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The #decarbonisation process in the glass sector is increasingly taking shape 🌍 As Emmanuel Normant from Saint-Gobain explains in the video below, the #GlassIndustry is working hard on reducing its carbon footprint!   As the industry represents 0.13% of the EU total CO2 emissions, the glass sector is accelerating concrete measures: ♻ Increasing flat glass recycling  🍃 Looking into greener sources of energy 🌍 Coordinating suppliers to reduce their own emissions 🏗 Introducing new production techniques All these solutions can contribute to manufacture low carbon products which will then help saving CO2 emissions in buildings, cars and increase the share of solar energy 🔆

❓ How to decarbonize heating and cooling? ❔ CLIMACT is really proud of our study with Resolia on the decarbonization of the production of heat and cold in Brussels which has guided the Task Force Energie 2050 (Bruxelles Environnement - Leefmilieu Brussel, Sibelga, and BRUGEL, le régulateur bruxellois pour l'énergie) in its recent recommandations. Our study indicates that Brussels' path to decarbonization will involve: 🔹 A combination of individual and collective solutions   🔹 Emphasis on detailed, neighborhood-level analysis   🔹 Ensuring affordability and efficiency 📈 Significant investments in technology and infrastructure, particularly in building renovations and the development of low-temperature heat networks, are essential. 🌿 The study highlights several pathways to phase out fossil fuels (mainly natural gas in Brussels) by increasing the use of heat pumps, geothermal energy, aquathermy, and biogas. 👉 Various innovative solutions to harness energy from diverse sources such as air, underground, sewage, incinerators, and even ponds will be tailored to the unique needs of different neighborhoods. This initiative aligns with Brussels' 2050 climate neutrality goal and demonstrates that while the road ahead is challenging, this study provides a clear pathway to a sustainable and resilient energy future for Brussels. More information here: https://lnkd.in/e2b9K3_J #Decarbonization #Sustainability #EnergyEfficiency #ClimateAction #Brussels François-Olivier Devaux Quentin Jossen Lukas Theunis Maïté Jonas Gilles Maes Alain Maron Julien Simon Nicolas Vanhecke Florine Thiry Pierre Baijot

Last week, national broadcaster France Culture visited Bellona to discuss CO₂ capture and storage. I said the technology is not an ideal solution, but it is a realistic solution for rapid and deep emissions reductions. In the short term and, for certain industries, also in the long term.   Audio and written report by Véronique Rebeyrotte: https://lnkd.in/dVwaSX-W Bellona input to the upcoming French strategy for CO₂ capture and storage: French: https://lnkd.in/eZiGrdzB English: https://lnkd.in/ey8WsADZ Ambassade de France en Norvège Ambassade de Norvège en France Club CO2 French-Norwegian Chamber of Commerce Heidelberg Materials Northern Lights JV Innovation Norway Polyteknisk Forening

To face economic and ecological constraints, we need to adopt a more sustainable and resilient energy consumption pattern for a greener future.

The National Industry Council of France (CNI) has unveiled decarbonization roadmaps for 50 CO2-emitting sites, including Lhoist. The next phase involves ADEME launching project tenders to support France's 2030 decarbonization plan. This journey will be long and challenging, requiring significant efforts from the industry and strong support from authorities, with Lhoist being a part of it. For more details: 💡 https://lnkd.in/eE7dyWfB 💡 https://lnkd.in/e7m9DkF 💡 https://lnkd.in/eGyQVnRU Direction Générale des Entreprises La planification écologique – France Nation Verte #LevelBlue #decarbonization #France2030 #FranceNationVerte

A good reminder that without volontary efforts to reduce our level of material consumption, #energyefficiency will probably be at least partially offset by the #reboundeffect, thus compromizing the #energytransition This rebound effect can be both: * Direct: if you insulate your house better, you will probably want to increase room temperature * Indirect: if you actually reduce your #energyconsumption, you may spend your saved money in new activities (new trips, etc.) It all boils down to this version of the Kaya equation that I always use to introduce the ABC's of #carbonaccounting (or any form of environmental assessment, really): Impact = (Impact/Emission)*(Emission/Technology)*(Technology/Demand)*(Demand/Population)*Population where: 🌍 (Impact/Emission) is a physical property of a substance that can't be changed, like the fact that methane is a #GHG about 30 times more powerful than CO2 ☁️ (Emission/Technology) describes how clean a technology is. It comes from #engineering, can be improved with #ecodesign, and that's where you will find energy efficiency 🤖(Technology/Demand) is the techological content used to satisfy your needs. E.g. to move from A to B, will you walk, cycle, take a car, a plane, etc. Here we have to chose between #hightech and #lowtech 💶 (Demand/Population) is a level of your wealth, how much you consume. Will you want to travel short or long distances for your holidays, will you heat up your house at 17, 19, 21°C? With this equation, the risk of rebound effect is obvious: if you use more of a technology, you may cancel the benefits of its higher performance I like to think that, combined with proper education on #sufficiency, an appropriate #pricesignal can reduce this phenomenon. If #energyprices increase, we pay more attention to not wasting it. With the right #fiscality, low tech solutions, sober ways of life (in terms of material consumption) can be encouraged. Of course, it's not a silver bullet. It's one of many tools to solve a systemic problem. But considering that, for the moment, #decoupling and #greengrowth are not working, we will probably need to consider that option seriously. It's not necessarily a bad thing though 🙂 If we increase the price / fiscal pressure on resource consumption, and reuse the money to reduce #inequalities and the cost of labour, we can promote job intensive activities (and business models) more centered around social interactions, communities, culture, services, and less on material possession. For instance (I'm exagerating but you get the idea): walking through a neighbour region or a country, meeting the locals, discovering their towns through their eyes, could definitely be encouraged against the option of teleporting to the opposite side of the world and staying in a hotel with swimming pool and buffet 😉 Unforgettable memories, I can tell 🤗 https://lnkd.in/eavATJA5

One way to measure the success of an organization is how well its members learn from one another. We use words like "best practice sharing" and "leveraging competencies" but it's all about getting information out of one brain and into everyone else's. Working with BrainBox, we've been able to help organizations get information out of their building's brain and into their entire building portfolio. It is exciting to be on the forefront of a future where organizations are measured by how well its buildings learn from one another.

This is how circular economy works: EOS Closed Loop Model For more than 60 years, the experts at Electrical Oil Services (EOS) have had experience in the treatment of transformer oil. In Great Britain, the EOS Closed Loop Model has been established for many years. This concept was developed after the Second World War, when crude oil was scarce and solutions were sought to recycle raw materials that had become scarce and expensive. Terms such as UTO (Used Transformer Oil) and RTO (Regenerated Transformer Oil) have become established in the course of time. Today, this process is more relevant than ever, as companies make themselves less dependent on oil imports and corresponding price fluctuations and can make a strong contribution to sustainable transformer oil management. Electrical Oil Services is your partner for transformer oil maintenance and services. We collect used insulating oil, recycle it and return it to customers in like-new condition. This is reuse on a sustainable basis - we call it the EOS Closed Loop Model. Find out more about the proven concept for the circular economy and benefit from the advantages: https://hubs.ly/Q01W-drf0 DE: https://hubs.ly/Q01W-fbt0 FR: https://hubs.ly/Q01W-fdw0 #circulareconomy #climateprotection #TransformerOilRecycling #OilRegeneration #TransformerOil #OilProcessing #InsulatingOils #EOSClosedLoop #IEC60296 #PowerTransformers #DistributionTransformers

housing should be energy positive and solar is à key element for that

Energy Sobriety : Retail edition ⚡️ ❗️📈 €1.5bn, it's the increase in energy costs for the French retail sector in 2022. Energy prices soaring, resources depleting... Retailers are finding themselves juggling the challenges of energy procurement, management, and optimization. Three key objectives emerge for them: ▶ Reduce energy consumption, ▶ Optimize store space, ▶ Greenify their energy mix leveraging their real estate assets. Easy to say, but how to execute? That's precisely what Ophélie Derlon, Alexandra Dubar & Timothée Oddo breaks down for you in the latest insight by daphni. Packed with advice, processes, and companies enabling the implementation of effective solutions. 🔗 Curious to learn more? Check out the full article here: https://lnkd.in/e3kE7h8U