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Study demonstrates CO2 savings of “holistic resource systems”

Envirotec Magazine

As regard to remaining household waste, only biowaste, paper, textiles, and electrical and electronic equipment should be collected separately. • Now is the time for real action to ensure societies stop wasting resources with all the related negative consequences. Click on the above flow chart to enlarge.

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'Action is needed now': CBI leads flurry of calls for green recovery

Business Green

Reports from CBI, EnergyUK, ECIU, and ScottishPower all hammer home calls for ambitious green recovery package. The government has been inundated with calls from green trade bodies, campaigners and academics for it to deliver a green stimulus package in recent weeks. The consensus keeps building.

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Left in the cold: Why UK homes are still hundreds of years off schedule for delivering net zero emissions

Business Green

Without a clear and ambitious government plan zero carbon home heating by 2050 remains a pipe dream, a new analysis from the UK Energy Research Centre warns. Electrical systems could provide a significant share of future heat supply," it states.

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Waiting for Rishi

Business Green

The trailed £3bn energy efficiency package was hugely welcome, even if questions remain over precisely how it will be administered and what will happen when the single year Budget is exhausted. But then once again the accompanying policy measures singularly failed to match the rhetoric.

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'We are witnessing the impacts of a disorderly transition': CCC boss Chris Stark on net zero in the wake of Covid-19

Business Green

Meanwhile, public polling suggests bailing out high carbon companies without attaching carbon reduction targets would be an unpopular move. Encouragingly, word from the EU Commission suggests it remains steadfast in its 2050 net zero ambitions and that combatting climate change should feature strongly in economic recovery packages.

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What Is B Corp? B Corp Certification Guide + Quick Assessment

Green Business Bureau

The Case For Green Certification White Paper Get your copy of Green Business Bureau’s in-depth look at the opportunities, benefits, market trends and business case available to greener businesses. You can use this protocol alongside carbon footprint calculating software such as Green Business Bureau’s partner, Aclymate.

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Reality check: New studies highlight scale of net zero challenge

Business Green

In at least 18 of the world's biggest economies, support for industries and projects with considerable negative environmental impacts have dominated recovery packages, the analysis suggests. per cent - around £1.1bn - of China's recovery package has been designated for green projects.