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New business models cutting back on single-use plastic: lessons for a zero waste circular economy

Picture of Mariel Vilella By Mariel Vilella Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Energy and Environment, Growth and Inclusion Posted: July 28, 2021

As the host for the COP26 this November, the UK is in the spotlight when it comes to reducing emissions. Plastic production and consumption is an important contributor to climate change, business models that are cutting back on single-use plastic offer important lessons, and inspiration, to drive an agenda that moves towards a circular economy. […]

Tagged With: business, circular economy, environment, Global South, plastics, SCI, sustainability

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Can shipping emissions be kept in check in a post-COVID future?

By Simon Bullock Filed Under: All posts, Energy and Environment, Science and Engineering Posted: June 15, 2020

The shipping sector is playing a vital role in the COVID-19 pandemic, keeping Britain supplied with everything from pasta to PPE. But what role does it need to play in another great crisis – preventing catastrophic climate change? Here, Simon Bullock from the Tyndall Centre, Manchester, looks at what needs to be done in order […]

Tagged With: business, carbon emissions, carbon reduction, climate change, consumption, COVID-19, energy & industry, environment, infrastucture, International trade, net zero, Pandemic, science & engineering, shipping, sustainability, Tyndall

Power from the sun, money from the crowd: community energy offers low-cost finance for renewables

Tim Braunholtz-Speight By Tim Braunholtz-Speight Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Energy and Environment, Renewables, Science and Engineering, Science and Technology, Urban Posted: March 25, 2020

The fall in the cost of renewable energy has created new possibilities for citizen investors to fund community energy projects. However, the majority require some level of price support. In this blog, researchers from The University of Manchester call for policies to support the growth of this sector, such as encouraging the purchase of community-generated […]

Tagged With: business, Business Energy & Industry, community, consumption, energy, energy & industry, Energy Community, environment, infrastructure, productivity, renewable energy, renewables, science & engineering, technology

Can we ‘level up’ transport infrastructure across the UK?

Diane Coyle By Marianne Sensier and Diane Coyle Filed Under: Budget, Devo, Growth and Inclusion Posted: January 29, 2020

Professor Diane Coyle and Dr Marianne Sensier have recently conducted research comparing transport infrastructure projects that have used HM Treasury’s Green Book. In this blog they argue that this methodology, alongside political prioritisation of projects in and around London, has reinforced existing success in wealthy, already highly productive parts of the UK. Future infrastructure investment […]

Tagged With: business, Business Energy & Industry, diversity, energy & industry, equalities, equality, inclusive growth, inequalities, inequality, Levelling Up, national railway, productivity, Regional imbalances, transport

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Managing radioactive waste

By Laura Leay Filed Under: Energy and Environment Posted: January 7, 2020

The UK nuclear industry is predicted to generate just under 5 million tonnes of radioactive waste across its entire lifetime. A small fraction of this, about 6%, will remain radioactive for millennia, which means that a long-term plan is required for managing new nuclear waste as well as the long-lived waste already being stored in […]

Tagged With: business, Business Energy & Industry, climate change, energy & industry, environment, infrastructure, nuclear, nuclear energy, nuclear power, nuclear waste, waste

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Brands must stop the exploitation of refugees making our clothes in Turkey

By Joe Bardwell Filed Under: All posts, Europe Posted: December 9, 2016

This year, the world has seen millions of refugees fleeing war and persecution, many from Syria. Turkey is the largest host country with over 2.7 million Syrian refugees. The Business & Human Rights Resource Centre has been investigating how brands are taking steps to protect the hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees who are working […]

Tagged With: business, factories, global inequalities, human rights, refugee, Syria, Turkey

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