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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New Energy Bill to avoid 'Energy Crunch'
Posted on May 23rd, 2012 by Jeremy Barnett
On Tuesday May 22nd 2012, the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change announced in a written ministerial statement, the publication of a draft Energy Bill. The Energy and Climate Change Select...
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Read MoreGreen Leeds News
Posted on May 11th, 2012 by Jeremy Barnett
Green Port Hull overcomes Planning Hurdle. CO2 Capture Project releases report. Better Place launch EV car purchase with Battery Lease option.
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Read MoreSRA Update: Courts confirm dishonesty leads to striking off
Posted on May 9th, 2012 by Jeremy Barnett
Two recent separate judgements in the Court of Appeal and the High Court relating to Anthony Dennison and Motihur Rahman respectively show that dishonesty by a solicitor almost invariably leads to striking...
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Read MoreGreen Leeds Powers ahead
Posted on May 8th, 2012 by Jeremy Barnett
The Linkedin Group #GreenLeeds that was set up by Jeremy Barnett to support the bid for the Green Investment Bank by the Leeds City Region has now partnered with Eco Connect to set up the EcoConnectForum.
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Read MoreGovernement allows Tax Increment Funding for Infrastructure Projects
Posted on May 5th, 2012 by Jeremy Barnett
On 20th September 2010, the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg announced that the Coalition would allow local authorities to use Tax Increment Financing [TIF] in order to finance infrastruture projects. This...
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Read MoreSRA continue with ARP actions
Posted on May 4th, 2012 by Jeremy Barnett
THe SRA have reported on their website a number of recent hearings before the SDT concerning disciplinary allegations in respect of failure to pay Assigned Risk Pool premiums following entry into the ARP pool.
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