Prashanth Mysore, Senior Director: Strategic Business Development at DELMIA writes on the EMSNow website about what can be done to make industry more sustainable. The Importance of Sustainability in Manufacturing Sustainability in manufacturing has been a big topic for many years now and there’s good reason for it. With more and more pressure being … Continue reading How industry can be more sustainable
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NATO’s commitment to overcoming the challenges of energy efficiency and sustainability in military operations
Ivan Mactaggart writes on the Karve International website about the efforts of military to ensure its sustainability. Readers should note that there is also a good article on energy security from January on the NATO website. The Challenges of Energy Efficiency & Sustainability To Military Technology Military sectors of all major nations are significant … Continue reading NATO’s commitment to overcoming the challenges of energy efficiency and sustainability in military operations
How to deliver the COP 29 energy efficiency target
In an article in the February issue of the Energy in Buildings & Industry magazine, Andrew Warren, Chairman of the British Energy Efficiency Federation, looks at some of the proposals from the recent Davos Summit which could help to reduce energy demand while helping to drive growth and productivity. Practical ways to get the … Continue reading How to deliver the COP 29 energy efficiency target
New EEA briefing on initiatives taken in Europe on waste management and circular economy
Recycling, repair, re-use or reducing material consumption through circular business models can provide important additional reductions in GHG emissions helping to boost Europe’s climate change mitigation efforts, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing published this week. Better links between waste management, circular economy and climate change mitigation measures can boost greenhouse gas … Continue reading New EEA briefing on initiatives taken in Europe on waste management and circular economy
Energy in Demand News, February 18, 2024
Financing the climate and energy transition is facing ever more difficulties – as I’m sure you see in your own country. At the global level, COP26 in Glasgow approved the Just Energy Transition Partnerships, a landmark climate finance framework endorsed by world leaders as a way to fund the green transition in poorer countries. However, … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, February 18, 2024
How some fungi can help the environment and become the basis for a variety of eco-friendly industries
Anna Spencer writes on the CBC News website about the many benefits of fungi. This article is part of the CBC News initiative entitled "Our Changing Planet" to show and explain the effects of climate change. From fashion to burials: How fungi can help fight climate change Fungi are among the oldest organisms on … Continue reading How some fungi can help the environment and become the basis for a variety of eco-friendly industries
Czech steel industry is unprepared for decarbonisation both technologically and financially
Ondřej Plevák discusses the challenges the Czech steel industry is facing to decarbonise in an article on the Euractiv website. Czech steel industry unprepared for EU decarbonisation The Czech steel industry is unprepared for decarbonisation, not only technologically but also financially, making it difficult to implement the EU’s decarbonisation plans, experts say. Experts polled … Continue reading Czech steel industry is unprepared for decarbonisation both technologically and financially
Yes, AI systems consume a lot of energy but they also can be a force for good in addressing climate change
In an article on the Conversation website, Lakshmi Babu Saheer, Director of Computing Informatics and Applications Research Group, Anglia Ruskin University defends the important role that AI is playing in addressing climate change, even given the energy consumption concerns. Dr. Saheer fully admits that more is needed to reduce consumption. Four ways AI could … Continue reading Yes, AI systems consume a lot of energy but they also can be a force for good in addressing climate change
Energy in Demand News, February 11, 2024
In all the important climate and energy news this week, two developments stand out. In a case that has lasted 12 years, this week the climate scientist Michael Mann won his defamation lawsuit against two conservative writers who compared his depictions of global heating to the work of a convicted child molester. “I hope this … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, February 11, 2024
Climate activism – “there is a method to the seeming madness”
In an article on The Conversation website, Shannon Gibson, Associate Professor of International Relations and Environmental Studies, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences writes about the “wild ride” climate activism has been on lately. From throwing soup to suing governments, there’s strategy to climate activism’s seeming chaos − here’s where it’s headed … Continue reading Climate activism – “there is a method to the seeming madness”
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