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Observers reflect on a disappointing COP26

Envirotec Magazine

The COP26 Youth Climate Protest in Glasgow on 5 November (image credit: PMGphotog / Shutterstock.com). While COP25 in Madrid had seen the launch of many such schemes by big polluters like Shell, Total and BP, with COP26 we could now see these schemes taking a central place in the draft agreement. Carbon capture.

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Trade group reiterates the environmental and economic value of biogas to new ministers

Envirotec Magazine

Appointments of new COP26 President and Environment Secretary triggers renewed efforts to demonstrate the benefits of biogas for decarbonising the UK and global economies. The industry can also help reduce the carbon footprint of hard-to-decarbonise sectors such as heat, transport, waste management and agriculture.

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The world has consumed half a trillion tonnes of virgin materials since the Paris Agreement

Envirotec Magazine

The throwaway global economy is fuelling the climate crisis with more than half a trillion tonnes of virgin materials consumed since the 2015 Paris Agreement, according to a report from impact organisation Circle Economy launched on 19 January. World leaders committed to limit climate change to 1.5°C

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Tetra Pak 2022 Sustainability Report: Message From the CEO

3BL Media

DESCRIPTION: As the world continued to experience the direct and indirect impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, including global supply chain disruptions, resource shortages, employment challenges and inflation – these have not been easy times. Tweet me: Food waste is being transformed.? In 2021, 50 billion cartons, equivalent to 1.2

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Methane Detection Tech Provider LongPath Raises $22 Million

ESG Today

Reducing methane emissions has taken center stage in the fight to address climate change in recent years. The platform is targeted to sectors including agriculture, waste management, mining, and urban monitoring. and EU’s Global Methane Pledge at last year’s COP26 climate conference.

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Despite the Headlines, 2021 Was A Year Full of Environmental Victories

Richard Matthews

Environmental successes are easily overlooked in a world ravaged by climate change, biodiversity loss, an ongoing global pandemic and attacks against democracy. The dystopian legacy of the former president is becoming increasingly clear to all but the willfully ignorant as is his politicization of climate change and COVID.