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Date Time Sydney continues to excel in global impact rankings University continues to excel in 2021 Times Higher Education Impact rankings which measure an institution’s research, outreach and stewardship against UN Sustainable Development Goals. For a second year the University of Sydney has been named as one of the world’s leading institutions making a positive impact on society, placing second in the world and first in Australia in the 2021 Times Higher Education Impact rankings...

Date Time Accelerating energy transition would benefit environment and economy in Panama Panama, April 21, 2021 – A new study by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) shows that integrating the energy transition as part of the post-COVID-19 stimulus and recovery plans will trigger significant benefits, not only for the environment and human health, but also for the economy, including the creation of new jobs. Drawing on concrete data and developed with a Green Economy Model, The energ...

NFI to build electric buses in New Zealand with partner Kiwi Bus Builders April 21, 2021 07:55 ET | Source: NFI Group Inc NFI Group Inc LARBERT, Scotland, April 21, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (TSX: NFI, OTC: NFYEF) NFI Group Inc. (“NFI”), a leading independent bus and coach manufacturer and a leader in electric mass mobility solutions, today announced that its subsidiary Alexander Dennis Limited (“ADL”) will build two electric buses in New Zealand, as NFI conti...

Nestle KitKat, one of Australia’s most popular chocolate brands, has today pledged to become carbon neutral by 2025. The pledge will see KitKat globally aiming to reduce emissions generated through ingredient sourcing, manufacturing and distribution by more than 50%. As most emissions occur when producing KitKat’s ingredients like cocoa and milk, the brand’s efforts to restore forests and support a transition to regenerative agriculture will aim to reduce these emissions as much as possib...

"The new taxes on electric vehicle usage that are being developed in several States, and are now before the Victorian Parliament, are effectively putting...

Youth embark on a ‘green Namibia’ 2021-04-13    An environment initiative, aimed at turning Namibia into a green economy – step-by-step – has been pioneering efforts with youth groups across the country. The initiative, Eco Youth Family, was established in July 2020 and supported by Namibia Green Town organisation.  Lydia Kazapua, who holds several years of local authority administration  - where waste management is a persistent problem – leads the project as consultant and fo...

Toyota has launched the all-new Mirai in an extended demonstration program that will see 20 examples leased by pioneering organisations and businesses. Toyota Australia Vice President Sales, Marketing and Franchise Operations Sean Hanley said Toyota was a firm believer that hydrogen fuel cell technology could play a central role in reducing emissions and it was committed to helping drive towards a cleaner society. “When we launched the Prius hybrid 20 years ago, we started a drive towards hel...

Colleagues, 2021 is a crucial year for people and planet. We face the interrelated challenges of a global health pandemic, accelerating biodiversity loss and escalating global warming and associated impacts. Rising to the occasion requires urgent action now, including in upcoming negotiations, recognising time is not on our side. We know we must halve global emissions by 2030 if we are to keep the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C within reach. We must enhance the adaptive capacity of o...

Nomadland is about economic disruption cause by structural changes in the economy. Decarbonization will also lead to massive changes imposing costs on and creating benefits for different sectors. “Just transition” policies are needed to provide a cushion to individuals and communities.

Readout Today, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, spoke with U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for...