting and smart water…
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