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Trillion Trees Act is One More Step Toward Bolder Climate Action Dec 21, 2020 U.S. Sens. Mike Braun (R-Ind.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced the Trillion Trees and Natural Carbon Storage Act earlier this month. The bipartisan legislation aims to advance the nation’s climate action agenda and the preservation of forests. An improvement in the Trillion Trees Act The bill comes 10 months after U.S. Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) brought the Trillion Trees Act to the House of Representatives...

About this blog: Climate change, despite its outsized impact on the planet, is still an abstract concept to many of us. That needs to change. My hope is that readers of this blog will develop a better understanding of how our climate is evolving a...  (More) About this blog: Climate change, despite its outsized impact on the planet, is still an abstract concept to many of us. That needs to change. My hope is that readers of this blog will develop a better understanding of how our climate is e...

Shaking up the African mobility arena The micromobility tale In order to adequately assess the micromobility situation in African countries, we have to note that transport alternatives vary tremendously depending on cultural beliefs, social status, geographic hindrances, availability, needs, demand as well as pricing. Most African households cannot afford to buy a car, or even rent one. But the government is yet to invest in bike-friendly infrastructures leaving people with no other choice than...

THE STANDARD By Xinhua [Sponsored Content] | December 18th 2020 at 19:10:00 GMT +0300 Ren Xiaoyuan, a 29-year-old female Chinese environmentalist, wins the 2020 UN Champions of the Earth Award thanks to her pioneering innovations to boost water quality in rural areas. [Xinhua] Ren Xiaoyuan, a 29-year-old female Chinese environmentalist, is among seven winners of the 2020 UN Champions of the Earth Award thanks to her pioneering innovations to boost water quality in rural areas. Ren, founder of...

2020-12-18 13:35:35 GMT2020-12-18 21:35:35(Beijing Time) Xinhua English by Maria Spiliopoulou, Valentini Anagnostopoulou ATHENS, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- At the port of Keratsini, a Piraeus port suburb, Lefteris Arapakis was eagerly waiting for fishing boats on a chilly Thursday evening to upload a precious load. Not sardines or red mullets, but plastic waste. With a vision to make the ecosystem sustainable, Arapakis in 2016 co-founded Enaleia, a social start-up that helps recycle and upcycle...

Demand for meat driving deforestation in Brazil By The Cerrado features tropical savanna replete with wildlife. Photo by Angela Guerrero/The Conversation Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Soy may have a pretty innocuous reputation thanks to its association with vegan food and meat alternatives. But dont be fooled -- crops of this pale legume are behind much of Brazils epidemic of deforestation. Since 2000, Brazil has doubled its total area of soy plantation to 36 million hectares and become the worlds largest ...

Ferrara Signs Ellen MacArthur Foundations New Plastics Economy Global Commitment for a Circular Economy for Plastic Company commits to 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging by 2025 Published 12-16-20 CHICAGO, December 16, 2020 /CSRwire/  – Chicago-based sweet snacking company Ferrara today announced its commitment to make all packaging 100% reusable, recyclable or compostable by 2025. The company has become a signatory of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s and UN Environment P...

That said, it is a dispute purely over methods, not goals. Conservative leader Erin O’Toole has committed to meeting Canada’s 2030 targets under the Paris Accord — just not with a carbon tax — and his team has been signalling that it plans to get serious on climate change more generally. His predecessor, Andrew Scheer, stumped for his “Real Plan to Protect Our Environment” as “Canada’s best chance to meet the Paris targets.” “We’ve committed to ambitious greenhouse gas emi...

The Paris agreement is five years old. Is it working? Vox.com 12/16/2020 Lili Pike © Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen making a speech at the virtual Climate Ambition Summit on December 12, 2020. A series of announcements over the weekend at a United Nations climate summit has bolstered hope that global emissions may still fall in line with the goals of the Paris agreement, heading off the more severe effects o...

Kenzo Tribouillard/AFP via Getty Images A series of announcements over the weekend at a United Nations climate summit has bolstered hope that global emissions may still fall in line with the goals of the Paris agreement, heading off the more severe effects of climate change. These new pledges come in a year that was bound to be a significant test for the global agreement, even before the Trump administrations withdrawal from it and the global spread of Covid-19. First, let’s rewind. Five year...