AKU has achieved the EPD for its Bellamont Plus shoe
The verification and validation process by RINA ended successfully for the Environmental Product Declarations of the Bellamont Plus shoe, with the support of Aequilibria. The EPD is also published in the International EPD System website.
China: absolute leader of photovoltaic
The axis of renewables is moving more and more towards Asia. China, in addition of producing 60% of panels worldwide, represents alone more than 40% of the global capacity growth of renewables. It has already reached its own 2020 targets of solar energy and is expected to reach the ones of wind energy by 2019. […]
At full capacity also the Maritime MRV
The European Union, with the EU Regulation 2015/757, has launched a system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from marine transport. In particular, from January 1st 2018, ships (passengers/cargo) of more than 5,000 tonnes gross tonnage, that pass, even only once a year, in an EU port, are obliged to monitor and communicate their verified annual […]
The Netherlands introduces the stop to the internal combustion engine and Shell buys a battery charging network
The transition towards the electric car in the Netherlands seems faster than expected. The Dutch-English oil company Shell immediately reacted to the Dutch ban on gasoline and diesel car by 2030, acquiring New Motion, one of the largest electric vehicle charging nets. Shell has started providing charging points for electric vehicles at some of its […]
The Netherlands launches the Carbon Tax
The Netherlands launches a progressive Carbon Tax and bans motor cars by 2030. Below are the main actions of the Dutch government’s agreement launched yesterday: – introduction of a CO2 tax on electricity at 18 euro per ton in 2020 that should rise to 43 euro by 2030. – all cars should be emissions free […]
Under revision the accreditation standards of environmental assessments and audits
The revision works of ISO 14065, the accreditation standard for EU ETS and for all the other GHG verification activities, are starting today in Zhuhai, China, and will continue throughout the whole week. The scope of the standard, however, has been extended to all environmental assessments and audits and will therefore have even greater resonance […]
Electric sector investments exceed those on fossil fuels
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Eighth historical minimum for the Arctic ices
[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ width=”1/1″ tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default”][vc_column_text]The National Snow & Ice Data Center (NSIDC) reiterates it in the premise of its announcement: changing wind or a late warm season are still possible (events that already occurred in 2005 and 2010) to vary the minimum ice extension at the […]
A connection between Irma hurricane and climate change?
It is a difficult question, though inevitable to ask ourselves. A recent New York Times article opens with a simple consideration. Having a warmer atmosphere is equivalent to allowing the accumulation of more moisture in the air and consequently releasing more water as precipatations. The image contained in the article, correlating the temperature pattern and […]
Only one year to complete the adaptation to the ISO 14001:2015 standard
Last turning point to adapt to the new standards on Environmental Management System (EMS) ISO 14001:2015. According to certifiers’ data, only a small number of companies have completed this important transition, while many companies seems to have not yet paid enough attention to the transition. It is important to remember that it is a substantial […]