8.01.2019 – This year, beautifully wrapped laptops, mobile phones or even new TV sets lay under numerous Christmas trees. They are enthusiastically put into use – and the old electronic devices are disposed of.
Source: www.myscience.ch
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In a challenge for Detroit, teens put off getting their licenses and buying cars. About a quarter of 16-year-olds had a driver’s license in 2017, a sharp decline from nearly half in 1983.
With COP26 on the horizon and the Race to Zero underway, we’re helping small businesses to start and continue their journey to becoming sustainable businesses.
You don’t have to go green overnight, but small steps are still progress. So, how can your business move towards reducing energy consumption and making changes in a sustainable way? Here are five areas of your business to consider.
UK companies have the strongest commitment to aligning their operations to UN’s development goals, according to financial institution HSBC.
The UK should ban all exports of rubbish to stop plastic food wrappers and broken gadgets polluting the shores of poorer countries, the boss of the Environment Agency will declare on Tuesday. Exports of all rubbish should be stopped “as soon as possible” Environment Agency chief executive Sir James Bevan will say, arguing the move is necessary to crack down on waste crime and bolster the UK’s reputation as a green country. The intervention is the first time the Environment Agency has called for a complete ban on all waste exports and will be a major boost for campaigners who have for years demanded the UK to stop exports of plastic waste to poorer countries. “Sending certain kinds of waste abroad is legal, but is it right? Is it morally right to dump the waste we create on another country to deal with?” Sir James will say in a speech to waste professionals.
Any global effort on climate change is toothless without the cooperation of national governments and their ability to act to support their aims.