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Ocean protection: UNESCO expands its educational programmes

Stuart Mitchell

On the occasion of the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC3) last month, UNESCO calls on its Member States to make education a central lever for ocean protection. In Nice, UNESCO unveiled new initiatives, ranging from classrooms to video games, to raise young people’s awareness of the need to safeguard marine ecosystems. The Organization also strengthened its partnerships to ensure funding of those initiatives.   To protect the ocean, we must change our relationship with it, and this change begins with education. UNESCO is supporting its Member States to integrate the…

Honeywell, Johnson Matthey, GIDARA Energy and SAMSUNG E&A Form SAF Technology Alliance

Stuart Mitchell

Honeywell, Johnson Matthey, GIDARA Energy and SAMSUNG E&A recently announced the formation of a strategic technology alliance to bring a groundbreaking end-to-end global solution to market for producing sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) from biomass and municipal solid waste. The alliance brings together a wealth of diverse expertise and capabilities to help customers streamline the entire SAF production chain—from feedstock to final product. By collaborating, the companies plan to introduce a new joint technology offering that leverages the Fischer-Tropsch (FT) production process and aims to unlock abundant, globally available feedstock options…

Macron joins Lula to Take a Stand Against Climate Disinformation

Stuart Mitchell

Last Month France and Brazil published the “Joint France-Brazil press release: accelerating climate action.” Within this significant declaration aimed at bolstering global climate efforts, they also expressed firm support for upholding information integrity in the fight against climate change. The two nations explicitly called on other countries to join efforts to “combat climate disinformation,” under the Global Initiative for Information Integrity on Climate Change, highlighting the necessity of a united front against false or misleading narratives.  “We call on other countries to join our efforts to combat climate disinformation and…

JD Foundation and The Mix launch new raft of support for young men as over half cite mental health as top concern

Stuart Mitchell

Last Men’s Mental Health Week, JD Foundation, the charity arm of JD Group UK, teamed+ up with The Mix, the UK’s leading digital service for young people, to offer ongoing, meaningful support to young men across the country. Together, they’re launching a raft of brand new informative and supportive resources, designed to tackle the mental health crisis among young men and provide a safe, supportive space to open up. Recent data from The Mix shows that 58% of young men identify anxiety and depression as their biggest mental health challenges.…

Completion of Wicken Fen peatland restoration project provides hope for the future and sheds light on the past

Stuart Mitchell

The restoration of 590 acres of lowland peat at Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire is a vital step in addressing biodiversity loss and tackling climate change. The National Trust has completed an ambitious peatland restoration project at Wicken Fen in Cambridgeshire, securing a hopeful future for this vital landscape and the wildlife it supports, as well as uncovering some vitally important clues to the history of the area. Spanning 590 acres of lowland peat, the restoration marks a major step forward in tackling biodiversity loss and climate change. Peatlands, like those…