Regulation
Reducing air pollution: Policies that pay off
A multidisciplinary team from CNRS, INSERM, INRAE, Grenoble Alpes University (UGA) and Atmo Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes finished a study that identifies specific public policies that could achieve health objectives set by local decision makers, as well as their expected co-benefits. The findings…
New Initiatives Launched to Boost US Energy Transmission
The Biden administration recently announced new steps to expand clean energy and transmission deployment in an effort to decarbonise the US economy. Seven federal agencies shared elaborative plans to meet global climate goals that include eliminating emissions from the power…
Eyes on Plastic Bans – Back to Science-based Material Policy
Globally, we are facing a climate crisis on an unprecedented scale. One of the biggest culprits of the crisis is plastics, especially single-use plastics and microplastics, the latter getting into everything from our food and drink to the air we…
US Government Studies Increasing Biofuel Bunker Supply
The government of the United States is looking to increase the supply of biofuels, and is therefore asking for information and feedback from the technology and energy industries on the best way to achieve it. Of course, this also includes…
Amid challenges, Indonesia reaps benefits from circular economy, official says
Data compiled by the Environment and Forestry Ministry revealed that in 2019-2020, more than 420,000 tons of plastic waste were collected from waste banks and other means. Recycling this plastic waste generated more than USD $70.53 million of revenue, a…
French ban on plastic packaging for fruit and vegetables begins
Starting 2022 on the right foot and fulfilling their promise, the French government’s bans on plastic packaging for produce has formally commenced. BBC covers the news in depth. Rreference: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59843697