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A growing number of impact investors are putting their money into businesses aiming to address climate change and waste. 
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A growing number of studies have shown that higher CO2 levels in the atmosphere could make our food less nutritious than before, and causing zinc deficiency among 175 million more people. What does this mean for Asia, home to some of the most food insecure people in the world?
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PHA, KU Green, Ecoflex, Bionolle, and Amazon bio-cup are just some of the ways Thailand is reducing plastic waste through biodegradeable packaging.
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The storm clouds are gathering, but the world’s economies have far fewer shelters from disaster than they did in 1929.The message is clear for those willing to hear it: get ready for a time when economic failure combines with ecological breakdown to create the perfect storm.
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La hausse des températures fera basculer des millions de personnes en Afrique dans la pauvreté et la faim si les gouvernements n’agissent pas rapidement, avertit, lundi à Nairobi, OXFAM international, confédération composée de 20 organisations indépendantes de même sensibilité qui agissent «contre les injustices et la pauvreté».
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Un test sera lancé l'an prochain sur une autoroute du nord-ouest de la péninsule qui sera alimentée exclusivement avec des panneaux solaires.
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Dans une tribune au « Monde », plus de cent juristes venus des cinq continents demandent aux Nations unies de voter en faveur d’un nouveau traité international.
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Coca-Cola, the world’s largest soft drink maker, was the top waste producer, Greenpeace said, with Coke-branded plastic trash found in 40 of the 42 countries.
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The U.S.-China trade war has compounded a food shortage already in the making inside China, due to water pollution, industrial development, and more.
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According to a report published by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, livestock grazing takes up 26% of Earth’s ice-free land, and an additional 33% of arable land is used to grow the food that feeds them. This set-up is also susceptible to unpredictable events, such as epidemic viruses, antibiotic resistance, and weather incidents like rogue snow storms and heat waves.
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Selon les experts scientifiques mandatés par les Nations unies, une bonne partie des impacts d'un réchauffement de 1,5 degré d'ici à 2100 seraient encore gérables. Il n'y a plus de temps à perdre pour tenir ce cap difficile.
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Technological innovation looks to be the name of the game in the search for solutions to defeat Asia's food loss and food waste issues.
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Higher awareness of plastic pollution is increasing the demand for paper packaging in Japan’s food and beverage sector, but cost remains a key concern for manufacturers.
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Livestock are responsible for about 14.5 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. The world could feed its growing population without causing irreparable damage to the environment if people ate less meat, halved food waste and adopted better farming practices.
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Beyond 2030 it is difficult to identify F&B packaging milestones because of changing technology and consumer lifestyles, says ICPPJ.
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Land O'Lakes International Development has been awarded funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to support new agricultural capacity building and food safety programs in Georgia, Egypt, Bangladesh, Lebanon, Rwanda and Malawi.
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Climate change will impact every country in many serious ways.
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Europe’s Mediterranean regions have strong sunshine, bright blue seas, beautiful beaches, and pretty holiday houses immersed in pine forests that provide welcome shade. It sounds very inviting, but such a scenario is also perfect for severe wildfires such as the ones that killed 99 people this July in the popular holiday resort of Mati, in Greece.
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Au pied de l'Himalaya, le plus grand réservoir d'eau de la planète, Katmandou, la capitale du Népal, pourrait ne plus être à même de subvenir à ses besoins en eau.
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The Marshall Islands’ ambitious carbon emissions plan under the Paris Agreement is a challenge to the world.
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Bioenergy made up half of all renewables consumption in 2017 — four times solar photovoltaic and wind energy combined, and has a huge untapped potential, says the International Energy Agency (IEA) in its new annual report on renewables.
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Modern society is possible because of the Agricultural Revolution.But it did require us to give up something that we have yet to recover, even today: egalitarianism.Can we achieve that again, or is rampant inequality a way of human life now?
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Les experts du Giec publient un rapport alarmant pour inciter les États à diminuer les émissions de CO2 dès 2020. En plus d'être nécessaires, des décisions pro-climat ambitieuses pourraient rapporter 26.000 milliards de dollars d'ici à 2030, selon un rapport de la Commission mondiale sur l'économie et le climat.
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La production pétrochimique mondiale va augmenter de 30 % d'ici à 2030, prévoit l'Agence internationale de l'énergie. Les pays émergents consomment encore beaucoup moins de plastique et d'engrais que les pays occidentaux.
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Climate change could wreak havoc on productivity in Southeast Asia and increase business risks, says one environment expert.
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