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[BBC NEWS] Water pollution: How clean are the UK's rivers and lakes?

England's rivers are contaminated by a "chemical cocktail" of sewage, agriculture and road pollution, according to MPs.Microplastics, slurry, car tyre particles, oils and wet wipes are all part of the problem, they said.No English river free of pollution, MPs warnWhy do we need to protect our water?High quality water is key both to our survival and that of the environment.Each person in the UK uses around 140 litres of water a day for washing, drinking and cooking.The water we use in our homes is safe, but increased pollution means more intensive treatment is required, which raises household bills.ADVERTISEMENTContamination also threatens water sources crucial for the survival of wildlife, the natural environment and the food system.According to the Wildlife Trusts, rising pollution l...
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[The Guardian] UK government sued over ‘pie-in-the-sky’ net-zero cli...

The UK government is being sued over its net zero climate strategy, which lawyers argue illegally fails to include the policies needed to deliver the promised cuts in emissions.Court papers were filed on Wednesday by ClientEarth (CE) and, separately, by Friends of the Earth (FoE). CE also claims the failure to meet legal carbon budgets would contravene the Human Rights Act by impacting on young people’s right to life and family life.
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[The Guardian] Tumble dryers found to be a leading source of microfibre ...

A single tumble dryer could be responsible for releasing 120m micro plastic fibres into the air each year, a study has found.Tumble dryers are one of the main sources of microfibre pollution in the atmosphere, according to research by Prof Kenneth Leung, director of the State Key Laboratory of Marine Pollution (SKLMP) and department of chemistry at City University of Hong Kong.
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[ESG Today] BlackRock Launches New Funds Targeting Themes Enabling, Bene...

Investment giant BlackRock announced today the launch of the BGF Climate Action Multi-Asset Fund and the BGF Climate Action Equity Fund, aiming to provide investors with access to major climate themes that are expected to enable or benefit from the transition to a lower greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions economy and to net zero carbon emissions.The new funds, which will form part of BlackRock’s active sustainable range in EMEA, will integrate ESG criteria into their investment process, and both are classified as Article 9 under EU SFDR.Both of the new funds will target investments on companies and issuers that are driving reductions in GHG emissions across all market segments, and on those providing solutions for climate change mitigation and adaptation, as well as investing in issuers that ...
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[The Guardian] World’s largest coal port to be 100% powered by renewab...

The world’s largest coal port has announced it will now be powered entirely by renewable energy.The announcement from Port of Newcastle comes as coal power generation in Australia’s national electricity market fell to its lowest level in the final three months of 2021.
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[The Guardian] Food for the future: helping farmers in Kenya adapt to th...

The harsh midday sun beats down on the withering pawpaw plants in Maureen Adhiambo’s patch of land.The villagers in Kamenya have not seen rain for months, and when it does come, the soil is too dry and loose to retain any of the moisture or nutrients. Last year Adhiambo saw her maize dry up long before it could mature. Like many farmers in the Homa Bay region, on the south bank of Kenya’s Lake Victoria, she is staring at yet another cycle of crop failure.
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[CNN] Two more major financial companies urge workers to stay at home

American Express and BlackRock are the latest major companies to urge employees to start 2022 by working remotely as Covid-19 cases skyrocket.“We have seen an exponential increase in the spread of the Omicron variant across the world,” AmEx CEO Stephen Squeri said in a memo to employees on Tuesday. “We encourage all those who can do their jobs effectively from home to continue doing so.”New York-based AmEx said it has decided to delay the January 24 launch of a new flexible working plan that will require most employees to be in the office one to three days a week.The AmEx (AXP) CEO said the launch is delayed “until we feel comfortable bringing a large number of colleagues back together in the office.”Meanwhile, BlackRock (BLK), which is also based in Ne...
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[BBC NEWS] Climate change: Storm clouds gather after COP26

2021 was a momentous year for climate change.As well as a host of extreme, destructive events influenced by rising temperatures, the past 12 months have seen unprecedented political engagement on the issue, culminating in the COP26 summit in Glasgow in November.Progress was undoubtedly made and the overall thrust of the meeting was towards more rapid action on a whole host of measures to curb emissions.But there are now growing concerns that this momentum may dissipate over the coming months.ADVERTISEMENTThe most grievous blow comes from the US.Next move - ChinaThe potential failure of President Biden to get his Build Back Better act through Congress would significantly impact the ability of the US to meet the tough climate targets that the White House has committed to....
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[The Guardian] How New England bungled its plan to transition to renewab...

Earlier this year, Massachusetts passed a landmark law as part of a push towards decarbonization that requires the state to cut emissions in half by 2030.But the state’s plan to meet this ambitious goal hit a snag this fall, when residents in Maine voted down a regional clean energy project, arguing it would irreversibly damage their own natural resources in order to deliver hydropower somewhere else.
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[ESG Today] Canada Moves Towards Mandatory Climate Disclosures

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has directed the government’s cabinet ministers, including Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland and Minister of Environment and Climate Change Steven Guilbeault, to move towards mandatory climate related financial disclosures, among several other moves aimed at enabling the country to achieve its goal to transition to net zero by 2050.The climate initiatives were unveiled in the mandate letters sent by the Prime Minister to his cabinet ministers, outlining the objectives that each minister is directed to work towards accomplishing. The climate-related directives follow the government’s announcement last year of its commitment to achieve net zero emissions by 2050, followed in July 2021 by an interim goal t...
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