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US STRUGGLES TO KEEP UP WITH DEMAND FOR GREEN JOBS



The shortage of skilled workers in the US renewable energy industry is a straightforward economics problem, according to green power industry consultant Bob Parkins: “Too much demand and too little supply.” The ‘Inflation Reduction Act’, the scaled down version of the ‘Build Back Better Act’ that failed to secure enough support, will still boost renewable energy in the USA.…

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TECHNICAL TEXTILE SECTOR ROCKED BY INFLATION – BUT HAS LATEST STRENGTHS TO PROSPER NONTHELESS



The technical textile market looks set to ride out current turbulence caused by inflationary and geopolitical pressures, including Russian militarism, with a projected uptick in global performance – research and industry commentators predict. But plans for onshoring and innovation investments might be delayed as day-to-day costs continue to rise.…

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UKRAINE SUPPORT CHARITIES SPOOFED BY FRAUDSTERS PROFITING FROM ALTRUISM TOWARDS VICTIMS OF RUSSIAN MILITARY



MORE than 150 days since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, scammers are still finding new ways to turn compassion into profit– stealing thousands of pounds worth of donations through fake charity appeals, fraud, and deception. Dylan Carter reports
 

THE HUMANITARIAN impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been immense.…

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MAJOR C$1.5 BILLION INVESTMENT IN BATTERY PRECURSORS WELCOMED BY ONTARIO AND CANADIAN GOVERNMENTS



 

The economic development minister of Canada’s automotive industry hub Ontario has welcomed today’s (July 13) announcement by Belgium’s Umicore to sink Canadian dollars CAD1.5 billion (USD1.15 billion) investment to build a cathode and precursor materials manufacturing plant.

It will be near Kingston, eastern Ontario, with operations scheduled to begin in 2025.…

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CAR SEATS GOING SUSTAINABLE



The automotive industry has always been a major consumer of textiles, but it is deepening links with specialist fabric companies, including those linked to fashion. Polestar, the Sweden-based subsidiary of China’s Geely Holding Group, was a key supporting partners of this year’s Global Fashion Summit in Copenhagen, Denmark, this June (2022).…

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NEW ZEALAND EU TRADE DEAL WELCOMED BY WOOL PRODUCERS, PROCESSORS AND MANUFACTURERS



New Zealand’s major wool producers and exporters have welcomed the free trade agreement struck between their country and the European Union (EU) in June, which will lower international supply chain costs for this key yarn and fabric input.

EU imports of New Zealand wool were already duty free, except for some low duties on more processed items, such as carded wool – 2%, whose smaller duties will now be removed, however.…

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RESEARCHERS DEVELOP WIDESPREAD TOBACCO SECTOR USES FOR WONDER MATERIAL GRAPHENE



 

From boosting root growth to nicotine detection, weeding out carcinogens, cleansing filters and promoting sustainability and smart interaction with retailers and smokers, researchers are suggesting that the so-called ‘wonder material’ graphene has a plethora of uses within the tobacco industry.…

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ISLAMIC SOCIAL FINANCE COULD HELP DELIVER UN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS



There is a growing global movement to align Islamic social finance with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) (https://sdgs.un.org/goals), which are designed to address global environmental, social and economic challenges by 2030. These include combating poverty, inequality, climate change and environmental degradation and ensuring social justice.…

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COATINGS SPECIALISTS WORK WITH GALLERIES AND MUSEUMS TO PROTECT VALUABLE ARTWORK



Museum and gallery professionals have long considered light a double-edge sword — vital to effectively showcase art, yet with the potential to destroy it — but recent innovations in paints and coatings could change that view.

Determining the degree of potential light damage on a painting is challenging, according to the US-based Conservation Center for Art & Historic Artifacts, due to the impact of a wide range of factors such as light intensity and type, total time of exposure and the natural resistance of the painting’s components.

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EU COUNTRIES LAGGING ON BUILDING PUBLIC UBO REGISTERS



European Union (EU) member states are lagging in compliance with a requirement in the fifth anti-money laundering directive (5 AMLD) (1) to create public ultimate beneficial ownership (UBO) registers by January 10, 2020. A European Commission webpage (2) on 5AMLD compliance last updated June 2 (2022) shows 12 governments are facing infringement proceedings either because they have not adopted legislation writing the directive fully into national law or because they have implemented it incorrectly.…

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