Environmental Leader

AUGUST 30, 2022

Apple's goal is carbon neutrality by 2030 and to create products that are also net zero by the same time. It also hopes to ensure its product supply chain only uses renewable electricity by 2030. .

Climate Change 116

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Union of Concerned Scientists

APRIL 19, 2023

This rule expands the benefits of the landmark Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT) rule , which compelled manufacturers to sell an increasing number of zero-emission trucks, by requiring that nearly all new medium- and heavy-duty vehicles (MHDVs) sold in the state be free of tailpipe emissions by 2036.

Electricity 234

Electricity Nitrogen Oxides Fossil Fuels Regulations 234

Circle of Blue

AUGUST 3, 2021

Wastewater-to-energy systems start with a process called anaerobic digestion, which treatment plants have been using for ages to reduce the volume of sewage waste. For systems that can afford the upfront costs of these waste-to-energy technologies, the process is a win-win. Photo © Richard Webb / Wikimedia Commons. How It Works.

Carbon Emissions 317

Carbon Emissions Waste Renewable Energy Carbon Dioxide 317

Law and Environment

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The decision and the entire review of the mine are important, given how controversial large mining projects can be and how important lithium and other minerals are to building a zero-emission economy. We’re going to have accept some compromises – including some environmental costs – if we’re going to build a zero emissions economy.

Waste 130

Waste Law Natural Resources Clean Energy 130

Legal Planet

AUGUST 18, 2022

Production and combustion of fossil fuels imposes enormous costs on society, which the industry doesn’t pay for. It wouldn’t require placing bets on what zero carbon technologies will win out. Just as chemical production led to the creation of scores of hazardous waste sites, fossil fuel production has left its own bitter legacy.

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Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Politics Air Pollution 274

Cresforum

JANUARY 19, 2024

Qcells North America , the largest solar module factory of its kind in the United States, recently announced a partnership with Microsoft to expand renewable energy production and bring additional solar energy to the grid. As a leader in the solar industry, Qcells has a team of experts in every field of solar engineering and manufacturing.

Renewable Energy 91

Renewable Energy Clean Energy 2030 Waste 91

A Greener Life

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The product The end product was Vision Bee Cups – perfectly illustrated in the below video. During the production, the glaze is fired onto the bee cup at over 2000 degrees F where it turns into a glass. After studying the science of bee anatomy, she learned to her surprise that bees have hooks on their feet like toes.

Cooling 111

Cooling Recycling Climate Change Waste 111

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 6, 2023

via Wikimedia Commons) Carbon dioxide removal and Net Zero Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is a hugely uncertain and limited resource. Net-zero’ goals, which promise to achieve a balance between residual emissions and carbon removal by a certain date, often fudge these issues. But rejecting CDR on this count could be counter-productive.

Fossil Fuels 189

Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide 2030 Atmosphere 189

Union of Concerned Scientists

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is considering amendments to its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) regulation, but indicated they have no plans to address the problems caused by counter-productive subsidies for manure biomethane. Accounting gimmicks disguise a poorly run offset scheme as a magic carbon negative climate solution.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

In 2021, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) set a target for the aviation industry to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Biomass and municipal waste. Saville says that biomass , made from algae, crop residues, animal waste, forestry residue and municipal waste, could also have big potential as aviation fuel. “If

Carbon Dioxide 98

Carbon Dioxide Fossil Fuels Waste Carbon Emissions 98

Law and Environment

JANUARY 26, 2022

The White House has taken a strong stance in expanding the production and use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) to reduce carbon emissions in the aviation industry. SAFs are liquid hydrocarbon fuels that are blended into the existing fuel supply using materials like waste, fats, cooking oils and corn.

2030 130

2030 Biofuels Government Carbon Emissions 130

Union of Concerned Scientists

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Under the 2015 Paris Agreement, the United States voluntarily pledged to reduce its global warming emissions at least 50 percent below their 2005 levels by the end of this decade and reach net-zero emissions no later than 2050. Decarbonizing the power sector is the most important near-term strategy to meet US climate goals.

Carbon Emissions 295

Carbon Emissions Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 2030 295

Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The town of Kamikatsu in Tokushima Prefecture aims to become a sustainable recycling community and has pledged to produce zero waste. As mass-production, mass-consumption … Continue reading Kamikatsu Zero Waste Center / Hiroshi Nakamura & NAP

Waste 40

Waste Recycling 40

Clean Energy Law

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Taxonomy utilises a “transition” category, acknowledging the unique challenges and needs of Asia’s shift towards a net zero economy amidst economic growth and increasing energy demands. This initiative is designed to mitigate the risk of greenwashing and ensure that financed activities are on a credible path to net zero emissions.

Paris Agreement 130

Paris Agreement Climate Change 2030 Fossil Fuels 130

Enviromental Defense

JANUARY 26, 2023

In order to avoid false solutions like chemical recycling and incineration, groups are also calling for truly zero waste, reuse-centred systems to support the phase out of the aforementioned categories. Every day, plastic production and pollution threaten the health of people, the climate and ecosystems — in Canada and globally.

Waste 94

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Environmental News Bits

MAY 13, 2022

a Seattle-based sustainable food startup, has created a crowdfunding campaign on Kickstarter to support the expansion of its product line. The 2050 Co.,

Waste 74

Waste 74

Environmental News Bits

APRIL 1, 2022

Retail giant Target recently announced the launch of Target Zero, a new initiative aimed at enabling customers to identify products and packaging that are designed to reduce waste, including those that are refillable, reusable, or compostable, made from recycled content, or made from materials that reduce the use … Continue reading Target to (..)

Recycling 81

Recycling Waste 81

Legal Planet

DECEMBER 19, 2023

standards if they want to continue selling their products in the European Zone. The goal of the Charter is to align the industry around the commitment to net-zero emission by 2050, near zero upstream methane emissions, and ending routine flaring by 2030. The agriculture and waste sectors share the remaining 60% of emissions.

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Paris Agreement 2030 Regulations Waste 173

Nanotech

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Sustainability should prevent waste in the first place (zero waste) and include material loops and processes that support the “waste hierarchy” that ranks waste management options according to what is best for the environment, giving top priority to durability and repairability.

Waste 87

Waste Recycling Sustainable Development Natural Resources 87

Inhabitant

JUNE 10, 2021

The café offers a line of zero-waste products meant to honor the tradition of enjoying green tea while catering to today’s hurried lifestyle.

Waste 87

Waste 87

Greenbuilding Law

FEBRUARY 26, 2022

Despite that the Zero Waste movement peaked in about 1998, in the modern context of Net Zero from Net Zero Energy to Net Zero Carbon, we are today with surprising frequency asked about a business being able to claim it is Zero Waste. No company should claim to be Zero Waste.

Waste 52

Waste Recycling Upcycling Law 52

PA Environment Daily

APRIL 26, 2024

For the third time in the last eight weeks, DEP reported ZERO or only 1 shale gas well permit under review in its Oil and Gas Workload Report , which has huge implications for the funding needed to run its entire Oil and Gas Regulatory Program. DEP received 128 shale gas permits in the first 16 weeks of 2024.

Regulations 64

Regulations 2024 Waste 2017 64

Environmental News Bits

APRIL 4, 2022

The circular economy is a system that aims to get the most out of materials, keep products and materials in use and design them to be cycled back into the economy, eliminating waste. Read the full story at GreenBiz.

Waste 80

Waste Renewable Energy 80

Law and Environment

APRIL 24, 2023

Part 50 , “Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities.” The fission process generates energy by splitting heavy atoms like plutonium or uranium into lighter elements. The fission reaction generates high-level long-lasting radioactive waste. The NRC’s April 13, 2023 decision chose the second option.

Regulations 130

Regulations Nuclear Power 2027 2009 130

Environmental News Bits

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Plant-based product growth, food waste reductions and net-zero goals were the three issues keeping sustainability teams busy over the past months. Read the full story at GreenBiz.

Waste 40

Waste Greenhouse 40

Environmental News Bits

JULY 6, 2021

Read the full story at Pet Product News. West Paw has set sail on a new eco-venture by launching a collection of pet toys and feeding accessories that are made with Seaflex, an exclusive blend of reclaimed and recycled ocean-bound plastic and zero-waste Zogoflex material.

Ocean 81

Ocean Recycling Waste 81

Union of Concerned Scientists

MAY 25, 2023

The Inflation Reduction Act’s new hydrogen production tax credit , known as code 45V, is intended to incentivize a shift to low-carbon hydrogen production by offering producers a credit that increases in value as the carbon emissions associated with produced hydrogen declines. While it may seem obscure, the consequences are not.

Fossil Fuels 178

Fossil Fuels Carbon Dioxide Clean Energy Carbon Emissions 178

Inhabitant

JUNE 20, 2021

If you are shopping during this Prime Day, consider these top deals on zero-waste products to help you ditch plastic for good.

Waste 71

Waste 71

PA Environment Daily

JUNE 7, 2022

When performers take the stage in Rose Tree Park throughout the 2022 Summer Festival , another group of “stars” will work behind the scenes helping to sort recyclables from trash as the first step in the festival’s commitment to “zero waste.” PRC is Pennsylvania’s oldest grassroots environmental organization founded in 1939.

Recycling 52

Recycling Waste 2022 52

PA Environment Daily

JANUARY 18, 2024

The report-- Plastic Bag Bans Work: Well-Designed Single-Use Plastic Bag Bans Reduce Waste and Litter -- includes case studies that show that bans across the country have reduced plastic bag litter by one-third or more when implemented, and encouraged the use of more sustainable options. That means less waste and less litter.

Waste 87

Waste 2024 2021 2023 87

A Greener Life

APRIL 11, 2022

They added that there are a variety of options available suitable for both rapidly growing as well as new cities and highlighted that there are examples of zero-energy and zero-carbon buildings in almost all climates, adding that it is critical to capture the mitigation potential of buildings. . This means that in order for 1.5°C

Fossil Fuels 98

Fossil Fuels Climate Change 2030 Renewable Energy 98

Brag

AUGUST 17, 2023

The ICIS Innovation Awards are intended to recognize and reward companies paving the way in product, process, and digital innovations that demonstrate a commitment to sustainability. Methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) byproduct amine-containing waste brine recycling technology; Wanhua Chemical Group Co.,

Carbon Dioxide 40

Carbon Dioxide Recycling Waste 2023 40

Enviromental Defense

APRIL 18, 2023

The report, entitled Left Holding the Bag: A Survey of Plastic Packaging in Canada’s Grocery Stores , found that nearly two-thirds of products in four key departments (produce, baby food, pet food and soups) were packaged in plastic. Grocery chains themselves even say they have plans to reduce throwaway plastics.

Recycling 98

Recycling Government 2030 Waste 98

PA Environment Daily

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

On September 12, 2023, DEP filed inspection reports on 14 conventional wells operated by Dorso LP in German and Nicholson Townships, Fayette County noting the operator failed to submit annual production and waste and mechanical integrity reports as requested by September 6 and 7. LLC and found operations were underway to plug the well.

Natural Gas 119

Natural Gas 2023 Waste 2019 119

Union of Concerned Scientists

JANUARY 18, 2024

In late December, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed regulations for the Section 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit. The tax credit, passed as part of 2022’s Inflation Reduction Act, provides a generous incentive for the production of clean hydrogen. Geographic deliverability.

Fossil Fuels 182

Fossil Fuels Clean Energy 2028 Carbon Emissions 182

Physics World

DECEMBER 17, 2021

Tardigrades are tiny organisms that can survive extreme environments including being chilled to near absolute zero. Do not throw the products away with your household waste,” says the agency, adding that the items “contain radioactive materials or waste”.

Radiation 145

Radiation Cooling Waste 145

Circle of Blue

JUNE 14, 2023

On top of cost, there are a number of obstacles to the plan: “It would flood the northern Gulf of California with waste brine, threatening one of Mexico’s most productive fisheries,” while carving a “freeway-sized corridor through a U.S. West — Booming metro areas test the limits of water supply and growth.

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