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Almost 1 Billion Tons of Food Is Wasted Each Year, U.N. Report Finds The United Nations has found that more than 900 million tons of food were wasted in 2019. The problem is pervasive, with food waste occurring at every step of the food chain worldwide. Mar. 17, 2021 A report pub­lished by the United Nations esti­mates that 17 per­cent of the food pro­duced glob­ally – around 930 mil­lion tons – is thrown away each year. The quan­tity of food wasted is enough to load 23 mil­lion 40-...

NationofChange “The nature of the crisis is we don’t understand this material well enough.” It makes up the concrete of our houses, the tarmac of our roads, the glass in our windows and the silicon chips in our phones. But sand, a building block of modern life that sits at the heart of a destructive and sometimes illegal industry, is in increasingly short supply — and nobody knows how soon it will run out. Sand is the most used material on the planet but also one of the lea...

Sand crisis: Mafias thrive as shortages loom Demand for construction sand is rising faster than supply, pushing even countries in the Middle East to import it from as far away as Australia and Canada. Mining so much sand is destroying ecosystems and fueling violence It makes up the concrete of our houses, the tarmac of our roads, the glass in our windows and the silicon chips in our phones. But sand, a building block of modern life that sits at the heart of a destructive and sometimes illegal...

Women Making History: Nzambi Matee – Saving The Environment One Brick At A Time Women Making History: Nzambi Matee – Saving The Environment One Brick At A Time During Women’s History Month,  Zenger News presents “Women Making History,”  highlighting women making a difference.  NAIROBI, Kenya — Nzambi Matee, an innovator and the founder of Gjenge Makers in Nairobi, Kenya, is helping to change the world — one brick at a time. The 29-year-old is an innovator. She is using plastic...

The pandemic created a once-in-a-generation opportunity to rebuild more sustainably, but a new report found just 18% of recovery spending can be considered green.

Only 2.5% of total pandemic response spending committed so far has been directed at green initiatives, according to a March 10 U.N. report

A new United Nations global food waste report shows where waste can be reduced, which would decrease hunger and greenhouse gas emissions.

The national clash over natural gas share Legislators in nearly a dozen states recently proposed bills that forbid local governments from adopting California-style limitations on gas usage in new buildings. The legislative push continues a trend from 2020, when nine states introduced similar legislation and four states passed the prohibitions into law. Nationwide, states have been struggling with the side-effects of heat-trapping emissions and climate change. From wildfires and droughts, to hur...

Figures released last week by the International Energy Agency show emissions from the production and use of oil, gas and coal were 2% higher in December 2020 than a year earlier.

What’s on this week’s table for your patriotic Taiwanese? Freedom pineapples! As the WSJ reports: …These days, pineapple consumption is seen as an act of patriotism. Taiwan residents have been gobbling up the fruit since China—by far the island’s largest outside buyer—banned imports of their pineapples starting March 1, citing dangerous pests detected in recent shipments. Does that mean we should all rush out and try and get our hands on a Taiwanese pineapple, in solidarity with the...