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
Category: Sustainable development
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 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
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”
A new multi-year concert project to benefit action on the climate crisis announced
Earth Aid Live is set to last 10 years and take place across multiple cities and continents, with lineups still to be announced. Ben Beaumont-Thomas writes on the Guardian website that concert promoter Harvey Goldsmith is organizing the events that will start over one weekend in August 2025 and then continue in 2030 and 2035. … Continue reading A new multi-year concert project to benefit action on the climate crisis announced
In January Norway became the first nation to open its continental shelf to commercial deep-sea mineral exploration
In an article on The Conversation website, Ashley Perl, Fellow, Dalla Lana Fellowship in Journalism and Health Impact, University of Toronto writes about Norway becoming the first country to open its continental shelf to commercial deep-sea mineral exploration. Is this sustainable and responsible? Mining the depths: Norway’s deep-sea exploitation could put it in environmental … Continue reading In January Norway became the first nation to open its continental shelf to commercial deep-sea mineral exploration
Energy in Demand News, February 4, 2024
This week the European Commission will propose the new level of ambition for GHG emissions reductions it considers necessary for 2040. The Financial Times (behind a paywall) notes that the EU’s climate chief, Wopke Hoekstra, “has warned the bloc must not be lured into a “false narrative” that action against global warming is undermining the … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, February 4, 2024
Natural resource extraction has soared by almost 400% since 1970 and now expected to increase by 60% by 2060
A new UN report details how natural resource extraction has increases significantly in recent decades and that trend is expected to continue. The report proposes action to reduce overall demand rather than simply increasing ‘green’ production. Arthur Neslen discusses the report in an article on the Guardian website. Extraction of raw materials to rise … Continue reading Natural resource extraction has soared by almost 400% since 1970 and now expected to increase by 60% by 2060
Energy in Demand News, January 28, 2024
There is encouraging good news that carbon emissions dropped in the EU in 2023. The Guardian reported on analysis from the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air (Crea) showing that the EU “pumped out 8% less carbon dioxide from the fossil fuels it burned in 2023 than it did in 2022.” Crea analyst … Continue reading Energy in Demand News, January 28, 2024
