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@QueensCanopy
On Wednesday 20th March The Duke of Sussex will join schoolchildren from @stvincentsacton as they take part in a tree planting project in...
@KensingtonRoyal
Mar 16, 2019
Nigeria's $100,000 Prize for Science
To advance scientific solutions to a prescribed problem afflicting Nigeria. The 2019 competition theme is: Climate Change: Erosion,...

RCS Ottawa
Mar 3, 2019


Incredible work from @KidsVplastic
Incredible work from @KidsVplastic - this is amazing! 65,890 pieces of single-use plastic picked up to-date. It's been abt 3 years...
@queenscomtrust
Feb 26, 2019


@CWGC cemetery damage
RT @HemaJaradah: Staff of #Gaza Strip doing the necessary maintenance works at the @CWGC Deir El-Belah #Egyptian cemetery, after damage...
@CWGC
Feb 16, 2019


Grocery bags and other trash could be melted down to yield useful products.
A new chemical process could turn a quarter of our plastic waste into clean fuel. The world’s landfill sites and oceans are being flooded...
MIT Tech Review
Feb 12, 2019


Self-driving cars could make city congestion worse
If you think traffic in cities is bad now, just wait until autonomous vehicles arrive, cruising around to avoid paying pricey parking...
MIT Tech Review
Feb 12, 2019


Water: going, going, gone
There are 700 million people on this planet without access to clean drinking water and if we don't start making big changes, that number...
Quartz
Feb 12, 2019


Cape Town delayed its Day Zero but South Africa’s water woes are far from over.
This time a year ago Cape Town’s residents were in panic over tightening water restrictions as it looked to become the world’s first...
Quartz
Jan 20, 2019


Ocean warming is accelerating faster than thought.
Scientists say the world’s oceans are warming far more quickly than previously thought, a finding with dire implications for climate...
New York times
Jan 19, 2019


Falling total fertility rate should be welcomed, Oxford expert says ...
Artificial intelligence, migration, and a healthier old age, means countries no longer need booming populations to hold their own, and...
The Guardian
Jan 18, 2019


A Swiss start up will turn carbon dioxide into stone.
If the world is to keep global average temperatures from rising by more than 1.5°C or 2°C it will need to suck carbon dioxide emissions...

RCS Ottawa
Jan 15, 2019


The #Commonwealth
The #Commonwealth: 53 countries working together to: Promote #democracy Celebrate #diversity Boost #trade Promote #genderequality Create...
@commonwealthsec
Dec 18, 2018
New #Commonwealth Blue Charter Champion country
Efforts to protect the #ocean have received a major boost with the announcement that Seychelles will lead a Commonwealth #BlueCharter...
@commonwealthsec
Dec 7, 2018


Do we need to fix recycling?
Recycling persists not because it’s efficient (it isn’t) or effective (it’s much less so than we think) but because we are obligated to...
The Walrus
Dec 5, 2018


Even if the US never used a plastic straw again, it would barely make a dent
"A drop in the ocean" - Straws account for no more than 0.2% of US plastic waste That doesn’t mean Starbucks is wrong to plan to ditch...
Quartz
Dec 3, 2018


The world’s biggest farms pollute more than any oil company
The world’s biggest meat and dairy operations combined pump more greenhouse gas into Earth’s warming atmosphere than any one of the...

RCS Ottawa
Dec 3, 2018


IPCC Report on Climate Change
“Governments agreed on the 1.5°C goal in Paris in 2015 and knew exactly—and without any further IPCC assessment—that this would mean...

RCS Ottawa
Dec 3, 2018


Small States - Development
The small states of the #Commonwealth could be losing out on $4.5 billion of overseas development assistance, a preliminary Commonwealth...
@commonwealthsec
Nov 27, 2018
#PrinceHarry will unveil the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy at Pile Valley
Heading to #FraserIsland #Queensland #Australia #PrinceHarry will unveil the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy at Pile Valley. Visit Lake...
@theroyaleditor
Oct 26, 2018


#Commonwealth’s Climate Finance Access Hub
The #Commonwealth’s Climate Finance Access Hub (#CommonwealthCFAH) assists member countries untangle the red tape around climate...
@commonwealthsec
Oct 19, 2018
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