Supply Chains & Consumption
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Keep Local Markets Open, UK Food Security Expert Urges
With the COVID-19 pandemic manifesting as an economic nightmare as well as a health crisis, food security groups in the UK are urging policy-makers ... -
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California Looks to Double Green Energy Capacity, Cut Emissions by 2030
New solar and storage facilities—and no new gas plant approvals—are the cornerstones of California’s recently-released plan to drastically reduce emissions to just 46 megatonnes ... -
Hand Sanitizer Holds Out Weak Lifeline for Embattled U.S. Ethanol Industry
Ethanol producers struggling through the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic are welcoming new U.S. government rules that will permit them to provide alcohol ... -
Climate Action/"Blockadia"Human Rights & MigrationJobs & TrainingSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
Amazon Climate Strikers Now Demand Better Virus Protection
A group of Amazon employees, fresh from last year’s strikes for climate action, are now extending their fight to demand stronger COVID-19 protections for ... -
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‘Now Is the Time’ for Food Security Planning, Dauncey Urges
With the pandemic posing an increasing threat to food security, policy-makers need to be thinking hard, and quickly, about how to protect the supply ... -
BuildingsCarbon Levels & MeasurementCarbon-Free TransitionCitiesDemand & EfficiencyHealth & SafetyHuman Rights & MigrationInternationalJobs & TrainingSupply Chains & ConsumptionUnited States
E-Commerce Giants Produce Lower Emissions, But Fail on Workers’ Respiratory Health
While e-commerce heavyweights like Amazon generate lower greenhouse gas emissions than traditional bricks-and-mortar shops, online shopping is still producing massive amounts of local pollution, ... -
Air & MarineAuto & Alternative VehiclesBatteries/StorageCanadaCarbon-Free TransitionFinance & InvestmentSub-National GovernmentsSupply Chains & Consumption
Week 12, March 23: Zero Emissions Railways, Freight and Heavy Equipment
Canada has 46,000 kilometres of railways, almost all of which operate on diesel. In 2017, GHGs from the rail sector were 6.6 Mt CO2e, ...
