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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Full guide to the legal aid tendering proposals
Posted on April 26th, 2013 by Jeremy Barnett
The New Statesman set out full and powerful reasons why the MOJ tender proposals for tendering legal aid are misconceived and illiberal.
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Read MoreSRA threaten clampdown on failing firms
Posted on April 26th, 2013 by Jeremy Barnett
SRA director Samantha Barrass told a conference on compliance that strong sanctions will be taken over solicitors who act irresponsibly in the face of financial instability.
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Read MoreEco Connect Innovation forum 16.4.13 @ Walker Morris.
Posted on April 17th, 2013 by Jeremy Barnett
The focus of the evenings event was investment in cleantech; taking a look at the current state of the market, the government’s role in ‘priming the pump’ and a look at the perceived hotspots...
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Read MoreSHP online reports removal of redundant safety regulations
Posted on April 9th, 2013 by Jeremy Barnett
Safety and Health Practitioner Online www.shponline.co.uk has reported that The health and safety legislative framework should be simpler and clearer from 6 April, as new regulations that repeal...
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Read MoreEnergy Storage; Battery news
Posted on April 9th, 2013 by Jeremy Barnett
As battery manufacturer GS Yuasa Corp battles to deal with the overheating of its batteries in the grounded Boeings 787s, other incidents were reported at the Kyoto based company. On a more positive note, a...
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