Global demand for coal falls in 2016 for second year in a row
UK leads trend away from coal, with use down 52.5%, while China continues to consume less of the dirtiest fossil fuel Global demand for coal has fallen for the second consecutive year, according to a BP study, helped by the US and China burning less of the dirtiest fossil fuel. The UK was described as […]
H&M, Zara and Marks & Spencer linked to polluting viscose factories in Asia
Major fashion brands are sourcing viscose from factories in China, Indonesia and India which are polluting and damaging health, according to new report Major fashion brands have been linked to viscose produced in polluting factories, according to a new report by the Changing Markets Foundation. Viscose, touted as a sustainable alternative to cotton or polyester, […]
Carlsberg aims for zero carbon emissions after Trump's Paris pullout
Danish brewer to eliminate brewery emissions and halve its water usage by 2030 as part of sustainability drive Carlsberg has unveiled plans to reduce its brewery carbon emissions to zero, singling out Donald Trump’s withdrawal of the US from the Paris climate agreement as a motivating factor. The Danish brewer, whose beers also include Holsten […]
Butler reveals Labor CET plan on Q&A: 'Get Josh to do all the hard work' – video
Energy minister Josh Frydenberg eventually offers a wry smile after opposition MP Mark Butler makes a joke about Labor’s strategy on the clean energy target during Q&A. Butler says the plan is “to get Josh to do all the hard work. Then lose [the election] and hand it over.” The pair were on ABC TV […]
India has enough coal without Adani mine, yet must keep importing, minister says
India’s energy minister, Piyush Goyal, says the country would be self-sufficient in coal, except that power plants had been designed to run only on imports India now has “sufficient coal capacity” to power itself without Queensland’s Carmichael mine project, thanks to the increased productivity of domestic mines, cheaper renewables and lower than expected energy demand, […]
Q&A: Alan Finkel says clean energy target designed for deeper emissions cuts
Josh Frydenberg distances himself from former prime minister Tony Abbott and says target is ‘not a tax on coal’ The clean energy target recommended by the chief scientist, Alan Finkel, was designed so future governments could ratchet up the ambition of the emissions cuts, Finkel has said on the ABC’s Q&A program. Labor’s climate and […]
Trump urged to cut Bears Ears monument to 'smallest area' possible
Interior secretary Ryan Zinke urges president to shrink 1.3m-acre national monument as administration continues push against federal public lands Ryan Zinke, the US interior secretary, has recommended to Donald Trump that Bears Ears national monument in Utah be reduced in size to the “smallest area compatible” with its conservation. Continue reading… Source: Guardian Climate Change
Collaboration for a circular economy: three new studies released
A group of leading organisations including Dell, Renault, Arup, Royal BAM, eBay, HP and more have shared their collaborative research in support of the wider circular economy transition. Focus areas so far have ranged from the role of finance in the transition, to a study of reverse logistics needs, to exploring a collection of built […]
US opts out of G7 pledge stating Paris climate accord is 'irreversible'
US says it will not join other six nations in reaffirming 2015 Paris pact but will take its own action to reduce carbon footprint The US has refused to sign up to a G7 pledge that calls the Paris climate accord the “irreversible” global tool to address climate change. The G7 environment ministers issued a […]
L’économie circulaire open source en France
Il n’y a pas assez de 5 années de travail, de collaboration, d’exploration pour bien maîtriser un sujet aussi important que celui de l’économie circulaire, et des enjeux de l’open source dans les changements de paradigmes sociétaux. Cependant, je vais essayer rendre compte d’initiatives concordantes ayant des implications au-delà de la France elle-même. Des FabLabs, aux jeunes pousses (associations […]