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Recycling e-waste should be a legal requirement in the EU, says report

Envirotec Magazine

Recovering the critical raw materials residing within electronic waste will require investment, and a legal framework to incentivise this will be essential, say the authors (image credit: Steve Janosik , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Support more targeted private investments in new technology research and development.

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Government promises £2bn active transport blitz, as fears grow over spike in post-lockdown pollution

Business Green

It also unveiled plans to fast track trials for e-scooters rental schemes, in a bid to make it easier for urban commuters to get to work. There are many things about the lockdown people will be glad to leave behind, but cleaner air is not one of them," said Greenpeace UK's head of politics, Rebecca Newsom.

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For net zero, the cost of living and NHS: Britain's next PM must double-down on active travel

Business Green

The current administration's 2020 investment of £2bn in walking and cycling schemes to help level up the country was welcome, and we're asking that this be increased for the long-term by the next occupant of 10 Downing Street. To achieve net zero and address the climate crisis we need to reduce car dependency.

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December 2021 Cleantech Roundup: Year in Review

Clean Energy Trust

Middling government action Also, one crosscutting theme that is hard to avoid is the significant increase in new climate tech investment funds. Gridlock is still a problem, but there is optimism as climate has risen in the US to become a top-tier political issue (as it is already in western Europe). Let’s look at these one by one.

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October Cleantech Roundup: Fires, Autonomous Shuttle Buses, Long-Duration Energy Storage…

Clean Energy Trust

October Cleantech Roundup: Fires, Autonomous Shuttle Buses, Long-Duration Energy Storage Investments, and More! Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights cleantech news and offers perspective on industry, technology, policy, and investing. There’s a political storm brewing here that doesn’t have many easy solutions.

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July Cleantech Roundup: Cheap Solar, Scooter Funding, fuel from manure, and More!

Clean Energy Trust

Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights interesting cleantech news and perspective, from policy changes to technology updates and investment news. Link Scooter companies continue to receive large investments , with European companies Wind and Dott both raising at least $30 million in Series A rounds. Link (Wind).

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Boris Johnson promises to 'build back greener', but can he deliver?

Business Green

A veneer of normality returned to politics, as the Prime Minister hauled himself back onto the campaign trail, found a high-vis jacket adorned clean tech factory backdrop in a Midlands marginal to stand in front of, and aspired to deliver some of his favourite old tunes while experimenting with some new material. Because they are. "We