Representatives of all UN member states are meeting in Ottawa, Canada from 23 to 29 April 2024 to advance negotiations on an international legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution, including in the marine environment. With only one more round of negotiations to go, this week will be crucial in reaching ...
Vevey, Switzerland (ots/PRNewswire) - Focusing on an increased sourcing of high-quality coffee, as well as implementing regenerative practices, gender equality programs and projects to increase access to healthcare and clean water. Nespresso aims to continue to support the local community and economy by investing 20 ...
Geneva (ots/PRNewswire) - ACE & Company, a leading Swiss private equity and venture capital group, is proud to announce its commitment to responsible investment practices by becoming a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment. The United Nations-supported Principles for ...
Debate at UN environmental summit highlights need for global ban on solar geoengineering - Switzerland ultimately withdrew its resolution on solar radiation modification at the Sixth UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) after governments could not even reach consensus on a knowledge repository for the controversial technologies. - The resolution went in several directions during an intense set of negotiations, with different ...
The world’s environment ministers are meeting in Nairobi, Kenya this week for the sixth UN Environment Assembly to discuss how multilateralism can help tackle the triple planetary crisis of climate change, loss of nature and biodiversity, and pollution and contamination. OceanCare is very concerned that a ...
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CLEAN-UPS OR CLEAN-WASHING? Environmental organisations claim Plastic clean-up tech not all it seems on the surface LONDON/ZURICH, 6th November 2023: A new report from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and OceanCare highlights the damaging impacts of ‘quick fix’ ocean clean-up ...
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Bern (ots) - Over-fertilised waterways, impoverished soils: the use of phosphorous in agriculture is creating a dilemma, and it all began thousands of years ago. This has been verified by an analysis funded by the SNSF. It is well known that phosphorous from agricultural fertilisation and wastewater is harmful to lakes. But the entry of phosphorous into water is also contributing to the scarcity of this substance, which ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - - The Value Chain Navigator helps companies transition to a more sustainable future - Survey shows only 53% of companies are collecting and monitoring scope 3 emissions data Infosys (NSE: INFY) (BSE: INFY) (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, and ...
Abu Dhabi, Uae (ots/PRNewswire) - - Business & Philanthropy Climate Forum to accelerate climate and nature solutions. - Over 500 CEOs and Philanthropists to convene 1 and 2 December. - The Forum will connect business and philanthropy with the COP28 Action Agenda, helping to enable a fast-tracked energy transition, ...
Cilpa, Kenia (ots/PRNewswire) - As we prepare for the Africa Climate Summit, we, H.E. President of Kenya William Samoei Ruto, COP28 President-Designate Dr. Sultan Al Jaber and African Union Commission Chair Moussa Faki Mahamat affirm our commitment to work towards realizing ambitious climate action in this critical ...
Incheon, South Korea (ots/PRNewswire) - - Ambassador Majid Al Suwaidi, Director-General and Special Representative of COP28, stressed the urgency of delivering a robust Framework on the Global Goal on Adaptation - He reiterated the call for developed countries to uphold their commitment to doubling adaptation finance by 2025. - The Global Stocktake at COP28 will enable ...
Stockholm (ots/PRNewswire) - - COP28 will elevate water on the climate agenda and seek to drive forward progress and raise ambition. - The COP28 Water Agenda identifies three priority areas for programming at Water Day during COP28's two-week thematic program: conserving and restoring freshwater ecosystems, enhancing urban water resilience, and bolstering ...
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Belém, Brazil (ots/PRNewswire) - - COP28 President-Designate Dr. Sultan Al Jaber commends the leadership of President Lula in reducing deforestation in Brazil by 34 percent in just the last six months and targeting zero illegal deforestation by 2030. - Dr. Sultan Al Jaber and Brazil's President Lula stand united at ...
London (ots/PRNewswire) - Infosys solution to enable ATP players to track and mitigate their carbon emissions from travel on Tour Infosys (NSE: INFY) (BSE: INFY) (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today announced that as part of its strategic collaboration with the ATP, ...
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Munich (ots) - Today, LONGi Green Energy Technology Co., Ltd. debuted its “STAR Innovative Ecological Cooperation Platform” in Europe during this year’s Intersolar exhibition in Munich, Germany. The global platform will focus on the development of PV innovation technology and serve as an enabler for building a ...
Paris (ots/PRNewswire) - Moët Hennessy, the wines and spirits division of the LVMH Group, and ChangeNOW, announce their partnership within the context of the World Living Soils Forum, an international event dedicated to soil regeneration. The World Living Soils Forum is a unique event designed to share and promote ...
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Bern (ots) - How can economic progress be aligned with social and environmental responsibility? In closing, the National Research Programme "Sustainable Economy" (NRP 73) presents recommendations in this regard. To mark its conclusion, the National Research Programme "Sustainable Economy: resource-efficient, future-oriented, innovative" (NRP 73) is presenting a white paper with recommendations to policymakers for the ...
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Bern (ots) - Special permission is required to clear forest in Switzerland. Until now, the system has worked well. However, plans to increase wind and solar electricity generation could increase conflicts. Around 185 hectares of forest - equivalent to 260 football pitches - are cleared in Switzerland each year. This is not due to felling or storm damage, but to create space for roads, mobile phone masts, drinking water catchment installations, gravel pits and other ...
Barcelona, Spain (ots/PRNewswire) - Mobile industry commitments to science-based targets and net zero also growing strongly as operators seek to decarbonise The GSMA's annual Mobile Net Zero report, released today, revealed that mobile operators are making tangible gains in the drive towards net zero, with nearly a ...
Hyderabad, India (ots/PRNewswire) - ICRISAT and Eagle Genomics sign Memorandum of Understanding - Internationally renowned science-based organisation and pioneering TechBio platform expected to deliver innovative nature-based solutions through exciting public-private relationship - Networking microbiome science to ...
Tel Aviv, Israel (ots/PRNewswire) - The agreement extends the cooperation, improving Israel's national grid monitoring to 1,000 kilometers. PrismaPower™ will alert on events occurring on the network and enhance the ability to incorporate renewable energy into the existing grid. Dr. Eran Inbar: "It is a significant ...