Topic

carbon intensity

Discover 38 articles exploring carbon intensity, from foundational concepts to advanced strategies and real-world applications.

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Deep dive: Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) — Where the value pools are and who captures them

A deep dive into the United Kingdom's new packaging extended producer responsibility scheme. The piece explains how the policy shifts the cost of recycling from taxpayers to producers, highlights the economic opportunities this change unlocks, and offers investors a framework for identifying value pools across packaging design, compliance services, recycling infrastructure, reuse and producer responsibility organisations.

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Deep dive: Green bonds & blended finance - a buyer's guide: how to evaluate solutions

A concise yet comprehensive guide for engineers and project developers in emerging markets who are considering green bonds and blended-finance instruments to fund sustainable infrastructure. The article explains what green bonds and blended finance are, outlines the emerging standards that shape buyer requirements, compares sectors, and provides a practical framework to evaluate solutions. It includes real-world examples, highlights what is working and what is not, and ends with a checklist for next steps.