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Lack of funding top barrier to sustainability action for 38% of UK businesses

Envirotec Magazine

Instead, it falls to an array of other leaders, including the Board of Directors (25%), CEOs (21%), Chief Sustainability Officers (15%) and Chief Operating Officers (10%). Currently, just 5% of businesses have assigned responsibility for setting the strategic direction on sustainability action to their organisations CFO.

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Transforming the Chemical Industry: Innovative Plant Process Management Techniques

Hydrogen Fuel News

This sector, known for its pivotal role in manufacturing a wide array of products, is now pressing to adapt to ever-tightening environmental regulations and embrace sustainable practices. Green chemistry focuses on designing chemical processes that minimize hazardous substance usage, decrease waste generation and maximize energy efficiency.

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A clean ocean by 2030: UN panel charts “the most direct course”

Envirotec Magazine

The statement purports to chart “the most direct route to a clean ocean” citing the following objectives for 2030: Enlarge understanding of pathways for spread and fates of pollutants. Reduce and remove top-priority forms of pollution (e.g., To prevent recurrence, reduce sources or emission of pollutants (e.g.,

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Circularity analysis details alarming trend as global resource consumption passes 100 billion tonnes a year

Envirotec Magazine

This third report sparks an alarm for all governments; we need to deploy all the array of policies to really catalyze this transformation.”. 4] There are three underlying reasons for this negative trend, all hardwired into the dominant “take-make-waste” economic model. You can download a copy of the report here. 1] Materialflows.net.

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Solar Energy for Kids

Renewable Energy World

Solar cells are put together to make solar panels , sometimes called a “solar array.” It does not create pollution like energy from coal and oil. We waste energy to make power from coal and oil. No energy is wasted when using solar power! Solar cells are also called photovoltaic cells.

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Biomass Energy: Pros and Cons Explained

Hydrogen Fuel News

This exploration into the realm of biomass energy untangles the complexities and delves into its multifaceted nature, uncovering the potential of plant-based and waste-derived materials as alternative sources of power. Biomass energy harnesses organic matter, including wood, agricultural crops, and waste by-products, as fuel.

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Is a CSA for Y-O-U?

Sustainability Consulting

By joining a Community Supported Agriculture (or CSA) program in your area, not only are you supporting a farm or farms in your area , but you’re also helping to reduce food waste, fuel and energy consumption, and pollution. This reduces fuel usage and pollution, as well as the excess use of energy needed for refrigerated transport.