Starbucks today announced that in the next decade, it would reduce its emitting greenhouse gases and waste to landfills in half. It is also committed to maintaining or replenishing 50% of the water that it holds for its coffee and its operations by 2030. The company has also unveiled long-term greener strategies such as switching…
Category: Environement
The Doomsday Clock is now 100 seconds till midnight…
This is the closest thing to the end of days— that is, midnight for humans — according to the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, a non-profit organisation. In November, the Scientific and Safety Board of the Bulletin met to determine when to begin the clock. The time was long before US-Iranian military action intensified and North…
Plastic giant Coca-Cola claims that people want its plastic…
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Coca-Cola introduced its single-use plastic bottle. Senior Vice President Beatriz Perez transferred responsibility for the plastic mountains to consumers when he spoke to the BBC. Consumers are hungry for lightweight, resealable plastic bottled beverages, “she says, emphasizing that Coca-Colas does not intend to give up single-use plastic…
GM to spend $2.2 billion to build electric and autonomous vehicles at Detroit plant
The Origin, its first self-contained vehicle without a steering wheel or a brake, was launched last week by GM Cruise’s subsidiary. CEO Dan Ammann vowed at that time to reveal details of the production in the next few days. Okay, this is the day when GM revealed that it is spending 2,2 billion dollars on…
Buyers in Thailand get creative after plastic bag ban.
In Thailand, people have been filling their T-shirts, luggage, laundry baskets and buckets with groceries since the January 1 ban on plastic bags came into effect at some retailers in the country. Creative shoppers have brought fishing nets and a big pot to carry their groceries home. Thailand can no longer sell individual plastical bags…
2019 was the second warmest year on record.
NASA, NOAA and the World Meteorological Organization today confirmed that 2019 was the second warmest year on record. It’s a tragedy when we hit the warmest decade. This news was followed last week by a similar announcement by the European Union initiative Copernicus Climate Change Service. Other records have been broken in 2019. The warmest…
The construction of climate-friendly technology poses new problems
Solar and electric vehicles are another threat to people and the environment, which is a mining boom. The climate crisis must be stopped by us. The transition between energy and fossil fuel depends on technologies such as batteries and solar panels that offer alternative forms of energy. However, raw material extraction can undermine human rights…
YouTubers Campaign to Plant millions of Trees
More than 21 million trees in Australia, Brazil, China, Haiti, Indonesia, Hungary, Ireland, Madagascar, Mozambique and the United Kingdom will be planted through the Youtuber MrBeast tree planting campaign. Jimmy’s “MrBeast” Donaldson is planning in October to raise $20 million for the #TeamTrees campaign, having reached 20 million YouTube subscribers. It would suffice per dollar…