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Following the launch of the new Eco-innovation Action Plan (EcoAP) by the EU, there are subsidies, training and funding available to businesses driving products, techniques, services or processes which are environmentally sound ? i.e. they aim at the prevention or reduction of environmental impacts or contribute to the optimal use of resources.
Eco-innovators are expected to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions, to use resources such as water and raw material more efficiently, to increase the... [more]
Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. (Sumitomo Electric) and NYK Cruises Co., Ltd. (NYK Cruises) have agreed to install the ultraviolet ballast water management system “Ecomarine” on the Asuka II, a cruise ship operated by NYK Cruises, in January 2012, for demonstration testing of the Ecomarine, which is under development at Sumitomo Electric. The two companies will cooperate in onboard testing specified by the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sed... [more]
As we head into 2012, many of us will be resolving to lose those few extra pounds, save more money, or spend a few more hours with our families and friends. But there are also some resolutions we can make to make our lives a little greener. Each of us, especially in the United States, can make a commitment to reducing our environmental impacts.
"The global community, and particularly people living in industrialized societies, have put unsustainable demands on our planet's limited resources," ... [more]
As we ring in the new year, here are twelve steps that we can all take to reduce our impact on the environment
(8) Get out and ride
We all know that carpooling and using public transportation helps cut down on greenhouse gas emissions, as well as our gas bills. Now, cities across the country are investing in new mobility options that provide exercise and offer an alternative to being cramped in subways or buses. Chicago, Denver, Minneapolis, and Washington, D.C. have major bike sharing progr... [more]
In March 2011, the European Commission published the overall decarbonisation roadmap covering the whole economy. All sectors, power generation, transport, residential, industry and agriculture, were analysed. The Commission has also been preparing sectoral roadmaps, among which the Energy Roadmap 2050 is the last one, focusing on the whole energy sector.
In order to cut emissions by over 80% by 2050, Europe's energy production will have to be almost carbon-free. How to achieve this without d... [more]
Despite growing interest in corporate and social responsibility (CSR) issues, the UK’s business leaders have, until recently, neatly managed to sidestep any real strategic approach to energy management and sustainability. A recent survey by O2 of senior leaders in the private and public sectors revealed a divergence of views on this issue.
In boardrooms across the UK, business leaders have traditionally skirted around energy management and sustainability in favour of focus on short-term prof... [more]
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