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Aberdeen City Council rolls out UK’s first hydrogen fuel cell waste truck

Envirotec Magazine

What appears to be the UK’s first hydrogen-fuelled waste collection vehicle was revealed on 17 February in Aberdeen, seemingly running on green hydrogen from existing refuelling infrastructure in the city.

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Five Ways in Which Beijing 2022 Will Become Carbon Neutral

3BL Media

Natural CO2 refrigeration systems will be used at four Beijing 2022 ice venues – the first time this low-climate-impact technology will be used in China and at the Olympic Winter Games. The use of this technology reduces carbon emissions from the cooling process to nearly zero, cutting heat waste and energy consumption.

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Sustainability Jargon Dictionary

Carlos Sanchez

Anthropogenic GHGs – Gasses emitted due to human activities such as the burning of fossil fuels, deforestation, land-use changes, livestock production, fertilization, waste management, and industrial processes. This model is also described as take-make-waste. This model is also described as reuse, repair and re-manufacture.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

In Beck’s mind, too , forwarding-thinking companies should look at natural resources not just as consumables but as recyclable goods, and then design systems and products in a way that eliminates waste. Nearly a century ago, Ecolab sold dishwasher soap with a dispenser described as its first effort to reduce waste.