Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

McDonald’s addressed the environmental issue of plastic pollution by replacing their straws with paper alternatives. However, these new straws weren’t recyclable, whereas the plastic straws were. McDonald’s straws were still contributing to our waste problem using a linear economy rather than a circular one.

Business Energy Monitoring 148

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Plastics Building Energy Monitoring 148

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

McDonald’s addressed the environmental issue of plastic pollution by replacing their straws with paper alternatives. However, these new straws weren’t recyclable, whereas the plastic straws were. McDonald’s straws were still contributing to our waste problem using a linear economy rather than a circular one.

Business Energy Monitoring 78

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Plastics Building Energy Monitoring 78

Grist

MARCH 8, 2021

The IMO aims to reduce total shipping emissions by at least 50 percent from 2008 levels by 2050, and to completely decarbonize ships by the end of this century. OH, is primarily used to make chemicals for plastics, paints, and cosmetics. The policy is accelerating efforts to test, pilot, and scale up more sustainable fuels. “A

Carbon-neutral 141

Carbon-neutral Carbon Natural gas Fossil fuels 141

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

OCTOBER 19, 2014

The examples she gave of incubator graduates was mind-boggling: An irrigation system based on the structure of a giraffe’s neck, a way to eliminate pharmaceuticals in water, crystal nanotubes that reduce EV charging time to a couple minutes, plastics made from methane. The plastic forks we use just in the U.S. The problem?

Incubators 40

Incubators Incubators Climate change Plastics 40

Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 11, 2020

They require little water and attention to grow and can survive perfectly fine on waste. Lab-grown meat dramatically cuts back on carbon emissions , methane emissions, water consumption and land use. Imagine tomatoes that can survive in the barren wastes of the Sahara. Is lab-grown meat better for the environment? Absolutely.

Solar Energy Monitor 78

Solar Energy Monitor Organic Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 78

Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

The Fundamentals of Circular Packaging (Workshop): An increase in consumer awareness, corporate engagement and regulatory action has led more companies to set ambitious goals to reduce and reimagine their use of plastics and packaging. Thanks to new regulatory incentives and technologies, the carbontech market is now taking off.

Building Energy Monitoring 52

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 52

Sustainability Consulting

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The last decline in CO2 emissions was during the 2008 recession. In addition, during his time in the Senate, Biden co-sponsored the Ocean-Dumping Ban Act of 1988 , which prohibited dumping sewage, sludge and industrial waste. Methane is a greenhouse gas more potent than CO2, although it has a shorter lifespan in the environment.

Climate change 52

Climate change Fossil fuels Methane Pollution 52