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Commercial vehicles outperform passenger cars in terms of urban road efficiency in five European capitals, a new study by Geotab has revealed.
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Trucks outperform passenger cars for urban road efficiency in several European capitals

6 days ago6 days ago4 mins

Commercial vehicles outperform passenger cars in terms of urban road efficiency in five European capitals, a new study by Geotab…

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Some 83% of global consumers are already taking actions to address climate change, while 81% say that they are willing to do more, a new global survey by IKEA has found.
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More than four fifths ‘willing to do more’ on climate change

7 days ago7 days ago4 mins

Some 83% of global consumers are already taking actions to address climate change, while 81% say that they are willing…

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Changes in manufacturing, transportation and customer use needed to reduce fast fashion’s footprint

2 weeks ago2 weeks ago4 mins

Changes to the manufacturing, transportation and customer use of fast fashion will be necessary in order to reduce its carbon…

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Climate campaigns that are designed to appeal to people's emotions are more effective than those that primarily present scientific information, new research from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) has suggested.
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Emotion can be more effective than scientific information in promoting climate action, study suggests

2 weeks ago2 weeks ago3 mins

Climate campaigns that are designed to appeal to people’s emotions are more effective than those that primarily present scientific information,…

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Crops grown on 'severely degraded land', or between harvests, could provide just 4% of the European Union's demand for organic sustainable aviation fuel by 2050, a new study by Transport & Environment (T&E) has found.
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  • Sustainable Transport

Planting crops on degraded land would provide limited solution to EU’s bio-SAF demand

2 weeks ago2 weeks ago3 mins

Crops grown on ‘severely degraded land’, or between harvests, could provide just 4% of the European Union’s demand for organic…

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Sustainability monitoring systems used in cocoa supply chains can be vulnerable to inaccurate reporting, a new study by ETH Zurich and the University of Cambridge has suggested.
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  • Supply Chain

Cocoa farm sustainability monitoring prone to ‘weaknesses’, study suggests

2 weeks ago2 weeks ago4 mins

Sustainability monitoring systems used in cocoa supply chains can be vulnerable to inaccurate reporting, a new study by ETH Zurich…

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As extreme weather events become more frequent, buildings will need to be designed for greater durability, a new study by Drexel University has suggested.
  • Environment
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When it comes to green building, ‘durable’ is the new ‘sustainable’

3 weeks ago3 weeks ago5 mins

As extreme weather events become more frequent, buildings will need to be designed for greater durability, a new study by…

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Businesses that boast strong political connections are more likely to avoid scrutiny over potential greenwashing, a new study by Durham University Business School has suggested.
  • Environment
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Businesses with strong political connections face less scrutiny of corporate greenwashing

3 weeks ago3 weeks ago3 mins

Businesses that boast strong political connections are more likely to avoid scrutiny over potential greenwashing, a new study by Durham…

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The area of Europe affected by wildfires could almost triple by the end of the century, as climate change brings hotter, drier and windier conditions, according to a study by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and the Senckenberg Society for Nature Research.
  • Global Warming
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Area of Europe affected by wildfires could triple by end of the century

3 weeks ago3 weeks ago4 mins

The area of Europe affected by wildfires could almost triple by the end of the century, as climate change brings…

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Investors tend to react more strongly to ESG downgrades when they have high expectations about a particular firm, according to a new report from Murdoch University.
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ESG downgrades have a bigger impact when investor expectations are high

3 weeks ago3 weeks ago3 mins

Investors tend to react more strongly to ESG downgrades when they have high expectations about a particular firm, according to…

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