Tag: climate

Conservation Charities & Agencies combine forces to tackle the impact of climate change on the UK’s heritage

Stuart Mitchell

Seven UK organisations have announced a new partnership to help tackle the impact of climate change on historical sites and our cultural heritage, and to share expertise. The new UK Heritage Adaptation Partnership will see stewards of historic sites across the country – Cadw, Department for Communities, English Heritage, Historic Environment Scotland, Historic England, National Trust and National Trust for Scotland – pool research and expertise. Working together, heritage organisations from across the four nations will explore critical issues in how our historic sites and collections can adapt to the…

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The PR industry and Climate Misinformation: PRCA & Opinium to revisit climate study

Stuart Mitchell

The Public Relations and Communications Association (PRCA) Climate Misinformation Strategy Group will launch a second research exploring the industry’s role in the climate crisis next week in partnership with Opinium. Last year’s study revealed a fifth of PR professionals felt nervous about entering the climate crisis debate, while 60% believed their clients were too eager to communicate on climate issues without taking any action. The new study will examine PR’s role in the climate crisis and spotlight changes in attitudes and behaviours during a year in which COP26 and climate issues prompted…

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Yum! Brands Announces Approved Science-Based Targets to Address Climate Change With Goal to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions Nearly 50% by 2030

Stuart Mitchell

Yum! Brands, parent company of KFC, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell and The Habit Burger Grill restaurants, today announced it will decrease its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions 46% by 2030 in partnership with its franchisees, suppliers and producers as part of its broader strategy to address climate change. Additionally, Yum! pledged to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. The science-based targets (SBTs) are consistent with reductions required to keep warming to 1.5ºC and have been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative.   “Climate change is one of the top priorities of our…

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IOC and Dow to Accelerate Olympic Movement’s Climate Action

Stuart Mitchell

In a joint initiative, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and its Official Carbon Partner, Dow, will incentivise and support the International Sports Federations (IFs) and the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) in recognition of their tangible climate action. The new initiative is part of the IOC’s commitment to support and lead the Olympic Movement, including the IFs and the NOCs, in integrating sustainability into their operations. It is aimed at helping the NOCs and IFs understand, measure and reduce their carbon footprint. The initiative will reward through carbon offsets those IFs…

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Amnesty International to divest from fossil fuel companies

Stuart Mitchell

Amnesty International will divest from fossil fuel companies in acknowledgement that investment in an industry whose products are the primary source of the climate crisis is at odds with the organisation’s mission of protecting and championing human rights. The decision to divest was taken at Amnesty’s Global Assembly, attended by delegates from around the world. The assembly also voted to take further steps to reduce the organisation’s climate impact, including by aiming to be totally carbon neutral by 2035, slash air travel by a third and move towards holding more virtual…

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