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Green news- Natural gas is making a comeback. Here’s what to do about itDemand from data centers, AI and cryptocurrency is fueling the fastest growth in U.S. natural gas capacity in decades. The post Natural gas is making a comeback. Here’s what to do about it appeared first on Trellis.
- Trump era chaos: A timeline of government moves in energy, climate and sustainability since Jan. 20Our semi-regular, mostly comprehensive accounting of federal mandates — and their consequences. The post Trump era chaos: A timeline of government moves in energy, climate and sustainability since Jan. 20 appeared first on Trellis.
- How business can help fashion supply chains decarbonizeIf fashion brands are serious about slashing emissions, they must start with their suppliers, which need a lot of support. The post How business can help fashion supply chains decarbonize appeared first on Trellis.
- Climate United sues EPA and Citibank for frozen IRA fundsClimate United is forcing EPA head Lee Zeldin to back up his accusations of financial mismanagement in court, while publicly accusing Citibank of complicity. The post Climate United sues EPA and Citibank for frozen IRA funds appeared first on Trellis.
- Climate Policy Outlook: 4 stories to follow this weekClean energy credit repeals make electricity more expensive, and Pennsylvania successfully wins it fight to reclaim its frozen IRA funds. The post Climate Policy Outlook: 4 stories to follow this week appeared first on Trellis.
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Eco advices for spring-cleaning
After a long winter, it’s time for spring-cleaning. Unfortunately, the ever-expanding arsenal of home cleaning products now includes several dangerous weapons, loaded with strong, artificial colors and fragrances and harsh cleansing agents like bleach, ammonia and acids. Continue reading
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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