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Amid rising heat, sustainable cooling can slash emissions and save trillions of dollars: 11/11/2025 9:43:06 AM; • Cooling demand set to triple by 2050, driving climate change and overloading power grids • Sustainable Cooling Pathway would cut 64% off cooling emissions by 2050, protect 3 billion people from rising heat, save up to US$43 trillion in avoided electricity, infrastructure costs • 185 cities join Beat the Heat initiative alongside 72 Global Cooling Pledge signatories …
Hansgrohe Group CEO Hans Jürgen Kalmbach Makes the Case for Innovative Efficiency Technologies for Hot Water Use in Buildings: 11/11/2025 4:47:21 AM; At Renovate Europe Day 2025 last Monday, industry leaders, policymakers, and sustainability experts gathered in Copenhagen to discuss the future of energy-efficient renovation.
AI for Good: Understanding AI’s Environmental Impact: 11/11/2025 4:05:51 AM; Technology that makes use of “AI” is becoming more widespread than ever before. But what exactly is AI? And what is its relationship to climate change, the environment, and sustainability? At its most basic level, “Artificial Intelligence’, or ‘AI’, is an emergent technology that makes use of massive sets of data and computer processing power in order to mimic human …
Carlsberg Research Laboratory Shares Breakthrough Discovery to Help Secure Crop Resilience Amidst Climate Change: 11/11/2025 3:57:29 AM; The Carlsberg Research Laboratory, the world’s first industrial research laboratory, has announced a scientific breakthrough that could help safeguard food crops against climate-driven losses.
The Amazon connection: Why nature is climate’s ally at Cop30: 11/10/2025 4:47:31 PM; The COP30 climate summit is taking place in the Brazilian Amazon – the most biodiverse place on the planet. This pivotal location highlights the reality: we cannot solve the climate crisis without putting nature front and centre.
Greenpeace: Bold climate and forest action can make Belém an historic COP30: 11/10/2025 3:25:40 PM; Greenpeace is urging delegates in Belém to ensure COP30 results in a historic plan to end forest destruction and to urgently close the 1.5°C ambition gap.
Improving Indoor Air Quality and Asthma Management in Puerto Rico’s Schools and Universities: 11/10/2025 12:40:25 PM; Asthma remains one of the most prevalent chronic conditions among children in the United States, affecting millions of students and contributing to missed school days and academic setbacks.
Outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease Sickens Dozens in Iowa: 11/10/2025 12:16:20 PM; The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (Iowa HHS) announced in early September that it was investigating a cluster of Legionnaires’ disease cases in north central Marshalltown.
COP30: Honduras and Suriname partner with Deutsche Bank, Symrise and other industry players to mobilize financial support for rainforest protection: 11/10/2025 12:13:15 PM; The Latin American countries Honduras and Suriname intend to issue high-integrity Rainforest Carbon Credits working together with Deutsche Bank AG, Symrise AG and further industry partners as well as the Coalition for Rainforest Nations (CfRN).
Invisible Winter Threat: Radon Levels Spike as Temperatures Drop: 11/10/2025 9:38:10 AM; When the weather gets colder and people close up homes and buildings to retain warmth, indoor air quality often declines noticeably. Clark Seif Clark, an environmental and industrial hygiene consulting firm, reminds homeowners, property managers, and building professionals that winter is the most critical time of year to assess radon gas in indoor environments.
UN Secretary-General receives local leaders’ joint outcome statement during COP30 World Leaders Summit: 11/10/2025 9:27:49 AM; Thousands of mayors and regional leaders from across the globe have issued a united call for national governments to strengthen partnerships with cities and regions to close the gap on global climate goals.
How much benefit comes from programs aimed at reducing pollution?: 11/7/2025 12:11:42 PM; Based on an analysis of more than a decade of US birth records, the research shows that the Nitrogen Oxide Budget Trading Program—a cap-and-trade initiative to reduce ozone pollution—significantly improved infant health outcomes, particularly among Black, low-income, and single mothers.
STIP a Significant Step Toward Decarbonizing Air Transport, But Stronger Action Still Needed: 11/7/2025 3:56:03 AM; The International Air Transport Association (IATA) noted the European Commission’s release of the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP) as a significant step in recognizing the urgent need to accelerate air transport’s decarbonization.
Apple TV unearths sweeping new trailer for “Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age,” premiering November 26, 2025: 11/6/2025 3:14:17 PM; Today, Apple TV revealed the trailer for the expansive new chapter of the award-winning natural history series “Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age,” executive produced by Jon Favreau and Mike Gunton, and produced by BBC Studios Natural History Unit, the team behind “Planet Earth.” Narrated by Golden Globe and Olivier Award winner Tom Hiddleston (“Earthsounds”), with an original …
Businesses back 2030 agenda to drive change in plastics system: 11/5/2025 11:55:22 AM; • New report from the Ellen MacArthur Foundation outlines a bold 2030 agenda for market transformation • The 2030 Plastics Agenda for Business reflects on a decade of progress with practical roadmap to tackle plastic waste and build a circular economy • Leading businesses back the agenda – call on others to step up and join The Ellen MacArthur …
First-of-its-Kind Blind Taste Test in Asia Finds Meat Enhanced with Plant Proteins Can Beat Conventional Meat on Taste: 11/4/2025 1:33:47 PM; Sustainability gains no longer have to come at the expense of taste. New blind sensory results from the Good Food Institute Asia Pacific and NECTAR show that meat enhanced with plant proteins can satisfy both flavor and climate goals according to Singapore taste testers.
UNEP warns 1.5°C dangerously at risk, Greenpeace comment: 11/4/2025 10:38:20 AM; Greenpeace demands world leaders agree on a global response plan at COP30 as a new major UN report warned the global temperature is projected to rise to 2.3-2.5°C above pre-industrial era global temperatures, putting the Paris Agreement limit of 1.5°C at risk in the short-term.
Two-Thirds of Sustainability Professionals Trust Recognized Voluntary Carbon Market Standards but 46% Say Policy Clarity Is Needed to Scale: 11/4/2025 10:31:22 AM; New report from SE Advisory Services shows that more than half of companies plan to scale engagement by 2030, marking a new phase of maturity in global carbon markets amid ESG uncertainty.
WWF: World leaders must choose to close the emissions gap for a safer, fairer future: 11/4/2025 10:28:58 AM; The UN Environment Programme’s Emissions Gap Report 2025 finds that current national climate plans are insufficient to avert a high-risk climate future. The report says that, if fully implemented, countries’ plans are predicted to result in a temperature increase of 2.3-2.5°C over the course of the next century. This is slightly lower than the prediction in last year’s …
What Is Sustainability Today? And Why It’s Time to Rethink the Narrative: 11/4/2025 4:34:12 AM; Drawing from discussions at our Climate Leaders Forum, Tech Nation’s Head of Climate, Sammy Fry, makes the case for a new sustainability narrative to cut through to business and the public.