The latest sustainability news, fun, facts and reviews from the Green Elephant for 7th October 2020.
Top stories:
01:05 – WHO recognises the World Mental Health Day 2020
37:05 – Wind farms could power every home by 2030
41:12 – Americans are becoming climate migrants before our eyes
44:05 – Up to 14 million Tonnes of Microplastics on the Seafloor. It’s Worse Than We Thought
Recommendation:
06:43 – The charity MIND is launching #doonething in support of World Mental Health Day . Learn more about the campaign
Company News:
09:05 – Nordstrom to end the sale of fur and animal skins
10:33 – World’s Largest Craft Brewer to Make All Employees Carbon Negative
12:31 – The Science Based Targets Initiative Launches First Framework for Financial Institutions
15:13 – Anheuser-Busch InBev Partners with Rio Tinto for More Sustainable Beer Can
Sustainable Technology News:
16:55 – Shipping Industry Unveils Fuel Cell Pilot Project to Reduce Emissions 40 Percent or More
19:27 – Scientists create super-enzyme to degrade plastic bottles 6 times faster
21:00 – New Climate Accounting Capability Platform Launched to Help Companies Measure Greenhouse Gas Emissions
23:36 – French mealworm startup Ynsect raises $372 million to open the world’s largest insect farm that is also carbon footprint negative
Environmental Sustainability News:
25:35 – Lack of cruise ships gives researchers the perfect chance to study humpback whales
27:25 – First new deep coalmine in UK for 30 years gets go ahead
28:47 – New British standard for biodegradable plastic introduced
30:25 – Plastic straw ban in England comes into force
31:35 – Whitehead residents to be paid for returning single-use plastics
Action Alley:
33:50 – Get involved in #doonething to better mental health
Watch out for the hashtag #doonething across social networks, like, follow and share.
- Talk to someone over the phone instead of sending them an email
- Speak to someone new, maybe the cashier at your local shop
- Put five minutes aside to find out how someone really is – try to actively listen
- Have a cup of tea with someone
- Do some ‘easy exercise’ that feels good, like stretching
- Go for a walk at lunchtime and focus on taking in your environment
- Take some time to stop what you’re doing and look outside; notice the change in the seasons
- Smile
46:05 – Listener Feedback
Fact or Fake?
49:19 – World mental health day themed
- Mental Ill Health is the number 1 cause of death in England (August 2020)
- (UK) The total cost of mental ill health is £34.9 billion each year
- 498 million people are affected mental health issues worldwide
- Mind Survey of 16,000, 60% of adults said their mental health had suffered during lockdown
- 20% of people experience mental health issues each year
And finally:
57:01 – Stumble, the one-legged duck given wheelchair
Thanks for listening to this weeks sustainability news.
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