What If The Restrictions On Tobacco Ads Applied To Climate-Polluting Products?
If governments are serious about climate action, they should restrict the promotion of goods with heavy carbon footprints.
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New Report Reveals The Most Energy-Intensive Industries In Denmark
In a new report, based on the newest Danish statistics, Thea Gehrchen from GreenMatch.dk has summed up just how much energy the different industries in Denmark consume, which comes in quite handy while we wait for our new government to release a new proposal for a national climate law for the country, with binding targets no less.
Tobacco Aviation Biofuel Ready For Takeoff, After 25 Years Of R&D
A 25-year dream of tobacco-fueled flight just passed another milestone, with sustainability certification for tobacco biofuel grown in South Africa.
Wall Street: Not Nice To Fool Mother Nature With Zero-Sum Externalities
In this year of major climate decisions, we need to remember who’s really responsible for global warming and the problems it is causing. Yes, climate change derives from industrial activity, but few of us realize exactly how much. A study called Natural Capital At Risk has now come close to quantifying … [continued]
Fossil Fuel Divestment Movement Spreads In UK
The University of Glasgow in Scotland has taken a page from Stanford and other US colleges. It has become the first EU academic institution to divest fossil fuel holdings. On Wednesday, the university court voted to divest $29 million (£18 million) of investments in the fossil fuel industry and freeze new investments across … [continued]
A Sustainble Recipe for Biofuel: Ethanol from Orange Peels and Tobacco
Corn has been flaming out as a biofuel crop, and taking its place is a regular fruit salad of non-food and waste food alternatives. The latest up and and comer is being developed by researcher Henry Daniell of the University of Central Florida, who naturally turned to oranges for his … [continued]
