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Policymakers are looking beyond industrial upgrades, and could create favourable conditions for newer, greener steelmaking routes.
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China surges in sustainability ranking fueled by rapid socio‑economic gains amid mixed environmental record
The Asian superpower has climbed faster than other major economies in a global index tracking progress towards the SDGs, largely on the back of development gains that carry environmental trade-offs. Yet, it is taking significant remedial measures, offering “strong prospects for future improvement,” said global sustainable development expert Jeffrey Sachs, who led the report.
Small-scale farmers who underpin Thailand’s lucrative natural rubber industry are under pressure to prepare for the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), due to take effect at the end of the year.
A new study analysed thousands of shoreline litter surveys and other data from more than 100 countries to produce the first global index of macroplastic pollution by type.
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