The Glory of the Garden
81
Food for Thought
Curated by David Rowing
Follow
Scooped by David Rowing onto The Glory of the Garden
Scoop.it!

Wool looks to prove its eco credentials | Materials & Production News

Wool looks to prove its eco credentials | Materials & Production News | The Glory of the Garden | Scoop.it

BRUSSELS – Leading global wool organisations are ramping up their efforts to establish improved information about wool’s environmental credentials in the wake of a review of available wool research that suggests it is currently difficult to provide “a single defensible quantification of the environmental impact of wool from existing published LCAs.”

 

Acting on the findings, The International Wool Textile Organisation (IWTO) has partnered with Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) to produce a better-informed assessment of the environmental attributes of wool.

No comment yet.
David Rowing is also curating
100 Acre Wood The Barley Mow In Deep Water Insight Europe
Discover Topics David Rowing is following
Content Curation World Upcycled Garden Style Social Media Content Curation Vertical Farm - Food Factory EPIC Infographic World Environment Nature News
and 112 others
Your new post is loading...
Rescooped by David Rowing from Climate change challenges
Scoop.it!

Matterhorn disintegrating in the face of global warming

Matterhorn disintegrating in the face of global warming | The Glory of the Garden | Scoop.it

"As with other Alpine mountains, experts have already documented the retreat of the peak's glaciers and the thinning of its permafrost in the wake of rising temperatures.

But scientists now say they have evidence that these rising temperatures are also prompting the physical disintegration of the mountain itself."


Via Cathryn Wellner
No comment yet.