U.K. Lays Out Plans for Net-Zero Ahead of COP26 The U.K. government has released their Net Zero Strategy only a few weeks before they will host the UN Climate Change Conference, COP26, in Glasgow. The 360-page ‘landmark’ document sets out exactly how the U.K. plans to reach their net-zero by 2050 commitment. They are the first major economy to commit this into law, and beyond solving […]
The Sustainable Development Goals: Safe Water, Clean Energy Play it Green is counting down the days until the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, by looking at their Sustainable Development Goals. Today, we talk about Goals 6 and 7, to provide safe water and clean energy to all. Currently, billions of people around the world are living without access to safe […]
The Sustainable Development Goals: Tackling Inequalities COP26 is only a few weeks away, and Play it Green is marking the occasion by looking at the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals. This week we’re going to do things a little differently and look at a few of the goals together, all with the same underlying purpose; to tackle inequality. By […]
Sustainable Development Goal No. 3 – Good Health and Well-Being Play It Green has been marking the run up to COP26 by looking at the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, or ‘SDGs’, not only to help you understand why they’re important but also to help you learn how to become part of the solution. Goal number 3, good health and well-being for all, is likely […]
Sustainable Development Goal 2 - Zero Hunger In the run-up to COP26, Play It Green’s sustainability news is focusing on the United Nations Sustainable Development goals to help people to better understand the goals. We will look at why they are important, what the goals are and how successful we have been as a global collective in achieving these goals! […]
Sustainable Development Goal No. 1 – End Poverty Most people have heard of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs, but did you know that there are seventeen goals? The Sustainable Development Goals, are a set of 17 interconnected global goals intended to serve as a “blueprint for achieving a better and more sustainable future for all.” The United Nations […]
Cop26 – What is it and does it matter? From October 31st to 12th November in Glasgow, Scotland, the next round of United Nations climate talks known as COP26 take place. Billed as a ‘test of global solidarity between the world’s rich and poor and the most important climate talks since the Paris Agreement was signed in 2015’ one of the key aims […]
The Humble Bee Did you know that there are approximately 20,000 species of bees on the planet, and they are thought to be the most important insect pollinators? The thousands of bee species all have distinct flight patterns and floral preferences, and many have coevolved with flowers to the point where their body sizes and behaviours almost […]
How can I be more sustainable? Sustainable Certifications. People often ask how can I be more sustainable? Well, it’s a journey that won’t happen overnight, but Play It Green is here to act as your guide to a better planet. On your journey to a more sustainable future, one of the biggest impacts you can have is to change your buying […]
What are the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals? You may have heard the words Sustainable Development Goals or SDGs mentioned when talk comes around to sustainability, but do you know what they are and why they were created? The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), sometimes known as the Global Goals, are a set of 17 interconnected global goals aimed at creating a “blueprint […]
Eden Reforestation Projects – A Year in Review Our partner Eden Reforestation Projects has seen a year of unprecedented growth and in this week’s news, we look at their last year. Eden’s mission is to offer the dignity of fair employment to people living in impoverished communities, who then become transformational agents of global forest restoration. Their global restoration network is […]