Business Green

APRIL 3, 2020

P]oor air quality was an important cause of mortality during the pandemic," noted the researchers from the 1918 influenza study. "[P]oor air quality was an important cause of mortality during the pandemic," noted the researchers from the 1918 influenza study. SARS, outbreak of 2003. "[P]oor It'll likely be so in ours as well.

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Business Green

APRIL 20, 2020

A host of academics, campaigners, and politicians have warned rules to combat plastic pollution risk being watered down or delayed in response to the coronavirus crisis, as they urged governments to avoid kowtowing to an "ill-founded faith in plastic as a weapon" against the pandemic.

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Business Green

APRIL 29, 2020

Green Alliance's Philippa Borrowman makes the case for urgent action to ensure one of the few upsides from the lockdown is maintained. So can we keep these positive effects after the pandemic calms down? How can cities in the UK ensure the air we breathe is safer in future than it has been over the last few decades?

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Business Green

APRIL 20, 2020

So here are five observations on what business needs to do to make sure our short term rebuilding efforts leave a lasting legacy: 1. Mike Barry, former director of sustainable business at Marks & Spencer, sets out his blueprint for building back greener, more resilient business after the current crisis. They pay their taxes.

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Business Green

APRIL 22, 2020

The world currently finds itself battling a major public health and economic crisis as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, yet - as the green economy knows only too well - it also faces a race against time to avoid a crisis of far greater and longer-lasting proportions in the form of accelerating climate change.

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2020

Just last week, we called on the Chancellor to make sure any bailouts to the airlines were spent keeping employees solvent and ensuring airlines were not exempt from paying for the pollution they cause. As government confirms loan for ailing airline, campaigners step up calls for governments to.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 27, 2020

Because the pandemic has ushered in a back-to-the-kitchen movement, social media is filled with gorgeous, professional-looking loaves of sourdough bread. Is it easy to make a sourdough starter? Here’s what you need to know about making a sourdough starter. Initial reservations Making sourdough starter has one big advantage.

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 27, 2020

Because the pandemic has ushered in a back-to-the-kitchen movement, social media is filled with gorgeous, professional-looking loaves of sourdough bread. Is it easy to make a sourdough starter? Here’s what you need to know about making a sourdough starter. Initial reservations Making sourdough starter has one big advantage.

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Business Green

APRIL 9, 2020

Between video calls, collaboration applications and streaming services, data centers are working overdrive - proving why energy efficiency matters more than ever. One obvious exception: the world's data centers and internet infrastructure, which are experiencing an unprecedented spike in usage. How much more efficient?

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