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Greenwashing terms to avoid at any cost

GreenBiz

Steer clear of this lingo (and use other terms with care). Want to be true in advertising, earn trust and avoid lawsuits?

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Upcycling of materials should be the priority for EV batteries

Envirotec Magazine

An exploded view of an EV battery: Researchers have demonstrated a method to upcycle end-of-life battery waste into materials that can be used for ‘next generation’ battery cathodes. In this latest work, his team has used the recovered material from end-of-life EV batteries to synthesize compounds with a disordered rocksalt (DRX) structure.

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New report highlights role of ecoacoustics in monitoring wildlife

Envirotec Magazine

A new report seems to reveal that Ecoacoustic Bird Survey (EBS) methods increase the detection of bird species, and should be used in combination with Traditional Bird Surveys (TBS). However, there have been no studies that compare the results of EBS with the transect surveys as normally used for EIA in the UK.

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Don’t bet the farm on forests and soils?

Envirotec Magazine

National climate strategies set out how countries plan to reduce emissions, for example by phasing out fossil-fuel use, to get to net-zero in 2050. With progress on reducing emissions stalling at COP27, the researchers call for the reporting requirements on long-term national climate plans to be urgently strengthened.

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New approach to monitoring freshwater quality can identify sources of pollution, and predict their effects

Envirotec Magazine

The source of pollutants in rivers and freshwater lakes can now be identified using a comprehensive new water quality analysis, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge and Trent University, Canada. Water quality is strongly determined by the diversity of organic matter dissolved in it – termed ‘chemodiversity.’

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The rise of on-farm AD: Seven benefits of biogas

Envirotec Magazine

This biogas can then be used to produce heat and electrical power via a CHP engine or upgraded to biomethane and injected into the gas grid or used to power vehicles, including tractors. Marc McElhinney is Managing Director of GFD. But balancing a reduction in carbon emissions with the need for profit isn’t always easy.

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Emergency authorisation of bee-killing pesticide is a “deathblow” says charity group

Envirotec Magazine

(Text: The Wildlife Trusts) On 18th January 2024, the UK Government’s Farming Minister, Mark Spencer, approved ‘emergency’ authorisation for the use of the highly damaging neonicotinoid, Thiamethoxam, on sugar beet for the fourth year in a row. Today’s decision will put the health of UK rivers at even further risk.

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