Felix, a Swedish food brand, has opened a climate-conscious store that will guide buyers to make informed decisions when purchasing food items. In the newly opened store, items are priced based on their carbon footprint.
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Strong demand for plant-based foods has led Meatless Farm, founded in 2016, to become the U.K.’s leading vegan meat producer. The company announced recently the closing of a $31 million funding round to support its global growth strategy.
Vegan meat company Meatless Farm closes $31 million funding round Read more
The people at Republic Services — an “industry leading” waste management company operating in North Carolina — will test the LR Electric model on one of its residential recycling collection routes.
Mack delivers world’s first-ever electric garbage truck to end user Read more
To reach zero emissions without carbon offsets, Walmart says it will power its facilities with 100 percent renewable energy by 2035 while introducing zero-emission vehicles for all of its fleet, including long haul trucks by 2040.
Walmart aims for zero emissions by 2040 without buying offsets Read more
A new LA-based fuel logistics startup, Universal Hydrogen, has embarked on a project to develop a retrofittable hydrogen powertrain for existing airliners, and will test it with a 40-seat De Havilland Canada DHC8-Q300, commonly known as the Dash-8, that will become the world’s largest hydrogen-fueled commercial aircraft.
Universal Hydrogen and Magnix building world’s largest hydrogen plane Read more
Running Tide is using seaweed to sequester carbon off the coast of Maine while raising sustainable shellfish. Planting on the seafloor offers even more carbon sequestering capabilities than planting trees on land because kelp that sinks to the seafloor can hold carbon for centuries.
The startup Running Tide is planting on the seafloor to offset carbon emissions Read more
The Lego Group will move away from single-use plastic bags in its kits, the group announced on Tuesday. “From 2021, Forest Stewardship Council-certified recyclable paper bags will be trialed in boxes,” the company said.
LEGO ditching single-use plastic bags in kits, eyes paper replacements Read more
Google plans to bridge the renewables gap at all its facilities with technological improvements such as overnight solar storage, improved logistics to transport the energy, and new renewable sources like geothermal reservoirs.
Google promises to operate using only carbon-free energy by 2030 Read more
The election is fast approaching, but 58 percent of regular poll workers are over the age of 60, leading to rising concerns over who will fill in for these vulnerable employees during the pandemic.
Old Navy and Tory Burch will give employees paid leave to work the polls Read more
With over 1,000 trees and 20,000 plants on its exterior, the Urban Forest will boast more trees than a nearby park in Brisbane, Australia. The project is hailed as one of the world’s most densely-forested greenery-covered buildings by designer Koichi Takada Architects.
Greenery-covered high-rise will have more trees than a nearby park Read more
