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EU banks have poured €256 billion into sectors that threaten nature and climate
A new report shows that some of the largest banks based in the EU provided a staggering 22.1% of total global credit between 2016 and early 2023 to big players in sectors that put nature at risk.
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The financial sector is undermining the EU’s efforts to tackle nature destruction
The European Union presents itself as a role model in tackling biodiversity loss. But EU banks and finance institutions are bankrolling nature destruction on a global scale.
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The deals behind Temu: its hidden environmental price and climate silence
It has become common practice for major e-commerce companies to disclose their climate impacts and make a climate and renewable energy commitment. It is time for Temu, arguably one of the world’s most popular e-commerce companies in the current market, to join them.
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In China, Singles’ Day consumerism generates stress, but there’s no escape from e-commerce platforms
E-commerce platforms are big in China, but consumers are sick of it. It's about time these platforms move beyond the bottom line and think about their responsibilities to both the consumer and the environment.
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Does nature really end where cities begin?
#UrbanOctober is exploring how to create safe, clean, resilient cities with nature and life at the centre.
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10 environmental challenges in Spain from above
As big polluters plunge the world deeper into climate disaster, we take a closer look at the environmental challenges in one country, Spain, together with possible solutions.