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Time to turn the tide on climate change

20 December 2023 admin 0

By Dr Jacqui Taylor, Clean Tech Advisor at 350PPM COP28 marked a pivotal moment in climate change talks with the first-ever global stocktake since the Paris Agreement. It also included the first-ever agreement to transition “away from fossil fuels in energy systems in a just, orderly and equitable manner, accelerating action in this critical decade, so as to achieve net zero by 2050 in keeping with the science.”. However, the UN’s climate change conference has fallen disastrously short of enforcing a fossil fuel phase-out or indeed providing sufficient climate finance, known as Loss and Damage, to support affected communities in dealing with [...]

World close to ‘irreversible’ climate breakdown, warn major studies – The Guardian

30 October 2022 admin 0

Key UN reports published in last two days warn urgent and collective action needed – as oil firms report astronomical profits. The climate crisis has reached a “really bleak moment”, one of the world’s leading climate scientists has said, after a slew of major reports laid bare how close the planet is to catastrophe. Collective action is needed by the world’s nations more now than at any point since the second world war to avoid climate tipping points, Prof Johan Rockström said, but geopolitical tensions are at a high. He said the world was coming “very, very close to irreversible changes … time [...]

Madagascar on the brink of climate change-induced famine – BBC

10 October 2021 admin 0

Climate change has started to show its effect on our planet. As per a recent article published on BBC, Madagascar is on the brink of experiencing the world's first "climate change famine", says the United Nations. Tens of thousands of people are already suffering "catastrophic" levels of hunger and food insecurity after four years without rain. The drought - the worst in four decades - has devastated isolated farming communities in the south of the country, leaving families to scavenge for insects to survive. "These are famine-like conditions and they're being driven by climate not conflict," said the UN World Food Programme's [...]

Additional Information on My Healthy Kick Sustainability – Bivalue and Free Range Fish Farming

3 August 2021 admin 0

Healthy Kicks Plan To Utilise redundant wave power technology to farm Bivalves and Create Healthy Ecosystem where there were none gains credibility. Can bivalve aquaculture prevent the “widespread institutional failure” of our attempts to tackle climate change? According to The Fish Site, bivalve mollusc farming and microalgal farming enterprises provide viable, profitable and sustainable alternatives to all the industrial carbon dioxide capture and storage technologies being promoted today. “Deep-rooted, widespread institutional failure” is one of the headlines of the Dasgupta Review by Prof Sir Partha Dasgupta, of the University of Cambridge, in the Economics of Biodiversity. Published on 2 February, this detailed review was [...]

Electric Car?

2 November 2020 admin 0

Introduction This report helps to answer the question "should my next car be electric?". This is not a straightforward question. Nor is there a single, simple answer for all. Firstly, there are several types of electric vehicle (EV). For instance, there are fully electric EVs, which are fuelled solely with electricity. And there are hybrid EVs, which use both an electric motor as well as an internal combustion engine. As a result, these are fuelled with petrol or diesel as well as electricity if the hybrid is a plug-in. Click here to read the full report: Electric Car? - Complete Report Secondly, [...]

Sector Research: Listed Environmental Investments: An Introduction

29 July 2020 admin 0

By Otis Harrison, CFA. Click here to read the full report: Listed Environmental Investments: An Introduction ESG Funds Introduction: When it comes to investing, the notion that you can make money in the market and feel good about your investments is a compelling one. It is responsible for a huge trend in global markets. Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) funds saw net inflows of 20.6 billion USD in 2019, four times that of 2018. By the end of 2019, this record inflow brought total ESG fund assets to 137.3 billion USD. This figure represents less than 1% of the wider [...]

Sector Research: Tyre Recycling

28 July 2020 admin 0

Click here to read the full report: Tyre Recycling Report Introduction: End-of-life tyres, henceforth ELTs, are a significant waste problem. Billions ELTs are generated worldwide each year, with billions more currently stockpiled. ELTs have a complex construction which means they do not naturally decompose. It is also not easy to recycle ELTs. In the first part of this report, we examine what is currently done with ELTs. Typically, they are combusted to reclaim their energy content. That's to say, physically broken up for reuse in rubber products, or dumped in landfill. In the second part, we look at how how to deal with ELTs [...]

Sky News announces release of eye-opening documentary – The Plastic Nile

15 June 2020 admin 0

In essence, The Plastic Nile is astounding and essential viewing. It definitely highlights the urgency of the problem plastic pollution poses. Ultimately, it warrants our attention. To view the trailer on Youtube, click below. The Plastic Nile, Sky Documentaries This is a must see.. It is a truly shocking documentary with exclusive footage. It shows the dire effects of pollution on the Nile. The film was first shown on 1st June at 9pm on Sky Documentaries. The documentary is presented by award winning Special Correspondent Alex Crawford. Currently, you can view The Plastic Nile on NOW TV. In short, [...]

UN launches push for net-zero emissions by 2050 – BBC

15 June 2020 admin 0

Kevin Keane, BBC Scotland's environment correspondent reports on global warming and Race to Net Zero Emissions. This is part of the diplomatic push to increase ambition in the lead up to the COP26 international climate change summit in Glasgow next November. To view the full article: BBC - 5th June 2020 - UN launches push for net-zero emissions by 2050 Article summary below: BBC short film on global warming: The piece includes a short film on global warming. To begin with, the report gives an explanation of what global warming is. Greenhouse gases stop heat escaping from the atmosphere. [...]

Ice on Fire – 2019 Documentary shows Techniques to reduce Climate change.

15 June 2020 admin 0

Ice on Fire is a 2019 documentary and is well worth a view. It is narrated and produced by the Oscar winning actor Leonardo DiCaprio. It focuses on techniques to reduce climate change. Specifically it looks at methods, which remove carbon out of the atmosphere. HBO - About Ice on Fire: Click below to view HBO trailer. And to stream the full film: HBO - Documentaries: Ice on Fire From the HBO Website: Produced by Oscar-winner Leoardo DiCaprio and Mathew Schmid and directed by Leila Conners. Ice on Fire is an eye-opening documentary. It focuses on many [...]

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