Day: 2 April 2015

Sustainability stats: The week in numbers (3/04/15)

This week's news is all green: green energy and green walls. And the odd chocolate egg - or 90 million the UK will consume this weekend - thrown in because it is Easter.

Could anaerobic digestion power phones of the future?

Smartphones could soon be powered by the product of anaerobic digestion (AD) of food waste, thanks to a new European research and development project.

Fast-food giants clogging up sustainable palm-oil progress

Nearly three-quarters of the world's biggest palm-oil users have improved their commitment to sustainable sourcing in the past year, but fast-food brands are evidently lagging behind.

Onshore wind could be cheapest new electricity source by 2020

Innovation and improvements to grid connections could make onshore wind the most cost-effective new electricity source by 2020, according to the Onshore Wind Cost Reduction Taskforce.

EU ETS emissions fall by 4.4%

Emissions from 10,000 of Europe's most polluting power stations and factories have fallen by more than 4%, according to figures released on Wednesday.

China to clean up act on environment with water commitment

China is set to tackle its heavily-polluted water supplies by enforcing polluting industries to treat discharged water.

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