News about greenwashing on 2021-08-30
A Drop in the Bucket | The UCSB Current
The world’s biggest oil and gas firms are taking to shift away from fossil fuels, according to new research. But what is the difference between their commitment to decarbonising and what actions they are doing to reduce carbon emissions?
Source: news.ucsb.edu
Published on 2021-08-30
A Travel Coalition Faces Steep Climb Calling Out Industry on Climate Change
The travel industry is being urged to commit to cutting their carbon emissions in half by 2030. But what does this mean for the industry? BBC News looks at some of the challenges facing tourism entities. Why are they taking a front-and-centre role?
Source: skift.com
Published on 2021-08-30
Ask Eartha : Beware of companies greenwashing products
Greenwashing is a term used when companies share misleading information about how their products are eco-friendly and plastic-free. But sometimes these efforts fall short. The BBC’s Eartha Watson explains what it is like to make good-for-the-planet products.
Source: summitdaily.com
Published on 2021-08-30
CommsIndex : One In Three Asia - Pacific Comms Clients Are Seeking New Jobs
In-house communications professionals are more likely to seek a new job in the next few months, according to an annual survey of the region's communication directors, PRovoke Media, in which it focuses on job dissatisfaction, remuneration and more.
Source: provokemedia.com
Published on 2021-08-30
Funds holding $10 trillion are told their ESG goals fall short
The world’s wealth funds are struggling to meet the climate crisis, according to a former president of the Paris Agreement, Christiana Figueres, who has become the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize for Climate Change .
Source: jwnenergy.com
Published on 2021-08-30
Kinnaur landslides : Will the fragile district survive misguided green energy projects ?
The recent landslides in the southern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh have added a spotlight on climate change, according to the environment department’s chief scientific officer, Desmond Tutu, who had told the BBC's Geeta Pandey they could be excused.
Source: downtoearth.org.in
Published on 2021-08-30
The Unemployed Epidemiologist Who Predicted the Pandemic
When Rob Wallace went to the US to raise awareness of the coronavirus pandemic, he’d been warning that the practices of industrial agriculture would lead to deadly failures on the part of governments and health ministries worldwide, or worse.
Source: thenation.com
Published on 2021-08-30
Total Is Still Betting Big On Oil Despite Renewable Push
The BBC's weekly The Boss series profiles different business leaders from around the world. This week we speak to Total Energy, the newly branded company, TTE, about the corporate transformation of the oil and gas industry, and what it might take to the future.
Source: menafn.com
Published on 2021-08-30
Why Mazda MX - 30 Only Has A 100 - Mile EPA Range ( There Actually A Good Reason Behind This )
Jason at Engineering Eexplains why Mazda has become the first electric vehicle (EV) to be built in the UK, but what does it mean for anyone who wants to make electric vehicles easier? The BBC’s Chris Stokel-Walker asks.
Source: cleantechnica.com
Published on 2021-08-30