Earlier this year, we stopped travelling and spending when governments imposed lockdowns to halt the spread of coronavirus. As a result, the demand for oil plummeted, and prices subsequently fell to historically low levels. Today the value of oil is back in the news because these changes led to dividend [...]
Eunomia is pleased to announce it will be providing technical support to Zero Waste Scotland and the National Bed Federation to assess Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) approaches to improve the circularity of mattress production and waste management in Scotland. Due to the bulky size and mix of products within a [...]
Eunomia recently published a study for the European Commission offering recommendations on how EPR (Extended Producer Responsibility) schemes should operate – a policy approach where producers take financial responsibility for the end of life management of products. The research reviews the French EPR scheme for end-of-use clothing, linen, and shoes – the [...]
Options for an environmental aggregates levy for Scotland which would continue to tax crushed rock, gravel and sand, have been explored by international environmental consultancy Eunomia in the report for the Scottish Government, Evidence Review and Illustrative Policy Options for a Scottish Aggregates Levy. Eunomia analysed the recycling rate of [...]
Delivery trucks are busier than ever as more shoppers buy online to avoid visiting shops in the midst of the pandemic. But more ‘on-demand’ parcels means more carbon emissions from freight when hundreds of UK local authorities have declared climate emergencies and are developing corresponding decarbonisation plans. We asked our [...]