[APRIL 22-26] Top 5 Climate Change and Sustainability News of the Week
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Check out the top 5 climate change and sustainability news stories of the week!
The week of April 22-26 brought news such as the great civil protest that calls attention to climate change in Europe, the donation of 1 billion dollars by a Swiss billionaire to protect the planet, the proposal of the city of Medellin to exchange plastic bottles for public transport trips, the presentation of five apps to achieve a sustainable world and a study that reveals the importance of business transformation for a sustainable economy.
News summary:
Extinction rebellion
Far from Peru, an insurgency is taking place that represents a paradigm shift beyond the margins of traditional political institutions. Acting under the name of Extinction Rebellion, it has paralyzed central London for more than a week. More than 1,000 arrests have already been made in a protest considered the largest civil disobedience campaign in the United Kingdom. Source: Peru 21. See note.
Billionaire to donate $1 billion over 10 years to protect the planet's 30%
Swiss-born billionaire Hanjsjörg Wyss will donate $1 billion (about 888 million euros) over the next ten years with the goal of «saving» the planet's 30% by 2030. Source: El Correo. See note.
The Colombian city of Medellin allows the exchange of plastic bottles for public transport rides
Through recycling machines installed in five Medellín Metro stations, in almost a year almost 2.5 million containers have been exchanged for tickets, which represents around 57,000 tickets. Source: Notimerica. See note.
Five innovations for a sustainable world
Discover some of the inventions that could become great allies of sustainable development in the coming years as they are advances that help socio-economic development and are environmentally friendly. Source: Telesur. See note.
81% of companies believe sustainability is more important today than it was five years ago, according to Bain & Company
“Business Transformation for a Sustainable Economy” is the Bain & Company study that reveals that more than 290 multinational companies will triple their efforts and actions over the next five years to achieve transformative sustainability. Source: Europapress. See note.
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