Results for September, 2020
Daily Media Briefing
September 21, 2020- World's richest 1% cause double CO2 emissions of poorest 50%, says Oxfam
- Global net zero commitments double in less than a year
- US alleges bribery scheme to boost Amazon marketplace sellers
- World's top companies urge action on nature loss ahead of UN talks
- New Zealand makes climate reporting compulsory
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September 18, 2020- Consumer goods giants accused of covert lobbying against stronger plastics legislation
- Canada launches emissions reduction fund from Volkswagen fine
- 'Total failure' on English river water quality, according to Environment Agency
- Tate & Lyle sweetens climate efforts with science-based CO2 targets
- Chinese fishing armada plundered waters around Galápagos, data shows
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September 17, 2020- World misses all UN biodiversity targets
- Plug-in hybrids are a 'wolf in sheep's clothing', according to new report
- Carbon prices to climb 50% over next decade following raised EU climate targets
- Novartis ties bond sale to malaria treatment access in sustainability push
- Device to curb microplastic emissions wins James Dyson award
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September 16, 2020- New report shines light on the unequal impact of Covid on children’s lives
- Wildfire smoke causes record pollution in US state
- Lego intensifies search for sustainable bricks
- ITV commits to net-zero emissions by 2030
- UK must invest in 'net zero North Sea' according to new report
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September 15, 2020- Google pledges to be carbon free as fires engulf California
- SBTi kickstarts process on global standard for science-based corporate net-zero targets
- European meat plants posing 'avoidable risk' of disease, inspectors say
- Facebook launches climate science info centre amid fake news criticism
- Tesco steps up rail investment plans
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September 14, 2020- BP warns of oil demand peak by early 2020s
- Fashion industry accused of water pollution blindspot
- Investor group issues AGM warning to climate net-zero laggards
- Warmth shatters section of Greenland ice shelf
- 'Superfungus' threatens last Panamanian golden frogs
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September 11, 2020- Rio Tinto chief to quit over Aboriginal Sébastien cave destruction
- Plans unveiled for 'world's biggest' recycling facility in bid to meet soaring European demand
- Citigroup becomes first big Wall Street bank to be run by female CEO
- BP enters offshore wind with Equinor deal
- Advertising sector launches new initiative to eliminate negative environmental impacts
Daily Media Briefing
September 10, 2020- Ex-VW CEO to face diesel fraud trial, court says
- L’Oréal launches make-up recycling across UK shops
- Australian business leaders respond to corporate scandals, #MeToo movement
- Tax frequent flyers, ban new gas boilers and demand carbon labelling, UK Climate Assembly tells politicians
- Covid-19 will weaken energy demand for decades—but world still losing climate fight, warns report
Daily Media Briefing
September 09, 2020- Seafood stakeholders push for stricter sustainability measures in landmark Fisheries Bill
- UK could save £1.6bn and 17,000 deaths by improving air quality, report finds
- More than 1 billion people could face displacement by 2050, according to new report
- Ex-G4S executives charged with defrauding UK government
- Poland to accelerate coal phase-out, spend billions on renewable and nuclear energy
Daily Media Briefing
September 08, 2020- Global regulatory body to harmonise ‘plethora’ of ESG standards
- US$154 billion in capital has gone to 300 forest-risk companies since the Paris Agreement
- Coronavirus fuels modern slavery threat for Asian garment workers
- Nestlé on track to meet sustainable packaging goal
- Criticism over BP bid to help Aberdeen City Council cut emissions