Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Farming needs to urgently scale and pace the adoption of nature-based solutions for addressing climate change and biodiversity loss or face an uncertain future, warns the Nature Friendly Farming Network, an independent organisation that aims to unite farmers across the UK.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2024

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste has published the first two in a series of ‘Solution Model’ playbooks, to improve the understanding of the many stakeholders across the plastic value chain about what is possible and what else is needed to drive systems change to end plastic waste in the environment and develop a circular economy for plastics.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 31, 2022

The comments follow an exchange between Resource Management Association Scotland (RMAS) and the Scotland Office about the impact of the ban on recycling and waste operators. After failing to secure any support for our sector, this policy has now gone live threatening the viability of recycling and waste management services across Scotland.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 10, 2023

It’s therefore deeply worrying that three years later the Government is unable to provide robust evidence about progress towards the 30×30 goal. There is also high public concern about the lack of action for nature.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Organised by the Energy Institute, the annual International Energy Awards celebrate game-changing and disruptive technologies that are supporting the transition to net zero and / or extending universal access to energy. For more information about CVE go to www.camvaceng.com. We eagerly await the outcome of the awards ceremony.”

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 4, 2023

The regulator has a dedicated intelligence and enforcement function supporting geographic teams in investigating waste crime. In Scotland, businesses committed to doing the right thing by our environment will find a regulator that supports innovation and excellence.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 21, 2024

This places a much bigger strain on energy supplies than car charging – with many organisations lacking the available electricity capacity to install the charging they require. In this way, it can help electric truck depots and service centres to offer high-capacity EV charging without worrying about grid connection constraints.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Alongside businesses, manufacturers, retailers, government and local authorities all have a role to play in tackling e-waste and supporting consumers to be more sustainable. On top of this, the organisations have launched the £500,000 Time After Time Fund in 2022 to support innovative projects tackling e-waste and supporting circularity.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 15, 2019

With support from the UK’s leading utilities firms and the likes of Defra and Keep Britain Tidy backing Unblocktober on social media, word is spreading – and there is still time for more businesses and individuals to get involved. To sign up and find out more information about Unblocktober, visit unblocktober.org.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The project is managed by a consortium of scientific researchers and partners from the seaweed industry, led by non-profit organisation North Sea Farmers (NSF), and is expected to become operational by the end of this year. This funding will also support North Sea Farmers in analysing and improving the farm’s production capabilities.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2023

A new toolkit has been published , designed to provide local authorities across the country with specific guidance on tree planting, supporting them to plan for the landscape of the future and helping to tackle climate change, build greater resilience and develop nature recovery.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 5, 2024

The Black Oil Beetle was also confirmed from Scotland, following doubt about previous records due to issues with misidentification. It is a partnership programme of eight organisations, funded by The National Lottery Heritage Fund. Please send us a photo and help us to learn more about these amazing beetles within Scotland.”

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2023

These include concerns about lack of maintenance of industry assets, the significant impact of climate change, and the quality of river water. These issues are some of the drivers for the restructuring of the country’s water and wastewater services and WRc is ideally placed to expand into New Zealand and support projects there.”

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 18, 2023

The session was designed for those new to AI, companies looking to implement AI, or those hoping to gain greater knowledge about this topic. The potential for AI to help drive and support economies is already recognised across government and industry,” said Gregory. Long-term resilience George Schley spoke in detail about the £7.5

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Smart Energy International

DECEMBER 11, 2023

From the progress global organisations are making on their digitalisation journeys to guidance on how to adopt circularity to reduce the total cost of ownership and improve sustainability by extending the lifetime of power distribution assets, ABB’s reports explore the key challenges facing the sector and outline potential solutions.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 19, 2023

A collaborative project The project was funded by the Heat Network Investment Project (HNIP) and the Gateshead Council and took about three years to develop. The project is estimated to contribute to savings of about 1,800 tonnes of CO2 per year. The organisations have built up a wealth of expertise during this time.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The study The critical role of technology leaders in delivering on sustainability targets also found that 88% of organisations surveyed have an IT sustainability strategy in place. The majority of respondents (85%) also agreed that their organisation needs to be doing more when it comes to IT sustainability. Have you read?

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2022

This has prompted the RSC to ramp up its role in supporting the research community in embedding environmentally sustainable practices in lab work, while ensuring that research continues to deliver essential solutions for the planet and society. For more information about the Sustainable Laboratories programme, visit rsc.li/sustainable-labs.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Added to concerns about Local Authorities’ capacity to enforce the rules, there’s real concern that net gain will only amount to a glorified offsetting scheme. While 10% may help prevent a decline, Government must support much higher ambitions to restore nature.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

It will help SEPA identify actions to support a shift to the circular economy, facilitate strategic decision making and support users to make informed choices about how their waste is managed.” This will support decision-making and help us to cut emissions and meet our waste reduction and recycling targets.”.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2019

” Called the “ Conservation Hierarchy “, the approach – announced on 10 December – aims to support governments, businesses, individuals, communities and local authorities in their efforts to conserve the natural world. Reduce – reduce harmful actions as far as possible.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 11, 2024

The most progress can be made by the private and public sectors working hand-in-hand, so we can get to a point where we can talk about water abundance rather than water scarcity. The most important part is to make the skills and technologies locally available and be able to support clients and help them locally.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Leading US clean energy procurement group announces rebrand in support of new goal to deliver 90 per cent carbon-free electrical system in the US by 2030. This article was adapted from Energy Weekly, a free newsletter about the clean energy transition. What's new with the new name? What will CEBA's focus be?

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

We found there is no standard, no real transparency about what those machines do and how they work. . Andrew Crook, president of the National Federation of Fish Friers, said: “As a national organisation, we want to share with our members best practice, but it is difficult when water company requirements are different in every region.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 26, 2021

The first responder training is designed to support anyone who attends – or provides information about – chemical incidents. The training is said to be equal to that given to emergency responders from the fire and rescue service. . For more information on Adler and Allan response services visit: [link].

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

The extensive drafting tool will help practitioners to think about the environmental impact of their arrangements and how the law can be leveraged to address decarbonisation and achieve their sustainability goals. TCLP publishes a breadth of freely available precedent clauses for use with a variety of sector contracts.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Aluminium packaging recycling organisation Alupro has thrown its full support behind Recycle Week (21-27 September). Organised by Recycle Now, this year’s campaign will run under the banner ‘Together We Recycle’ and aims to celebrate household recycling through the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

Over half (55%) of respondents were positive about meeting targets, though 45% of operators are still to be convinced. Joanne Green, Sales Director for Public Sector and Transport at Neos Networks, states: “We regularly talk to leaders in the transport sector, and hear about the challenges they face when it comes to decarbonisation.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2019

Unwanted items have been donated to other departments within the trust, and assets worth almost £5,000 have been claimed from other organisations on the network. Dave Reavy, Head of Security and Support Services, explained that the Warp It online reuse system helps to focus resources where they are needed.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 13, 2024

Following the August 2017 white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Matthews supported then-president Donald Trump’s claim that both sides were to blame for the violence, in which a counter-protester was murdered. He’s right,” Matthews wrote. It’s not sensible.”

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Research from Siemens Smart Infrastructure indicates a significant divide in opinion about how best to reach net-zero targets, with fewer than 50% of organisations expecting 2030 targets to be fulfilled. Currently, the lack of charging infrastructure was found to be the biggest barrier to widespread adoption of electric vehicles.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 7, 2024

In his comments, Callanan praised a July 2023 investigation by DeSmog, which revealed the UK’s largest gas boiler trade association, the Energy and Utilities Association (EUA), had paid a PR company to “spark outrage” about heat pumps in hundreds of articles and media appearances.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

The geothermal company Hita, a spin-off of the Belgian research organisation Vito reports having discovered Lithium in the water it pumps up from a geothermal well on its project site near Kempen, Belgium. This is reported by local news site De Tijd. ‘That is quite significant,’ says Vito researcher Bart Michielsen.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The public was informed about the attack the following day. As a think tank, the Agency studies the challenges of building a climate-neutral society and supports the German government in achieving its energy and climate policy objectives.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 16, 2024

exist and the policy foundations are in place so it is about going further and becoming more ambitious.” Policy support For its part the IEA has produced an energy efficiency ‘policy toolkit’ with a set of strategic principles and policy packages to support governments. “The technologies [lighting, HVAC, vehicles, etc.]

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Smart Energy International

MAY 13, 2022

Northern England network operator Northern Powergrid has launched two initiatives to support local community energy development. The two initiatives are being supported by Community Energy England, a national body for community energy organisations. Have you read? The ‘Put your community on the map!’ million ($3.8

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Some 80% of organisations in the Asia Pacific were affected by ransomware attacks in 2021 with 51% paying the ransom, according to the Global State of Industrial Cybersecurity 2021: Resilience Amid Disruption report released by Claroty. Moreover, 52% of APAC organisations reported a downtime event would cost them up to $US0.5m

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