Regulation
Biofuels are Central Pillar to EU Decarbonisation Plans
The European Union announced its latest ‘Fit for 55’ decarbonisation proposals on Wednesday this week - pitched with the aim of reaching carbon neutrality by 2050. The bloc is awaiting approval from its member countries and the EU parliament, with…
New Zealand’s Packaging Forum backs Plastic Phase-out
The Packaging Forum - New Zealand’s largest packaging industry group - has come out in support of the Government’s plastics phase-out scheme, but advocates for investment into adequate sustainable alternatives. Under the Government’s timeline, polystyrene takeaway food and drink packaging…
Cleaner Air Causes Crop Increase Worth $5bn per year
A study conducted by Stanford University found that due to falling air pollution levels, soybean and corn crop yields in the US saw an increase of 20% between 1999 and 2019 - an amount that would add $5bn to the…
Concrete and Cement Joins the Movement for a Net-Zero Future
On the 6th of July, the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and World Economic Forum launched ‘Concrete Action for Climate’ (CAC), a collaborative platform that will promote a carbon neutral concrete industry by 2050. According to the International Energy…
UK Promises to Stop Using Coal by 2024
By October 2024, the UK will stop using coal generated power, a year earlier than expected. In 2019, the U.K. passed a law to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and has been inviting other countries to commit to…
ThinkForest Explores Science and Policy-Making
The recent ThinkForest event on the Role of Science in Supporting Policymaking assembled a group of policymakers and scientists to better understand how a combined understanding of what is needed from both sides to move towards a climate-neutral and nature-positive economy.…