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Germany has appointed Jennifer Morgan, former executive director of Greenpeace International, as its global climate envoy, according to Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock of the Greens party. Morgan takes up the post on 1 March and has said she will use her experience to support and implement the country's climate goals, as well as those of the EU and the international community.
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Anja Pries
21.02.2022
California’s Equinix has partnered with Bloom Energy and Virtual Power Systems, among others, to test technologies supporting environmentally sustainable data centres. Equinix will conduct the trials at its first co-innovation facility near Washington DC, where modular fuel cell and high-density liquid cooling systems will be assessed in collaborations with the various partners.
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Fred Fullerton
07.02.2022
Climate change mitigation is turning into a mainstream strategy as the urgency to reach net-zero is real. Governments, countries, cities and businesses are developing new strategies to reach net zero commitments in efforts to achieve the Paris Agreement’s goals.
07.02.2022
Climate fintech is a cross-cutting sector covering the intersection of climate, finance and digital technology. It includes a range of financial product innovations, applications and platforms that serve as mediums between all stakeholders to catalyse decarbonisation.
07.02.2022
Farmers in England will receive subsidies to rewild their land as part of wider, large-scale nature recovery projects announced by the UK government. Under the scheme, large areas of land will be managed to promote conservation, provide wildlife habitats and restore river and stream health.
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Katie Chan
24.01.2022
The climate crisis is the single biggest threat to humanity, and we’re running out of time to stop it. At COP26, over 100 countries pledged to reduce their methane emissions by 30%, reduce use of coal and end deforestation by 2030 – all with the goal of staying below 1.5°C of warming, as required by the Paris Agreement.
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Michelle You
19.01.2022
Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and Nanyang Technological University researchers have developed biodegradable food packaging that may extend the shelf life of fresh fruit while killing harmful microbes.
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Fred Fullerton
10.01.2022
McDonald’s UK & Ireland has rolled out a new-build restaurant in Shropshire, which it claims is its first to meet net-zero carbon regulations in its construction and operations. The building was constructed using a range of recycled materials, including cladding made from recycled IT equipment, a drive-thru lane using recycled tyres, internal wall signs made from waste coffee beans, and kerbsides constructed from recycled plastic bottles.
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Marc Height
20.12.2021
Interest in greentech is growing as more influencers in the sector have now pushed the industry into the top five influential areas in tech, according to new figures.
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Abby Wallace
30.11.2021
Google has introduced features to Maps, Search, Travel and Nest that enable users to improve their sustainability. Google Maps now shows the least carbon-intensive car route by default; travel searches bring up the carbon emissions details of each flight and hotel option; and shopping searches for energy-intensive products highlight the most sustainable options while vehicle searches will promote EVs.
22.11.2021
COP26—hailed the most important meeting on climate of the last five years—has come and gone, and the season leading up to it has not been without its ups and downs: from gut-wrenching revelations that governments have been lobbying to downplay the seriousness of climate breakdown to promising ambitions from some of the world's superpowers.
17.11.2021
On their launch day, we're speaking to Amplify, the new climate donation app that empowers a network of sustainable brands to deliver a personalised donation experience to climate charities
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Maddyness UK
16.11.2021
The UK government’s tree-planting targets are likely to be missed due to the fact there are not enough trees or people to plant them, according to leading forestry figures.
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Anja Pries
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15.11.2021
Every week, Maddyness curates articles from other outlets on a topic that is driving the headlines. This week, we're talking about the pledges made to support green innovation by world leaders in Glasgow.
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Abby Wallace
08.11.2021
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