Regulation
Indonesia To Tighten Regulation Of Tuna Harvest In Bid For Sustainability
Indonesia’s annual tuna catch is the largest of any country. Now, the Asian country is pushing for a nationwide harvest strategy for its world-leading tropical tuna fishery, in an effort to protect the country’s wild stock.
Germany And The Netherlands To Move Away From Gas
Germany has formally disagreed with the EU’s proposal for how member states should move away from fossil fuels. The country said nuclear energy is “risky and expensive” and that it is “not sustainable”.
‘Too Early’ To Revise Europe’s Bioenergy Rules, EU Countries Say
Ten EU member states wrote to the French EU Council Presidency and the European Commission to warn against the planned revision of sustainability criteria for bioenergy, saying it is too early to do so.
Texon Vogue Receives Vegan Society Certification
Sustainable material solutions manufacturer Texon Vogue recently received certification from the Vegan Society as a fully vegan plant-based leather alternative. The company made the move to celebrate “Veganuary” and the increasing popularity of its sustainable and cruelty-free materials. Texon’s materials…
Organisations Call on UN For A Legally Binding Treaty on Plastic Pollution
“A new UN treaty is crucial to set a high common standard of action for all countries to abide by, and to drive the transition to a circular economy for plastics globally and at scale”. The statement has been endorsed…
UK relaxes gene editing laws
The UK parliament has passed new laws that remove legislative barriers to gene editing in plants. They will make it easier to create new crop varieties similar to those which could have been achieved through traditional selective breeding. This legislative…