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The Swedish company Windon is introducing to the Nordic market a new wind turbine called RidgeBlade. Its particularity? It can be directly attached to the roof ridge of houses, where wind speed is usually 3 times higher. According to Windon, a system with ten units covering about 13 meters of roof ridge can have an installed peak power of 5.4 kW. It is estimated to provide 22,000 kWh per year. Combined with solar panels, this could be a real game changer for households, as it would produce electricity around the clock! Read more: https://www.nyteknik.se/energi/har-ar-ridgeblade-en-ny-tystgaende-vindsnurra-for-taknocken/4236480?fbclid=IwAR2HKePTwoGzxExlJwcQ9U0nuULQG_TQ4P3w5O510CApsMll5W5GgQTRcys_aem_AQDW78DZuLiE30vqCxGNnVC6AgkFmpMkW2tidy6wnnxT3_kzy0XcaXk3LiKisP_BxPY
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Welcome to The Week a transformative experience that harnesses the power of collective action to raise awareness about the urgent need to address climate change. This organisation on the belief that real change comes from the actions of ordinary individuals, encourages people to engage with the climate crisis as a group, rather than facing it alone. 🤝 Centered around three episodes and guided conversations, The Week brings together friends, family, or colleagues for a week-long journey. Each episode features a one-hour documentary film that dives into the challenges of the climate crisis. After watching, the group engages in thought-provoking conversations, lasting around 30 minutes, to process the information and make sense of it all. The experience follows a "U"-shaped trajectory, starting with an exploration of the harsh realities in episode one. Participants confront the potential consequences that may impact them and their loved ones in the coming years. In episode two, the group collectively works to make sense of the information presented, fostering a deeper understanding and exploring potential solutions. Finally, episode three empowers and inspires participants, guiding them towards taking meaningful action. The Week distinguishes itself by its personal storytelling focusing on the realistic impact of climate change on individuals and communities and sets aside abstract concepts like polar bears and melting ice sheets, instead emphasizing the tangible effects that people are likely to face within the next few decades. This approach fosters a sense of urgency and personal connection to the issue, encouraging participants to take action. Central to The Week's philosophy is the understanding that everyone's contribution is needed to overcome the climate crisis. The experience values the anger of the younger generation, the wisdom of vulnerable communities, the knowledge of indigenous communities and the resources of those in positions of influence. In this sense, and that's what makes it powerful, The Week transcends blame and invites collaboration. Are you willing to try The Week? You can organise a session with your family, friends or in your community for free. The Week exists natively in English and French. Subtitles are available in Spanish, German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, and Polish. Check it out: https://www.theweek.ooo/
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Our story Follow This is now a major international player pressuring the oil industry, filing resolutions in five different oil majors in Europe and the U.S. But it wasn’t always this way… How it all began It’s 2002, and Mark van Baal is travelling throughout Europe selling refrigeration machines for shipping containers. He was fed up with not doing something socially responsible. He decided to become a journalist. After seeing Al Gore’s documentary An Inconvenient Truth, in 2006, he wrote more and more about global warming. “I became increasingly convinced that the fossil fuel industry would have to change. Renewable energy holds enormous opportunities for these companies, and making the switch to a sustainable energy company is the only chance that they have to survive.” Unfortunately, writing about the need for change did not have the desired effect. “After ten years I came to the conclusion that Shell does not listen to journalists, nor to activist groups, nor to governments. The only ones who can convince Shell to choose another course are its shareholders.” Change from the inside Van Baal saw that in order to change Shell, he would have to become a shareholder. “I knew that one small shareholder can change the course of a company,” he says. The thinking was, if you can buy enough shares to submit a resolution to the shareholders’ meeting, then I will only have to convince the other shareholders. He called his idea Follow This. The idea quickly took shape. Submitting a resolution requires at least 5 million euros in shares, so in 2015 he united big and large shareholders, convincing large shareholders to contribute and putting up a website where anyone could buy a share for about thirty euros. A noble cause But it didn’t go all that quickly. “The first months were really difficult,” he relates. “How often have I heard people say, ‘Oh, you want to change Shell. That’s a noble cause.’ They didn’t believe that we would actually succeed. In this video, you see a young guy dancing in a park for several minutes all by himself. After a while a couple of others join him – the first followers – and then it takes off and a whole crowd joins in. “When I decided that I wanted to change Shell my wife showed me the video clip, and said, ‘That’s what you are going to do.’ And she was right.” Eventually, more and more people got in touch and wanted to help with the mission of Follow This. The team of volunteers supporting Follow This grew larger and larger. “I am impressed every day by the drive and the brainpower of our young team members: students and recent graduates who are looking for work with a purpose.” A shareholder resolution So Follow This finally pulled together enough money to submit a resolution for the first time at the 2016 shareholders’ meeting. Shell’s CEO, Ben van Beurden, appealed to his shareholders to vote against the resolution; nevertheless, 3% voted for it and another 3% withheld from voting. In 2017 things went better. Follow This submitted another resolution, this time asking Shell to align its emission targets with the Paris climate agreement. Shell directors call this proposal a ‘fundamental misunderstanding’ and ‘unreasonable’, but 6% of shareholders voted in favour of it, double that of 2016. Thanks to the support of large institutional shareholders such as Actiam, Van Lanschot Kempen, MN, The Blue Sky Group, and the Church of England, Shell now has to listen to its shareholders. Climate ambition Shell reacted half a year later by announcing a ‘climate ambition’ as the first oil company in the world to do so. In 2018, Follow This filed at Shell again, and this time the company considered it ‘unnecessary’ to accept the resolution of Follow This, as can be seen in a heated altercation between Van Baal and Shell’s CEO, Ben van Beurden. And yet, nine of the ten biggest Dutch investors turned a blind eye to Van Beurden’s appeal. “Of the shareholders voting, 5.5% voted for the resolution and 7% abstained, which means that nearly 13% no longer support the Shell board,” says Van Baal. Taking on Shell It takes guts to tackle one of the biggest companies in the world alone. But it turns out that it is in fact working. Follow This now has a committed team and a growing group of 5,000 responsible shareholders, and is well-known amongst all major European oil majors, investors, and international media. Shell’s climate ambition does not yet go far enough. “According to this ambition, Shell will halve its carbon footprint by 2050. But a relative reduction of 50% (an absolute reduction of 30%, because energy demand will grow) is not nearly enough to achieve the goals of the Paris climate agreement.” Paris climate goals “The entire industry will have to come around. Oil and gas companies will only survive if they become more sustainable, and without them we will never be able to achieve the Paris climate goals. If that happens, we will all be in much more danger. And it is not just our investments that are endangered, but our safety.” In the coming years we will find out whether halting climate change will even be possible. But one thing is certain: If we let the oil industry have their way for another five years, we don’t have a chance. https://youtu.be/T3LbOltzjJ8 https://www.follow-this.org/our-story/
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💙 Ocean Community loves Coldplay - not only for their music They have now shared a report of its ongoing sustainability initiatives for its “Music Of The Spheres” world tour, assessed and validated by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Environmental Solutions Initiative Professor John E. Fernandez. Their actions include financial support to Ocean focused organizations such as Ocean Cleanup, Sea Shepherd Global, Project Seagrass and Cleaner Seas Group™️ So far, their sustainability initiatives result: 🌊 47% reduction in direct CO2e emissions compared to their previous 2016-2017 tour on a show-by-show basis 🌊5 million trees planted that will be supported to maturity via One Tree Planted 🌊5,000 hectares of land restored across 17 countries and 21 planting projects 🌊 A solar-powered River Interceptor deployed in the Klang River, Malaysia via The Ocean Cleanup 🌊The removal of 158 tonnes of waste and 13 tonnes of ocean-bound plastic 🌊86% average return rate of the reusable, plant-based LED wristbands. 💙💚Also, the band has generated an average power of 15kWh per show via in-venue solar installations, kinetic dance floors and power bikes, diverted 66% of all tour waste from landfills, donated 3,770 meals and 73 kg of toiletries from tour catering to the unhoused and unsheltered. https://hypebeast.com/2023/6/coldplay-music-of-the-spheres-tour-sustainability-efforts-report
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Cheap and There's health benefits ! Plus, Ikea is competing with you... You're at the back of the classroom... Whaaaat ???!!! How does it feel ? xD This is the American fast food of the future. It will make wealth, solve health problems from the trash food industry as well and in the process, preventing millions of expanses. https://time.com/5196724/ikea-developing-bug-food-meatballs/ More digest, interspecies variability in nutrients, less food income to grow them compare to cows, etc. https://www.nature.com/articles/ejcn2015149 Insect nutritional composition showed high diversity between species. According to the Ofcom model, no insects were significantly ‘healthier’ than meat products. The NVS assigned crickets, palm weevil larvae and mealworm a significantly healthier score than beef (P<0.001) and chicken (P<0.001). No insects were statistically less healthy than meat.
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Nigeria, with the largest economy and population in Africa, is projected to become the world's second most populous country after India by the end of the century, surpassing China. In 2019, Nigeria was the world's 25th largest emitter of greenhouse gases, ranking second in Africa after South Africa. The Nigerian economy is heavily reliant on oil and gas exports, which currently contribute 93% of the country's total export revenue. However, this dependence has led to significant societal inequalities and environmental disasters. Energy poverty is a pressing issue in Nigeria, with high rates of power cuts and a lack of access to electricity. A recent analysis suggests that Nigeria could meet 59% of its energy consumption needs through renewable sources by 2050, primarily solar power. However, some national experts advocate for the use of additional fossil fuels, including Nigeria's largely untapped coal reserves, to address the electricity gap. Nigeria is already experiencing the impacts of climate change, including increased extreme heat, which disproportionately affects the millions of people without access to air conditioning or electricity. Changes in precipitation patterns also pose a threat to Nigeria's predominantly rain-fed agricultural sector. In 2022, Nigeria faced deadly floods that were exacerbated by human-caused climate change. During the COP26 climate summit in 2021, Nigeria announced its aim to achieve net-zero emissions by 2060. The government has also pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2030 compared to “business-as-usual” levels, with an increase to 47% conditional on international support. Politics Nigeria's population, currently over 220 million, is rapidly growing. It is projected to become the third most populous country by 2050 and the second largest by the end of the century. Over half of Nigeria's population is currently under the age of 18. Lagos, the former capital, is Africa's largest city and one of the fastest-growing cities globally, with an estimated influx of 77 people per hour between 2010 and 2030. Nigeria faces significant income inequality, with some of Africa's wealthiest individuals, including Aliko Dangote and Mike Adenuga, coexisting with two-thirds of the population living below the poverty line. Nigeria's cultural influence is substantial, particularly through its second-largest film industry, known as “Nollywood,” and successful Nigerian musicians. Muhammadu Buhari was reelected as Nigeria's president in 2019, marking the first time a sitting president had been defeated in the country. Buhari's campaign focused on combating terrorism and corruption, which remains pervasive in Nigerian society, especially in the oil, power, and environmental sectors. terrorism threats from groups like Boko Haram persist in northeastern Nigeria. Buhari also aimed to boost Nigeria's economy, which heavily relies on oil exports and is susceptible to fluctuations in oil prices. The country fell into recession in 2020 due to the global response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent oil price plunge. The 2023 general election in Nigeria featured three main presidential candidates: Bola Tinubu from the All Progressives Congress, Atiku Abubakar from the People's Democratic Party, and Peter Obi from the Labour Party. Both Obi and Abubakar acknowledged the reality of climate change following deadly floods in Nigeria in 2022. However, environmental campaigners criticized all presidential candidates for their failure to prioritize meaningful climate change measures during their campaigns. Tinubu was eventually declared the winner of the presidential election. Despite being Africa's largest oil producer, Nigeria continues to grapple with a long-term energy crisis, with nearly one in three people lacking access to electricity. Constant power cuts have led to widespread reliance on backup generators throughout the country. Nigeria's per capita electricity demand is significantly lower than that of other countries, with the average Nigerian using much less power than an American refrigerator, for example. A survey conducted in 2015 revealed that over 61% of Nigeria's population considered climate change a “very serious problem.” Extreme heat was identified as the most significant climate change threat by Nigerians. Nigeria has a growing youth climate movement, with the country at the forefront of experiencing loss and damage from climate change, according to climate activist Adenike Oladosu. Paris pledge Nigeria is actively involved in international climate negotiations and participates in three negotiating blocs: the G77 and China, the African group, and the Coalition for Rainforest Nations. Additionally, Nigeria is a member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), which coordinates and unifies petroleum policies among oil-rich states. As of 2018, Nigeria's annual greenhouse gas emissions, including emissions from land use, land-use change, and forestry (LULUCF), were 345.7 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent (MtCO2e). The country's per capita emissions in 2018 were approximately 1.8 tonnes of CO2e, lower than the global average of 7 tonnes and lower than countries like India, Mexico, and Indonesia. Nigeria ratified the Paris Agreement in 2017 and submitted its first climate plan, known as a "nationally determined contribution" (NDC), in the same year. In its NDC, Nigeria pledged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2030 compared to business-as-usual levels, with a potential increase to 45% conditional on international support. In 2021, Nigeria updated its NDC and reaffirmed its commitment to reduce emissions by 20% below business-as-usual by 2030, rising to 47% with international support. The Climate Action Tracker (CAT) rates Nigeria's unconditional 2030 target as "1.5C compatible" when considering the country's fair share in addressing climate change. During the COP26 climate summit in 2021, former President Buhari announced Nigeria's goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2060. To support these efforts, Nigeria passed the Climate Change Act in the same year, which aligns the country with the Paris Agreement's temperature goals and establishes the Ministry of Environment's responsibilities in setting carbon budgets and releasing national climate action plans every five years. Nigeria also submitted its long-term vision for 2050 under the Paris Agreement in 2021, committing to reducing emissions by half compared to current levels by 2050. In August 2022, President Buhari released an energy transition plan outlining Nigeria's path to achieving net-zero emissions. The plan estimates the cost of the transition to be $1.9 trillion, with an annual investment of around $10 billion over the coming decades. Nigeria sought to raise $10 billion from financiers and donors to kick-start its journey to net zero. The energy transition plan focuses on reducing emissions in the power sector by transitioning away from diesel and petrol generators, expanding the use of gas initially, integrating renewables, and eliminating emissions from other sectors like cooking and transport through renewables-backed electrification. The plan aims to lift 100 million people out of poverty and expects to create a net of 340,000 jobs by 2030 and 840,000 jobs by 2060. While the plan emphasizes the initial expansion of gas, some independent research groups have criticized its reliance on gas in the short term. Analysis by CAT suggests that prioritizing renewable expansion over gas could create 2.5 times more jobs in Nigeria over the next decade and align better with the 1.5C temperature goal. Oil and gas Oil was first discovered in Nigeria in Oloibiri, part of the Bayelsa State, in 1956. Since then, Nigeria has become Africa's largest oil producer, although it was surpassed by Angola in 2022. Nigeria is a member of OPEC, an organization representing oil-rich nations. Between 1973 and 2022, Nigeria produced an average of 1.98 million barrels of crude oil per day, with a peak of 2.48 million barrels per day in 2010. In 2021, daily production averaged around 1.63 million barrels, ranking Nigeria as the 15th largest global producer. The majority of Nigeria's oil is exported, with India, Spain, and South Africa being the largest recipients in 2020. Currently, oil and gas account for 93% of Nigeria's total export revenue, and fossil fuel exports contribute approximately 70% of the government's revenue. Nigeria possesses an estimated 37 billion barrels of untapped crude oil reserves, representing 15% of Africa's oil reserves and 16% of its gas, according to the IEA. However, Nigeria's heavy reliance on oil exposes it to vulnerability to fluctuating prices. In 2020, the country experienced a recession due to a sharp decline in oil prices resulting from the global response to the Covid-19 pandemic. During the price plunge, Nigeria significantly reduced its oil output in compliance with an agreement made by OPEC and allied nations. In 2021, the Petroleum Industry Act was enacted, introducing new incentives for oil exploration in Nigeria. In 2022, Nigeria's oil production dropped by 40% compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019. This decline was attributed to technical issues, security concerns, rising production costs, theft, and payment issues in joint ventures, as reported by Market Watch. Nigeria's oil and gas production faces continuous challenges from corruption, terrorism, and theft by criminal organizations. These groups steal crude directly from pipelines and sell it on black markets. A report revealed that Nigeria lost $41.9 billion to oil theft between 2009 and 2018, with an additional $2 billion lost in 2022, according to Reuters. In Nigeria's post-pandemic recovery plan released in 2020, the government pledged to eliminate fuel subsidies, which primarily contribute to keeping petrol and diesel prices low. Bloomberg estimated that this decision could have saved the government at least $2 billion annually. However, in January 2022, the government reversed its decision over concerns that it could trigger protests ahead of the 2023 presidential election, as reported by Reuters. By the first eight months of 2022, the government had already spent $5.6 billion on fuel subsidies. Nigeria relies heavily on gas for its domestic electricity supply, and the country aims to become a "gas-powered economy" by 2030 as part of its energy transition plan toward achieving net-zero emissions by 2060. Critics argue that Nigeria's emphasis on expanding gas power contradicts the global goal of limiting temperature increase to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Independent assessments highlight the risk of locking the country into emissions-intensive infrastructure and misallocating investment resources. According to an analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Nigeria could provide universal electricity access five years faster by prioritizing the rapid expansion of renewable power sources compared to its current plans. The activities of multinational oil companies in Nigeria have had severe social and environmental consequences. The Niger Delta, located in southern Nigeria, has experienced numerous oil spills, with over 12,000 incidents recorded from 1974 to 2014. It is estimated that during this period, 40 million litres of crude oil spilt into the Niger Delta each year. Since January 2021, more than 1,000 oil spill incidents have been reported nationwide, according to Nigeria's National Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA). An investigation by Amnesty International revealed that Shell and Eni, respectively, were responsible for a significant portion of the spills in the Niger Delta from 2011 to 2017. Theft and sabotage contributed to 75% of oil spills in Nigeria since 2016, as reported by Africa's Institute for Security Studies. Oil leakage from illegal refineries in Delta State has left large areas of land barren. A United Nations report in 2011 focused on Ogoniland, the most affected region in the Niger Delta, and estimated that it would take 30 years and $1 billion to clean up the spills. The report also highlighted the severe threat to public health due to water contamination. A 2019 study linked oil spills in the Niger Delta to a doubling of the death rate for newborn children in the region. The study authors concluded that exposure to hydrocarbons poses risks to fetal development. Numerous reports from Nigeria's International Centre for Investigative Reporting have highlighted the ongoing impact of oil spills on the lives of Niger Delta residents. In 2023, 14,000 people from the Niger Delta filed a lawsuit against Shell, seeking compensation for the impacts of oil spills on their lives and livelihoods. The production of gas has also caused environmental disasters. In 2012, the oil company Total South Africa failed to build a promised hospital in the Niger Delta following a gas pipeline explosion, as reported by DeSmog UK. Oil and gas production in Nigeria contributes significantly to CO2 and methane emissions, primarily through gas venting and flaring. Gas venting involves releasing the gas that surfaces during oil production, while gas flaring refers to burning off surfaced gas. Gas venting produces high levels of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, while inefficient gas flaring results in substantial methane emissions. Nigeria flared an estimated 6.6 billion cubic meters of gas in 2021, making it the world's seventh-largest gas flarer. This wasted gas accounted for 14% of the country's total output. In its first national climate pledge, Nigeria committed to working towards ending gas flaring by 2030. The government established a Gas Flare Commercialization Program to encourage investments in practices that reduce gas flaring. Satellite data from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) showed that gas flaring in Nigeria decreased by 70% from 2000 to 2019. However, Nigeria fell short of its previous commitment to end gas flaring by 2020 under the National Gas Policy. Coal Nigeria is believed to possess approximately 2 billion metric tonnes of coal reserves. However, the country has only operated a few small coal-fired power plants. The Ministry of Mining has consistently expressed the government's intention to generate 30% of the country's electricity from coal. Some observers, including Bola Tinubu, a presidential candidate in 2023, view coal as a potential solution to Nigeria's energy crisis. A coal-fired power plant with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts (MW) was planned for Kogi, a coal-rich state in central Nigeria. However, the project has been repeatedly postponed due to financing challenges. In 2011, the government announced plans to build two additional coal plants, but no concrete progress has been made in over a decade. According to an investigation by the Nigerian newspaper The Daily Trust, the government had issued 36 coal mining licenses by 2019, with an alleged electricity generation capacity of 10,000MW. However, none of these proposed power projects have materialized. Despite the lack of implementation, the International Energy Agency (IEA) stated in its 2019 Africa Energy Outlook that it anticipated Nigeria would derive a significant portion of its electricity from coal by 2030, based on Nigeria's stated policies. However, these policies have seen limited progress thus far. In its 2022 Africa Energy Outlook, the IEA highlighted that there are unlikely to be any new coal-fired power stations in sub-Saharan Africa beyond those already under construction. This follows China's commitment to cease financing coal power projects overseas. Currently, coal mining primarily serves the purpose of powering industries, particularly the cement sector. According to Global Energy Monitor, three small coal-power plants are operating at cement production sites in Nigeria, contributing 285MW of capacity. Coal mining activities conducted by cement companies like Dangote Cement have been associated with significant environmental and social impacts, including air and water pollution. In 2019, an investigation by Nigeria's International Centre for Investigative Reporting revealed that, in addition to its legally authorized mining operations, Dangote Cement had engaged in illegal coal mining in Kogi for six years. Deforestation, wood burning and agriculture Nearly one in three people in Nigeria lack access to electricity, leading to a reliance on wood burning, biogas, and other types of waste for energy generation at home. This reliance is especially prominent in food preparation, where less than a quarter of people have access to clean cooking methods. The majority, mostly women, rely on polluting and inefficient cookstoves, leading to harmful indoor air pollution. Nigeria was responsible for a third of Africa's fine particulate matter emissions in 2018, primarily due to household biomass burning. Across sub-Saharan Africa, reliance on biomass for cooking resulted in 500,000 premature deaths in 2018. Wood fuel dependency is also a major driver of deforestation in Nigeria. The country has a tropical climate with dense rainforests that support diverse wildlife, including unique species. However, between 2000 and 2005, Nigeria lost 55.7% of its primary forest, the highest deforestation rate globally during that period. Deforestation rates have remained high since then, with Nigeria losing 86,700 hectares of tropical forest from 2010 to 2019, releasing significant carbon emissions. Escalating deforestation has been attributed to factors such as poverty, worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on oil prices, which is a major revenue source for the Nigerian government. Although Nigeria introduced a National Forest Policy in 2006, enforcement was weak, resulting in a limited impact on deforestation. In 2019, President Muhammadu Buhari committed to mobilizing Nigerian youth to plant 25 million trees to enhance Nigeria's carbon sink. The government approved a new National Forest Policy in 2020 to protect ecosystems while promoting social development. Nigeria has also pledged to restore 4 million hectares of forest under the Bonn Challenge, a global tropical forest restoration initiative. Agriculture plays a crucial role in Nigeria, with around 78% of the country's land used for agricultural purposes. It serves as the primary source of income for 70% of Nigeria's population. However, the sector was responsible for a quarter of the country's total emissions in 2017, mainly due to the rearing of animals like cattle, sheep, and goats, which release methane through belching and manure. Nigeria's climate pledge includes a commitment to reducing emissions through climate-smart agriculture practices. These practices involve planting more native vegetation and discontinuing slash-and-burn agriculture. By 2030, these approaches could potentially offset 74 million tonnes of greenhouse gases annually. The government's Agriculture Promotion Policy for 2016-2020 reinforces the commitment to promoting climate-smart agriculture. Addressing deforestation, transitioning to cleaner cooking methods, and implementing sustainable agricultural practices are crucial steps in mitigating the environmental and health impacts associated with deforestation, wood burning, and agriculture in Nigeria. Renewables and 'green growth' Wind and solar energy contribute only a small portion to Nigeria's current energy mix. In 2018, hydropower accounted for approximately 18% of the country's electricity generation, making it the largest low-carbon energy source in Nigeria. The Mambilla Dam, a proposed 3,000MW hydropower project, has faced numerous controversies since its inception in 2003, preventing its construction. In 2006, Nigeria established a "Renewable Energy Master Plan" (REMP). Updated in 2011, the plan aims to increase the share of renewable electricity in the total generation to 23% by 2025 and 36% by 2030. As part of its national climate plan announced in 2017, Nigeria committed to "working towards" installing 13,000MW of solar power by 2030. The country considers this a crucial measure to address its carbon footprint. In its 2020 Covid-19 recovery plan, Nigeria introduced a new framework to boost solar power, targeting the installation of solar systems in 5 million households by 2023. The initiative primarily focuses on rural communities with limited or no access to the national grid and is expected to create 250,000 jobs. If successfully implemented, this project would signify a shift towards "decentralized energy" in Nigeria. Decentralized energy refers to generating electricity close to the point of consumption, rather than relying on large central power plants. Numerous reports have suggested that community-based renewable energy schemes could be the most cost-effective and efficient way for Nigeria to address its significant electricity deficit, particularly in rural areas. The passage of the Climate Change Act in 2021 provided further impetus for renewable power development in Nigeria. The act commits both public and private entities in the country to strive for achieving net-zero emissions by 2060. Despite these commitments, progress in solar power development in Nigeria has been slow. Analysts argue that while Nigeria possesses abundant renewable energy resources, the government's support and backing are inadequate for harnessing these resources for electricity generation. In its 2022 energy transition plan, the Nigerian government prioritized expanding gas power until 2030, although it pledges to integrate renewables. However, this gas-centric approach has faced criticism in the short term. According to an analysis by Climate Action Tracker, focusing on renewable expansion instead of gas could create 2.5 times more jobs in Nigeria over the next decade. A recent analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) indicated that with the implementation of short-term policies to promote clean power, Nigeria could meet 59% of its energy consumption needs with renewables by 2050, primarily through solar energy. Climate finance Climate finance is crucial for Nigeria to achieve its greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets and enhance resilience against the impacts of climate change. Here is the revised version: Nigeria has committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2030 compared to "business-as-usual" levels. However, this pledge increases to 47% with the condition of international support through climate finance. Climate finance involves the allocation of funds from public and private sources to assist in emission reduction efforts and enhance resilience against climate change impacts. During a visit to Nigeria in 2018, former UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced Nigeria's participation in the "Climate Finance Accelerator" program. This international initiative, supported by the UK government, aims to help countries transform their climate pledges, known as Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), into Climate Investment Plans. The program identified 14 projects requiring $500 million to support Nigeria in achieving its climate pledge, with a significant focus on developing solar power. In an updated version of its climate pledge in 2021, Nigeria stated that meeting its conditional emissions target would necessitate $177 billion in climate finance between 2021 and 2030. Furthermore, Nigeria launched an energy transition plan in 2022 as its blueprint for achieving net-zero emissions by 2060. The estimated cost of implementing Nigeria's net-zero transition is $1.9 trillion, equivalent to approximately $10 billion annually over the coming decades. In preparation for COP27 in November 2022, Nigeria aimed to raise $10 billion from financiers and donors to kick-start its journey toward net zero. The plan also presents a $23 billion investment opportunity. According to an analysis by Carbon Brief, Nigeria was the world's ninth-largest recipient of climate finance in 2020, receiving a total of $1.9 billion from other countries. France, Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom were the primary contributors of climate finance to Nigeria in that year. Among them, the World Bank was the largest overall contributor to climate finance in Nigeria. Access to climate finance is vital for Nigeria to secure the necessary funding for implementing sustainable projects, transitioning to cleaner energy sources like solar power, and achieving its emission reduction targets and long-term net-zero goals. Impacts and adaptation Nigeria is significantly impacted by climate change, with temperatures having risen by approximately 1.6°C since the industrial era began, surpassing the global average. By the end of the century, depending on the rate of future climate change, temperatures in Nigeria could increase by a further 1.5-5°C. Although there is limited research on the impact of climate change on heatwaves in Nigeria, it is expected that heatwaves will become more frequent in the country under any level of future warming. The number of "hot nights," characterized by nighttime temperatures in the top 10% for a region, is also projected to increase rapidly in the coming decades. Hot nights can exacerbate respiratory and health issues and have been associated with higher mortality rates. The intensification of extreme heat poses a significant threat, particularly to the millions of people in Nigeria who lack access to electricity or air conditioning. In urban areas, only 92 out of every 1,000 individuals have access to air conditioning, while in rural areas, the figure drops to just 14 out of every 1,000. Nigeria's climate varies from southern monsoon rainfall regions with rainforests and mangroves to a tropical savannah climate in the middle belt and an arid, hot climate in the northern part of the country. Most regions in Nigeria have experienced a reduction in rainfall, with average rainfall decreasing by 2-8mm across the country from 1971 to 2000. In the south, climate change affects the timing, predictability, and duration of monsoon rainfall, while the northern region has seen a sharp increase in the frequency and duration of drought, leading to dust storms and desertification. The shrinking of Lake Chad, which serves as a water source for millions of people across Nigeria, Niger, Chad, and Cameroon, has been attributed to climate change and over-extraction, with the lake having lost 90% of its size since the 1960s. While total rainfall has decreased, research indicates that individual rainstorms have become more intense, resulting in increased extreme flooding throughout Nigeria. Flash floods, often linked to climate change, have caused significant loss of life and damage. In 2022, Nigeria experienced its worst floods in a decade, leading to the deaths of 600 people. Rapid research conducted after the floods determined that climate change made flooding approximately 80 times more likely. Climate change has had a profound impact on agriculture, which is a primary source of income for 70% of Nigeria's population. As agriculture in Nigeria is predominantly rain-fed, increases in drought and unpredictable rainfall have resulted in crop failures across the country. Future climate change is expected to severely affect Nigeria's ability to irrigate crops, while extreme heat has led to livestock deaths. There have been suggestions that the escalation of violence in northeastern Nigeria, causing thousands to seek refuge in neighbouring Chad, could be partially attributed to increases in extreme heat, drought, and the shrinking of Lake Chad. However, the causes of violence in the region are complex, and the relationship between climate-related disasters and conflict remains a contested field of study. In 2011, Nigeria released its "National Adaptation Strategy and Plan of Action on Climate Change," providing policy recommendations for enhancing adaptation in sectors such as agriculture, coastal farming, forestry, and energy production. In 2020, a framework report for Nigeria's upcoming National Adaptation Plan was published, aiming to clarify the country's approach to climate adaptation after perceived inaction in previous years. The framework report outlines guiding principles for Nigeria's adaptation plan, including youth involvement, community and ecosystem-focused adaptation, and the incorporation of Indigenous knowledge. As of 2023, Nigeria's National Adaptation Plan had not yet been published.
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In 2006, Sébastien Blache and Elsa Gärtner took over the farm La Ferme du Grand Laval in Montélier, France, with one objective in mind: reconciling farming and biodiversity. To achieve this, they switched from conventional to organic farming, diversified their crops, and recruited sheep and chickens to help take care of the land and weed. But more importantly, they created the conditions for the return of many animal species by building nearly 3 kilometers of hedges, ponds, and nesting boxes. And it worked! In 17 years, the farm has become a biodiversity refuge, welcoming more than 1,500 species: 60 wild bees, 130 butterflies, 33 dragonflies, 200 pairs of sparrows... A whole new biodiverse ecosystem where wildlife doesn't only exist on the fringes of the farm, but within. The wild now is fully integrated and associated and is seen as an ally. La Ferme du Grand Laval is such a great example of the role agriculture and farmers can play in the transition towards a green and nature-positive world! Do you know any initiatives that farmers in your country or region have done in order to restore nature? Read more: https://lafermedugrandlaval.wordpress.com/ https://reporterre.net/Mares-nichoirs-et-mauvaises-herbes-ces-paysans-accueillent-le-vivant Read about other initiatives: https://app.wedonthavetime.org/posts/7727d3b1-dc1c-4230-b928-4c08358cd92b?utm_source=url-copy%26utm_medium=wdht-web-app-share%26utm_campaign=marine_stephan
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Its true that Africa can no longer rely on rain fed agriculture to sustain its population with food due to climatic change effects. To mitigate hunger and famine, Africa needs to invest in irrigation and climate smart agriculture techniques. Below is an insightful interview by The International Fund for Agricultural Development (Ifad) President Alvaro Lario as he explains to Pauline Kairu why sub-Sahara Africa and the Horn need a paradigm shift deal with persistent food insecurity. - What is happening in sub-Saharan Africa on food systems and production? Rural economies, and especially agriculture, have suffered an underinvestment problem for many decades. And this has exacerbated conflict, hunger, migration and, obviously, instability. Also, think about what has been going on in terms of the climate, like the worst drought in 40 years in the Horn of Africa, cyclones in southern Africa, invasion of locusts in Kenya, Somalia and Ethiopia... clearly, the frequency and the magnitude of these events has increased. We are seeing further food insecurity and malnutrition, fueled by lack of investments, productivity, and these extreme weather events. Even worse, many of the countries in sub-Saharan Africa are either in moderate or in high risk of debt distress, which means their fiscal capacity and ability to take more debt is limited. This puts them in a more challenging situation. If you add to all of these disruptions in the global food value chains and fertilizer supply, this has increased the vulnerability for the population with whom we work — the smallholders, who many times lack the ability to purchase these fertilizers to start with. Generally, the situation is not positive. In the past three years, some 150 million more people fell into food insecurity. - What would alleviate these problems? We need to invest in irrigation systems, build the infrastructure in the rural areas that can connect many of these smallholders to markets. We need to invest in technology, drought-resistant seeds. We need to have early warning systems. This is the only type of investment that will prevent an escalation of the humanitarian crisis. It is not like we do not know what needs to happen, we do. The solutions do exist, but these require political commitment and investment to make them happen. It’s a matter of making sure that many of these investments reach the populations that are in need — the populations that have contributed the least in the problem of climate change. I was recently in Kenya’s Upper Tana region and Embu County, where IFAD has been investing in small dams. While the bigger dams are being built by bigger multilateral development banks, farmers and rural populations need solutions right away. One of the projects I visited is a diversion of some of the Upper Tana River catchments. This has enabled farmers to start planting even during the dry season, to start earning further income and to be able to have a decent living. So, while we find bigger financing solutions, we need to attend to the populations that do not have that access to water, finance, and inputs. And we cannot wait. These smaller infrastructure projects need to happen in order to serve the people. Africa committed to spending at least 10 percent of national budgets on agriculture but 20 years later this has not happened in most countries. Would things have been different if they honoured this pledge? Many things have happened since the Maputo Declaration in 2003. Only Rwanda is on track to meet the Malabo commitments, which were reaffirmed in 2014 under the Comprehensive African Agriculture Development Programme. Governments need to start focusing more and more on the rural population, as most of the actual jobs are in agriculture in most of Africa. Support them not only in subsistence farming, but also in small-scale production; not only in producing food, but in distributing, storing, marketing, exporting food. https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/tea/science-health/irrigation-holds-the-master-key-to-africa-s-food-security-4243810
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Neutral launched a social media campaign on Earth Day to ask the simple but profound question: “Why is our planet worth saving?” Since then, we’ve received an outpouring of responses, including investors John Legend and Mark Cuban, and celebrities, Heather Morris, Jake Johnson, and Genevieve Padalecki, talking about why they think the planet is worth saving. While we received plenty of responses from the social media campaign, we also decided to dive deeper into why the planet is worth saving by commissioning a survey with YouGov to better understand how Americans view the climate crisis. It’s easy for us to express how we feel about the climate crisis because Neutral has been built on the belief that the world is worth protecting and that together, people can make a real impact with daily food choices. Our mission is to radically reduce the carbon footprint of agriculture, starting with dairy. Neutral has a carbon reduction team that works with farmers on realizing new emission reduction projects. When it comes to how Americans feel about the climate crisis, we wanted to learn more. Do people feel empowered to take climate action? Do they think the planet is worth saving? The YouGov survey gave us a better glimpse of how Americans feel about the climate crisis, and here are the results. YouGov Survey results The survey provided the following insights: - 73% of US adults feel that fighting climate change is important, and of those, 92% agree with the statement that “our planet is worth saving.” - 62% of Americans agree that food choices impact the planet, and 52% would switch to a different food brand if it could impact climate change. - 86% of Americans feel our planet is worth protecting, but more than half don’t know how they can personally help. As the first carbon neutral food company in the United States, we are glad that 62% of Americans agree that food choices impact the planet and that 52% would switch to a different food brand if it could impact climate change daily food choices will make an impact. When asked about the survey results, the CEO of Neutral, Marcus Lovell Smith, said, “There is a very, very real urgency surrounding climate change and this new survey data validates that consumers are ready and willing to help make a difference.” Climate action begins with your daily decisions Notably, the survey also reported that 86% of Americans feel our planet is worth protecting, but more than half don’t know how they can personally help. Neutral products allow Americans to make daily choices that positively impact the climate. It’s as simple as swapping the milk you add to your coffee or cereal every morning – to Neutral. Our milk is creamy and delicious, produced by happy cows on family farms. We have been carbon neutral since the beginning and envision a future with entire grocery aisles dedicated to carbon neutral foods. Empowering the next wave of American climate action can be as simple as switching to Neutral in your fridge. Read here to learn how the survey was conducted. Neutral’s climate journey Stay in the loop with Neutral by following us on We Don’t Have Time, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram. Receive daily updates by subscribing to our newsletter. What surprised you the most about the survey? Let us know in the comments!
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GoClimate
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We believe calculating your emissions is the best first step to take on your sustainability journey. But how does it work? Our climate advisor Andrea Cantillo tells you all about it! 🙌 Want to get started? Contact us at hello@goclimate! 📩 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uMWEccAIhY
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Marine Stephan
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A new milestone for renewables: Spain generated enough green electricity from solar, wind and water, to meet the country's needs and demand from 10:00 to 19:00 on Tuesday! This didn't take place on a holiday or during the weekend. No, it took place on a typical weekday when the consumption is always higher, which makes it even greater! This will not only reduce Spain's carbon emissions and energy prices, but it will also create incentives to invest in storage and to electrify transport, industry, and heating. This is a good example of how a government commitment to investing in renewables actually pays off! Good job Spain! Read more: https://english.elpais.com/spain/2023-05-19/the-nine-hours-in-which-spain-made-the-100-renewable-dream-a-reality.html
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The graph speaks for itself but investors around the world are making a powerful statement as solar power is getting more funding than oil production this year, marking a remarkable shift towards a low-carbon economy! The International Energy Agency (IEA) reports that over $1.7 trillion will be invested in clean-energy technologies, surpassing fossil fuel investments by around $1 trillion. Clean energy spending is set to grow by 24%—faster than fossil fuels at 15%. This surge is driven by solar panels and electric vehicles, leading the charge against climate change. While this progress is good news, we need to double our annual investments by 2030 to stay on track for limiting global warming to 1.5°C and fossil fuel investment, especially in coal, must decline sharply to achieve the IEA's net-zero emissions vision. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/renewables/solar-investments-to-overtake-oil-outlays-this-year-iea/articleshow/100492787.cms
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Volvo Group will be the world’s first to use near zero emission steel in its production process following a milestone collaboration agreement with steelmaker SSAB. The agreement, for the provision of scrap-based near zero emission steel, made by using recycled steel and fossil-free energy, marks a further step in Volvo Group’s ambition to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040, 10 years earlier than the Paris Agreement ambition. It is vital that we act now to collectively meet our long-term climate goals and ensure a smooth transition towards a net-zero future. Our collaboration with SSAB is one way we can accelerate our progress in this area. The gradual introduction of this near zero emission steel into different parts of our product portfolio – together with the ongoing transformation of our products towards emission-free drivelines – is another important step towards net-zero carbon emission transports. With steel as a major component in all Volvo Group products, the company is continuously developing ways to further reduce its environmental impact. The recent world-first introduction of SSAB fossil-free steel in its concept and production of commercial vehicles was a clear example of this. With the initial SSAB agreement announced in 2021, the first Volvo construction machine and the first Volvo trucks made using fossil-free steel were delivered to customers during 2022. Now, with the addition of scrap-based near zero emission steel, Volvo Group is adding another quality steel blend into its portfolio, further strengthening its resolve towards net-zero transport solutions. Defined by the First Movers Coalition and the International Energy Agency as ‘scrap-based’, near zero emission steel is made from fully recycled steel. It is produced using renewable electricity and biofuels, thereby supporting a circular economy approach – an integral part of creating a more sustainable transport ecosystem. Fossil-free steel, on the other hand, is based on a direct reduction of iron ore in the production process by using green hydrogen. The properties and performance of both types of steel are the same, as are the benefits they bring from a CO2 emission perspective when compared to traditional steel. The new agreement with SSAB will run in parallel with Volvo Group’s usage of fossil-free steel. Further details on the partnership will be announced in the coming weeks.
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By María Mendiluce, CEO We Mean Business Coalition and Johan Falk, CEO and Co-Founder Exponential Roadmap Initiative The challenge to keep global warming below 1.5°C is unprecedented in scale. However, the most recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) also left no doubt that feasible, effective, and low-cost options exist to deeply reduce emissions now. It’s essential that these solutions are scaled and rapidly. When we discuss scale, we cannot afford to ignore the millions of small and medium sized businesses - or SMEs - that drive global economies and create the fabric of local communities. Despite their low individual carbon footprints, SMEs make up 90% of business worldwide. They supply larger companies with products and resources, which makes SMEs crucial to the efforts of major corporations to slash their overall emissions. As the nimble start-ups and tech leaders, small businesses are also on the frontline of innovating and developing solutions that enable both large companies and consumers to cut down their emissions. To halve emissions by 2030, we need small and medium sized businesses on board. Measuring and reporting emissions is often the start of the journey for any company that aspires to be a leader on climate action. By evaluating their current emissions, companies can understand where they are causing the most harm, including hotspots like business travel, emissions from heating or electricity and those that arise from transport and shipping. Reporting is also one of the largest drivers towards action, as governments, investors and corporate customers move towards more stringent regulations and expectations. Earlier this year, the European Union released its Corporate and Social Responsibility Directive (CSRD), which introduced more detailed reporting requirements for EU companies and non-EU companies with substantial business in the region. The new ruling applies to approximately 50,000 companies, and although SMEs are allotted additional time to meet the directive, they are already coming under pressure through the corporations they supply. Larger corporations need to report on the emissions in their value chain, so companies are expected to ask their suppliers to comply with the regulation well before the law explicitly impacts SMEs. The United States is moving in a similar direction, with climate disclosure rules proposed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) expected to be finalized this year. As corporate customers face increasing scrutiny over their supply chain emissions, businesses of all sizes must become more transparent. SMEs cannot be left behind in the net zero transition, or they will face enormous risk in the long term. However, they also cannot be expected to meet this challenge alone. Governments, corporations and industry associations need to support them. SMEs usually lack the time, capacity and know how to engage with complex reporting forms and guidance. A recent survey from the SME Climate Hub found smaller businesses lacked the resources and knowledge to take climate action, with 61% reporting the need for additional tools to measure and monitor emissions. This week, the SME Climate Hub, an initiative aimed at small business mobilization, co-founded by the We Mean Business Coalition and the Exponential Roadmap Initiative, released a new reporting tool which seeks to address this challenge. Based on the simplified disclosure framework developed by CDP, the Exponential Roadmap Initiative and Normative, the tool has been specifically designed for SMEs and enables businesses to easily report annual greenhouse gas emissions, the actions they’ve taken to reduce emissions, and the impact of their efforts. By making it easier for SMEs to measure and report emissions, millions more businesses can start their journey to net zero and bring much needed transparency to global supply chains and networks. There are no longer excuses for businesses of any size to avoid emissions accounting. Corporations should reward their suppliers for taking action and incentivize others to follow suit. Banks and investors should assess climate performance and link lending conditions and investments to these measures. With the ecosystem’s collective support, small and medium sized businesses will be able to stand up and take action. There is no more time to waste in the global effort to tackle climate change. It’s time to get started.
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The Australian company Great Wrap just launched the world-first compostable pallet wrap, made with food waste and without plastics! What a great innovation that should be used by all industries around the world! We have the solutions to reduce plastic pollution, climate change, and even food waste. They deserve some climate love 💚 Read more: https://greatwrap.com.au/pages/learn
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There probably is an unwritten consensus among people around the world on the type of chitchat our hairdressers have with us. It's almost always, small talk! And we love that! 💇♀️ But what if there were more to it? What if we had a real conversation for once? beyond weather? Perhaps about climate? Paloma Garcia is a hairdresser ready to have some real talk. More than 400 hairdressers have attended workshops as part of a project called "A Brush With Climate" with her. During the sessions, hairdressers hear the basics of climate science and get to role-play how conversations might go. They also take one of the posters back to their own salons. Her initiative is amazing as it is sometimes difficult to talk about the climate crisis but we need to normalize it only then we all would be able to find a solution. The first step is always acceptance! “We’re relationship builders,” Garcia says. “We suggest some easy ways to introduce climate to the conversation and the biggest one is definitely the weather. But we encourage all the hairdressers to make it their own story.” She also reports really good feedback from her regular guests who try to have the conversation in their circles and also even try to make some eco-friendly changes! 💚 https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/26/wash-blow-dry-and-15-degrees-please-hairdressers-trained-to-talk-about-climate-action
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On April 1st, the European Parliaments Agriculture Committee (AGRI) voted for a proposition to ban the use of the words ”burger”, ”sausage”, ”steak” and similar ”meaty” words to describe vegan and vegetarian products. A similar ban is already in effect in France regarding meat products and in the entire EU regarding dairy products, but now the Committee wants to take it a step further and ban the meat-related terms in the entire EU. This is a step in the wrong direction for the climate as it will contribute to the view of vegan food as something else than "normal" food, and thus not be as desirable as meat. Therefore, we now urge you/strongly recommend you to reconsider the proposition. We argue that this is the exact opposite of what the European parliament should be doing. Instead of banning the term vegan burger they should embrace it as a way of making the european food cultures more climate friendly and sustainable. They should advocate and create more climate friendly conditions for European farmers and producers - not hinder them. Somewhere about 20 % of consumer CO2 emissions comes from food and meat is responsible for 70 % of these emissions. We need to eat different than we do today to save the climate. We think that it would be much harder to make the Italians eat indian food for the sake of the climate than making them eat vegan salsiccia. Don’t you? Therefore, we need to save the terms vegan burger, vegan sausage and steak in order to make more people discover the fact that vegan food actually can be a perfect alternative to meat. With this statement we’re launching a campaign aimed towards getting the new members of the European Parliament to say no to this proposition. We want them to take firm actions for a more sustainable european agricultural policy that sees plant based food as part of the solution for the climate crisis. Instead of regulating against the development of more climate friendly versions of dishes that we Europeans love. The members of parliament should help European farmers to grow this food! Aim your efforts towards helping companies to develop better vegan alternatives based on european crops that can give meat farmers a sustainable future option to meat production. And instead of forbidding the words of the future, help us spread the word about the possibility of making the traditional food we love more sustainable! We are the people, the companies and the organisations that this proposition is aimed towards. We are the restaurants, the product manufacturers, we are the influencers, we are the consumers and we are saying #savetheveggieburger. Save our right to not having to choose between eating good and doing good. Agree to this campaign if you like this idea and want to read the answer from Eric Andrieu, the MEP from France who is responsible for the proposition and your own future MEP’s answers to the campaign. Regards, the European people who want to see more a more climate friendly food policy from the European Parliament
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France is coming forward in supporting the oceans and marine life! The translation of the attached tweet is: "France supports the ban on all deep-sea mining. I accept this position. I will take it to international forums." Source: https://twitter.com/emmanuelmacron/status/1589696531263029248?s=46&t=cTOO-UC8_e71LQ5ZAJP1dQ
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Bertie Nuttall
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Sad to see such a strong deflection of responsibility from one of the world's largest oil and gas companies, directly at COP27 from Sharm El-Sheikh. The CEO claims that people have "no clue" what they're talking about when they blame fossil fuel companies, while these are the same organizations who actively attend events like COP27, not to look for solutions, but to lobby for more subsidization and monetization of their infrastructures. When you look at the record profits that oil businesses have made in the last year alone as a result of the Ukraine road, it's incredibly frustrating to see these businesses glibly taking the moral high ground and acting as if the rest of the world has unrealistic expectations for a net-zero transition - as the planet is burning. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/live/2022/nov/11/cop27-egypt-joe-biden-climate-conference-decarbonisation-live-updates
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Canadian Universities - U of T & UBC - rank #2 and #3 in world rankings of sustainability https://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/sustainability-rankings/2023
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Would you like to tell our world leaders how the climate crisis is affecting you and your loved ones? Do you want to them to hear your ideas on how to take action? Great, we'll help you reach them. Dear World Leaders is an initiative by our partner the UN Development Program, UNDP, to mobilize citizens and push for action on the climate crisis. In the run-up to last year’s climate conference COP26 in Glasgow, We Don’t Have Time collaborated with UNDP on this campaign, and encouraged people from all over the world to submit 1-minute videos that UNDP then presented to the world leaders during the conference. Selected messages were also shown during We Don’t Have Time’s daily broadcasts from Glasgow. It is now time for our world leaders to hear your voices again. In partnership with UNDP, We Don’t Have Time is encouraging people from all over the world to submit 1-minute video messages to world leaders. UNDP will present those messages to the world leaders at COP27. Selected videos will also be shown during We Don't Have Time's daily broadcasts from Sharm-el-Sheikh, reaching millions of viewers globally. To learn more about the UNDP campaign, watch other people’s messages and submit your on video, follow this link. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIEp5l3PD84
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Of all the crises facing the world, the most alarming for the greatest number of people was, is and will be the climate emergency. We asked ourselves: what can the Guardian do? The answer: to relentlessly report on the crisis each day – its causes, consequences and casualties. To keep pressure on government and businesses to decarbonise, mitigate, go green. And to look at our own business to ensure that we are doing everything we can to reduce our own footprint. Now, we are updating our readers and supporters on our efforts. Here is our progress against our six promises. https://www.theguardian.com/media/2022/oct/10/the-guardians-climate-pledge-2022
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30th September 2022, Glasgow: Today, the first of several thousand runners set off from Glasgow, Scotland (COP26 host city) in Running Out of Time, a record-breaking relay to pass a baton 7,767km through 18 countries containing a climate message from young people to world leaders at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (COP27 host city). Taking 38 days and nights it’s the longest non-stop relay ever attempted. The Glasgow opening stage coincides with Scotland’s Climate Week 2022. The Running Out of Time organisers, together with Glasgow City Council, Great Scottish Run, Education Services PEPASS Team, Keep Scotland Beautiful and GlasgowLife launched the relay at Sunnyside Primary School (Nature Champions of the Decade and an Eco-School) where the message was read out by Nikkole Bruce, Arran Muir and Alfie Crichton in Primary 7 year group before being sealed inside the baton for its 7,767km journey. Running Out of Time Co-Founder Jamie Hay says “It’s taken a huge collaborative effort to get this ambitious project to the start line. Our aim is to deliver a powerful message to the decision makers at COP27 with so much support that it is impossible to ignore if we’re to have a hope of securing a transition to a safe climate future. Running Out of Time symbolises the very essence of climate action - it’s an extraordinary, bold, ambitious plan that will only succeed because everyone has worked together. I know we can do it!” Carried by runners, cyclists and sailors, the baton will journey on a route through Scotland, Wales, England, France, Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, Cyprus, Israel and Egypt - arriving to Sharm el-Sheikh on November 5th 2022 in time for COP27 which will take place from 6th-18th November 2022. It will be accompanied by an experienced support crew of James Levelle, Emily Scott, Abe Lim and Mike Borgen. Leader of Glasgow City Council, Councillor Susan Aitken, said: “COP26 shone a light on just how dire the situation facing our planet is and that collective and accelerated action is the only option to save humanity from a global catastrophe. While nation states make pledges, it is cities, like Glasgow, that are delivering on a low carbon and climate resilient future and must remain central to future policy decisions and action. Now we must keep up the pressure on world leaders and governments to make sure that commitments of the Glasgow Climate Pact are delivered. The messages contained within the relay baton will, I’m sure, continue to convey that strength of feeling that we saw here in Glasgow last year. Participating in the Running Out of Time relay to COP27 is another opportunity for Glaswegians to have their voices heard and to show their continued commitment to fighting climate change.” Runners will carry the baton in 5-10km stages of the route which crosses seas, mountain ranges, glaciers, and deserts, villages, towns and capital cities. It will visit hundreds of schools, at-risk locations and climate change projects to inspire and champion local climate action including 27 in the UK alone starting in Scotland with a baton exchange at the Whitelee Wind Farm, the UK's largest onshore wind farm, and Tarras Valley Nature Reserve. At the same time, runners will be fundraising for the Foundation for Environmental Education’s Global Forest Fund and Carbon Copy. The official relay baton has been created by award-winning Glasgow-based designers 4c Design whose many accolades include the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton. The iconic spiral design of the Running Out of Time baton represents the four essential layers of climate action - international, national, local and individual. The climate message written in English and Arabic to decision makers at COP27 will be sealed into the baton at the opening ceremony. The message was crafted by the Foundation for Environmental Education together with Sunnyside Primary School, Glasgow. It says: We are Running Out of Time. Quality climate education is critical if we are to equip people of all ages and in all places with the knowledge and skills necessary to build a future in which all can thrive. Young people need to be recognised as leaders, placed at the forefront of the conversation about climate change and empowered through education. We are calling on the world’s leaders to provide us with the skills and training to build a sustainable world. Our world is warming and to keep the increase to 1.5 degrees we need forward-thinking, consistent policies and funding to help us reach Net Zero Emissions. We are committed to help build a future that is inclusive and sustainable for all. Show by your actions, not just words, that you are too. Help us get there! As part of the relay, more than 434,299 pupils from 736 schools in 82 countries have so far signed up for a Schools Action Day on 3rd November and up to a million are expected to take part. The exciting virtual educational programme will champion climate change solutions while empowering young people to create an environmentally conscious world through experiential, project-based learning. People around the world who are unable to run a stage on the physical route won’t miss out. They’re invited to pass the baton during a Global Virtual Relay on November 5th 2022 which is expected to attract tens of thousands of runners in the name of climate action. Running Out of Time is organised by The World Relay ltd and made possible thanks to the collaborative effort of a great many partners and supporters. Learn more, take part and track the baton at www.running-out-of-time.com
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Plastic Fischer, a German start-up, has created “TrashBoom”, a floating barrage that is stretched across a river to capture plastic waste as the current takes it downstream. The simplicity of this device means it can be built, repaired and scaled quickly in emerging markets, precisely where plastic pollution has been out of control. Plastic Fischer is deploying its climate solution through Asia and will make the technology open source, to increase opportunities to capture plastic in rivers around the world! 💚🐬 ➡️ Read more on their several projects and their story : https://plasticfischer.com/ourstory Sources: Photo from Plastic Fischer website: https://plasticfischer.com/ "This Dutch town is using bubbles to trap plastic pollution from rivers before they reach the ocean", by Mauricio Ruiz, 18 August 2022 https://traveltomorrow.com/this-dutch-town-is-using-bubbles-to-trap-plastic-pollution-from-rivers-before-they-reach-the-ocean/
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Half century after founding the outdoor apparel maker Patagonia, Yvon Chouinard has given the company away. Rather than selling the company or taking it public, Mr. Chouinard, his wife and two adult children have transferred their ownership of Patagonia, valued at about $3 billion, to a specially designed trust and a nonprofit organization. They were created to preserve the company’s independence and ensure that all of its profits — some $100 million a year — are used to combat climate change and protect undeveloped land around the globe. “Hopefully this will influence a new form of capitalism that doesn’t end up with a few rich people and a bunch of poor people,” Mr. Chouinard, 83, said in an exclusive interview. “We are going to give away the maximum amount of money to people who are actively working on saving this planet.” Patagonia will continue to operate as a private, for-profit corporation based in Ventura, Calif., selling more than $1 billion worth of jackets, hats and ski pants each year. But the Chouinards, who controlled Patagonia until last month, no longer own the company. Quite a move! https://www.nytimes.com/2022/09/14/climate/patagonia-climate-philanthropy-chouinard.html
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