Eco Policy Watch

• US recycling hit 5.13 billion pounds in 2024, up 2.3%, but stronger policies needed for recycled demand.
• Diversey-KitaOlah partnership recycles...

Europe's renewable energy drive has shifted from a 2050 climate neutrality target to a strategic necessity for energy security and competitiveness...

• Pioneering project: Elea and AXIA will launch BEL1, an AI-focused data center in Belém near the Amazon River, running on 100% renewable power from...

A new study delivers a comparative legal analysis of marine plastic pollution controls in China and Pakistan, covering plastic bag bans, waste management rules, enforcement agencies, and land-sea integration approaches.

Southeast Asian governments see SMRs as a flexible, lower-cost nuclear option for rising electricity demand and decarbonization goals.

• Attractive...

Three breakthroughs are advancing chemical recycling of unsorted plastic waste:

• Microdroplet process uses water and oxygen to turn polyethylene,...

Local single-use plastic bans are expanding from bags to event bottles and hotel amenities, creating revenue streams and forcing operational...

Renewables are proving their economic and climate value through major deals and measurable gains.

• UK power deal: Good Energy secured 400GWh from...

• Ignoring future climate in siting risks up to 5x more energy shortfalls and blackouts by 2050
• Climate-smart placement of wind, solar and lines...

Record heat and wildfire smoke are directly disrupting the world's top financial centers.

• In London, relentless heatwaves have melted train lines,...

A local automotive plastics supplier's investment highlights the sector's seismic shift towards sustainability, fueled by consumer demand and legislative pressure.

Benton Johnson, a University of Minnesota alumnus and Skidmore, Owings & Merrill director, is advancing cross-laminated timber skyscrapers to cut carbon footprints in tall buildings, building on his path from North Woods cabins to the Burj Khalifa.