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Green news- How J&J, Suntory and Toyota cut industrial heat emissionsReducing natural gas consumption for low-heat processes such as equipment sterilization or chemical reactions starts with process redesign. The post How J&J, Suntory and Toyota cut industrial heat emissions appeared first on Trellis.
- Recycled content has a messaging problem — and an opportunity"Reduce, reuse, recycle" is a great slogan but has contributed to consumer confusion. The post Recycled content has a messaging problem — and an opportunity appeared first on Trellis.
- Lessons learned from 1,100 CSRD reportsThe shift from voluntary to mandatory is changing the structure and tone of sustainability reports. The post Lessons learned from 1,100 CSRD reports appeared first on Trellis.
- It’s time to ditch the term ‘stakeholder engagement’The vague term is undermining sustainability's credibility. The post It’s time to ditch the term ‘stakeholder engagement’ appeared first on Trellis.
- AI companies face uneven public perceptionsStrong perception rankings for tech companies don't extend to AI firms. The post AI companies face uneven public perceptions appeared first on Trellis.
- How J&J, Suntory and Toyota cut industrial heat emissions
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Home Solar Systems: Worth the Cost?
Humanity has acknowledged the power of the sun since prehistoric times, awed by the glowing orb whose presence creates day and whose absence plunges the world into darkness.
For all our advances in science and technology, most of the power from the sun still eludes us. NASA reports that we use only one ten-thousandth of the sun’s energy.
Photovoltaic (PV) solar electrical systems offer new and ever-changing ways to harness that energy. The term “photovoltaic” literally means light-electricity.
In 1839, French physicist Edmond Becquerel discovered that sunlight could produce an electric current. Another century would pass before scientists fully understood that this process happens at the atomic level. Albert Einstein’s only Nobel Prize was awarded for his work on the photoelectric effect. By 1958, the space program was using solar cells. Continue reading
Small enterprises: Shift to green economy underway, but not at full speed yet
According to the Eurobarometer survey on “SMEs, resource efficiency and green markets”, 37% of EU SMEs have at least one full or part-time green employee. Green jobs are largely created in SMEs as opposed to large firms: In 2012, 1 in 8 employees of small and medium-sized firms had a green job or almost 13% of all SME jobs.
In large firms it was only 1 in 33 equivalent to 3% of all large company jobs. Green jobs in SMEs are also estimated to expand dynamically with a rate of 35% in the next 2 years. Continue reading
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EU to keep carbon tax on airlines, but for how long?
The European Union will maintain its carbon tax imposed on airlines operating in its airspace, despite retaliatory trade measures by China.
As long as an international policy on carbon emissions by airlines is not found, the “EU will stick to its own ETS system”. The carbon tax imposed on airlines by the European Union came into effect on January 1, but carriers will begin receiving bills only in 2013 after this year’s carbon emissions have been assessed. Continue reading
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