By Tom Idle and Hannah Zimmerman, Sustainable Brands We continue to go round and round about shifting to a circular economy — discussions throughout the week at SB’24 San Diego helped provide brands much-needed clarity about the ways forward. Check out more highlights from throughout the week at SB’24 San Diego! Awareness of the …
US creates new marine sanctuary along California coast
By Reuters Aerial view shows the Big Sur coastline, California, December 19, 2013. REUTERS/Michael Fiala/File Photo Oct 11 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Friday announced the creation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary along California’s central coast, a victory for the Chumash tribe that pursued the designation for …
Bioengineering, Biomimicry Spawn Novel Solutions to Marine Plastic Pollution
Sustainable Brands Ingenuity from UK and US universities has led to the development of next-generation solutions to eliminating plastic waste — particularly, in tricky marine environments. As we well know, plastic has become one of the world’s most prolific polluters. According to the OECD, 22 million tonnes of plastic waste leaked into the environment in 2019 …
Dutch supermarkets are trying to get shoppers to choose plant-based proteins over meat
By Sophie Kevany, Corporate Knights Dutch grocer Jumbo turned heads this year when it stopped discounting fresh animal meat. Other European supermarkets are also trying to shift protein sales to improve diets and cut emissions. European supermarkets are helping customers eat less meat and more plants in a bid to …
Where old-growth forests are clear-cut, there’s fire
By Erica Gies, Corporate Knights Wet’suwet’en fight to protect dwindling ancient forests in British Columbia. WET’SUWET’EN, Canada — The pilot flew over squares of clear-cuts and tree plantations, then rolled the helicopter around Hudson Bay Mountain in north-central British Columbia. We were following directions from David de Wit, the acting …
Britain to become first G7 country to end coal power as last plant closes
By Susanna Twidale, Reuters LONDON, Sept 30 (Reuters) – Britain will become the first G7 country to end coal-fired power production on Monday with the closure of its last plant, Uniper’s (UN0k.DE), opens new tab Ratcliffe-on-Soar in England’s Midlands. It will end over 140 years of coal power in Britain. In 2015 …
Industry Players Convene on Solutions for Decarbonizing Business Travel
Sustainable Brands This week at Climate Week NYC, several conversations centered around reducing the sustainability impacts of something affecting nearly every attendee: Business travel. First, IHG Hotels & Resorts and the GBTA Foundation — the charitable arm of the Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) — brought together some of travel’s biggest sustainability leaders to discuss the …
Your recycled pee may be better for crops than synthetic fertilizer
By Andrew Paul, Popular Science New research further supports the benefits of swapping out artificial additives for human urine. We know that the agricultural industry has a massive greenhouse gas problem. Now, more research suggests that there is a potentially easy method to cut it down. The promising solution? Simply swap out …
Biden administration nears approval for ioneer’s Nevada lithium mine
By Ernest Scheyder, Reuters Sept 19 (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Thursday published a key environmental report for ioneer’s (INR.AX), opens new tab Rhyolite Ridge lithium mine in Nevada, the last step needed before approving what would become one of the largest U.S. sources of the electric vehicle battery metal. The …
Antarctic krill can lock away similar levels of carbon as seagrass and mangroves, finds study
By Hayley Dunning, Phys.Org Comparison of krill pellet blue carbon with coastal vegetation blue carbon stores. Credit: Nature Communications (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-52135-6 Small marine crustaceans are as valuable as key coastal habitats for storing carbon and should be similarly protected, according to new research.The study shows that a single species, Antarctic krill, …