Corporate supply chains are riddled with high, uncounted emissions, as Lego discovered. New regulations mean more companies will face tough, sometimes surprising, choices.
The demand for the minerals needed to build clean energy technology currently exceeds the available supply. If this issue continues, governments may find it hard to reach their clean energy targets.
The pulverised fuel ash from coal-fired power stations is typically stored in landfill.
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Lagos has a waste problem that can be tackled by adopting a sustainable waste management policy that considers income brackets.
Improper municipal solid waste management is one of the biggest environmental issues First Nations communities in Canada face.
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Our buildings and infrastructure can only become sustainable if the sector shares, leases, reuses, repairs, refurbishes and recycles materials and products. A new report maps out out how to get there.
The environmental impacts of electric vehicle batteries range from mining, and energy and water use to the hazards of discarded batteries. These issues can be resolved, but there’s no time to waste.
Consumers must do their homework before determining whether a company is actually green.
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As the energy revolution gains pace, huge numbers of PV panels are already going to landfill. Many are still usable and even those that aren’t contain valuable materials that shouldn’t be discarded.
Informal trading is one way grant recipients use to supplement their income.
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Companies like it when your phone breaks and you have to buy another. But we’d all save a lot of money if we could actually repair the things we purchased.