Rebecca Herbert

Occupation:
Climate Activist

#TiredEarth environmental journalist

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Nationality: NL
October 06, 2020
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Could green hydrogen stocks save the environment?

Despite the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, climate change has barely been off the front page t...

September 12, 2021
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Government ‘needs to legislate for consistent recycling labelling’ – OPRL

OPRL, the UK’s world-leading resources and recycling not-for-profit, is today (8 September) launchin...

September 12, 2021
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Sunlight can break down marine plastic into tens of thousands of chemical compounds

Sunlight was once thought to only fragment plastics in the marine environment into smaller particles...

September 12, 2021
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Well-designed urban environment can be beneficial for people’s wellbeing just as natural surrounding...

Stepping patterns become slower and more variable if a person is uncomfortable with their surroundin...

September 12, 2021
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How carbon offsetting works

Experts question efficiency and effectiveness of unregulated schemes that allegedly cancel out trave...

September 07, 2021
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The Disastrous Environmental Impact of Bitcoin and Cryptocurrency

Each year, mining bitcoin uses up 91 terra-watt hours of electricity, which is more than the nations...

September 07, 2021
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More than 200 health journals call for urgent action on climate crisis

Editorial in publications worldwide urges leaders to take measures to stop ‘greatest threat to publi...

September 07, 2021
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Social cost of plastic made in 2019 is more than India’s GDP, says WWF report

Societies are failing to account for the full cost of plastic’s life cycle, the report says.

September 06, 2021
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Indigenous leaders push new target to curb Amazon deforestation

Just under 50 percent of Amazon basin is under some form of protection, but advocates say pressure i...

September 06, 2021

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