Luis Farias has an obsession. The vice president for energy and sustainability at CEMEX, the Mexican cement company worth more than $13 billion, is "obsessed" with reducing his company s carbon footprint. For the past several years, CEMEX ...
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Trade fair Wasser Berlin International from 23 to 26 April 2013 – around 600 exhibitors from nearly every branch of the water industry will be showcasing their products, services and solutions – some 30,000 trade visitors are ...
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A distinguished group of designers, environmentalists, educators, artists, and authors will explore the three P’s – People, Planet, and Prosperity – the triple bottom line values and criteria by which businesses, ...
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With increasing awareness of global climate change and the importance of energy conservation, more and more countries have launched LED lighting projects and subsidy policies. As a result, even though the growth of the LED market in 2012 ...
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Jenni Staves, Environmental Manager at British Glass, reviews the current Climate on Carbon and Sustainability. Originally I set out to write an overview of the current consultation on structural changes to the EU Emissions Trading Scheme ...
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Guardian Press Release: Pablo Isasmendi, Managing Director of Guardian Industries UK Glass Division, has been named president of British Glass for 2013 at the November 2012 British Glass Members Meeting on 15 November 2012 at the Mercure St ...
The UK's Buzzard oil field contributed only 16% of Forties blend output in the week of February 18-24, down from 33% the previous week, BP data showed Friday. This is the lowest contribution of Buzzard to Forties seen so far in 2013, ...
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A solar energy project at the University of Sheffield which is celebrating its second anniversary has shown almost all of the 2,000 systems in the scheme are “doing what they say on the tin”. Researchers running Sheffield ...
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This week sees the official launch of a highly innovative initiative supported by Ecover and Closed Loop Recycling, which sees waste plastic being collected from the seas around the UK by EU fishermen and sent to the UK for recycling at ...
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The Green Inventors Competition, part of the Sustainable Living Festival, invites RMIT students and recent graduates to present their ideas for a sustainable future. Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design) graduate Ms McDonell won the ...
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India’s fast-growing cement industry can reduce its carbon emissions by nearly half by the middle of the century, according to a technology roadmap issued today by the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the World Business Council ...
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The European Union's top climate change official said Thursday that President Barack Obama can show his commitment to climate change action by rejecting TransCanada's plan to build the Keystone XL pipeline. "I think that would be an ...
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NAPIT proudly announce their sponsorship and support for the national campaign, Climate Week, held between 4-10th March 2013. Climate Week is Britain’s biggest climate change campaign, inspiring a new wave of action to create a ...
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UK offshore oil and gas investment has risen to its highest level in 30 years, thanks to changes in the tax regime introduced over the past four years, industry association Oil & Gas UK said Monday. Investment soared to GBP11.4 billion ...
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Biodiesel producer sources applauded the US Environmental Protection Agency Monday after the EPA finalized its rule to approve camelina oil as a low-carbon feedstock under the Renewable Fuel Standard. "This decision adds to the growing ...
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