Coca-Cola pledges 25% reusable packaging amid criticism for plastic pollution
Feb 14, 2022 03:03 am UTC| Economy Nature Business
The Coca-Cola Company is aiming to make 25 percent of its packaging globally to be reusable by 2030 after environmental groups have called it out for worldwide plastic pollution. Consumer, investor, and environmental...
Bacardí rum eyes 50% greenhouse gas emission reduction
Feb 10, 2022 23:46 pm UTC| Economy Business Nature
Bacardi will use a Combined Heat Power (CHP) system in its distillery in Puerto Rico to reduce the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of its rum brand by 50 percent from next year. The CHP system will replace heavy fuel...
Trying to cool the Earth by dimming sunlight could be worse than global warming
Feb 08, 2022 03:43 am UTC| Nature
A group of 60 scientists called for a moratorium on solar geoengineering last month, including technologies such as stratospheric aerosol injection (SAI). This involves a fleet of aeroplanes releasing aerosol particles ...
We've decoded the numbat genome – and it could bring the thylacine's resurrection a step closer
Feb 08, 2022 03:34 am UTC| Nature
It used to be the stuff of science fiction: bringing a long-dead species back from extinction by painstakingly piecing together its full DNA sequence, or genome. Its not quite as straightforward as Jurassic Park would...
Samsung reuses discarded fishing nets for its Galaxy S22
Feb 07, 2022 19:08 pm UTC| Economy Nature
Samsung Electronics Co. is repurposing discarded ocean-bound fishing nets as a material in its Galaxy devices as part of its efforts to expand the use of eco-conscious materials. The Galaxy S22, the first device to have...
Mitsubishi, Mitsui eye carbon capture and storage project off Australia
Feb 03, 2022 23:19 pm UTC| Nature Economy
Mitsubishi Corp and Mitsui Co are contemplating commercializing a carbon capture and storage project (CCS) on the seabed off the coast of Western Australia, a major producer of natural gas. A joint venture between the...
Feb 02, 2022 09:17 am UTC| Nature
Climate change is raising flood risks in neighborhoods across the U.S. much faster than many people realize. Over the next three decades, the cost of flood damage is on pace to rise 26% due to climate change alone, an...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well