New EU rules to stop the destruction of unsold clothes and shoes
“Instead of discarding stock, companies are encouraged to manage their stock more effectively, handle returns, and explore alternatives such as resale, remanufacturing, donations, or reuse.”
#Environment #Pollution #Fashion #FastFashion #Climate #Europe #EU
New EU rules to stop the destruction of unsold clothes and shoes
“Instead of discarding stock, companies are encouraged to manage their stock more effectively, handle returns, and explore alternatives such as resale, remanufacturing, donations, or reuse.”
#Environment #Pollution #Fashion #FastFashion #Climate #Europe #EU
Deep Sea Mining:
Interesting interview with the UN official trying to agree some basic environmental rules for half the ocean floor.
She basically says a moratorium won’t happen as too many countries (like the USA) will go ahead anyway. What a species we are.
https://www.euractiv.com/news/interview-the-race-to-agree-global-rules-on-deep-sea-mining/
#Ocean #Mining #Environment #Pollution #Biodiversity #Conservation #UN #Geopolitics #Sea #Law #InternationalLaw
Deep Sea Mining:
Interesting interview with the UN official trying to agree some basic environmental rules for half the ocean floor.
She basically says a moratorium won’t happen as too many countries (like the USA) will go ahead anyway. What a species we are.
https://www.euractiv.com/news/interview-the-race-to-agree-global-rules-on-deep-sea-mining/
#Ocean #Mining #Environment #Pollution #Biodiversity #Conservation #UN #Geopolitics #Sea #Law #InternationalLaw
Greenwashing Revolt: Bank Bosses Face Ouster Over Climate U-Turns
ShareAction launches a campaign to unseat bank chairs who dilute climate pledges, targeting giants like Barclays and HSBC in a bid to stop the "greenwashing" of global finance
https://streamlinefeed.co.ke/news/greenwashing-revolt-bank-bosses-face-ouster-over-climate-u-turns
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
Individuals are told to reduce our " #carbon footprint," and we should. But how many years of riding a bike to work would it take me to offset one F-15 flying for an hour?
Bruce E. Johansen
Thanks to a dramatic drop in the cost of solar panels and batteries, countries on every continent are installing record amounts of renewables, which overtook coal to become the top source of electricity worldwide in 2025
A record number of EVs were also sold last year, the total jumping 20 per cent over 2024. They now account for one out of every four cars sold worldwide — a level Bloomberg called “unthinkable … just a few years ago.”
Thanks to a dramatic drop in the cost of solar panels and batteries, countries on every continent are installing record amounts of renewables, which overtook coal to become the top source of electricity worldwide in 2025
A record number of EVs were also sold last year, the total jumping 20 per cent over 2024. They now account for one out of every four cars sold worldwide — a level Bloomberg called “unthinkable … just a few years ago.”
The rapid increase in data centers in Malaysia has drawn its first public protest over pollution and water in the Southeast Asian country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/02/08/tech/malaysia-data-center-protest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #tech #malaysia #datacenters #pollution #water #ai #tech #environment
Greenwashing Revolt: Bank Bosses Face Ouster Over Climate U-Turns
ShareAction launches a campaign to unseat bank chairs who dilute climate pledges, targeting giants like Barclays and HSBC in a bid to stop the "greenwashing" of global finance
https://streamlinefeed.co.ke/news/greenwashing-revolt-bank-bosses-face-ouster-over-climate-u-turns
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #ClimateInstability #MassAtrocity #pollution #ecology #environment #climate
The world is poised to overshoot the goal of limiting average global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, as for the first time, a three-year period, ending in 2025, has breached the threshold. And climate scientists are predicting devastating consequences, just as the world’s governments appear to have lost their appetite for tackling the emissions that are causing the warming
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #MassAtrocity #pollution #environment #climate
The world is poised to overshoot the goal of limiting average global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius, as for the first time, a three-year period, ending in 2025, has breached the threshold. And climate scientists are predicting devastating consequences, just as the world’s governments appear to have lost their appetite for tackling the emissions that are causing the warming
#ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #UpheavalClimate #MassAtrocity #pollution #environment #climate
Artificial light at night — already known to disrupt birds and sea turtles — may also worsen human allergies.
A study of the northeastern U.S. found plants exposed to nighttime light produced more pollen and extended pollen season by 1–2 weeks, with impacts comparable to climate change.
Researchers call light pollution a public-health “blind spot” and urge urban planners to factor it into city design.
by Bobby Bascomb
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/light-pollution-could-worsen-allergy-seasons-new-study-suggests/
Countries elected Chile's COP climate summit chief negotiator to revive stalled talks on striking a landmark global treaty tackling the scourge of plastic pollution. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/02/08/sustainability/chile-climate-summit-plastic-treaty/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #sustainability #chile #plastic #pollution #environment
Artificial light at night — already known to disrupt birds and sea turtles — may also worsen human allergies.
A study of the northeastern U.S. found plants exposed to nighttime light produced more pollen and extended pollen season by 1–2 weeks, with impacts comparable to climate change.
Researchers call light pollution a public-health “blind spot” and urge urban planners to factor it into city design.
by Bobby Bascomb
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2026/02/light-pollution-could-worsen-allergy-seasons-new-study-suggests/
Adults keep saying: "We owe it to the young people to give them hope."
But I don't want your hope.
I don't want you to be hopeful.
I want you to panic.
I want you to feel the fear I feel every day.
And then I want you to act.
I want you to act as you would in a #crisis.
I want you to act as if our house is on fire.
Because it is.
Greta Thunberg, No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
Individuals are told to reduce our " #carbon footprint," and we should. But how many years of riding a bike to work would it take me to offset one F-15 flying for an hour?
Bruce E. Johansen
