It is estimated that around 9,400 Londoners die every year due to poor air quality, costing the economy £3.7bn. A report published in May from the World Health Organization found that deaths in the UK attributable to air pollution are worse than … Continue reading →
Since its creation in 1974, World Environment Day (5 June) has been the United Nations’ principal vehicle for encouraging worldwide awareness and action for the environment. More information at worldenvironmentday.global Want to Reduce Car Pollution? – Plant a Hedge! Find out … Continue reading →
The Society for the Environment is a Coventry-based body responsible for the registration of Environment Professionals within the UK. They are the custodian of the Chartered Environmentalist and Registered Environmental Technician registers and since 2004 have established a sound platform … Continue reading →
The Competition invites young entrepreneurs aged 15-35 from around the world to submit their innovative ideas and projects with a societal impact that champions and implements one or more of the 17 SDGs. The Youth Citizen Entrepreneurship Competition is a … Continue reading →
UNA-UK has launched a new report ‘Sustainable Development Goals: From promise to practice‘. The publication sets out how to take forward the UN’s new global development agenda, which began in January 2016. “Parliamentarians, civil society organisations, the private sector, members … Continue reading →
Article by Dr Jacob Z. Dalgaard University of Warwick, Coventry, England, UK. jzeuthendalgaard@gmail.com It is now evident that climate change is real, and that it is happening at an alarming rate (1-3). The Arctic, Antarctic and glaciers all over … Continue reading →
CoventryCAN is a network of organisations, groups, clubs, teams and people based in and around Coventry. All of us participate in at least one action that helps promote sustainability. From those of us that cycle instead of drive to those of that are … Continue reading →
Coventry is celebrating Go Green Week on 6 to 12 March, and Coventry Climate Action Network will be taking part. Go Green Week is about promoting everything sustainable/environment/green to all organisations, students and residents of Coventry. It is being organised in partnership … Continue reading →
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is an agency of United Nations and coordinates its environmental activities, assisting developing countries in implementing environmentally sound policies and practices. Its headquarters are in the Gigiri neighborhood of Nairobi, Kenya. UNEP also has … Continue reading →
At his final press conference in Geneva, UN Deputy Director-General Jan Ericsson was asked why the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) did not include the measurement of corruption in member states. He confessed he knew nothing about this index. References http://www.transparency.org/research/cpi/overview … Continue reading →