In a second response to a recent article published in the Ecologist, "Are the UK 'biomass sustainability standards' legitimising forest destruction?", SBP Chief Executive Officer Carstem Huljus debunks the myths in a right of reply
… by some and criticised by others. Energy producers, environmental advocates, policy … in the SBP scheme is the pellet/chip producer. The pellet/chip producer is assessed for compliance with the …
It produces less radioactive waste and more power than uranium but the UK would be making a mistake in looking to it as a 'greener' fuel. The Ecologist reports
… Climate Change thorium.jpg Thorium is said to produce 250 times more energy than uranium for the same amount of input It produces less radioactive waste and more power … which has liquid rather than solid fuel, can produce one gigawatt of electricity. A …
A third of food produced globally is wasted - with over 2 million tonnes of fresh fruit and veg each year never reaching a shop shelf in the UK. This level of waste is staggering, especially when we consider all the energy and resources that went into producing the food in the first place. ILANA TAUB is on a mission...
… Snact mike and ilana 1mb.png A third of food produced globally is wasted - with over 2 … required to grow, harvest and transport the produce from farm to plate – though a large … equally and that wastes a third of everything produced. Food is wasted for all sorts of …
An unimaginably large volume of plastic debris is reaching the world's oceans every year, write Britta Denise Hardesty & Chris Wilcox - and it's set for a ten-fold increase over the next decade, adding to the already terrible toll on marine life from turtles to seals, sea birds and fish. The solution must be to give waste plastic value - if we can find a way.
… and producing less than 1% of global waste - produce more than 2.5 kg of plastic waste each … Black Seas. By examining the amount of waste produced per person per year in each country, … In 2010, 270 million tonnes of plastic was produced around the world. This translated to …
A staggering 40 percent of all the food produced in the US is never eaten. It’s time to fix our broken relationship to food.
… A staggering 40 percent of all the food produced in the US is never eaten. It’s time … the effort, time, resources, and people that produce the food we eat. This is a deeply … – the household shelf life of fresh produce – and Produce Mate was born. Produce …
At least a third of the food the world grows each year goes to waste, writes John Mandyck, most of it in fields, transport and storage. The result is poor farmers, hungry people, and a massive 3.3 billion tonnes of needless CO2 emissions. It should be a key topic for action at COP21 in Paris - but so far it's not even on the agenda.
… fresh water is used to grow food. We already produce enough food to feed 10 billion people. … problem is that one-third or more of all food produced is lost or wasted . Two thirds of … Delhi is home to one of Asia's largest produce wholesale hubs. Every day dozens of …
IKEA likes to sell itself as a principled, sustainable furniture producer. But has its low-cost, high-volume business model meant that it has had to compromise environmental concerns for money? Peter Salisbury reports
… itself as a principled, sustainable furniture producer. But has its low-cost, high-volume … stores, as energy-efficient and sustainably produced as possible as part of its programme … the materials it uses, and the labour used to produce it, is sustainably sourced and meets …
The world produces over a billion tonnes a year of dangerously caustic wastes, write Helena Gomes, Mike Rogerson & Will Mayes. They are currently being dumped, although they could be used to sequester a gigatonne of CO2 from the atmosphere - while also yielding minerals essential for key renewable energy technologies.
… Technology slag-heap-france-cut.jpg The world produces over a billion tonnes a year of … of potentially toxic, bleach-like waste is produced and piled in landfills every year, … billion tonnes of alkaline residues that are produced in the world each year, most of which …
New manufacturing technologies could revolutionise our food system, dramatically reducing it's environmental footprint.
… than in other countries. Why should British producers be tarred with the same brush? While … could totally revolutionise the way we produce food, not only avoiding the gross … bound by the laws of physics: they cannot produce something from nothing. Solution One …
‘I’ve been to a fair number this – this is a fantastic place to be based,’ says the Soil Association’s Lee Holdstock, fresh from a trip to the remote south west corner of the Isle of Mull in the Inner Hebrides.
… cent of the 35 million kilograms of raw wool produced in the UK became carpeting, while some innovative producers have created a market for wool-based … – sheep farmers are required to sell their produce to the Wool Marketing Board (WMB). On …
Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall has a done a great job exposing the scandal of Britain's billions of non-recyclable coffee cups, writes Rhodri Jenkins. But what about the coffee itself? The grounds can be used for everything from compost and biodiesel to boutique chemicals and supercapacitors - yet the vast majority of the world's 9m tonnes a year of waste coffee ends up in landfill.
… More than 9m tonnes of the bean are produced annually around the world and, once … , they report using coffee waste to produce a carbon material full of small pores … It currently uses coffee to cook the food it produces in more than 20 factories globally, …
Our insatiable appetite for expensive coffee is causing a global trail of waste and destruction, writes Donnachadh McCarthy. Following the successful campaign for a 5p plastic bag levy, it's time to move on to a much larger 25p levy on disposable coffee cups - making those that profit from the waste carry the cost of its disposal.
… forests of east Africa. But now the two main producers are tropical Brazil and Vietnam. And … cup of coffee takes 140 litres of water to produce The forest removal and open sun … the West, uses up to 140 litres of water to produce! This is nearly the same as our entire …
For most of 2015 Walter Lewis travelled around England and Wales meeting and photographing people producing food outside the confines of mainstream agriculture - working out of a passion for the earth and the Earth rather than for commercial gain. He completed his exploration inspired, and determined to spread word of quiet revolution under way across the fields of Britain.
… raised beds - and new soil introduced to produce an array of salad and vegetable crops. … me the amazing changes that her methods have produced in the soil. Nine inches or so down …
Each year, UK livestock produce some 60 million tonnes of collectable faeces. If left to run into water-courses or even spread on fields, this waste can lead to the same problems associated with excessive fertiliser use – algal blooms and aquatic life starved of oxygen.
… power on.jpg Each year, UK livestock produce some 60 million tonnes of collectable … digesting just 6.6 tonnes of cow manure can produce enough gas to generate 186 kWh a day … damaging methane emissions from the rotting produce. The gas given off by the UK’s …
Biodegradeable Waste (BDW), ‘plants and animals’, comprises an amazing 59 per cent of your household waste. Do you simply throw yours in the bin? If so you...
… council tax rises. And once buried will produce landfill gases (LFG). LFG consists … lower landfill taxes and lower gate fees • Produces the best soil in the world for yours … benefi cial relationships with plants. Produces and promotes a healthy root mass: …
To reduce the pressure on the world's productive land and to help assure long-term food security, writes Herbert Girardet, city people are well advised to revive urban or peri-urban agriculture. While large cities will always have to import some food, local food growing is a key component of sustainable urban living.
… many people become urban and peri-urban food producers, on a full or part-time basis. … these, 200 million were thought to be market producers, with 150 million people employed …
The recycling industry has been struggling for years, and the coronavirus crisis has underscored its weaknesses.
… it comes to plastic waste, most of the refuse produced isn't quality waste, meaning it … reuse them. This gap between the products produced and the ability to re-process them … from getting ill. While the amount of waste produced has not slowed down, the ability to …
I was told Finland wants to 'drive sustainable development globally'. I went to Helsinki to test these claims - here is what I found.
… first sauna experience made from sustainably produced wood. The following day was a … for the trees which means better timber is produced, he told us. After the discussion we … how one cubic metre of saw timber produces 35kg of CO2. This compares to over …
Climate scientist James Hansen's claims about Generation IV nuclear concepts simply don't stack up, argues JIM GREEN
… in future (e.g. by India). India plans to produce weapons-grade plutonium in fast … But in fact, thorium has been used to produce fissile material (uranium-233) for … reactor − operate it on a special cycle to produce good quality weapons material." …
A proposed factory farm at Foston, Derbyshire, condemned by locals as a 'pig prison' for 25,000 animals has been refused a permit by the Environment Agency because of the powerful stench it would emit and potential risks to health and the environment.
… down a permit application by Midland Pig Producers for a 24,500 pig 'mega-farm' because … be over yet. A spokesperson for Midland Pig Producers told the BBC : "While not wishing to … insisted: "It's time for Midland Pig Producers to withdraw their planning …
In her new weekly column, the Ecologist's Lorna Howarth reports on the stories that show standing up for what we believe in can and does make a real difference.
… makes no sense to use crops such as maize to produce biofuel – not least because it drives … principle be applied more effectively to produce another form of ‘biofuel’? … the UK, like every other country, produces millions of tones of a biological …
Plastic is ubiquitous around the world's oceans, writes Lesley Henderson, but although it's visible from space, it can be surprisingly elusive in the water - as she heard from Jo Ruxton, producer of the investigative documentary 'A Plastic Ocean'. Solutions to this growing hazard have also proved elusive to date, hence the film's strong focus on action: educational, cultural and legal.
… in the water - as she heard from Jo Ruxton, producer of the investigative documentary 'A … my research I recently spoke to the movie's producer, former BBC Blue Planet producer Jo Ruxton. She discusses the film, …
Capturing and then burying carbon dioxide deep underground in a bid to reduce emissions may lead to a contamination of water aquifers
… Government-supported plans to bury the carbon produced by power stations underground - to … that capture and store the carbon pollution produced. So-called carbon capture and storage …
'Ecoliteracy' is urgent and necessary if we are going to build resilient and sustainable human communities.
… the cell membrane, etc. — are continually produced, repaired, and regenerated by the … structures are very different from the ones produced by biological networks. They are usually produced for a purpose, according to some …