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Marine Plastic Waste in Greenland – Register Now for FREE Online Seminar

Tackling Marine Litter in the Arctic Region Are you interested in tackling marine litter, protecting wildlife, or generating new economic opportunities via the circular economy? Blue Circular Economy invites you to attend Marine Plastic Waste in Greenland and Recycling Opportunities for Discarded Fishing Gear. This free seminar will take place online on 25 March 2021 at 18:00 …

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Algae helps clothes absorb CO2

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A new fashion collection inspired by the stunning city of Paris featuring clothes that actively absorb CO2 previews in the French capital this week. Called the capsule collection, it has been produced through a collaboration between French car manufacturer DS Automobiles, designers, EGONlab and London-based design research studio, Post Carbon Lab. The unisex four-piece selection …

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Register: Free Online Research Seminar

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As part of its ongoing efforts to help small and medium enterprises (SMEs) working within fishing gear recycling solutions to attain greater market reach, Blue Circular Economy will present a free online research seminar on 4 March 2021. The seminar will feature a number of presentations from students and researchers at NTNU and DTU who will …

Big business backs net-zero carbon plans

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IBM, ACCIONA, Iceland Foods, and UPM are among 20 global companies that today signed up to being net-zero carbon across their businesses by 2040. Signatories of The Climate Pledge are committed to hitting the Paris Agreement targets 10 years early by being net-zero carbon by 2040. And with the latest backers there are now a …

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Green light for diversity scheme

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A new scheme – Race For Nature’s Recovery – is being launched to shake-up one of the UK’s least diverse sectors. With more than 30 organisations on board, the initiative aims to transform the environmental sector by creating hundreds of jobs for 16-24 year olds from BAME backgrounds. Developed through a collaboration between Action for Conservation, …

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What does the future hold for food?

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Douglas Gayeton is my guest today on Inside Ideas. In 2009 Douglas founded the Lexicon of Sustainability alongside his partner Laura Howard Gayeton. The Lexicon’s work accelerates the adoption of practices that build more resilient food systems and help combat climate change. An information architect, filmmaker, photographer and writer, Douglas has created award-winning work at …

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Circular future on the horizon

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We have a long way to go in a short time when it comes to achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). One paradigm shift that would certainly help the cause is a circular economy led revolution in goods and services. In a bid to push the needle in this direction, the World Economic Forum …

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Date palm key to climate revolution

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The conservation of date palm is critical to reducing global inequality and creating a more sustainable world, according to a new report release this week. The Khalifa Award report: ‘Bridging boundaries: how can bio-regional collaboration convert the date palm industry into a successful model of the bio-circular economy?’ is ‘framed around ‘the five Ps’: People, Planet, …

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Lahti picks up green baton

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The Finish city of Lahti has started its year as European Green Capital 2021. It is 12th city to hold the title, following in the footsteps of the pioneers like Stockholm, Hamburg, Oslo, and most recently, Lisbon. Lahti’s success in reducing emissions, implementing air quality monitoring and regulations, along with its action plan to become …

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Reimagining plastics recycling

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Every year, the world loses billions of euros a year through poor waste management. Recycling rates vary significantly by country and region; while in the EU, rates average around 30%, only 14-18% of total waste globally is thought to be recycled according to the OECD. And the rates vary by polymer too, with polyethylene terephthalate …

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