Tag: EndFossilFuels

The Global South can be a Renewable Superpower

According to the RMI every fifth country in the Global South already has a higher mix of renewables than the Global North. What’s more it controls 70% of global solar and wind resources and 50% of critical minerals.

Posted on 21 October 2024

World Powered by 50% Renewables on the Horizon

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA) nearly half of the world’s electricity demand will be met by renewables by 2030.

However, the IEA said that the growth still falls short of the target set at the COP28 climate summit (let alone our Paris Agreement target of limiting warming to 1.5 degrees), … … Read on …

Posted on 17 October 2024

Carbon Capture and Overconfidence in Climate Overshoot Exposed

A recent study published in the science journal, Nature, has revealed the truth in the myth of climate overshoot.

Ever since the Paris agreement of 2015 set targets for staying below 1.5 degrees, a myth which would appease fossil fuel interests was created: That we could overshoot the 1.5 target and … … Read on …

Posted on 14 October 2024

Naked Paper Sustainable Toilet Roll

An Ethical Consumer Best Buy for it’s unbleached recycled paper and FSC-certified bamboo rolls, Naked Paper (formerly Naked Sprout) produce the UK’s most sustainable loo roll, with a 50% smaller climate footprint than other eco brands.

No bleach. No harsh chemicals. No plastic.

No fossil fuels are used to manufacture Naked Paper products. Their factory is powered … … Read on …