Sustainable Santa Fe: Education
Sustainable Education for All in Santa Fe
This group gathers as part of a larger movement that brings together diverse people in the Santa Fe Area who are committed to building a sustainable community through authentic youth engagement, systems thinking, organizational learning and sustainability education. The larger group is part of a coalition led by Peter Senge, Jaimie Cloud and others in the SO ...learn more
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Created: Oct 20, 2007
Updated: Mar 07, 2009
Membership: Open To Apply
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Products, Packaging and U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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Products, Packaging and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Download the free paper http://www.productpolicy.org/content/climate-change-epr
This paper builds on a new report from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, “Opportunities to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions through Materials and Land Management Practices,” which offers new insight into the impact of products and packaging on climate change.
This paper extends the EPA analysis to include the impacts from producing products abroad that are consumed in the U.S. This brings the share of products and packaging to 44 percent of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.
Examples are given of how state and local governments can measure and reduce emissions associated with products. Extended Producer Responsibility is discussed as a policy option to reduce the greenhouse gas impact of products.