Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 16, 2022

Not only does biogas have a key role to play in combating climate change, but it is also essential to our energy security in the face of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.”. Charlotte Morton, WBA Chief Executive, added: “Our industry can deliver 50% of the Global Methane Pledge targets signed up by over 100 countries after COP26.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 3, 2024

Exploring the world of carbon capture technology opens up a pathway to understanding how advanced science is being utilized to combat the pressing issue of climate change. By effectively reducing the amount of CO2 released into the atmosphere, it plays a crucial role in mitigating climate change.

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The Environmental Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2022

As per OECD, 22% of plastic waste is mismanaged, and only 9% is recycled globally. As per Sensoneo’s Global Waste Index 2022 , the high recycling rates for plastic waste could be misleading because the rate considers the volume of waste received by recycling plants, but not everything is recycled. You Can Save Money.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

When it comes to waste, plastic was found to have the highest relative environmental impact in the nursery system (about 80% of the value of the total footprint). Organic waste in landfills generates methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Instead by composting this waste, methane emissions will be significantly reduced.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Though many of us might assume tossing something organic like a pumpkin into the trash isn’t as bad as tossing plastic, the reality is that organic waste doesn’t decompose as easily as we might think in landfills. Pumpkin waste from Halloween that ends up in landfills release the greenhouse gas (GHG), methane gas.

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Grist

APRIL 5, 2021

Amy Townsend-Small has been chasing methane her entire professional life. When fracking took off around 2010, Townsend-Small shifted her focus to a new and growing problem: methane leaks from oil and gas activity. Natural gas, which is primarily composed of methane, was pitched as a fuel that could transition the U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

Methane, a greenhouse gas which is belched out in high volumes by cattle, has been identified by the UN and world leaders as the quickest route to cut global heating. New research published in Nature Climate Change in March, which was able to pinpoint the warming caused by livestock emissions for the first time, has added to the pressure.

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Greenability Magazine

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Burning wood also emits short-lived climate pollutants including soot, carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds such as methane. Soot, of which black carbon is a major component, is the second largest contributor to global climate change, and methane is the third, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 8, 2020

Disposable plastics are posing serious problems for our planet. Across Europe, a single-use plastic ban will come into effect from 2021, targeting straws, cotton buds, and disposable cutlery, among other products. As you will know, conventional plastics can take as long as 500 years to decompose in nature.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 3, 2022

The report also notes that reforming the waste sector could cut emissions of methane - the greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than carbon, but with a shorter life - by 13 per cent globally. Better waste management is a climate change solution staring us in the face," he said. climate target.".

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 28, 2022

Comparatively, poor waste management contributes to air pollution, exacerbates climate change, contaminates ecological habitats, and is harmful to wildlife and human health. For instance, thinking about climate change, solid waste-related emissions are anticipated to increase to 2.38 Hazardous waste.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 13, 2021

The plastic problem is well documented around the globe, from the petroleum needed to produce it to the fact that every piece of plastic ever manufactured is still on the planet in some form — and will be for generations. On a mission to eliminate plastic from kitchen and bathroom products, the recently launched U.K.-based

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern wasted little time raising the stakes in her nation’s fight against climate change after handily winning re-election in October. Drawing on that mandate, Ardern declared a "climate emergency" and set the wheels in motion for New Zealand’s public sector to become carbon neutral by 2025.

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The Environmental Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Photo by Alena Koval on Pexels Though the impact of climate change may not affect us or our lifestyles right now, it’s still a reality that’s inching closer each day. Every creature on Earth faces a threat from this looming change, largely driven by human actions. Recycle paper, plastic, and glass. But we can still help.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 5, 2021

When it comes to waste, plastic was found to have the highest relative environmental impact in the nursery system (about 80% of the value of the total footprint). Organic waste in landfills generates methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Instead by composting this waste, methane emissions will be significantly reduced.

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Sustainability Consulting

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

With the election largely overshadowed by COVID-19 and the faltering economy, it’s no wonder discussions on environmental protections and climate change have taken a back seat. Climate Change President Trump has repeatedly questioned whether climate change caused by human actions is real.

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Business Green

APRIL 8, 2022

Germany's clean energy blitz, Abu Dhabi's plastic bag ban, EU proposals for a coal embargo on Russia, and all the big green business news from around the world this week. Climate change could cost US treasury $2tr a year by 2100, White House warns. This would mean that measures to tackle climate change would be sapping 7.1

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

That was the stark message of the Climate Change Committee in its sixth carbon budget. The 10 Point Plan, the national infrastructure strategy, the climate change committee's sixth carbon budget and the Treasury's interim report on its Net Zero Review. Climate change action has never looked more appealing.

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Business Green

AUGUST 6, 2020

The service will ensure zero landfill waste and zero single-use plastic at participating sites, while Mitie will use only electric vehicles and other battery-powered equipment, such as leaf blowers and lawn mowers, to serve the sites.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

For instance, according to studies from the National Institute of Health (NIH) , certain plastics found in consumer packaging can lead to cancers, diabetes, neurological disorders, hormonal imbalances, and other various ill-health effects caused by inhalation or direct contact. Are you utilizing post-consumer materials ?

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 14, 2020

The good news is that you can reuse most of the products you buy from the store like plastic containers and food packaging materials. These gases weaken our ozone layer and cause a lot of pollution and climatic changes. Plastic waste deposits in water sources are dangerous to aquatic life. Promotes Sustainable Lifestyle.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 10, 2021

It taught Esso and other Standard Oil companies how to sell derivative products (like plastic and pesticides) that made the company and the brand a household name in the minds of the public. Controlling Climate Science. Big Oil also saw climate change coming. Don’t Call It Methane, It’s ‘Natural’ Gas.

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2020

Water UK, which represents more than 25 water and wastewater companies across the UK, said the sector had already cut its emissions by 43 per cent since 2011 "despite a growing population and the impacts of climate change". The issue is a genuine emergency, we have no time to waste.".

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Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 13, 2020

Whether it’s billions of tossed plastic cups or millions of tons of discarded clothes, we’ve created a disastrous mess through our over consumerism. But you can decide to eat an organic peach or bring your own reusable cup, and those small actions are the beginnings of broader systems-level change. Closing the clothing loop.

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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. The report focuses on bisphenol A (BPA), which is an industrial chemical found in baby bottles and polycarbonate plastics.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2022

At last year's COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow a new accord between the US and China saw the two countries promise to work together to accelerate clean tech deployment and tackle methane emissions and deforestation. Global Methane Hub and Beyond Oil & Gas Alliance announce $1.5m emissions reduction push.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 28, 2021

Disruptive Software That Fights Climate Change. Video conferencing and web collaboration software is changing how companies operate their business while lowering their carbon footprint. decline in GDP per capita due to climate change and is set to lose $83 billion by 2050 from biodiversity loss.

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Unsustainable

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

By now, we are all familiar with climate change. Yet, some claim it a hoax and deny actual changes happening to our planet. With all the changes that are happening rapidly to our environment and the very recent fires in Australia and floods in Asia, the so-called deception turned into reality. What do we make of this?

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

This Routemap is a crucial step forward in setting out the industry's vision for tackling climate change as we work towards a green and resilient recovery for society, the economy and the environment," said Water UK's chief executive Christine McGourty.

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Greentown Labs

MAY 10, 2021

applies synthetic biology to reverse climate change through engineering microbes to use CO 2 or methane as a feedstock for the production of carbon-negative industrial chemicals, such as ethylene. Cemvita Factory (Houston, U.S.) CERT (Toronto, Canada) converts CO 2 to chemicals such as ethylene via electrolysis.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

The current push to expand the petrochemical industry and increase LNG exports would lock in an increased demand for natural gas at a time of worsening climate change. Every stage of natural gas production and distribution releases methane pollution, a powerful greenhouse gas. billion petrochemical complex in St. James Parish.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2023

As industry is one of the biggest drivers of global climate change and is entirely dependent on the earth’s resources for production, it is important for business leaders and employees to understand the Anthropocene, its implications, and what it means for the future of sustainability and industry. . The Nine Planetary Boundaries.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 22, 2021

Food waste is a huge emitter of methane, a planet-warming greenhouse gas, and takes up a large portion of municipal landfills. The single best way to avoid this is by switching to reusable plastic or ceramic bowls, plates and cups, and metal silverware. Use Eco-Friendly Tableware. Reduce Water Waste. Offer Meatless Food Options.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 12, 2023

natural gas, which is primarily composed of methane, a potent greenhouse gas. The oil and gas industry searched for a market for the fossil fuel, using it as a main ingredient in synthetic fertilizers , amping up plastic production , and, beginning in 2016 , exporting it overseas.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Earlier this year, gas distributor Cadent issued the UK's first transition bond raising €500m to support efforts to tackle methane leakage and upgrade its networks to make them ready for the use of hydrogen and other green gases. Now we must tackle hard to abate sectors, like steel, oil and gas, plastics and cement.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 25, 2023

When Venture Global announced its intent to use CCS, Governor John Bel Edwards applauded the move, saying that the technology would allow Louisiana to retain its ties to the fossil fuel industry, while addressing climate change. “As The post LNG plant operators change their tune on carbon capture appeared first on DeSmog.

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Grist

APRIL 20, 2022

Combined with a $40,000 laser he dragged behind him on a plastic sled he’d nicknamed “The Coffin,” Hasson is able to link surface methane emissions to the ice disappearing underground. But with climate change, the old engineering tricks that helped keep permafrost frozen aren’t sufficient. In 2020, the U.S. There are 1.6

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