Cop 30 in Belém, Brazil

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Lorenz GmbH & Co. KG
Lorenz Meters – Smart Water Meters in Circulation
All devices can be recycled by cleaning and recalibrating while about 90% of the materials can be reused
Experts / Involved Parties
Professor Walter Ospina
WtERT Colombia, Renewable Energy projects at ICATER S.A.S
Wilhelm Mauß
Lorenz GmbH & Co. KG
Rafael Lopez Sanjurjo
BEEAH Group
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European Environmental Bureau
Carbon Pricing Delay Jeopardises EU Support for Vulnerable Households and Climate Goals, NGOs Warn
Today, the European Parliament formally endorsed the one-year delay of the new EU carbon price for heating and transport fuels (ETS2) proposed by EU governments.
Climate & Clean Air Coalition
Key Announcements on Methane Emission Mitigation in the Waste Sector at COP30 Brazil
Local Leaders Forum/C40 Cities World Mayors Summit 2025:
WtERT®
New Study Highlights the Profitability and Climate Benefits of Waste-to-Energy in Jordan!
We are proud to share the latest publication by Prof. Hani Abu-Qdais Chair of our WtERT Jordan Chapter of our association hosted at University of Science and Technology (JUST).
Landratsamt Neumarkt i.d.OPf. - Kommunaler Umweltschutz, Abfallwirtschaft -
Lean Gas Instead of High-Temperature Flare at the Blomenhof Landfill, Neumarkt i.d.OPf. - Climate Protection Through Landfill Remediation
The Blomenhof landfill in the district of Neumarkt i.d.OPf. is a clear example of how modern technology and strategic planning can go hand in hand to effectively reduce environmental pollution.
European Comission
The Proposals of the German Association for Waste Management and circular economy (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Abfall und Kreislaufwirtschaft e.V.) -DGAW -
on the topics of - critical raw materials and - EU 2030 -
Kanadevia INOVA
Kanadevia Inova at COP 30: Sharing our message on affordable and circular waste infrastructure with the world
Swiss-based green-tech leader will contribute to critical discussions on waste management infrastructure in the Blue Zone at COP 30, the United Nations conference on climate change, which will be held in the Brazilian city of Belem on Nov. 10-21, 2025.
ESWET
ESWET joins call for a stronger Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act
The European Commission plans to propose an Industrial Decarbonisation Accelerator Act in late 2025 to accelerate the clean transition of energy-intensive industries.
EEB - European Environmental Bureau
New data reveal the extent of Europe’s e-waste crisis, NGOs call for urgent action
New Eurostat data released today exposes the scale of Europe’s overconsumption of electronics and the continued failure to properly collect and recycle e-waste.
UNU-EHS
5 Expectations for COP 30 in Belém
COP 30 should be a milestone moment to boost ambition, finance and action as the world marks ten years since the Paris Agreement.
Ten New Insights in Climate Science 2025 Ospina, D., et al.
Interdisciplinary understanding is vital for delivering sound climate policy advice. However, navigating the ever-growing and increasingly diverse scholarly literature on climate change is challenging for any individual researcher. This annual synthesis highlights and explains recent advances across a variety of fields of climate change research.
Bayer. Staatsministerium für Umwelt und Verbraucherschutz
Cost-intensive aftercare of the Gallenbach household waste landfill, Germany
In the first twenty years after the closure of the Gallenbach landfill in 1991, a sum in the tens of millions of euros had to be spent on surface sealing measures and the capture of landfill gas.
UNEP
Better data driving action on methane emissions, but more work needed
Government and industry responses to UNEP’s more than 3,500 satellite methane alerts climbed from one to 12 per cent in the past year.
BAN
Following the Smoke: Investigation of Ten U.S. Companies Points to a Hidden Tsunami of e- Waste Exports to Asia
Basel Action Network (BAN) releases startling exposé “Brokers of Shameâ€
FOODturo GbR
Reducing Food Waste and Boosting Sustainable Impact in a Corporate Canteen
Circular transformation in foodservice is achievable, scalable, and measurable.
European Parliament
Sustainability Reporting and Due Diligence: Simpler Rules for Fewer Companies
The new draft rules would reduce the required amount of sustainability reporting and simplify due diligence requirements for companies.
Kanadevia Inova
Encyclis Green Lights Kanadevia Inova to Build UK’s First Full-Scale Carbon Capture Facility at Protos
Kanadevia Inova has been given Notice-To-Proceed instructions by its long-term client Encyclis to build the first full-scale carbon capture project at a UK waste to energy (WtE) facility.