Lauren Richards @L_r_n_r

Journalist & Assistant Editor @impakterdotcom | Most likely in a cafe right now. London Joined August 2022

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2 years ago

UK-based #pizza chain, @pizzapilgrims, is the latest to join the Zero Carbon Forum. @forum_carbon is a non-profit driving #sustainability & #decarbonisation in the #hospitality industry. More on the restaurant's green #innovations & journey to #NetZero👇 buff.ly/3YqioVD

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2 years ago

As warmer temperatures & #extremeweather pose potential challenges to #viticulture, the #Champagne industry is finding ways to adapt, futureproof the sector & reduce its #impact. Here's how #climatechange could affect the region & its #wine. 👇👇👇 buff.ly/44dEUm3

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2 years ago

Analysing @NASA #satellite data, a new @Nature study has found that 56% of the world’s #oceans have changed colour over the past 20 years. But what’s behind the greening & what’s #ClimateChange got to do with it? More on ocean colour & #phytoplankton👇 buff.ly/3KqblXf

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2 years ago

Scientists think that #CrawfordLake in Canada may hold evidence that we’re already living in the #Anthropocene. A proposed new #geological epoch marked by modern humanity's #impact. What does this mean? What’s an #epoch? And what’s in the lake? 👇👇👇 buff.ly/3OjeGd6

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2 years ago

You’re on #Mars, looking back home to #Earth. How do you feel? These simple images of the Moon orbiting Earth by @esa Mars Express might be similar to what you’d see through binoculars as a human traveller to Mars 🔗esa.int/Science_Explor…

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2 years ago

A new report by the @UNSDSN provides an update on the #SDG progress at the midpoint of the #2030Agenda. The implementation of the SDGs, the report finds, is falling behind schedule, with none of the goals on track to be achieved globally by 2030. 👇 buff.ly/3NCNqoh

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2 years ago

#Germany's new #CarbonContractsforDifference program will provide €50 billion to businesses facing substantial #CleanEnergy costs. It is expected to save 350m tons of carbon emissions over the next 15 years. Read more about Germany's #CCfD program: buff.ly/3poCyCb

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2 years ago

Today is World #rainforest day Covering just 6% of the Earth's surface, rainforests are home to half of the world's plant and animal species. Let's take action to protect them! #biodiversity buff.ly/43Uit5K

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2 years ago

In what @TheWorlds50Best called “a historic day for #Peruvian gastronomy,” #Lima's Central was named the world's best restaurant 2023. Its menu invites guests to explore #Peru’s biodiverse #ecosystems at different altitudes. Find out more about Central👇 buff.ly/42XEmQn

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2 years ago

Often due to late-stage diagnosis, #lungcancer has one of the lowest survival rates in the #UK and each year, there are around 48,500 new cases. To fight lung cancer, the government now launched a free #lungcancerscreening program. Read more: buff.ly/3JwIwIb

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2 years ago

#BlackMirror is back with its 6th season. Some #spoilers ahead... But mostly just food for thought on some of the potential reflections of #humanity you might come across in this latest installment. More about the "mind-bending anthology series."👇 buff.ly/3XswpkZ

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2 years ago

In a world where #Sustainability is being #greenwashed by governments and corporations, sustainability has become #unsustainable in the timeframe that we have. Could a new ethos of “Restrainability” change this? 👇 buff.ly/43Rsvoh

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2 years ago

According to a recent survey conducted at the @Yale CEO Summit, 42% of CEOs believe #AI has the potential to destroy humanity within the next five to ten years. The survey included responses from CEOs of 119 companies, including #Walmart & #CocaCola. 👇 buff.ly/3Jk4qyb

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2 years ago

The #PowerGrid brings #RenewableEnergy to our homes but not in the most efficient or consistent manner. Here's how the electricity grid can be upgraded and improved to accelerate our transition to #cleanenergy buff.ly/3JhGH1F

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2 years ago

In addressing the wide swath of discrimination, much of the focus on #GenderEquality has been on economic & social issues. But there are other aspects where differentiated treatment needs to be taken into account, both in terms of opportunity & risk. 👇 buff.ly/445hI9Y

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2 years ago

Thousands of years ago, hilltop woodlands were lost in the Scottish #Highlands due to overgrazing and habitat loss. Now, researchers from the #UofSterling documented 11 new altitudinal records for tree species in Britain. #HighMountainTrees Read more: buff.ly/3Jd8Jvm

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2 years ago

In 2023, #SubSaharanAfrica is set to become the region with the most young people (0-14) in the world. What does this shift mean for #Africa and the world? 👇 #InternationalDayoftheAfricanChild buff.ly/42Keyaj

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2 years ago

In recent years, there has been an unprecedented rise in #orca boat “attacks” off the #Iberian coast. What happened from the #sailors' perspective? And what do #experts think could be motivating them? Read more below. 👇👇👇 buff.ly/43M5Mdo

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2 years ago

The @UN has published a new policy brief warning against the dangers of #misinformation , #disinformation and #HateSpeech spread online. But what are the #dangers of such threats to #InformationIntegrity ? Read on below to find out more 👇👇👇 buff.ly/3pjkx8i

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2 years ago

In 2015, the parties to the Paris Agreement set out to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. In the last few weeks, the global average temperature overshot this threshold for the fourth time. Have we run out of time? buff.ly/3CCJ0IW