Category: Environment
Mirrors Partners With Success Academy
The Mirrors Programme announced a collaborative partnership with Success Academy, noting that “Success Academy has been actively volunteering in the Mirrors Programme’s Field of Learning Garden and will continue to do so on a weekly basis as part of a tailored curriculum designed especially for them.” “We are thrilled to welcome... Read more of this article
Triangle Events To Be Environmentally Friendly
The 2024 Chubb Bermuda Triangle Challenge said they are “turning over a new leaf and doing our part to go green with support from our Official Sustainability Partner, Aspen Bermuda Limited, alongside Keep Bermuda Beautiful and the Bermuda Zoological Society.” The official programme stated, “All of us are feeling and seeing the effects... Read more of this article
Youth Delegation Represents Bermuda At COP28
The Bermuda Youth Delegation attended COP28 in Dubai, marking Bermudas first-ever youth delegate representation at the 28th United Nations Conference of the Parties [COP28]. Historic Participation in Global Climate Dialogue A spokesperson said, “In a groundbreaking development, the Youth Delegation of Bermuda, led by Noelle Young, marked Bermudas... Read more of this article
Irbisio Green Fund Launches With $100M Target
The Irbisio Green Energy Fund is officially launching, aiming “to provide an integrated approach to clean technology infrastructure investing.” A spokesperson said, “Irbisio Green Energy Fund is launching today to provide an integrated approach to clean technology infrastructure investing. With an initial target of $100 million to... Read more of this article
PwC Sponsors Eve’s Pond Nature Reserve
PwC Bermuda has committed to a five year, $73,000 sponsorship of Eve’s Pond Nature Reserve in Hamilton Parish. A spokesperson said, “The 3.4 acre nature reserve, just west of Shelly Bay on North Shore Road, belongs jointly to the Bermuda Audubon Society and the Bermuda National Trust as part of their Buy Back Bermuda partnership. It was opened... Read more of this article
Bacardi Completes Hydrogen-Fueled Glass Bottle
Bermuda headquartered Bacardi has “successfully completed the world’s first commercial production of a glass spirits bottle fueled by hydrogen in a trial that took place earlier this month.” A spokesperson said, “Bacardi worked with premium glassmaker, Hrastnik1860, to pioneer new technology that powered a glass furnace with hydrogen... Read more of this article
Bermuda TV Episode Wins Southcoast Emmy
A television episode of PBS Changing Seas titled “Bermuda: Life at Ocean’s Edge” has won a Suncoast Regional Emmy Award. The episode focuses on Bermuda’s reefs and shipwrecks and features island-based researchers and scientists from the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, the Living Reefs Foundation, and the Bermuda Department of Environment... Read more of this article
DENR Host Course On Cleaning Up Oil Spills
The Pollution Control Section of the Department of Environment & Natural Resources [DENR] recently hosted a course for the Bermuda Government, KBB, and colleagues from four UK Overseas Territories in the Caribbean on how to clean a shoreline oil spill. A Government spokesperson said, ”Dr Edward Owens, an expert in the field who has provided... Read more of this article
Phase 2 Consultations Begin For EVolve Bermuda
The Ministry of Transport is advancing to the second phase of consultations and public feedback to “establish a comprehensive policy framework to help ensure that the Island is prepared for the global vehicle market’s transition to electric vehicles whilst proactively addressing the challenge of vehicle emissions,” and the “initiative... Read more of this article
Youth Delegation Arrives In Dubai For COP28
Bermuda’s Youth Delegation – Noelle Young, Zayne Sinclair, Malachi Symonds, Olly Cherry, William Campbell, and Isaiah Fraser – has arrived in Dubai for the YOUNGA World Conference during COP28. A spokesperson said, “Bermuda’s youth delegation has arrived in Dubai for the YOUNGA World Conference during COP28, and their... Read more of this article
Govt Publish ‘Bermuda Difference’ White Paper
The Government published a white paper — “The Bermuda Difference Bringing expertise, resource, and finance to the world’s biggest challenge” – in advance of the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai. A Government spokesperson said, “The Government of Bermuda is pleased to be represented at the COP28 summit in... Read more of this article
Local Filmmaker To Screen Whales Films
[Written by Stephen Wright] Whale researcher Andrew Stevenson will screen his two award-winning documentaries, ‘Where the Whales Sing’ and ‘The Secret Lives of the Humpbacks’ at the Speciality Cinema and Grill in Hamilton on Monday [December 4]. It will be the first time both documentaries are screened back-to-back, starting at 6.30 pm, with... Read more of this article
BEST & College To Hold Eco Lunch & Learn
BEST [Bermuda Environmental Sustainability Taskforce] and Bermuda College will hold an Eco Lunch & Learn series presentation tomorrow [Nov 30] featuring Aaron Critchlow, the founder of Bermuda Is Love. A spokesperson said, “BEST and Bermuda College are pleased to invite the community to attend their second presentation of the Eco Lunch &... Read more of this article
Bacardi Reducing Plastic In Gift Packs
Bacardi has announced its commitment to not only eliminate single-use plastic from its gift packs but also reduce the number of cardboard gift boxes for certain brands. A spokesperson said, “Family-owned Bacardi has announced that it is not only cutting single-use plastic from its gift packs, it will also now reduce the number of cardboard gift... Read more of this article
BioQuest Aims To Help Biodiversity Conservation
BioQuest, powered by CariGenetics, officially launched on the 25th of November, marking a “significant step forward in Bermuda’s biodiversity conservation efforts.” A spokesperson said, “BioQuest is a new, innovative philanthropic NGO focused on biodiversity conservation using genomics, starting with Bermuda’s signature species,... Read more of this article
Third Annual BUEI Youth Climate Summit
[Written by Leeya Jeremy] The third annual BUEI Youth Climate Summit took place during November 15-17,2023. The summit was officially introduced the week prior, on Friday the 10th, and continued on the 15th. Each of the four days focused on one of the three summit tracks: Conservation, Sustainability, and Climate Justice. The first two days were taken... Read more of this article
