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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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Aug
Aug
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 […]
Blog, Carbon Footprint, Circular Economy, Embodied Carbon, Energy, News, Sustainability, Uncategorized
Circular Economy: Recycling is Not the Benefit
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Jun
Jun
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 […]
Carbon Footprint, Events, News, Sustainability
Sustainable Clothing Business Leaders’ Round Table: Update
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May
May
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 […]
Blog, Carbon Footprint, Energy, News, Sustainability
IPCC: Energy demand in the building sector to double
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Jan
Jan
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has been working hard to release their fifth assessment reports on climate change (AR5). Their report on “Mitigation of Climate Change” revealed that in 2010 the world’s man-made greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) were 181% of 1970 levels. In fact, emissions over this 40 year period were responsible for […]
The Inventory of Carbon & Energy (ICE) database is once more available for download. The ICE database has become an important resource in the world of carbon footprinting, with over 15,000 users from all around the world. It is used far and wide and appears in countless reports, carbon calculators, lectures, journals, books and more. […]
Buildings, Construction, Embodied Carbon, Events, News, Sustainability
Post Event Blog: ‘In the Scale of Carbon’ exhibition
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Sep
Sep
Circular Ecology supported Materials Council (www.materialscouncil.com) on their fascinating ‘In the Scale of Carbon’ exhibition, which was in London from Sept 19-22, see www.inthescaleofcarbon.com. The purpose of the ‘In the Scale of Carbon’ exhibition was to put into perspective what 1 tonne of CO2e really means. The guys at Materials Council used their strong connections […]