Regulation
Commentary: Hotel Giants Work with WWF to Develop Hotel Waste Management Methodology
Accor, Hilton, Hyatt, IHG Hotels & Resorts, and Marriott have joined the World Wildlife Fund and Greenview to create a measurement methodology to collect data and to measure and report waste. The new Measurement Methodology aims to set goals in…
Commentary: Textile Industry Alliance Moves Closer to Microfibre Shedding Standard
The results of a fibre fragmentation trial that has been carried out by the Cross Industry Agreement (CIA) –a collaboration between AISE, CIRFS, EOG, EURATEX and FESI in order to prevent the release of microplastics into bodies of water– were…
UN Releases Report On Air Quality Standard Laws
About a third of the world's countries lack laws about air quality standards. In countries where such laws exist, they often fail to comply with World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines. An estimated 31% of countries that could introduce such ambient…
Commentary: The UK’s new E10 fuel – Smooth Sailing, or a Bumpy Ride?
The UK’s new kind of petrol - E10 - is set to be introduced to cut emissions by as much as 750,000 tonnes per year. But what are the challenges it faces? And will it really bring benefits? This article…
U.S Treasury Announces Fossil Fuel Energy Guidance for MDBs
The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued Fossil Fuel Energy Guidance for Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs), on August 16th. This Guidance comes in response to President Biden’s Executive Order 14008 on Tackling the Climate Crisis At Home and Abroad announced earlier…
Commentary: China’s faltering carbon credit system
Carbon credits are an increasingly popular means of regulating companies’ emissions as international regulations gradually tighten around carbon allowances. Yet China - one of the world’s largest economies - is reporting a rapidly declining market. Here, Quartz looks at the…