Water, water – water everywhere. Such an essential resource and yet one that is so massively undervalued. So much so that water is considered cheap and dispensable, whereas gas, oil and electricity are considered expensive and valuable. But let’s ask this one simple question: “Would you prefer to go a month without a gas supply […]
Stephen Allen has joined Bristol-based consultancy Circular Ecology as co-director.Steve has a background in mechanical engineering and a PhD in sustainability assessment from the University of Bath, where he jointly received the George Stephenson Prize from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.Steve has worked as an energy and environment adviser in the Houses of Parliament, has […]
Dr Craig Jones has been named as one of the top 50 Twitter influencers on the circular economy. The list was compiled by Resource Event, which is the world’s first major event dedicated to the Circular Economy. The list features the most influential Twitter users including associations, non-profits, industry organisations, as well as media and […]
Guest Blog by Erich Lawson Climate change has become a reality in today’s world. While many environmentalists are advocating green and sustainable energy, people are still not emphasizing enough on the hazards of reckless waste disposal and treatment. When waste is treated or makes it way to landfills, it emits greenhouse gases that have an […]
Good news! The Circular Ecology Newsletter has finally been launched. Over the last year people have been downloading our free documents, signing up to a free webinar or simply signing up to the newsletter directly. We finally kick started our newsletter with a first ever edition. It was successfully sent to over 1,600 subscribers, not bad […]
The International Standards Organisation (ISO) has finally published the long awaited standard on water footprinting. This new standard, known as “ISO 14046:2014: Environmental management. Water footprint. Principles, requirements and guidelines” was originally due to be released in 2012. Water footprinting is an environmental accounting technique, much like a carbon footprint, but to measure the amount of […]
It’s that day of the week again. For the last 7 days you’ve recovered some of your plastic bottles, metal cans and glass jars, ready for the recycling man to take away. In fact, each and every year we recycle or compost over 200 kg of waste per person in the EU. So clearly recycling […]
The European Commission estimates that clothing represents the fourth largest environmental footprint of EU consumption and that its impacts are significant over a range of environmental issues. So reducing the impacts of production, use and disposal of clothing is vital for tackling key environmental challenges, including climate change and freshwater scarcity and pollution. Dr Stephen […]
The UK is legally committed to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 80% between 1990 and 2050. This is a considerable challenge and all sectors have a valuable part to play. To be achieved the electricity sector is expected to have an almost complete decarbonisation and it’s clear to see why. Electricity generation contributes around […]
Embodied carbon has slowly been gaining attention, but it still lacks the recognition that it arguably deserves. It has been a poor understudy to operational carbon emissions, which traditionally grabs the headlines. But could this be about to change? Perhaps. April 7th to 11th is UK Green Building Council (UK GBC) ‘Embodied Carbon Week’, where […]