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Wyden investigation of fish contamination is an important step

I am pretty accustomed to reading headlines detailing the latest health issues plaguing our freshwater fish. It comes with the territory as an ecotoxicologist working on the health of North America's relatively abundant, but certainly not infinite, freshwater supplies.

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The Hill

January 17, 2023

Sustainable cotton sector continues to grow, bring farmers higher incomes

Consumers and companies across the planet are increasingly choosing cotton produced in accordance with voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) such as Better Cotton or Cotton made in Africa, according to new research from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).

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Eco-Business

January 16, 2023

Global sustainable cotton grew 39-40% CAGR between 2008 & 2019: IISD

Cotton produced in accordance with voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) globally saw a 39 per cent to 40 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR) between 2008 and 2019, according to a report by International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). In 2019, about 92 per cent of VSS-compliant cotton came from Asia, led by India, China, and Turkey.

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Fibre2Fashion

January 13, 2023

Insects as feed for livestock production

Livestock production makes up 70 to 80% of the world’s agricultural land use and yet only produces ∼18% of all calories and 25% of all proteins consumed by humans. To grow food for livestock uses 33% of the world’s cropland. Although lifestyle changes, such as vegetarianism and veganism, may help to achieve sustainability in food production, the global demand for meat consumption is still increasing, so it is also crucial to consider more efficient ways to rear livestock.

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Science Magazine

January 12, 2023

Sustainable cotton sector continues to grow

Consumers and companies across the planet are increasingly choosing cotton produced in accordance with voluntary sustainability standards (VSSs) such as Better Cotton or Cotton made in Africa, according to new research from the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).

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Innovation in Textiles

January 12, 2023

Oil Spill Management Market Share Worth US$ 151.2 Billion by 2027 - New Research Report by IndustryARC

IndustryARC, in its latest report, predicts that Oil Spill Management Market size is forecast to reach US$151.2 billion by 2027 after growing at a CAGR of 4.2% during 2022-2027. Oil spill management is the application of equipment, systems, and techniques such as containment booms and oleophilic skimmers to prevent the oil leakage, which pollutes the atmosphere, assists in the event of an oil spill, and clean up by processes such as intrinsic bioremediation and gel electrophoresis, so as to reduce side effects caused by oil spillage. The requirement of handling oil spills from industries such as exploration and development, chemical, and refining & marketing drives the oil spill management market. The report offers a complete analysis of the market, its major segments, growth factors, trends, drivers and challengers, key players and more.

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IndustryARC

January 12, 2023

As long as Australia fails to transition away from fossil fuels, its climate policy is meaningless

If a climate policy does nothing to stop new gas and coalmines getting built then it’s not a climate policy, it's a cover story. According to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the International Energy Agency, and the International Institute for Sustainable Development, if the world is to have any chance of avoiding dangerous climate change the world won't need any new gas or coal projects. But here in Australia not only are there 114 new fossil fuel projects on the drawing board, the Albanese government’s so-called "safeguard mechanism" reforms won't even stop enormous new sources of pollution from being built while it is trying to get existing polluters to cut their emissions. The simple truth is that Australia is still failing to transition away from fossil fuels.

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The Guardian

January 11, 2023

The Worldwide Ride Hailing Services Industry is Expected to Reach $104.9 Billion by 2030

Growth of the ride-hailing services market is significantly driven by the expansion of the key players in the new geographies and increasing consumer ridership owing to the convenience and comfort.

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Business Wire

January 11, 2023

As long as Australia fails to transition away from fossil fuels, its climate policy is meaningless

The Chubb review talks optimistically about ‘carbon credits’, but we wouldn’t need so many if we weren’t building so many new sources of pollution.

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The Guardian

January 11, 2023

National Green Hydrogen Mission will establish India as global market leader: Experts

The high goals of the recently approved National Green Hydrogen Mission are necessary to project India as an export hub and attract global investors, said experts.

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Down to Earth

January 9, 2023

The UN Biodiversity Conference: What it means for Barbados

After significant negotiation over several years the countries of the world agreed on a Global Diversity Framework (GBF) to underpin global biodiversity conservation efforts to 2050. What does this mean for Barbados? "The world is losing biodiversity, the variety of all life on earth, at an alarming rate," says the International Institute for Sustainable Development in its report on the 15th Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) where the GBF was adopted on December 19th.

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Barbados Today

January 6, 2023

Scientists warn of extreme weather in 2023

This year, global warming and extreme weather events will hit millions and cost billions. If the world's nations want to prevent the situation from getting much worse in the future, scientists agree that rapid and drastic measures must be taken.

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Deutsche Welle

January 4, 2023

Water retention projects can pay off

An International Institute for Sustainable Development report says farms, particularly livestock operations, can see significant benefits from water retention projects installed on their land.

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Manitoba Co-operator

January 3, 2023

Fighting for a place to breathe

In the shadow of a retired coal-fired power plant in India's capital, Meena Devi tries to make her family home -- four brick walls with a tin roof -- a safe place to breathe.

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Bangkok Post

January 1, 2023

[Podcast] GigaWhat: What (not) to do in an energy transition

India has been racing to meet its ambitious clean energy commitments, post the Paris Agreement in 2015. The ambitions have been backed by strong policy support which in turn has transformed the country’s energy market and pushed India among the top countries in terms of clean energy adoption.

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Mongabay-India

December 28, 2022

Warmer earth means less oxygen, more greenhouse gases for lakes

As the earth has warmed, so have its lakes, researchers have found, and the consequences of this could be dire for wildlife in New York State and beyond.

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The Altamont Enterprise

December 27, 2022

Subsidies for renewable energy and EVs more than double: Study

Nagpur: India’s subsidies for renewable energy and electric vehicles more than doubled this fiscal, according to a new study by independent think-tank International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). However, it also found that it will be critical for the government to build this momentum over the coming years to reach the country's climate targets.

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The Times of India

December 21, 2022

Canada vows to stop funding overseas oil and gas projects, but billions in support still on the books

In November 2021, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a warning about the dangers of climate change at the United Nations’ 26th climate change conference in Glasgow, Scotland.

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The Financial Post

December 21, 2022

EV subsidies in India doubled in FY 2022: IISD report

According to a recent study conducted by IISD (International Institute for Sustainable Development) subsidies for renewable energy and EVS in India have more than doubled in FY 2022. India still allocated four times more support to fossil fuels than clean energy, although the gap narrowed significantly since FY 2021 when support was nine times greater.

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Indo-Asian News Service (IANS)

December 21, 2022

Global Action Initiative 2022: Sustainability & role of entrepreneurs

The world is grappling with extreme poverty, inequality, injustice and climate change. In that context, the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals have assumed critical importance.

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CGTN America

December 21, 2022