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Green news- Hyperscaler emissions expected to jump 60 percent in 2026Company footprints can be forecast as soon as financial data is available, says the economist behind the approach. The post Hyperscaler emissions expected to jump 60 percent in 2026 appeared first on Trellis.
- Patagonia blurs the line between secondhand and new clothingThe outdoor apparel company sold almost 160,000 used items in fiscal 2026, generating about $13 million in sales. The post Patagonia blurs the line between secondhand and new clothing appeared first on Trellis.
- How the maker of Advil and Tums adds the price of carbon to supplier contractsSuppliers have thanked Haleon for being the first customer that has “put their money where their mouth is.” The post How the maker of Advil and Tums adds the price of carbon to supplier contracts appeared first on Trellis.
- How your company can help eliminate harmful subsidiesPrivate-sector support is needed to accelerate the sluggish pace of government reforms. The post How your company can help eliminate harmful subsidies appeared first on Trellis.
- ‘Stay optimistic’: Career advice from the outgoing CSO of IKEA’s largest retailerKaren Pflug will exit Ingka Group at the end of December after five years in her role and 12 years with the company. The post ‘Stay optimistic’: Career advice from the outgoing CSO of IKEA’s largest retailer appeared first on Trellis.
- Hyperscaler emissions expected to jump 60 percent in 2026
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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