Results for Policy & Research
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April 17, 2020- Coronavirus: Ventilator built by engineering firms including Siemens and Airbus approved
- Two major Japanese banks drop new coal, but loopholes in policies spark concern
- Almost half of UK's carbon emissions not accounted for under net-zero target, report warns
- Wildlife Collapse from climate change predicted to hit suddenly and sooner
- EU stands by climate plan, as G20 pledges to deliver 'environmentally sustainable' recovery
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April 15, 2020- Coronavirus: Apple launches site to show how lockdowns affect movement
- Coronavirus: French court orders Amazon to only deliver essential items
- Coronavirus: Commercial creditors 'must sign up to global debt deal' - or forgo Covid-19 help
- Asia’s biggest food companies silent on the welfare of farm animals
- CCC to push UK government to deliver climate-resilient coronavirus recovery
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April 14, 2020- Coronavirus: EU weighs new requirements for firms against biodiversity, pandemic risks
- Coronavirus: Co-op hopes to raise £30m for people hit by Covid-19 lockdown
- McDonald's faces class action over 'pervasive sexual harassment'
- BlackRock to advise EU on environmental rules for banks
- Child labour on the rise in cocoa supply chains
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April 09, 2020- Coronavirus: EU privacy watchdog calls for pan-European mobile app for virus tracking
- Coronavirus: EasyJet secures £600m coronavirus loan from UK Treasury and Bank
- Global leaders urge G20 to tackle twin health and economic crises
- EU-funded wave energy trial delivers cost and efficiency advances
- Scientists create ‘mutant’ enzyme that recycles plastic bottles in hours
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April 06, 2020- Coronavirus: Google releases location data to measure success of coronavirus lockdowns
- Coronavirus: Apple to ship 1 million face shields a week for medical workers
- Coronavirus: UK Government issues £3m grant to tackle food waste during outbreak
- EU carbon market emissions excluding aviation fell 8.7% in 2019
- Prioritise small-scale technology to deliver affordable net-zero transition, researchers claim
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April 03, 2020- Coronavirus: Fashion brands' cancellations of £2.4bn orders ‘catastrophic’ for Bangladesh
- Coronavirus: BrewDog hand sanitiser turned down by local hospital in Scotland
- H&M reaches clothing take-back target early, collecting 29,000 tonnes of used garments
- Green Alliance calls for carbon offset regulatory revamp
- Gravitricity secures £300,000 to scope out South African mines for energy storage potential
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March 31, 2020- Coronavirus: GE workers walk off the job and demand they build ventilators
- Coronavirus: Warehouse workers speak out on virus protection
- Barclays sets net zero carbon target for 2050 after investor pressure
- Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Unilever and Nestlé plastics waste fuelling climate change
- Japan submits updated emissions plan, leaving carbon target unchanged
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March 30, 2020- Coronavirus: EU leaders back 'green transition' in coronavirus recovery plan
- Coronavirus: Carmakers accused of trying to use crisis to avert emissions crackdown
- Monsanto predicted crop system would damage US farms
- Microsoft to divest in facial recognition company
- California sets goal to double clean energy by 2030
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March 06, 2020- Contacts of 1m Virgin Media customers left on unsecured database
- South Korean trading giant to compensate for past deforestation in Papua
- Corporate leaders want decarbonisation as central focus for Europe's Industrial Strategy
- Goodyear develops self-regenerating 'spider-silk' tires for electric cars
- Volkswagen and British Gas team up to drive electric vehicle charging push
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March 03, 2020- Coronavirus could devastate gig economy workers
- Tech companies take down 3 million online listings for trafficked wildlife
- Greenpeace ‘shuts down’ 100 Barclays branches over fossil fuel funding
- Rich countries could be asked to pay billions to protect biodiversity
- Gender employment gap costs EU 360 billion euros a year