Urban gardening might seem fairly innocuous when it comes to its overall carbon footprint, but when compared to conventional agriculture, a study released earlier this year would suggest otherwise. The study, published in January in the science journal Nature, found the carbon footprint of food from urban agriculture is six times greater than conventional agriculture. But there are … Read more
Google’s food waste goals are set on a 2025 timeline, which is tighter than the 2030 deadlines tied to many of its other sustainability efforts. The company said in March 2022 that it aimed to cut waste per employee by half and send zero food waste to landfills by 2025. By the end of 2022, … Read more
Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This weekly newsletter is part of a CBC News initiative entitled “Our Changing Planet” to show and explain the effects of climate change. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and Environment page. Sign up here to get this newsletter in your inbox every Thursday. This week: Electric … Read more
Reported By: Samreen Pall Last Updated: December 13, 2023, 10:01 IST Excon 2023: Volvo CE Unveils India’s First Electric Excavator & Future-Ready Innovations. (Photo: Volvo CE) Volvo CE wows at Excon 2023, unveiling India’s first electric excavator and eco-friendly machines, pioneering a green shift in construction. Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) India hit a big … Read more
Vinyl records were once written off as relics. First, they were replaced by shiny compact discs that (supposedly) offered superior sound. Then streaming took over, allowing fans to carry vast music collections with them wherever they go. In recent years, vinyl sales have turned around. In 2022, vinyl outsold CDs in the U.S. for the first … Read more
The National Development and Reform Commission ( NDRC), China’s top economic planner, unveiled a directive on its website on Wednesday on building the country’s product carbon footprint system. The document is aimed at developing an internationally recognised system for counting the full life cycle of a product’s carbon footprint, which includes measuring the total greenhouse … Read more
