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Finnish Company Is Using Goose Waste to Make Circular Beer
The Finnish city of Lahti was named the European Green Capital 2021, and with good reason. To celebrate with a beer that really contributed to their "wasteless circular economy" credentials, the city collaborated with the local microbrewery, Ant Brew, to…
Microplastics found on honeybees could be useful pollution monitor
The presence of microplastics on bees could be harnessed as a marker of pollution levels, a team of scientists from Denmark say. Their research - which was published earlier this year - found that around one-sixth of the particles found…
Australia-Germany partnership boosts hydrogen investments
Australia and Germany have progressed their renewable hydrogen partnership, with a series of new investments into developing the industry through a Declaration of Intent on the Australia-Germany Hydrogen Accord. The Accord, which was signed in September 2020, seeks to utilise…
The war on plastic gains momentum
The push to implement a Global Plastics Treaty is gaining momentum, with particular pressure from small island nations faced with the biggest threat from a growing tide of waste. Over 100 nations have already voiced their support for the scheme,…
Brazil to see first Bioenergy carbon storage project
Brazilian bioethanol firm FS is set to become the world’s first biorefinery to have a negative carbon footprint. This title will be achieved through a Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage system (BECCS) - a novel process that will see…
UK Government to pursue ‘nature-positive’ future following Dasgupta review
The UK Government has upped its climate commitments in response to the seminal Dasgupta Review. The report - the first of its kind - was commissioned by the government in 2019 and published February this year. Findings from Cambridge university…