Living Green Technology
DECEMBER 2, 2016
Last year was the fourth edition of the Global Green Economy Index GGEI. The index uses quantitative and qualitative indicators to measure the green economic performance of 60 countries and 70 cities and how experts assess that performance. Four factors that are used for this performance review are leadership & climate change, efficiency sectors, markets & investment and environment & natural capital.
Climate-KIC
DECEMBER 1, 2016
Her remarkable, optimistic leadership style has been credited with helping deliver the historic Paris climate accord. A year later, Christiana Figueres helps lead the global coalition of mayors who want to see it implemented. Yesterday, (1 December) the former UN climate chief was announced as the vice chair of the new Global Covenant of Mayors […].
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Climate-KIC
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
The EU commission has put forward a ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ package of energy laws and regulations to help Europe implement the Paris climate accord. “Europe is on the brink of a clean energy revolution. And just as we did in Paris, we can only get this right if we work together,” EU climate […]. The post EU Announces ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ 900K Jobs Mega-Plan appeared first on Climate-KIC.
Living Green Technology
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
Recycling keeps getting bigger and bigger in general, and has seen tremendous growth in electronics in particular. In 2010, approximately 3.5 tons of electronics were recycled in the USA, with more than 62% of that coming from PC and IT-related equipment. Much of this recycling is coming from businesses around the nation, but is this simply because of the positive PR being environmentally conscious brings?
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.
Climate-KIC
NOVEMBER 29, 2016
[link] Some 75 per cent of the world’s population is expected to live in cities by 2030. The rapid acceleration of this trend becomes especially apparent when it is visualised. New York City-based data visualisation expert Max Galka put an animated map together earlier this year, based on a project by a team of researchers […]. The post The Extraordinary Acceleration of Urbanisation Captured in One Short Video appeared first on Climate-KIC.
Living Green Technology
NOVEMBER 26, 2016
Electronic waste is commonly referred to as e-waste, and is used to describe electronic products that are unwanted, obsolete, and/or aren’t working properly anymore. This has become a more common problem as technology has continued to innovate at an accelerated pace. Many think that e-waste can be treated similarly to regular waste when it comes to recycling.
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