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Category: A. News

Still from animated world map showing country locations of restoration projects in green, with Planet Planet Coalition logo also top right.
April 20, 2022 Jim McClelland

Reforestation grows towards goal of 100M trees

News: Reforestation initiative adds 15 new projects worldwide to help accelerate progress towards global goal of restoring 100 million trees.

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View down a straight empty road, with central white line markings, running into the horizon between fields in Sweden.
April 19, 2022 Jim McClelland

Quarry waste on the road to circular construction

News: New roadbuilding material will repurpose quarry waste in innovative circular construction solution that carries Solar Impulse label.

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Plastic bottles and other debris pictured on shoreline by water's edge.
March 29, 2022 Jim McClelland

Plastic pollution: ‘Future of Packaging’ in The Times

Future of Packaging: Article for report in ‘The Times’ newspaper asks whether it is time for mandatory measures to tackle plastic pollution.

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Multi-storey commercial building exterior, showing both Fortum and Microsoft logos.
March 22, 2022 Jim McClelland

Recycling waste heat from data centres in Helsinki

News: New clean-energy data centre region in Finland plans for recycling waste heat into existing 900km district network with 250,000 users.

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Promotional image showing variety of &SISTERS product packs, with B Corp Certification logo in corner of shot.
March 16, 2022 Jim McClelland

Venture capital backs eco-friendly period care

News: Period care has a plastic problem; so, ESG-based venture capital is investing in eco-friendly menstrual healthcare for a green economy.

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Cover image for interactive asset showing little girl about to start climbing ladder next to pile of clothes, with text "if we stacked up all the fashion landfill created in a 12-month period, how high up this ladder would you have to climb to the top?"
March 10, 2022 Jim McClelland

Fashion waste landfill piled high as the moon

News: Piled high, the volume of fashion waste sent to landfill worldwide every year is enough to reach up to the moon in less than 8 months.

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White single-use carrier bag littered in natural environment, caught on twigs and branches.
February 23, 2022 Jim McClelland

Pollution on rise as only 9% plastic waste recycled

News: Pollution on rise, as report reveals that 22% of global plastic waste is mismanaged or littered and only 9% gets recycled.

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Container ships moored up dockside, with cranes and gantries overhead.
February 16, 2022 Jim McClelland

Viability of River Thames to deliver freight at scale

News: Handling just 3% of 700 million parcels delivered yearly in London could make logistics via River Thames competitive with road freight. 

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Flow chart diagram illustrating route taken by Snow Lake lithium from rock to road.
February 16, 2022 Jim McClelland

All-electric lithium to power North America EV drive

News: World’s first all-electric lithium mine planned for Manitoba, Canada, to meet market demand for battery-powered EVs in North America.

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Mapping portal view from New Zealand of Dunedin CBD, showing the amount of heating and/or cooling available from wastewater outside the Dunedin railway station.
February 10, 2022 Jim McClelland

Putting wastewater heat recycling on the map

News: Global mapping portal for wastewater heat recycling will help stop every city on the planet flushing thermal energy down the drain.

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