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Richest 1% use their entire annual carbon limit in just 10 days

Stuart Mitchell

The richest 1% have used their share of the annual global carbon budget —the amount of CO2 that can be added to the atmosphere without pushing the world beyond 1.5°C of warming— within the first 10 days of 2025, new Oxfam analysis reveals. In stark contrast, it would take someone from the poorest half of the global population nearly three years (1,022 days) to use up their share of the annual global carbon budget. This alarming milestone, dubbed “Pollutocrat Day” by Oxfam, a global organization that fights inequality to end…

U.S. raises ambition in updated Nationally Determined Contribution, providing helpful measuring stick for climate progress

Stuart Mitchell

In December, the Biden administration announced a new climate target for the U.S. to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 2035 as a part of its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) under the Paris Agreement, including for the first time an expected reduction in methane emissions. The new target: 61-66% reduction in 2035 from 2005 levels in economy-wide net greenhouse gas emissions with an anticipated reduction of methane emissions by at least 35% from 2005 levels in 2035.  “The new U.S. NDC for 2035 provides a helpful measuring stick for U.S. climate…

Updated U.S. climate pledge is achievable with stable policy, Ceres says

Stuart Mitchell

Ceres Senior Director of Federal Policy Zach Friedman issued the following statement after the United States updated its Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) toward global efforts to limit temperature increases from reaching catastrophic levels, pledging to achieve a 61-66% reduction in climate pollution by 2035.  “Ceres applauds the U.S. for putting forward an ambitious, yet fully achievable, NDC that will position the country to capitalize on the private-sector momentum to build and deploy affordable, reliable, abundant American-made clean technologies and solutions.   “As nations around the world press to reduce pollution…

Berry’s Prevented Ocean Plastic Bottle™ Helps Tackle a Global Problem

Stuart Mitchell

One of the global sustainable packaging leaders Berry Global Group, Inc. has partnered with Brookfield Drinks for the launch of a new spring water range in a first-to-market bottle made completely from Prevented Ocean Plastic™ (POP). It is estimated, that every 500ml bottle of NEO WTR, made using discarded plastic that has been collected along coastlines at risk of ocean plastic pollution, stops the equivalent of approximately 1.7 plastic bottles entering the ocean.2 In addition to the POP bottle, both the label and cap are fully recyclable to offer a complete…

Indian Brands and Canopy Unite to Protect Forests and Champion Circular Fashion Solutions

Stuart Mitchell

Indian fashion brands Doodlage, Lovebirds, Ka-Sha, Paiwand Studio, Sonam Khetan, and Urvashi Kaur are the latest to join Canopy, a solutions-driven environmental non-profit and global movement to safeguard the world’s climate- and biodiversity-critical forests and accelerate Next Gen Solutions for the fashion industry. These brands join the ranks of Indian sustainability leaders Flipkart and Anita Dongre, as well as Canopy’s international network of 950+ companies, further solidifying India’s growing role in the international shift towards circular supply chains and forest protection. This announcement follows Canopy’s recent “Fashion for Forests” event…