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Major aviation sector players team up for new hydrogen alliance
…scaling production but also setting the direction of travel for appropriate hydrogen use cases. It goes without saying that the members of the new alliance see a major use case…
Expert speakers confirmed for edie’s SPARK! Net-Zero Action Workshops
…3 Management Renewable Energy & Cleantech Click here to learn more about the workshops. The event is specifically targeted at in-house sustainability, CSR, energy and net-zero professionals who are responsible…
M&S switches from plastic bags for life to paper options
…The switch means that M&S will need to find an alternative use for the soft plastics it collects in-store for recycling, which has, to date, been used to make bags…
Lego shelves plans for recycled PET bricks over carbon concerns
The toymaker told the Financial Times that it will not be able to adopt the use of recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) from acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) at the scale and…
UK’s biggest rice brand Tilda certifies as a B Corp
…use, 20% reduction in energy use and 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. Yield is typically maintained. Tilda has also invested in low-emission manufacturing processes and interventions to reduce waste…
Timeline: What’s included in the IEA’s new Net-Zero Roadmap for energy?
…electricity sector All nations end the use of coal for electricity production New petrol and diesel truck sales end in China and in developed economies Around half of buildings are…
Transition Plan Taskforce unveils ‘gold standard’ climate disclosure frameworks for corporates
…see more and more companies announcing their net zero ambitions, but these are of little use if there’s no action or accountability.” “Backing up net zero ambitions with high quality…
Ocado’s digital deposit return scheme trial yields positive results
…implications associated with RVMs. Polytag provides customers with a digital option that involves the use of one-time-use QR codes integrated into packaging labels during the printing process. Additionally, invisible UV…
eBay UK convenes new circular economy council for furniture and homeware
…that at least 20% of these are suitable for resale or reuse. The number of items discarded could well increase in the near future, given that Brits are buying new…
IEA: Global clean energy transition now ‘unstoppable’
…has previously stated that there is “just no excuse” for oil and gas firms not to invest in cutting methane, given the strong business case for doing so. Coal conundrum…
Businesses in high-carbon sectors still expect to rely on fossil fuels after 2050
…cement, steel, shipping, agriculture, aviation and hydrogen. Across all sectors, three in ten of the business leaders surveyed said they do not expect their organisation to end fossil fuel use…
Net-Zero November: edie’s bumper month of climate action content is underway
…with your own net-zero transition. Want to have your opinions shared on edie? We’re still looking for contributions from in-house sustainability professionals at end-user businesses and NGOs. Get in touch…
Earthshot Prize: Lower-impact EV batteries among 2023 winners
…to waste fit for use. As well as reducing waste, this should boost incomes for smallholder farmers, who typically cannot afford to use cold storage or send their crops off-site…
GSK accelerates work to launch low-emission inhalers
…greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90%. Patient use of the inhaler currently accounts for some 49% of GSK’s annual global greenhouse emissions. As such, developing innovative alternatives will be…
Net-zero commitments ignoring calls to phase-out fossil fuels
…to phase out exploration, production or use of coal, oil or gas. In total, only 13% of countries with commitments to net-zero in place have a full phase-out of any…
Innovatium: Liquid Air Battery innovation that delivers Compressor Integrated Energy Storage
…liquid and thermal storage technologies that store cold energy then return it for later use. The central innovation is the use of a unique Phase Change Material (PCM) for cryogenic…
Upfield touts plastic-free, recyclable tubs for butters and spreads
Upfield collaborated with materials science and technology company Footprint to develop the innovative packaging, which is made using compressed wet paper fibres. Paper used to produce the tubs is procured…
Vivobarefoot sets sights on 3D-printed compostable and recyclable shoes
…to the shoes fitting the wearer perfectly. This translates to reduction in energy use and greenhouse gas emissions across the product value chain. Vivobarefoot is already in the process of…
Report: Renewables firms increasing salaries in bid to retain sought-after green skills
…in North America for contract workers, and in Australasia for in-house salaried workers. Airswift has attributed this trend of pay rises partly to the need for pay to keep pace…
Google to use AI to track methane hotspots from oil and gas sector
…and heatwaves. In the sustainability space, there are fears that while AI can be used to reduce environmental impacts, it is also being used by energy majors for fossil fuel…
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