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Green news- Consumers expect collective action to make sustainable fashion a realityThe EU, social media platforms and influencers can play a role. The post Consumers expect collective action to make sustainable fashion a reality appeared first on Trellis.
- Google holds to ambitious 2030 net-zero goal despite another big emissions hikeThe tech giant’s carbon footprint has swelled 51 percent since the 2019 baseline year for its 2030 commitment. The post Google holds to ambitious 2030 net-zero goal despite another big emissions hike appeared first on Trellis.
- New GRI standards require deeper disclosure on social impact and climate transition plansThe revisions are closely aligned with other voluntary and mandatory disclosure frameworks, including the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and International Sustainability Standards Board. The post New GRI standards require deeper disclosure on social impact and climate transition plans appeared first on Trellis.
- Report: Climate goals at Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft have ‘lost their meaning’Analysis by NewClimate Institute and Carbon Market Watch asks 'how do we improve the rules of the game?' The post Report: Climate goals at Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft have ‘lost their meaning’ appeared first on Trellis.
- Report: Fashion brands are ignoring proven climate fixesAdidas, H&M, Inditex, Lululemon and Shein are leaving their best decarbonization tools on the table, researchers say. The post Report: Fashion brands are ignoring proven climate fixes appeared first on Trellis.
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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
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