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Analysis-At COP27, Brazil Bets on Lula to Reclaim Forest Leadership
Date: November 16, 2022
By Laurie Goering SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Tasso Azevedo, who runs a project tracking forest loss in Brazil, walked around the halls at the COP26 U.N. climate talks last year in Glasgow, people clapped him on the shoulder, shaking their heads and offering sympathy. “They said, ‘We’re so sorry’,” as deforestation...
Analysis-The Next Amazon? Congo Basin Faces Rising Deforestation Threat
Date: November 16, 2022
By Jack Graham LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – At the COP27 climate talks in Egypt this week, world leaders have sought to accelerate efforts to halt deforestation by 2030 – in line with a pledge 140 countries made last year to preserve forests. A new group of nations was created to boost momentum on that...
Fashion Brands Should Focus Less on Sustainability Ambassadors and More on Real Change to the Global Supply Chain
Date: November 10, 2022
By Dr Alan Hudd, Founder, Alchemie Technology A fast-growing trend in the fashion world is for brands to appoint celebrity sustainability ambassadors in an attempt to address environmental concerns. It’s a serious subject, given that the fashion industry is responsible for up to ten per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, and 20 percent of...
EU Proposes Tighter Vehicle Pollution Emission Standards
Date: November 10, 2022
By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Commission proposed on Thursday broadly tighter limits for vehicle emissions of harmful nitrogen oxides and particulates, including new standards for pollution from brakes and tyres. The European Union has progressively tightened limits since “Euro 1” in 1992. The next standard, Euro 7, is designed to apply to...
Analysis-At COP27, Nature Protection Takes Root – but Value Still Unclear
Date: November 8, 2022
By Laurie Goering SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – A push to conserve 30% of the planet’s land and oceans by 2030 – a key pillar of a new global nature pact due to be agreed next month – has gained the support of about 112 nations, a big boost from 70 a year...
Bosch Agrees to Pay $25 Million to Settle California Diesel Emissions Probe
Date: November 8, 2022
By David Shepardson (Reuters) -German auto supplier Bosch has agreed pay $25 million to resolve California’s probe into the company’s role in the diesel emissions scandals at Volkswagen and Fiat Chrysler, the company and state said Monday. The settlement, which is subject to court approval, resolves allegations Bosch participated in misconduct by providing hardware, software,...