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Dell and General Motors Join Effort to Drive Out Ocean Plastics
A group of businesses led by the NGO Lonely Whale yesterday revealed plans to build the first commercial-scale ocean-friendly plastic supply chain, in the latest sign of the growing momentum behind efforts to tackle plastic waste. Supported by UN Environment,…
2 UK Supermarkets Back Plastic Bottle Deposit Return Scheme Rollout
A number of countries in Europe (and elsewhere) currently employ plastic bottle deposit return programs — programs which essentially pay consumers to return their used plastic bottles to grocery stores where they are collected in exchange for cash back or…
Climate Change May Shift Wind Sources From North To South By End Of Century
By the end of this century, global climate change may impact the wind resources in many regions of the Northern Hemisphere, decreasing hotspots in the North but increasing hotspots in the Southern Hemisphere, according to a new study from researchers…
World Temperatures To Rise By Up To 15% More By 2100 Than Previously Thought, Study Finds
Earlier estimates may have understated the extent by which world temperatures will rise by 2100 by up to 15%, according to a new study published in the journal Nature. In other words, if the current goal of limiting climate warming…
One Planet Summit: Schneider Electric and EDF sign up to green goals
Two of France’s largest companies yesterday promised to deliver major cuts to their carbon footprint and shift to greener transport technologies, ahead of the One Planet Summit in Paris today. EDF and Schneider Electric, which together boast combined revenues of…
EA Technology Promises to Become Carbon Neutral Business
Cheshire-based energy networks firms EA Technology has promised to go “carbon neutral“, unveiling a seven point plan on Friday to slash its company emissions across heating, lighting and transport. The firm, which specialises in managing electricity assets, has set out…
New Climate Study: Most Severe Warming Projections Are Now the Most Likely
Global warming, under the notorious “business-as-usual scenario” in which humans go on burning fossil fuels to power economic growth, could by 2100 be at least 15 percent warmer than the worst UN projections so far. And the spread of uncertainty…