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.
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.
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 ...
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.
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.