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Etsy takes aim at shipping and packaging in setting 2030 net-zero goal

GreenBiz

Etsy takes aim at shipping and packaging in setting 2030 net-zero goal. 31, 2020, which it files annually with the U.S. million sellers with more than 85 million items available for sale, as of December 2020. From 2018 to 2020, our energy use for computing decreased by 23 percent. Deonna Anderson. Tue, 03/16/2021 - 05:00.

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Here's how Tetra Pak plans to improve circularity of its packaging

GreenBiz

Here's how Tetra Pak plans to improve circularity of its packaging. If you’ve ever drank juice from a carton package, it may have been supplied by Tetra Pak, a multinational food processing and packaging company. Our packages offer a lower carbon footprint when compared to other alternatives.”. Thu, 09/17/2020 - 18:59.

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Joint venture aims to create Norway’s first dedicated sorting plant to enable plastic packaging circularity

Envirotec Magazine

Technology and recycling equipment firm TOMRA has signed a majority ownership agreement with Plastretur, the Norwegian Producer Responsibility Organisation for recycling plastic packaging. The companies will pair up to create a plastic packaging sorting plant located in Norway.

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Circular economy startups compete at Circularity 2020, taking on shoes to shelf-life

GreenBiz

Circular economy startups compete at Circularity 2020, taking on shoes to shelf-life. Mon, 08/31/2020 - 01:00. Infinity Goods has partnerships with local Colorado producers, which have agreed to reuse their packaging through the platform, fostering a local, waste-free circular economy. Holly Secon.

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The Solar Singularity: 2020 Update (Part 2)

GreenTechMedia

Numerous new EV models became available in 2019 and 2020, and global markets showed strong sales for 2019 and early 2020. But some forecasts show EV sales slumping up to 43 percent in 2020 year-over-year, so 2020 is sure to be a serious blip in the overall growth story. In the U.S., and globally.

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2020: Europe’s Energy Transition in 5 Trends

GreenTechMedia

Here's an outline of the most important trends of 2020, starting with the emergence of a green hope from the disaster of the coronavirus pandemic. Then 2020 did what 2020 has been wont to do and messed things up. By the end of 2020, all of Europe’s oil majors had made long-term climate commitments. The €1.8

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Europe's wind sector weathers pandemic with €43bn investment in 2020

Business Green

UK leads the way as Europe's onshore and offshore wind sector sees investment grow 70 per cent, despite Covid-19 disruption. However, France and Germany saw the most investment in new onshore wind capacity. The revision of the EU Renewables Directive in the 'Fit for 55' package needs to tackle this.

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