Thailand’s SCG Calls for Collaboration to Implement Circular Economy
The circular economy concept can ensure sustainable development in the economy, society and environment.
Source: jakartaglobe.id
The circular economy concept can ensure sustainable development in the economy, society and environment.
Source: jakartaglobe.id
Green investment good for economy and homeowners- AceOn Energy The managing director of pioneering renewable energy company AceOn Energy has welcomed the Chancellor’s £3billion ‘green investment’ funding programme to help the economy recover from the impact of lockdown. Announcement Rishi Sunak MP today announced a plan to create tens of thousands of jobs through bringing forward work on £8.8 billion of new infrastructure, decarbonisation and maintenance projects.
According to expert Russell Hazard, SDG 4.7 could be an important key to environmental sustainability.
Policy frameworks shape retirement system structures, and together these determine system sustainability. Retirement system sustainability is defined as the ability of plan boards and managers to be responsible investors, active stewards and allocators of capital to economic activities with desirable social and environmental outcomes. Policymakers often ignore the connection between policy, structure and sustainability when designing private retirement systems.An examination of the sustainability of the Australian, UK and US private retirement systems with seven recommendations for policymakers and industry.
While vehicles provide economic and societal benefits, they come with a sizeable carbon footprint. The European Green Deal is a chance for car manufacturers to make their processes more circular, write Maya Ben Dror and Tilmann Vahle. Maya Ben Dror is the Lead on Shaping the Future of Mobility at the World Economic Forum. Tilmann Vahle is the Lead on Circular Mobility Solutions at SYSTEMIQ. Both authors are involved in the Circular Cars Initiative, a World Economic Forum project. The automotive industry is a driver of Europe’s economic value creation, competitive sovereignty, and societal wellbeing. But road transport is also responsible for 20% of Europe’s greenhouse gas emissions, and emissions from vehicles’ materials are expected to account for 60% of the total vehicle lifecycle emissions by 2040.
A council has been accused of dragging its feet over calls for it to lead the fight against plastic items that cannot be re-used. An on-line petition created by Wivey Action on Climate and Environment urging Taunton Deane Borough Council to become single-use plastic free has more than 800 signatures…
The Agricultural Transformation Programme (ATP) was announced in Programme for Government 2019-2020 to promote changes in the Scottish Agricultural sector to meet challenging Climate Change targets. The Sustainable Agriculture Capital Grant Scheme (SACGS) provides grant funding for farmers and crofters to purchase specific items of agricultural equipment. This is a pilot grant scheme. The scheme opens for applications on Monday 7th of September 2020 and closes to applications midnight Sunday 11th of October 2020.