What the new head of the World Bank needs to cope with

Rachel Kyte, Dean of the Fletcher School, Tufts University, writes on The Conversation website about what the next head of the World Bank needs to do to address our climate and debit crises. It should be noted that Ajay Banga is the only candidate for World Bank president. Can this former CEO fix the … Continue reading What the new head of the World Bank needs to cope with →

“The highly profitable and fast-growing bottled water industry is masking the failure of public systems to supply reliable drinking water for all”

As the bottled water market grows, it is more important than ever to strengthen legislation that regulates the industry and its water quality standards. Such legislation can impact bottled water quality control, groundwater exploitation, land use, plastic waste management, carbon emissions, finance and transparency obligations, to mention a few. Zeineb Bouhlel and Vladimir Smakhtin from … Continue reading “The highly profitable and fast-growing bottled water industry is masking the failure of public systems to supply reliable drinking water for all” →

A pact to phase out fossil fuels in November’s UN climate talks is the only credible response to the warnings of scientists

Simon Lewis, professor of global change science at University College London and University of Leeds provides an opinion piece in the Guardian giving two reasons why the just published IPCC synthesis report is crucial for the upcoming COP28 in November-December. What are your views? The IPCC’s climate report has drawn the battle lines for … Continue reading A pact to phase out fossil fuels in November’s UN climate talks is the only credible response to the warnings of scientists →

New EEA briefing on the way we see ourselves in relation to nature

Can the way we see ourselves in relation to the natural world create a greater sense of responsibility and stewardship towards nature? Global awareness about the degradation of nature, climate change and unsustainable resource use is increasing and our responses to these challenges need to accelerate. A new European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published this … Continue reading New EEA briefing on the way we see ourselves in relation to nature →

The challenge for making the EU Green Deal industrial plan as effective as possible

In the race to avoid climate breakdown, talk of a subsidy race with the United States is misplaced. EU leaders would be better off focusing on making the Green Deal Industrial Plan as effective as possible to ensure win-wins, write Jakob Hafele and Jonathan Barth, co-founders of the ZOE Institute for Future-fit Economies, in an … Continue reading The challenge for making the EU Green Deal industrial plan as effective as possible →

Examining KPMG’s environmental auditing practices in sustainable forest management

At the climate talks in 2021, world leaders pledged to halt forest loss and degradation by 2030. During a nine-month investigation, 140 journalists from 27 countries delved into why and how nations are falling short of meeting that goal. Scilla Alecci writes on the Inside Climate News about the role of the auditing firm KPMG. … Continue reading Examining KPMG’s environmental auditing practices in sustainable forest management →

To geoengineer or not to geoengineer? ChatGPT worries more about AI

Scientists most fear that some country's attempts to manipulate its own environment will lead to drastic, unintended consequences. But it will still happen, writes David Callaway in an article on The Independent website. Geoengineering the climate isn’t that risky – just ask ChatGPT George Soros ripped open a new fault in the global climate battleground last month … Continue reading To geoengineer or not to geoengineer? ChatGPT worries more about AI →

The energy crisis has shone a harsh light on Germany’s Bundesliga’s large energy footprint

Only months ago, we had the Football World Cup in Qatar, and the sustainability and energy/climate footprint of that tournament was on everyone’s lips. Germany’s top football league has won plaudits for its sustainability efforts and so it is good to see this article by Nikolaus J. Kurmayer on the EURACTIV website look at the … Continue reading The energy crisis has shone a harsh light on Germany’s Bundesliga’s large energy footprint →

If you look back at the examples of the past two centuries, industry-wide reuse of such materials as iron from sunken ships should have been business as usual by now

Salman Shooshtarian and Tayyab Maqsood at RMIT University in Australia provide a fascinating article on The Conversation website about being innovative in using recycling materials for our building construction. Buildings used iron from sunken ships centuries ago. The use of recycled materials should be business as usual by now At Fremantle Prison in the … Continue reading If you look back at the examples of the past two centuries, industry-wide reuse of such materials as iron from sunken ships should have been business as usual by now →

New EEA briefing on key measures foreseen in the EC chemicals strategy for sustainability

Global chemical production is growing rapidly, supporting the green and digital transitions but also creating risks for health and ecosystems. According to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing, published this week, key policy measures foreseen in the European Commission’s chemicals strategy for sustainability offer significant potential to ensure consumer safety, cut pollution and clean up material … Continue reading New EEA briefing on key measures foreseen in the EC chemicals strategy for sustainability →