What is COP? COP stands for ‘Conference of the Parties’ and is a mechanism for decision making around the interconnected challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and desertification. Each of these issues have dedicated meetings or ‘COPs’ to bring key parties together to measure progress and negotiate the… Read More »What’s going on at COP29?
This week marks Global Goals week – a campaign to accelerate action that will progress the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs are a set of targets unanimously agreed by all United Nations Member States in 2015, with the aim of delivering peace and prosperity for people… Read More »Supporting the sustainable development goals
September 5th marked 2024 Plastics Overshoot Day. This is the point in the year when the amount of plastic waste that has been generated exceeds the capability of waste management systems to handle it. As a result surplus plastic waste begins to build up and pollute environments. This is… Read More »plastics overshoot day
The first ever World Earth Day was in 1970, with a mission to “diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide”. It continues to do this by engaging with thousands of partners globally to drive positive action for the planet. The Earth Day movement is a practical one,… Read More »Earth day 2024: 5 key questions answered
A key theme of London Climate Action week was the shift to a circular economy. Find out more about how you can support this movement to a system in which people and planet can thrive.
We’ve put together some useful tips that you can use to make the most of the materials and possessions you already own, and collated some questions that you can ask before you buy something new to make sure you are reducing the impact of your decision on the planet.
