The first test flight to demonstrate the potential for converting Methanol to SAF (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) has taken place in Dubai on the sidelines of COP28 in the UAE. Masdar,...
Protein Evolution’s Biopure™ technology uses AI-designed enzymes to produce the raw materials of polyester from plastic waste – not petroleum Protein Evolution, Inc., a biological recycling company working to decarbonize...
The new rules will reduce air, water and soil pollution, and steer large agro-industrial installations in the green transition. Late on Tuesday night, negotiators from the Parliament and Council reached...
Despite an overwhelming majority of countries ready to move forward on a robust and ambitious treaty, countries with deep petrochemical interests delayed progress throughout the week and blocked the final...
Intel has announced plans to further reduce its direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions and develop more sustainable technology solutions. As one of the world’s leading semiconductor design and manufacturing...
The Commission is proposing a Forest Monitoring Law that will plug existing gaps in the information on European forests and create a comprehensive forest knowledge base, to allow Member States, forest owners and forest...
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, and T. Rowe Price announced plans to create a pioneering global blue bond strategy to increase access to finance for blue projects...
The world is not on track with meeting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As of 2022, 2.2 billion people lacked safely managed drinking water, 3.5 billion lacked access to safely...
On Thursday night, Parliament and Council reached a provisional agreement on revising EU procedures and control measures for waste shipments. The agreed law aims to protect the environment and human...
New water replenishment projects across Australia, India, Indonesia, Spain, and US will deliver 1.5 billion liters of water to local communities each year. About 2 billion people worldwide lack access...
Near term headwinds will hinder the energy and metals sectors’ Energy Transition efforts in 2024, according to a new S&P Global Market Intelligence report released. The newly published 2024 Commodities outlook:...
A new report released highlights the urgent need for reusable beverage packaging as a solution to the global plastic crisis. The report, produced by ocean advocacy group Oceana, shows that just a 10-percentage...
The third session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-3), opened in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi. INC-3 members will start negotiations on...
Unilever has announced it will grant a free non-exclusive license to the ice cream industry for 12 reformulation patents, following two successful pilots to warm up its last mile ice...
The U.S. Plastics Pact (U.S. Pact) launched its Postconsumer Recycled Content (PCR) Toolkit, a resource designed to educate the packaging industry on Postconsumer Recycled Content. The use of PCR in plastic packaging is...
The World Bank (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, Aaa/AAA) priced a 10-year benchmark sustainable development bond that matures in November 2033. The Sustainable Development Bond raised USD 3...
BEUC and member organisations* from 13 countries have reported to EU authorities misleading commercial claims about the recyclability of their products by major drinking water bottle traders, such as Coca-Cola,...
“Destination always” an Economist Impact report, supported by Booking.com, has explored the impact of visitors on cities and regions across the world. Travel and tourism generates US$2.5trn in direct revenues globally,...
The Biden administration has postponed an auction for rights to drill for oil in the Gulf of Mexico, citing legal uncertainty surrounding protections for the endangered Rice’s whale. The lease...