It’s the clean economy, stupid
The new Rhodium Group report highlights rising emissions — indicative of a growing economy, but lack of drawdown solutions.
Source: www.greenbiz.com
The new Rhodium Group report highlights rising emissions — indicative of a growing economy, but lack of drawdown solutions.
Source: www.greenbiz.com
Lance Tyrrell has been a regular customer at Coles’ Greenacre store, in Sydney’s south-west, for many years and the staff would pack his groceries into their supplied small single-use plastic bags.
Reusable makeup remover pads are becoming more and more common because the ones we throw away end up in a landfill, hurting the environment in the long run.
European lawmakers are considering new regulations that would push manufacturers to design products that last longer. It’s part of a global effort to curb “throwaway” culture where people buy products, use them for a short …
NatWest Group is targeting net zero by 2050, and to also halve its financed emissions by 2030 in the interim, marking out the financial firm as one of the leaders in the race to decarbonise the UK banking sector. Alison Rose, the firm’s chief executive, has been instrumental in driving its climate and sustainability agenda, and she was names ‘Leader of the Year’ at the BusinessGreen Leaders Awards 2021 for her efforts. The firm’s achievements under her leadership include tightening its fossil fuel lending rules and exceeding its £20bn sustainable funding and financing target for 2021 six months early, while this month it plans to seek approval for its climate strategy from its shareholders.
Today, Circle Economy launches the Circularity Gap Report (CGR) 2020 in Davos. Our world is now only 8.6% circular. Of all the minerals, fossil fuels, metals and biomass that enter it each year just 8.6% are cycled back.
Snøhetta has unveiled the S-1500 chair, made from 100% recycled plastic and steel from the local fish farming industry in the North of Norway. Presented during Stockholm Design Week, the chair has one of the lowest carbon footprints in the market.