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Olay becomes first major skincare brand to trial refillable packs
Beauty label to sell moisturiser with recyclable refill pod in attempt to cut plastic waste
The beauty brand Olay has become the first major global skincare label to test refillable packaging to reduce plastic waste, in a three-month trial in the US and UK starting in October.
The brand, owned by the consumer goods company Procter & Gamble, will sell each jar of its Regenerist Whip moisturiser with a recyclable refill pod that can be placed inside. They will be sold and shipped in a container made of recycled paper rather than cardboard, and without a cellophane wrapping.
Continue reading...US carbon tax could incentivise fuel switching in power sector, study finds
Scotland to allow supersized salmon-farms if they pass pollution tests
New policy expected to see larger farms created in deeper water further off Scottish coast
Scottish salmon farmers will be allowed to create supersized farms in return for accepting much stricter controls on parasites and marine pollution.
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (Sepa) has said it will no longer restrict the size of salmon farms as long as they meet tougher standards limiting chemical, faecal and organic waste pollution in surrounding seas.
Continue reading...Public concern over environment reaches record high in UK
Britons are more worried about climate crisis than economy, crime and immigration
Public concern about the environment has soared to record levels in the UK since the visit of Greta Thunberg to parliament and the Extinction Rebellion protests in April.
The environment is now cited by people as the third most pressing issue facing the nation in tracking data from the polling company YouGov that began in 2010. Environment was ranked after Brexit and health, but is ahead of the economy, crime and immigration.
Continue reading...EU ETS prices to average €36 next decade as many expect further market tightening -survey
Trump says 'climate change goes both ways'
Interpol makes public appeal in hunt for most wanted eco-criminals
Agency seeking seven men for crimes including ivory smuggling and illegal logging
International police ahave asked for help in tracking down the world’s most wanted environmental criminals.
Interpol made a public appeal on Wednesday, to coincide with World Environment Day, to boost its efforts to find seven people responsible for wide-ranging environmental crimes.
Continue reading...People eat at least 50,000 plastic particles a year, study finds
Health effects of ingestion of microplastics via food, water and breathing still unknown
The average person eats at least 50,000 particles of microplastic a year and breathes in a similar quantity, according to the first study to estimate human ingestion of plastic pollution.
The true number is likely to be many times higher, as only a small number of foods and drinks have been analysed for plastic contamination. The scientists reported that drinking a lot of bottled water drastically increased the particles consumed.
Continue reading...Home solar panel installations fall by 94% as subsidies cut
Labour accuses UK government of ‘actively dismantling’ solar power industry
The Labour party has accused the government of “actively dismantling” the UK’s solar power industry after new installations by households collapsed by 94% last month.
Rebecca Long-Bailey, the shadow business secretary, used prime minister’s questions to challenge the government’s record on climate action after scrapping subsidies for domestic solar panels from April.
Continue reading...Eight reasons Trump's 'clean climate' claims fail to stack up
President told Prince Charles US has ‘among the cleanest climates there are’. Here’s a reminder of some facts he may have overlooked
Donald Trump believes the US has a “clean climate”, telling the interviewer Piers Morgan on ITV’s Good Morning Britain that he had informed Prince Charles in a 90-minute conversation that the US “right now has among the cleanest climates there are based on all statistics, and it’s even getting better because I agree with that we want the best water, the cleanest water”.
There are a few important details the president may have overlooked in presenting a clean bill of health for the US environment, so here is a handy reminder.
Continue reading...Guangdong resumes carbon offset market after 10-month suspension
India launches first emissions trading experiment
Victoria’s biggest solar farm secures finance, may add huge battery
Kiamal solar gets finance from three banks and an equity boost from CEFC after starting construction, looks to nearly double size and add a huge battery.
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First Nations Climate Summit held in Queensland
Climate crisis and antibiotic use could 'sink' fish farming industry – report
Investors’ network warns of serious risk to aquaculture from global heating as well as over-reliance on medicines
The climate crisis, drug use and feeding farmed fish with wild stocks risks “sinking” the $230bn (£180bn) aquaculture industry, according to an ethical investment network.
Fish farms now surpass wild fisheries as the main provider of seafood on our plates, but combined risks from global heating, excessive use of antibiotics, a dependence on wild stocks for feed, and poor governance threatens the lucrative and fast-growing sector, warned Farm Animal Investment Risk and Return (Fairr), a $12trn-backed network.
Continue reading...NSW notches up 2GW of rooftop solar, as record installs continue
A record May of 47MW in rooftop solar installs in NSW takes state to 2GW mark. Records in Queensland, too, delivered 177MW in total for Australia for the month.
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Sydney Councils tap celebrity power for EV charging network launch
Some of Sydney's iconic beach side locations are now host to on-street charging stations as part of an initative of three eastern-suburbs coucils.
The post Sydney Councils tap celebrity power for EV charging network launch appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Rare white-cheeked gibbon born at Perth zoo
Perth is just one of three zoos in Australasia breeding the critically endangered species in a bid to prevent extinction
A newborn white-cheeked gibbon, one of the world’s rarest apes, has made its public debut at Perth zoo before keepers have had the chance to determine its gender.
The infant was born 21 days ago to mother Jermei, whose calm nature has allowed zoo visitors to get a glimpse of the new addition.
Continue reading...World’s biggest companies report $US1 trillion in climate change risks
A group of 215 of the world's biggest companies have valued climate risk at just under $US1 trillion – and expect to be exposed to this risk within next five years.
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