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Which countries are winning the war on waste?

Envirotec Magazine

Despite a 12% reduction over the last five years, Turkey is still sending 88% of its waste to landfill. The Green Dot system is just one of these, where manufacturers and retailers pay for a green sticker on products, showing that a fee has been paid to fund its recycling. One contributor is its regional waste management centres.

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A New Year’s resolution for Bill Gates

GreenBiz

We still do that sort of work but reaching for our telescopes — to track the trajectories of entire constellations of economic actors, with an eye to spurring systemic change. I had a fascinating early exchange with John Brunner, author of "Jagged Orbit" and "Stand on Zanzibar."

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In D.C. Defamation Trial, Climatologist Michael Mann Confronts the Climate Deniers Who Maligned His Work

DeSmogBlog

Twelve years after he sued two climate deniers for defamation, climate scientist Michael Mann took the stand during the second week of the trial against them in Washington, D.C. Steyn made his claims in the National Review, a prominent conservative magazine, and has continued to stand by them.

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Halfway to net zero heaven

Business Green

The UK has cut emissions further and faster than any other major industrialised nation, while still growing its economy 80 per cent since 1990. Global emissions are still rising, and the UK's imported emissions remain stubbornly high. What then of those still high emissions from transport and heating?

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Comment: How the UK can lead the way in carbon management

Envirotec Magazine

While this sounds good in principle, it still does not legislate for scope 3. It only impacts 1,300 organisations, and recent statistics show just 4 percent of companies disclosed in line with all 11 TCFD recommendations. From ‘resource draining’ to ‘resource gaining’.

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Research highlights widespread ignorance of plans to transform recycling system

Envirotec Magazine

New research seems to show that 16 per cent of Brits don’t recycle, with a lack of knowledge about what can and can’t be recycled cited as the most common reason. In fact, recent figures from DEFRA show that the amount of household waste recycled in England fell by 1.5

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Can AI Help Your Cleantech Brand?

Michael Grossman

Whether it’s posting pictures of your team at the water conference booth or uploading a picture of the CEO speaking at this year’s ‘must attend’ event, the goal of adding visuals that show up on social media feeds is to increase interest in your brand while reinforcing your brand’s unique value proposition. The viewer’s mind is focused.

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