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A look at the secret world where our waste ends up

Corporate Knights

Waste has always been inflicted upon the margins,” said Oliver Franklin-Wallis, author of the new book Wasteland: The Secret World of Waste and the Urgent Search for a Cleaner Future. Changing consumer behavior will require a crackdown on greenwashing, Franklin-Wallis said.

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From paralyzing eco-anxiety to hope in six steps

Edouard Stenger

This might be utopian, but scientific research and entire books such as Project Drawdown and its sequel, Regeneration , are full of regenerative solutions. Whether you were born in 2001 or 1951, we can all act and turn this ship around. Am now 41 and I have had my fair share of this myself. Turn this negative energy to action.

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Academia, Cities, and the Private Sector Gather to Discuss "Systems Transformations for a 1.5 Degree World" alongside Global Climate Summit COP25

Sustainable Development Network

Transport and Shipping: Land, Air, Water This session was moderated by Renato Mazzoncini, Adjunct Professor in the Department of Mechanics at Politecnico di Milano who highlighted that decarbonization of the transportation sector is dependent upon new technologies, specifically around batteries and alternative fuels.

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4 ESG trends to watch in 2022

Carlos Sanchez

Restrictions, Brexit regulations, a ship stuck in the Suez Canal, extreme weather events and energy shortages impacted supply chains and prevented firms to meet their demand. They just give more than they take, a concept explained by Paul Polman ‘s Net Positive book. It will, for example, eliminate more carbon than it produces.

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From 'climate quitting' to 'global boiling,' 10 terms that defined 2023

Corporate Knights

To say that 2023 is one for the record books is a vast understatement — the year was so out of the norm that you’re forced to go back at least 125,000 years for a point of reference. Do not get Colleen Hoover books. Suffice it to say, there weren’t many people around to experience it. Last year, influencers sold more than $3.6