Adidas CEO says environmental efforts won't work without involving largest emitter China
Nov 05, 2021 23:32 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted expressed doubts that the efforts by the COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties in Glasgow would work without the involvement of China, the worlds largest emitter. Rorsted...
McDonald’s joins PepsiCo in efforts to reduce agricultural emissions
Nov 05, 2021 23:30 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
McDonalds will allocate $5 million over the next five years to help develop and implement emissions-reducing farming practices in an agreement that makes it a founding partner of AgMission, along with Pepsi. The...
Toyota, Stellantis rank as worst major automakers in emissions efforts
Nov 04, 2021 23:17 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
The worlds top-selling carmaker Toyota and US-European firm Stellantis ranked last among Greenpeaces list of 10 auto firms in terms of carbon emission efforts, published Thursday during the COP26 climate...
Hawaiian startup converts cashew waste to planet-friendly plant-based meat
Nov 04, 2021 23:15 pm UTC| Nature Life Economy
Hawaiian startup Cajú Love is transforming cashew apples, a byproduct of cashew nut, into a nutritious plant-based meat alternative with a texture similar to that of shredded chicken. The fleshy cashew apples...
S. Korea to sue, punish local Mercedes-Benz, Stellantis units for emission rigging
Nov 04, 2021 23:14 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
The South Korean government will file criminal complaints and impose other punitive measures on local units of Mercedes-Benz and Stellantis for manipulating emissions control systems in diesel vehicles. According to the...
Cigarette butts found as top polluters of Jeju beaches
Oct 31, 2021 23:44 pm UTC| Nature Economy
Cigarette butts are the most common items polluting Jeju beaches, according to a non-profit environmental group that is staging a coastal cleanup campaign. According to the Korea Federation for Environmental Movement of...
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