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The Social Dimensions of Sustainable Solid Waste Management in India
In India, like in several other developing countries, the improper management of solid waste poses a serious problem (Patwa et…
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LET’S NOT SQUANDER THIS ONCE-IN-A-GENERATION OPPORTUNITY TO “BUILD BACK BETTER” – AND LET’S DO IT RIGHT!
“Building back better” has become a catch phrase in political circles, not only here, but also overseas. Many governments around the world have yet to deliver on their promises and pledges, though.
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The Global Methane Assessment: Cuts and Acts
On the 6th of May 2021, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition and the UN Environment Program released the Global Methane Assessment. This new assessment analyses the benefits and costs of reducing methane emissions and identifies the sectors in which the most progress can be made by 2030.
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Testing Barriers Slow Sustainable Electronics Production (Part 4) – How can we speed up testing?
Manufacturers use testing standards to show their products’ quality but test are costly, and as a result manufacturers use some sort of statistical/simulation-based tools to predict the test outcome early. These types of tools are called ‘prognostics’.
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Grasp the nettle! Yes, but which one?!
Media coverage of climate change is ramping-up in the UK ahead of the COP26 conference in November, prompting our government to start announcing targets – in this case a pledge to cut GHG emissions by 78% by 2035 compared with 1990 levels.
Difficult decisions, however, will need to be made but are they sustainable?
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Testing Barriers Slow Sustainable Electronics Production (Part 3) – Why does EVERY electronic have slow testing?
Every product needs lifetime testing and every unit of every product needs burn-in testing for sustainable electronics and electrical equipment to be placed on the market.
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Testing Barriers Slow Sustainable Electronics Production (Part 2) – What (specifically) do electronics tests measure?
It’s really hard to test electronics once they’re deployed in the field. For every electronic you want to test, you have to consider all the environmental conditions that could trigger any of the unique failure modes for that electronic.
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Testing Barriers Slow Sustainable Electronics Production …and they affect EVERY SINGLE device you can imagine.
Electronics have testing issues at every step of their development (from the initial design to maintenance while in use). As a result Incredibly important innovations are being slowed down by testing: solar panels for clean energy, LiDAR for autonomous vehicles, lasers for fibre-optic networks. So, what are ‘electronic tests’ anyways?
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Escalating E-Waste Could Turn An Opportunity into A Threat
Is the breakdown of digital divide and poverty reduction a justification for the increasing production and shipment of e-waste to developing countries in spite of the environmental degradation and health implications?
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