Environmental News Bits

MAY 6, 2022

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) recently launched SPHERE: The Packaging Sustainability Framework. SPHERE defines sustainability in packaging as maximum circularity and minimum environmental footprint, while avoiding the presence of harmful substances.

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PA Environment Daily

APRIL 4, 2022

Allegheny College in Crawford County will host the Fifth World Symposium on Sustainable Development at Universities (WSSD-U-2022), June 16–17, 2022. This year's symposium focuses on "Educating the Sustainability Leaders of the Future" and will contribute to development of this fast-growing field.

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

This report jointly developed by the International Renewable Energy Agency and the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations analyses the role of renewable energy in agri-food systems and the opportunity they offer to advance energy and food security objectives as well as contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development… (..)

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Environment + Energy Leader

MARCH 20, 2023

The 2023 report recognizes the interconnectedness of climate, ecosystems, and biodiversity and the importance of diverse forms of knowledge when it comes to climate change adaptation, mitigation, ecosystem health, human well-being, and sustainable development.

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Environment + Energy Leader

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

To meet the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the UN urged the world’s most developed nations last week to increase their financial support by $500 billion each year. The post UN Calls for SDG Stimulus For Climate Action in Developing Countries appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Brag

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The 2022 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Green Growth and Sustainable Development (GGSD) Forum will meet at their headquarters in Paris, France, November 22-23, 2022. Bergeson and Carla N.

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Environment + Energy Leader

JUNE 8, 2023

The wind energy program is set to be one of the largest in the world with a project value of more than $10 billion and will help meet Egypt's growing energy needs, aligning with the nation's sustainable development goals.

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Scientific American

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

United Nations secretary-general António Guterres is proposing a $500-billion annual stimulus package to meet the Sustainable Development Goals to preserve the environment and end poverty and hunger

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PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

By Penn State News Penn State New Kensington , in partnership with the city of New Kensington , [Westmoreland County] has launched the city’s first-ever Sustainability Stroll to highlight local businesses and organizations, and history, while also connecting them to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

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Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Researchers from the University of Toronto and the Winnipeg-based International Institute for Sustainable Development came to this conclusion after conducting a comprehensive review of microplastics studies. Nearly 90 percent of water samples taken from the Great Lakes over the last ten years exceed safe levels for wildlife.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 30, 2023

Read the full story from the International Institute for Sustainable Development. Data spanning the last ten years reveal that the Great Lakes basin is widely contaminated with microplastics, with potentially dangerous consequences for the wildlife that live within.

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NRDC

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

1 According to a new report from sustainable development. SAN FRANCISCO – The carbon emissions associated with materials used in the built environment, referred to as “embodied carbon,” are estimated to contribute up to 11% of all global energy-related carbon emissions.1

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 28, 2023

This year is the midpoint for these Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs. McCandless is associate vice president at the International Institute for Sustainable Development, a research organization. The catalyst for the conference was a set of global targets for healthier people and ecosystems.

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Yale E360

JANUARY 13, 2021

Scientists say that more sustainable development policies can help blunt the impacts of rising seas. Although climate change is often blamed for coastal inundation in places like the Bay of Bengal, other factors such as dam building and urbanization play an important role. Read more on E360 ?.

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Frontiers

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Her work focuses on optimizing production processes and designing innovative methods for the development of nanomaterials applied to pharmaceutical, medical, food, and cosmetic fields. Sharing experiences is such an important aspect of scientific discovery and important for industrial growth, innovation, and infrastructure.

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Vermont Law

OCTOBER 6, 2014

By focusing on sustainable development, model forests attempt to mediate the coexistence of humans and nature. Private interests argued that sustainability should focus on the economic benefits the project would bring to the Island, while minimizing the. Sustainable Development through Model Forests on the Island of Enchantment.

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Academy of Natural Sciences

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

Philadelphia artist Miriam Singer designed the visionary scene as part of the Global Philadelphia Association’s campaign to raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.

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Circle of Blue

MARCH 20, 2023

One is rather obscure: the International Decade for Action on Water for Sustainable Development. The other is the driving force for global poverty-reduction efforts: the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which have a 2030 deadline. There have been undoubted successes for water and sanitation.

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Circle of Blue

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In order to secure universal access to clean water by 2030—the target date for the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals—the current rate of progress would need to quadruple, the report found. The world is behind schedule to achieve global water and sanitation goals, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization.

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Environmental Leader

JULY 26, 2021

a refresh of its global sustainable business approach, aimed at integrating sustainability throughout its operations and client solutions in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Sustainable Business Aligned With UN SDGs appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader. Read more ».

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 3, 2022

[link] Abstract: Feeding the growing global population while improving the Earth’s economic, environmental, and social values is a challenge recognised in both the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate … Continue reading Roles of Selective Agriculture Practices in Sustainable Agricultural (..)

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Environmental News Bits

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

31, 2021, you’ll be hearing a lot of technical terms tossed around: mitigation, carbon neutral, sustainable development. by Wändi Bruine de Bruin, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences As a major U.N. climate conference gets underway on Oct. The language can feel overwhelming. “It

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Union of Concerned Scientists

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

And meanwhile, climate- vulnerable countries are being forced to contend with impacts they have no choice over—impacts that are also undermining sustainable development goals —because of decisions imposed by richer, major polluters.

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PA Environment Daily

JUNE 1, 2023

Presented in partnership with PA Solar Center , Generation180 , Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission and PHENND Sustainability.

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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Business Council for Sustainable Development will expand Rheaply’s reach and allow existing customers to exchange items more broadly. Read the full story at Waste Dive. CEO Garry Cooper says adding the platform from the U.S.

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Frontiers

JULY 7, 2023

million collective views, scientists explored topics and advanced fields, including work towards sustainable oceans – one of the sustainable development goals, strategies for the conservation of marine megafauna , research on how the oceans may provide food for humans, and insights into how oceans change. With more than 1.2

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Environmental Law Centre

MAY 9, 2022

Canada still has a long way to go on addressing the Climate Crisis: The Commissioner of Environment and Sustainable Development releases his Spring 2022 Report Since 1995, the Office of. The post Canada still has a long way to go on addressing the Climate Crisis appeared first on Environmental Law Centre.

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Environmental Law Centre

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Lessons Learned from Canada’s Record on Climate Change Join the Environmental Law Centre as we welcome Canada’s Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development (CESD) to discuss federal climate change actions.

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Legal Planet

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

General Assembly and a collection of high-level climate and environment events, including the Sustainable Development Goals Summit , 18-19 Sept, and the Climate Ambition Summit , 20 Sept. The Climate Overshoot Commission recently completed its work, releasing its report at the United Nations last Thursday, September 14.

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Environmental Leader

AUGUST 12, 2021

Nomura, a global financial services group, has begun research to determine sustainability bonds — based on the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) — using natural language processing (NLP) technology in collaboration with Sony Computer Science Laboratories, Inc.

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Circle of Blue

APRIL 4, 2023

Matt McCandless is a vice president at the International Institute for Sustainable Development, a Canadian science organization. McCandless told the CBC that a national agency could help coordinate policy and research that is currently fragmented across local, provincial, and tribal authorities.

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New Scientist

APRIL 20, 2022

The problems of the oceans are often overlooked in favour of those on land, but a slew of meetings this year could put us on a path to the sustainable development of the seas

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Environmental Leader

JULY 29, 2021

Launched in 2018, the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) identified seven transformations needed to take place to put society and the worldwide economy on a more sustainable path aligned to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Read more ».

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 11, 2022

The Supreme Court’s West Virginia decision puts the ball of developing rules for business to contribute meaningfully to sustainability squarely in the private sector’s court. Sustainable Development Goals, U.S. leadership is … Continue reading Governing the sustainability commons.

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Frontiers

JULY 5, 2023

The event, which takes place 5-7 July 2023 in Lyon, France, focuses on inclusive and adaptive systems for health and is part of the larger goal to contribute to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for 2030.

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Environmental News Bits

AUGUST 25, 2021

Read the full story from the US Business Council for Sustainable Development. Through… Read more →

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Environmental Leader

AUGUST 10, 2021

Better Energy, a renewable energy company, has joined the rapidly growing number of enterprises becoming a Future-Fit Pioneer, and declaring their purpose and ambitions in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). According to the company’s Manifesto, Better Energy’s purpose is to ‘make an impact that matters,’ with a.

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