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The Lancet: Few countries prepared to tackle worsening climate-related health risks

Business Green

The 2021 Lancet Countdown report has today warned the impacts of climate change pose increasing health risks and are exacerbating existing health and social inequalities. A 2021 World Health Organisation (WHO) survey found just under half of countries surveyed have national health and climate change strategies.

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Carbon-negative snack company AKUA offers kelp jerky and pasta

AGreenLiving

In recent years, seaweed has been quite a catch for health-conscious consumers, in turn, making kelp, a brown macroalgae, one of the more in-demand types of seaweed offerings. For one, Harvard University has documented that kelp plays a significant role in reducing global warming.

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COVID-19 and a Path Toward a Greener Future

The Environmental Blog

Many economic sectors had slowed down or shuttered entirely due to lowered demand and health measures. While the global economic slowdown reduced major drivers of climate change around the world, the true picture of the pandemic’s effect on our planet’s resources and ecological health is somewhat more nuanced. Source:Rume, T.

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Where are they now? Catch up with 30 Under 30 alumni

GreenBiz

We know that animal agriculture is now recognized as a leading cause of global warming. According to Project Drawdown, eating a plant-based diet is "the most important contribution every individual can make to reversing global warming." Sara Bogdan (formerly Lindenfeld) (2016). Willemijn Brouwer (2018).

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AstraZeneca advances plan for climate-friendly inhalers

Business Green

per cent less Global Warming Potential than current models. per cent less Global Warming Potential (GWP) than propellants currently used in respiratory medicines. Our goal is to reduce respiratory healthcare carbon emissions without restricting patient choice or risking improvement in health outcomes.".

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AstraZeneca promises to get to net zero 10 years ahead of schedule

Business Green

$1bn 'Ambition Zero Carbon' aims for zero carbon emissions across global operations by 2025, and ensure entire value chain is carbon negative by 2030. AstraZeneca announced plans to develop propellants with near-zero Global Warming Potential (GWP) at the World Economic Forum this week.

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Climate Sceptic Goes Unchallenged on BBC’s Today Programme

DeSmogBlog

Porter’s blog repeatedly cites the work of the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), the UK’s main climate science denial group. Porter’s Energy Blogs Climate models accurately predict global temperature rises, with observed warming tracking the forecasts.