Visakhapatnam News reports on the Times of India website that the Andhra Pradesh government is taking important steps to launch an IoT project for MSMEs to promote greater energy efficiency. Andhra Pradesh to launch IoT project in MSMEs for energy efficiency The government will launch an Internet of Things (IoT) pilot project in micro, … Continue reading Andhra Pradesh government will launch an Internet of Things (IoT) pilot project in micro, small and medium enterprises in all districts to study energy efficiency measures
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New Zealand’s top 30 corporations do a poor job reporting on climate change
Jagadish Thaker, Senior Lecturer, School of Communication, Journalism and Marketing at Massey University discusses the concerns about reporting on climate change in New Zealand by its major corporations. New Zealand companies lag behind others in their reporting on climate change, and that's a risk to their reputation New Zealand’s top 30 corporations do a … Continue reading New Zealand’s top 30 corporations do a poor job reporting on climate change
Guidelines and best practices for micro-, small and medium enterprises in delivering energy-efficient products and in providing renewable energy equipment
In response to the Covid-19 crisis, a study Guidelines and Best Practices for micro-, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in delivering energy-efficient products and in providing renewable energy equipment has been developed by the UN-Economic Commission for Europe. It is described in a UN-ECE press release. UNECE guidance for the energy efficiency and renewables … Continue reading Guidelines and best practices for micro-, small and medium enterprises in delivering energy-efficient products and in providing renewable energy equipment
Recent analysis shows only 1.2% of the GHG emissions released by Australia’s top 65 emitting companies had to be offset under federal and state laws
Murray Griffin of Footprint News writes on The Guardian website that both levels of governments opted not to exercise legislative powers to be more ambitious in limiting GHG emissions. Australia’s big polluters required to offset just 1.2% of greenhouse gas emissions Only 1.2% of the greenhouse gas emissions released by Australia’s top 65 emitting … Continue reading Recent analysis shows only 1.2% of the GHG emissions released by Australia’s top 65 emitting companies had to be offset under federal and state laws
Sustainable spirits: an experimental distillery in Scotland has created a sustainable vodka
Arbikie Distillery, in Arbroath, Angus, bills its pea-based Nàdar vodka as a ‘climate-positive spirit. Katie Grant explains in an article on the inews website. Scottish distillery unveils 'climate-positive' vodka made from peas An experimental distillery has created a sustainable vodka that it claims saves more than 1.5kg of carbon dioxide emissions per bottle by … Continue reading Sustainable spirits: an experimental distillery in Scotland has created a sustainable vodka
New report on industrial heat pumps
The Austrian Institute of Technology has teamed up with several other organisations to publish a White Paper on industrial heat pumps. It is described in an article on the AIT website. AIT Center for Energy: Whitepaper on industrial heat pumps AIT Center for Energy has contributed to the Whitepaper on industrial heat pumps, which … Continue reading New report on industrial heat pumps
Four main ways that “greening” can benefit businesses
Everyone is looking at how the recovery from the current pandemic should take place and what should be included. Jagannadha Pawan Tamvada, Associate Professor in Strategy and Innovation, at the University of Southampton and Mili Shrivastava, Senior Lecturer in Strategy at Bournemouth University write on The Conversation website argue that going green should be central … Continue reading Four main ways that “greening” can benefit businesses
Understanding how we can improve the energy performance of Europe’s industry
In January 2020, the European Commission presented its European Green Deal investment Plan to mobilise EU funding and create an enabling framework to facilitate and stimulate the public and private investments needed for the transition to a climate-neutral, green, competitive and inclusive economy. The plan expects to mobilise at least €1 trillion of sustainable investments … Continue reading Understanding how we can improve the energy performance of Europe’s industry
Green groups outline their priorities to make Europe’s industry a global leader
As Europe prepares to embrace a new industrial revolution in the aftermath of the covid-19 crisis, green groups have outlined their priorities to make Europe’s industry a global leader. A clean and responsible industry must be Europe’s answer to the covid-19 crisis, a group of NGOs said in a report published this week. Transform … Continue reading Green groups outline their priorities to make Europe’s industry a global leader
Large enterprises required to have regular mandatory audits but that policy is still not a game changer
For many organisations it was merely a box-ticking exercise required under the 2012 EU Energy Efficiency Directive. In Britain it was called the Energy Saving Opportunity Scheme and there were hopes it would really make a difference and drive energy efficiency investments. Andrew Warren, chairman of the British Energy Efficiency Federation and a friend of … Continue reading Large enterprises required to have regular mandatory audits but that policy is still not a game changer
