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Yale E360
OCTOBER 6, 2021
trillion in subsidies in 2020 — or roughly $11 million every minute — according to a new analysis from the International Monetary Fund. Coal, oil, and natural gas received $5.9 Read more on E360 ?.
Yale E360
AUGUST 3, 2021
While pandemic-related lockdowns led to a dramatic drop in greenhouse gas emissions last year, the event that had the biggest impact on the climate in 2020 was actually a series of devastating bushfires in Australia, according to a new study.
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3BL Media
AUGUST 15, 2022
SUMMARY: A series of six short films, “ Tokyo Stories ”, has been released showcasing the positive impact of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020. The Tokyo 2020 Games were the most gender balanced to date , with women accounting for 48 per cent of the athletes. SOURCE: International Olympic Committee. Tokyo Stories - Female Empowerment.
Yale E360
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
Some 227 land and environmental activists were killed in 2020, the highest number ever recorded, according to a new report from Global Witness, an international human rights organization. Read more on E360 ?.
3BL Media
AUGUST 18, 2022
DESCRIPTION: One year ago, against the backdrop of the COVD-19 pandemic, Tokyo 2020 moved the world. By 2020 – a year before the Games were eventually held – more than 60 per cent of Tokyo’s residents were actively engaging in weekly sport – up from 54 per cent in 2012. SOURCE: International Olympic Committee.
3BL Media
OCTOBER 12, 2022
DESCRIPTION: A series of sports initiations and a commemorative ceremony taking place in Tokyo on Sunday 16 October 2022 will mark the end of the one-year anniversary of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. Around 83,000 volunteers participated in the Tokyo 2020 Games despite the one-year postponement.
3BL Media
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
DESCRIPTION: Seven skateboarders have collectively won the Tokyo 2020 Fair Play Award, for an extraordinary display of sporting spirit during the Olympic Games. This is what we have seen at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.”. KEYWORDS: International Olympic Committee, Fair Play Award, Tokyo 2020, women skateboarders, IOC, Olympics.
3BL Media
AUGUST 11, 2022
Just eight of Tokyo 2020’s 43 competition venues were built from scratch, 10 were temporary and 25 were already in use. Away from the sports venues, Tokyo 2020’s Olympic Village - famous for its recyclable cardboard beds and hydrogen-powered energy system - will soon welcome its first permanent residents.
Yale E360
AUGUST 31, 2021
capacity in 2020, while solar supplied 38 percent and natural gas the remaining 20 percent. Wind energy accounted for the bulk of new power-generating capacity in the United States last year, according to a trio of new reports from the Department of Energy. In total, wind supplied 42 percent of new U.S. Read more on E360 ?.
3BL Media
JANUARY 26, 2022
DESCRIPTION: Tokyo 2020 published its Post-Games Sustainability report, which highlights the Games’ achievements in the areas of climate, circular economy and promotion of a sustainable society. The report was released during the Tokyo 2020 Executive Board meeting that took place in Tokyo, Japan. million t-CO2.
3BL Media
JUNE 1, 2022
The 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health reports that 8.3% million people, in the United States had a substance use disorder in 2020. SOURCE: Alkermes. DESCRIPTION: Did you know rates of substance use disorder are rising in the US? of American adults, or 20.9 Learn more from the full report here: [link]. About Alkermes.
3BL Media
AUGUST 23, 2022
DESCRIPTION: A year on from the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 , the new documentary Chasing Tokyo follows Hannah Mills, now the most successful female Olympic sailor of all time, and the British sailing team as they prepare to take on their biggest competitive challenge at the Olympic Games. SOURCE: International Olympic Committee.
Frontiers
AUGUST 8, 2022
By collecting and analyzing environmental samples from the water, seafloor, and surrounding shorelines in numerous response studies, they followed the persistence and chemical transformations that occurred in the following months and years, up through 2020. Selling the articles is not allowed.
3BL Media
APRIL 29, 2022
DESCRIPTION: A new study from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism shows alcohol-related deaths increased by 25% in 2020 and remained elevated in 2021. SOURCE: Alkermes. As Alcohol Awareness Month comes to a close, learn more about the latest data on alcohol use: [link]. About Alkermes.
Union of Concerned Scientists
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
Science Network community and partnerships manager Melissa Varga shares her rundown of recent student voter data–it's good news for democracy.
Clean Energy Law
FEBRUARY 26, 2021
Throughout 2020 Latham lawyers reviewed each of the 34 California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) appellate cases, whether published or unpublished. Latham’s webcast discussing this publication and the key CEQA cases and trends of 2020 is available here. Other key cases from 2020 include: Save the Agoura Cornell Knoll v.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 14, 2022
A spike in the greenhouse gas methane in 2020 may be explained in part by a drop in nitrogen oxide emissions during the covid-19 pandemic
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 10, 2022
The importance of methane … Continue reading Methane Reduction Potential in the EU Between 2020 and 2030. Methane emissions reduction has a critical role to play in climate mitigation actions between now and 2040.
Physics World
APRIL 22, 2021
The report confirms, among other things, 2020 as the warmest year, winter and autumn on record for Europe with temperatures in winter 3.4 °C On Monday the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released its State of the Global Climate 2020 report , stating that the average global temperature was 1.2 °C C above pre-industrial levels.
Environmental News Bits
AUGUST 25, 2022
billion between 1986 and 2020, according to a study published in Scientific Reports. The findings highlight the need for more effective … Continue reading Costs of amphibian and reptile invasions exceeded US$ 17 billion between 1986 and 2020.
Environmental News Bits
APRIL 25, 2022
“Higher Education for Sustainability: A Critical Review of the Empirical Evidence 2013–2020.” However, the debates … Continue reading Higher Education for Sustainability: A Critical Review of the Empirical Evidence 2013–2020. ” Sustainability 14(6), 3402.
Environmental News Bits
JULY 22, 2021
From the hydrogen-powered cauldron to medals made from recycled mobile phones, from gender balance to the first official Pride House, the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020 are blazing a trail for the future. Here’s everything you need to know about how Tokyo 2020 is helping… Read more →
Environmental News Bits
JULY 23, 2021
The post-2020 global biodiversity framework builds on the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and sets out an ambitious plan… Read more →
Environment + Energy Leader
JANUARY 4, 2023
According to International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the ILO's Renewable Energy and Jobs Annual Review 2022, the number of renewable energy jobs increased by around 700,000 globally between 2020 and 2021. The post Green Energy Jobs Rapidly Expanding appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Environment + Energy Leader
MARCH 9, 2023
The study, published in Earth System Science Data, offers a top-down approach to quantify increases and decreases in atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations from 2015 to 2020, providing valuable insights into the carbon dioxide being emitted and absorbed by forests and other carbon sinks in these countries.
Capaccio
MAY 4, 2021
In our report we compare 2020 violations to 2019 and offer tips for compliance so that you can improve your record for 2021. The post Top 10 OSHA Violations 2020 appeared first on Capaccio Environmental Engineering. OSHA violations were sharply down from 2019, but inspections also decreased by a third.
Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
In 2020, the global SaaS market was valued at $120.77 billion and is expected to reach $462.94 billion by 2028. The post Global SaaS Market Expected to Reach $462.94 Billion by 2028 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
JANZEN AG
DECEMBER 17, 2020
Here are the news articles and stories getting the most interest on the Janzen Ag Tech Blog in 2020. There is no summary of 2020 that does not include the Covid-19 pandemic. Finally, in 2020 there were many developers looking for dairy and swine farms to construct anaerobic digesters and fill them with manure and other waste.
Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 20, 2023
In 2020, the global SaaS market was valued at $120.77 billion and is expected to reach $462.94 billion by 2028. The post Global SaaS Market Expected to Reach $462.94 Billion by 2028 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Environmental News Bits
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
E-waste GHG emissions rose 53 percent between 2014 and 2020. Researchers anticipate e-waste will annually generate 852 million metric tons of CO2 compounds … Continue reading Global e-waste emissions jump 53 percent between 2014 and 2020.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Death toll extrapolated from field surveys after at least a fifth of Brazil's Patanal region was burned in 2020 during a historic drought
Global Green
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
and its Founder and CEO, Dan Bilzerian; Ongoing 2020 Programs Focus on Kangaroo Island and the Amazon Via Public Donations and Corporate Partnerships. The $1 per tree campaign kicks off tomorrow and will continue until goals are reached, with an additional #EyesontheAmazon campaign slated to launch in late Spring 2020.
Environmental News Bits
JULY 22, 2021
Eshani Jha is the winner of the 2020 U.S. Read the full story at Water World. Stockholm Junior Water Prize for her method to use modified biochar for the removal of toxic contaminants from water. Read more →
Environmental Leader
JUNE 2, 2021
billion in 2020, according to BloombergNEF. The 2020 high of $501.3 in 2020 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. Signaling that a low-carbon energy future continues to build momentum, global investment in energy decarbonization hit a record $501.3 billion was up from $458.6. Read more ».
Environment + Energy Leader
FEBRUARY 17, 2023
The new cut-off date of 31 December 2020 means that FSC will not certify any land that has been converted from natural forests or where there has been destruction of High Conservation Values after this date.
Arnold Porter
JUNE 2, 2021
Even as courtrooms were replaced by Zoom rooms in 2020, the last year brought a number of important developments in US antitrust litigation across a range of topics and industries. Those litigations, filed in late 2020, will likely continue into 2021 and beyond. 8, 2020).]] 8, 2020) (citing the complaint).]] Introduction.
Environment + Energy Leader
SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
Between 1995 and 2020, BMW reduced its CO2 emissions by 53%. Also, in 2020, all the electricity it purchased to run its plants worldwide came from renewables. The aim is to cut its CO2 levels by 40% by 2030 and to be carbon neutral by 2050.
New Scientist
DECEMBER 22, 2021
In 2020, covid-19 became one of the leading causes of death in the US. The country also had the biggest drop in life expectancy that year than any other
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 27, 2021
The latest analysis of observations from the WMO GAW in situ observational network shows that globally averaged surface mole fractions(1) for CO2, methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) reached new highs in 2020, with CO2 at 413.2 ± 0.2 ppm(2), CH4 at 1889 ± 2 ppb(3) and… Read more →
Environment + Energy Leader
OCTOBER 28, 2022
The system enhancement is part of a 2020 acquisition of Enviance. The post Cority Upgrades Waste Management Platform Enhancing Reporting, Tracking Abilities appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
PA Environment Daily
JULY 14, 2021
The PA Natural Heritage Program has published its 2020 Annual Report to share the work of its partners and dedicated environmental practitioners who succeeded over the past year in delivering important services in support of Pennsylvania’s biodiversity.
Environment + Energy Leader
JANUARY 4, 2023
According to International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the ILO's Renewable Energy and Jobs Annual Review 2022, the number of renewable energy jobs increased by around 700,000 globally between 2020 and 2021. The post Green Energy Jobs Rapidly Expanding appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
PA Environment Daily
JUNE 2, 2021
On June 2, The Hershey Company released its 2020 Sustainability Report, highlighting its progress on key environmental and social initiatives during a year of unprecedented challenges. Hershey concluded 2020 with a 23.7 percent improvement in Scope 1 and 2 emissions and a 12.6 employees and of women globally to 47-50 percent by 2025.
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