The Carbon Column – Bottled Water: Can it or Keep it?
Everyone hates plastic. It has become a hot topic over recent years, especially since we saw the poor turtle with a straw jammed up its nose. Plastic has plagued our biosphere. It is present in the...
View ArticleLG Chem develops flame-retardant plastic for electric vehicles
LG Chem has developed a flame-retardant engineering plastic material capable of preventing the spread of flame in electric vehicle (EV) batteries. The advanced flame barrier product is made from...
View Article‘Petrochemicals need $759bn to become net zero’
If $759 billion (£603bn) is invested by 2050, petrochemicals could be made with no carbon emissions. That’s according to research by BloombergNEF (BNEF), which claims that electrification alongside...
View Article‘World’s first’ large scale plastic recycling plant set up in UK
A deal is now in place for the next 10 years of operations at what is claimed to be the world’s first commercial scale plastic recycling plant. Based in Teesside, the plant is expected to process more...
View ArticleChinese COVID tests caused 5.4m tonnes of GHG emissions
Since 2020, nine billion COVID-19 tests were used in China, causing 5.4 million tonnes of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. That’s according to research from the Beijing University of Chemical...
View ArticlePetition grows against Coca-Cola as COP27 sponsor
Climate campaigners have slammed COP27’s decision to have Coca-Cola as a key sponsor of the summit. Egypt has selected the company to be one of the latest partners of the climate conference, which will...
View ArticleHow much waste does Halloween produce?
It’s spooky season, meaning everyone wants to dress up as ghosts, ghouls, gremlins and anything creepy to celebrate the dead, martyrs and those departed. But given the vast number of costumes worn,...
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Plastic from seaweed backed by Prince William
Prince William’s Earthshot climate prize has awarded £1 million to a British business making packaging from seaweed instead of plastic. Notpla is a London start-up formed by two students from Imperial...
View ArticleFukushima now turning rice into low carbon plastic?
A new green solution has been discovered to help the city of Fukushima recover from the catastrophic nuclear disaster that happened twelve years ago. Biomass Resin, a Tokyo-based company, has opened a...
View ArticleOne in five UK adults still flush wet wipes
A recent study reveals that nearly one in five UK adults (17%) continue to flush wet wipes down the toilet, contributing to environmental damage, pollution and harm to marine life. While 76% of UK...
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