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EU Advances Ban on Broad Range of Plastic Items
January 11, 2019
Politico reports that negotiators from the European Parliament and European Council have reached an agreement to advance a “single-use plastics directive,” which will ban, beginning in 2021, broad categories of plastic items, including straws, plates, cutlery, and drinking cups made from a certain type of plastic, from circulation in the EU.
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NGO Accuses Facebook of Rights Violations in Myanmar
January 10, 2019
A pressure group called Burma Campaign UK has listed Facebook among 49 companies it accuses of involvement in human rights violations and environmental degradation in Myanmar, citing the use of the tech giant’s social-media platform to “incite hatred and violence” against minorities in the country.
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UN, Sports Groups Launch Climate Action Framework
January 10, 2019
The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, the International Olympic Committee, and other sports organizations have launched a Sports for Climate Action Framework aiming to reduce sports-related greenhouse gas emissions and use sporting events to promote the goals of the UN’s Paris climate accord and “sustainable development” agenda.
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Businesses, NGOs Launch Fashion Climate Charter
January 10, 2019
A group of businesses and nongovernmental organizations have launched a Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action, a set of 16 principles and targets to be monitored and defined by 6 working groups seeking to “address the climate impact of the fashion sector across its entire value chain” in line with the UN’s Paris climate accord.
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“Green New Deal” Plan Includes Vast Changes to Industry
January 09, 2019
Tom Elliott of Grabien examines the plan championed by newly elected House of Representatives Member Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for a “Green New Deal,” which echoes the comprehensive UN Sustainable Development Goals in targeting a vast reorganization of American industry in pursuit of social and environmental goals.
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