Pelecanus NEWS #10 June 1 2020

Here are the news topics we cover in this week's episode. We got some pretty big stories here. All Pelecanus podcasts can be found on Soundcloud, iTunes, Spotify and at Pelecanus.org Big Money o China to allocate $57bn to environmental protection § https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-environment-budget/china-to-allocate-57-billion-to-environment-protection-idUSKBN22Y0BU o EU pledges to raise €20bn a year to boost biodiversity § https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/may/20/eu-pledges-20bn-a-year-on-boosting-biodiversity-aoe o World’s biggest wealth fund dumps $3billion in fossil fuels, drops major Brazil miner from its portfolio § https://finance.yahoo.com/news/world-biggest-wealth-fund-extends-054842550.html · Innovations o Coca-Cola and Carlsberg introduce plant-based bottles that degrade in a year § https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/coke-carlsberg-plant-based-bottles-a4443886.html o Engineers develop near-zero emissions engine technology § https://techxplore.com/news/2020-05-near-zero-emissions-technology.html § Southwest Research Institute engineers have developed the next generation of clean diesel engine technology to reduce hazardous nitrogen oxides (NOx) and carbon dioxide emissions while minimizing § https://www.csiro.au/en/News/News-releases/2020/Scientists-successfully-develop-heat-resistant-coral-to-fight-bleaching · Drawdown o Equinor, Shell and Total sign off on building world’s first carbon capture network § https://www.rechargenews.com/transition/equinor-shell-and-total-sign-off-on-building-worlds-first-carbon-capture-network/2-1-810005 o The largest solar project in the US gets green light § https://e360.yale.edu/digest/the-largest-solar-project-in-the-u-s-gets-green-light · COVID Updates o Daily global CO2 emissions ‘cut to 2006 levels’ during height of COVID § https://www.carbonbrief.org/daily-global-co2-emissions-cut-to-2006-levels-during-height-of-coronavirus-crisis