By Laura Waterford, Sustainable Brands When companies invest in biodiversity credits, the ‘unitization’ of biodiversity outcomes in the form of credits takes the guesswork out of designing the investment. But they are not intended to offset an equivalent, negative impact on biodiversity elsewhere. We are at a crucial point in …
From Mealworms to Meals: How Ÿnsect Is Cultivating a Food Revolution
By Scarlett Buckley, Sustainable Brands The French company is poised to meet the nutrition challenges posed by a growing population and a climate- and resource-challenged agricultural future. It is estimated that the population will be almost 10 billion by 2050 and 11 billion by 2100. With this growth comes the insatiable …
At Long Last, Canada Restricts Oil and Gas Subsidies (Except for All the Loopholes)
By Mitchell Beer, Corporate Knights New federal guidelines may still leave the door open to prop up LNG exports with carbon credits and Indigenous fossil fuel projects with federal dollars Environment and Climate Minister Steven Guilbeault has unveiled detailed plans to phase out “inefficient” oil and gas subsidies, based on …
Air Pollution Particles May be a Cause of Dramatic Drop in Global Insect Numbers
By Rebecca Colless, The University of Melbourne The impact of air pollution on insect health and reproduction is greater than previously understood and could be contributing to global declines in insect populations, including in remote wilderness areas, new research shows. Researchers from the University of Melbourne, Beijing Forestry University, and …
Environmental Racism is Rampant in Florida, but Don’t Mention It
By Craig Pittman, Florida Phoenix From incinerator smoke to toxic waste sites, Black residents face a lot of health hazards Last year I wrote a magazine story about James Weldon Johnson, one of the most remarkable Florida men ever. He was a Black lawyer, educator, poet, novelist, diplomat, and civil …
Vegan Diet Massively Cuts Environmental Damage, Study Shows
By Damian Carrington, Guardian Detailed analysis finds plant diets lead to 75% less climate-heating emissions, water pollution and land use than meat-rich ones. Eating a vegan diet massively reduces the damage to the environment caused by food production, the most comprehensive analysis to date has concluded. The research showed that …
Democratic Senator Wants New Taxes on Private Jet Travel
By David Shepardson, Reuters WASHINGTON, July 19 (Reuters) – Senator Ed Markey on Wednesday said he is proposing additional taxes on private jet trips to address the climate impacts of wealthy travel. Markey, a Democrat on the Senate Commerce Committee that oversees aviation, said the bill would require wealthy travelers …
Gene Tech Spares Male Chicks from Cull by Preventing them from Hatching
By Hannah Confino, Reuters REHOVOT, Israel, July 17 – Every year, egg farmers kill 7 billion day-old male chicks because they cannot grow up to lay eggs and are the wrong breed for meat. A laboratory in Israel has a solution: what if the male eggs don’t hatch? All the …
EU Parliament Passes Nature Law After Political Backlash
By Kate Abnett and Marine Strauss, Reuters BRUSSELS, July 12 (Reuters) – The European Parliament on Wednesday voted to pass a fiercely contested law to restore degraded natural ecosystems, salvaging the environmental measures that centre-right lawmakers had campaigned to kill off. European Union lawmakers adopted the legal proposal with 336 …
Hero: How Journalists Exposed Cracks in Global Forestry Certifications
By Bernard Simon, Corporate Knights Best known for the Panama Papers, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists takes aim at programs purporting to combat deforestation and illegal logging Sadly, business can seldom be relied on to police its own behavior. We thus have little choice but to fall back on …