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Impact weekly | 007 | 30 June

What’s new?

When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez met Greta Thunberg; Europe sizzles as temperatures reach 45 degrees; Dutch retailer Ahold Delhaize issues $681 million sustainability bond; Oil and gas sector can bring quick win by tackling methane emissions; Electric planes and the next big battery breakthrough; A deep-dive into water sanitation and hygiene (WASH); UN experts say human rights may not survive ‘climate apartheid’.

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Swimming the ‘great Pacific garbage patch’

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The world water crisis explained

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Five things we can do about air pollution

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Impact weekly | 006 | 3 June

What’s new?

How one species’ miraculous come back could save the planet; Climate change resolution at BP AGM passes with 99% support; Unilever claim to have cracked the black plastic recycling problem; Behind Britain’s two week coal-free record; 25 companies trying to save the planet; The teams coming together to tackle water and sanitation problems; “Sin taxes on meat or flying won’t change a climate hypocrite like me”.

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Tornadoes, floods and snow - the US’s extreme weather in pictures

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Veja on how to look for better suppliers

The big question

This Wednesday 5 June is World Environment Day and this year’s theme is ‘air pollution’… but what exactly causes air pollution?

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Join #airweshare and take action on air pollution or set up a ‘street store’ clothes swap

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Impact weekly | 005 | 27 May

What’s new? Join the food-savvy lunch club; Tracking Britain’s coal-free run; Record methane levels pose threat to Paris climate goals, and no-one knows why; Could engineered bacteria be the missing link in energy storage? 100% renewables doesn’t equal zero-carbon; Lab grown diamonds to get sustainability certification; Children are shaming parents for bad recycling. Picture this Seas rise, hope sinks: Tuvalu’s vanishing islands in pictures Watch this Vice Impact: Circularity

The big question Got a question for Greta Thunberg? Now’s your chance to ask her

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Impact weekly | 004 | 19 May

What’s new? India’s groundbreaking plan to keep the planet cool; Uniqulo discloses all garment factories; How our toothbrushes are littering paradise; The Guardian is changing the language it uses about the environment; One man’s fight to save a California tree; Extraordinary thinning of ice sheets revealed; New York tries to fight climate change Picture this This is what capturing four years of climate change looks like Listen to this Sustainababble on the nature crisis and why the UN needs to stop writing reports on the state of the planet The big question If climate change sends us back to the 70’s, would that be so very bad? _______________________________________________ Share the love and forward to a friend | Subscribe

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Impact weekly | 003 | 12 May

What’s new? H&M first fashion chain to list suppliers for every garment; Scientists test radical ways to fix Earth’s climate; A closer look at cows and climate change; A summary of the UN’s report on biodiversity, revealing that one million species at risk of extinction; ‘Climate change’ mentioned in media last month more than almost any other month; and how exposed are Londoners to poor air quality? Got a few minutes? “Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history.” Read the full UN report One to watch Video: How a water company is turning sewage into bricks Listen to this Podcast: Silicon Valley is making gasoline out of thin air The big question Why are the poor hurt by pollution most? _______________________________________________ Share the love and forward to a friend | Subscribe

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Impact weekly | 002 | 5 May

What’s new?

The UK Parliament declared a climate emergency, but what exactly does that mean? Germany to shut its 84 coal-fired power plants by 2018. Major partnership announced supporting enzyme-based plastic recycling tech. The natural world’s emergency in five graphics. Five things you need to know about ‘green jobs’. Meet the people living a low carbon life. Got a minute?

Slow fashion? The Guardian wants to know what the oldest item in your wardrobe is… One to watch

Beyond Meat’s explosive IPO Listen up

Podcast: The rise of ESG investments Picture this

The best infographics on climate change

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Impact weekly | 001 | 28 April

What’s new?

The science behind Extinction Rebellion’s climate change demands; Mark Carney’s timely warning; children’s education in the tropics impacted by climate change; Adidas unveils 100% recyclable shoe; the slow burn towards zero emissions; the paradox of socially responsible investing; we need to totally reinvent politics if we want to fight climate change; the future of food; why California will keep burning; your home delivered meal kit is greener than you thought

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How to save the earth before 2050: a cost effective international strategy

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Finland’s new generation of climate heroes; when David Attenborough sat down with the IMF’s Christine Lagarde

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The art of closing billions in wind and solar deals

The big question

Does the climate change movement have a class problem?

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