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Oct 28 2021October 28, 2021

This sustainability-minded university is empowering B.C.’s top environmental changemakers

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Climate Change, Environment, Global Warming, Save Earth, sustainability / By SLSV / October 28, 2021 October 28, 2021

Picture Credit: Claire McLoughlin, TRU student and co-founder of Friendly CompostingPhoto provided by Friendly Composting Thompson Rivers University’s mission of sustainability is carried out through the meaningful and impactful work of its students, including Claire McLoughlin, entrepreneur and co-founder of Friendly Composting. Knowing full well that the well-being of current and future generations is shaped …

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Oct 27 2021October 27, 2021

Toyota Kirloskar Motor achieve 100 percent carbon neutrality

Leave a Comment / Climate Change, CSR, CSR Reporting, Environment, Global Warming, Save Earth / By SLSV / October 27, 2021 October 27, 2021

Since June 2021, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has been 100 percent carbon neutral in terms of renewable energy. This comprises TKM’s Bidadi production unit as well as eight on-site suppliers. In the first six months of FY2022, this performance resulted in carbon offsets totalling 16,635.54 tonnes. Toyota established the “Toyota Environment Challenge 2050” in 2015. …

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Oct 26 2021October 26, 2021

Yes, There Has Been Progress on Climate. No, It’s Not Nearly Enough.

Leave a Comment / Climate Change, CSR, CSR Reporting, Environment, Global Warming, Save Earth / By SLSV / October 26, 2021 October 26, 2021

In 2014, before the Paris climate agreement, the world was on track to heat up nearly 4 degrees Celsius (7.2 degrees Fahrenheit) by the end of the century, an outcome widely seen as catastrophic. Today, thanks to rapid growth in clean energy, humanity has started to bend the emissions curve. Current policies put us on pace for …

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Oct 22 2021October 22, 2021

Airborne microplastics directly impact climate change, study

1 Comment / Climate Change, CSR, CSR Reporting, Global Warming, No Plastic, Pollution, Save Earth / By SLSV / October 22, 2021 October 22, 2021

The study is the first to investigate the effects of airborne microplastics on climate. Airborne microplastic particles can spread potential pathogens, and persistent organic pollutants are adsorbed onto their surface. Furthermore, the components adsorbed to the AMP are exposed to U.V. radiation, and oxidation can increase their toxicity to marine biota. A new study recently …

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Oct 14 2021October 14, 2021

Even if we halt global warming, seas will continue to rise

Leave a Comment / Climate Change, CSR, Global Warming, Save Earth / By SLSV / October 14, 2021 October 14, 2021

The worst hit in any scenario will be Asia, which accounts for 9 of the 10 mega-cities at highest risk including Kolkata and Mumbai. Yet, halting global warming is still our best hope. Even if humanity beats the odds and caps global warming at 1.5 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels, seas will rise for centuries …

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