Chipotle's silence on sustainability practices make it a target for CSR advocates
Chipotle is copping flack on all sides for refusing to demonstrate that its claims regarding GMOs and other sustainable practices are supported by fact and action Sometimes life does imitate art. Last year, Chipotle Mexican Grill, the fast-growing burrito and taco chain, produced an internet comedy series called Farmed and Dangerous to satirize industrial agriculture. […]
Plenty to worry about regarding Britain’s close relationship with China | Letters
Did I hear Sajid Javid say in the Commons that no government can control the market price of steel? Of course they can. The Chinese government has just dramatically reduced the price by dumping. The Saudi government in the past raised the price of oil by restricting supply. It is called power, or monopoly, and […]
Michael Meacher’s impressive environmental legacy | Letters
Your obituary of Michael Meacher (22 October) underplays his significant contribution to the promotion of genuinely green policies. I worked as a specialist researcher for Michael in the nine months running up to the 1997 general election landslide win for Labour, preparing policy papers as he advanced the cause of sustainability as shadow environmental protection […]
Paris climate summit: 'sprint needed' to secure emissions deal in December
Observers say draft text shows countries close to consensus after Bonn talks to hammer out final details of global agreement on greenhouse gas emissions Governments working on the proposed new global deal on climate change, to be agreed this December, must step up their efforts after a slow week of talks produced little progress, observers […]
It’s true women don’t like fracking. I want to change that | Averil Macdonald
I was criticised for my comments saying women react differently to men because of their understanding of science. Here’s what we should do I have spent my career communicating to people about the importance and excitement of science in their daily lives and hopefully inspiring younger people, particularly girls, to study and build careers in […]
Obama's carbon reduction plan under attack from 24 states and Republicans
Coal groups and almost half of US states sued EPA for rules on cutting power plant pollution, as congressmen prepare to overturn crux of climate change plan Twenty-four states have filed lawsuits against Barack Obama’s rules for cutting carbon pollution from power plants, the first wave of a much-anticipated legal and political onslaught against his […]
TTIP: EU negotiators appear to break environmental pledge in leaked draft
As Miami talks wind up, environmental safeguards are ‘virtually non-existent’ in trade deal negotiating text for sustainable development, lawyers say The EU appears to have broken a promise to reinforce environmental protections in a leaked draft negotiating text submitted in the latest round of TTIP talks in Miami.. In January, the bloc promised to safeguard […]
Inside the General Mills roadmap to a sustainable food future
General Mills recently announced a commitment to cut its emissions by 28% in the next 10 years. Other companies can, and should, do the same Office sustainability challenges: send us your tips, tales and secrets from the front lines As the UN Climate Conference in Paris approaches, all eyes will be on government leaders as […]
Chris Mullin on Michael Meacher: he never lost his radical streak or his infectious good humour
Michael Meacher was my friend and colleague for more than 30 years. We were on the same side in the ferocious struggle for the soul of the Labour party in the late 1970s, and later served together as ministers in Tony Blair’s government. Michael combined a razor-sharp intellect and boyish charm with an engaging naivety […]
Are fossil fuel companies using IEA predictions to talk up demand? | Karl Mathiesen
International Energy Agency projections have consistently failed to track the huge growth of renewables – yet many fossil fuel companies present their figures as fact International Energy Agency (IEA) projections that show the world will continue its heavy reliance on fossil fuels deep into this century are uncertain and being used to mislead governments and […]