Building the Circular Economy
Welcome to my blog, 'Building the Circular Economy'. Its all about designing stuff to 'disassemble' rather than disposal and preventing uncessary use of energy. Some people call it 'cradle to cradle' manufacturing, or C2C, the aim is to encourage reuse of materials or using biodegradable ingrediants rather than landfill.
Other subjects include encouraging people to lease their stuff rather than buying it - this way materials are returned to the manufacturers who will have an incentive to design their products with an emphasis on sustainability. Other themes include the 'reverse supply chain' preventing unnesessary movements of goods and people around the world.
I hope you will enjoy the articles, which will look at all aspects of new innovation, Smart Cities, the expansion of Electric Vehicle use around the world, future energy storage plans to help wind and solar energy.
I hope that you find the articles interesting. Please feel free to add your comments, links to other articles and observations - the more contraversial the better! You can follow me on Linkedin [ and look at our group #GreenLeeds] and Twitter @tbarbarnett .
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Back from the brink of climate change chaos | Climate change lawyer
Posted on January 1st, 2015 by Jeremy Barnett
The UNFCCC claim Lima as a success story on the road towards global agreement on climate change next year in Paris, but Lord Stern takes a different view, saying that disaster was just avoided and that the...
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Read MoreLocal Authorities call for Infrastructure Bonds
Posted on March 12th, 2012 by Jeremy Barnett
Support for planned 'Green Infrastructure Bonds' has come from the Local Government Association, which represents more than 350 councils in England and Wales. The LGA has written to the Chancellor ahead of...
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Read MoreLeeds City Region Leads in Green Investment Bank Race
Posted on December 17th, 2011 by Jeremy Barnett
The Government has announced plans to create a £3b investment bank to support Green technology. The race has begun as more than 20 cities around the UK bid to host the bank that will only employ around...
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Read MoreKPMG survey criticises government energy policies
Posted on August 20th, 2011 by Jeremy Barnett
A recent survey by KPMG of renewable energy investments has concluded that government policies have held back development of major green energy projectsl in the UK.
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