Trumping the Paris Agreement

The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner There is much anticipation surrounding the new American president and the extent to which his actions match his rhetoric. One especially worrying set of decisions relate to the 45th president’s views on climate change in general and the Paris Climate Agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on … Read more

Packaging Technology Cuts Emissions

The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner That headline might suggest some major advance in printing methods, or perhaps some clever new substrates. But in fact the way packaging technology can reduce emissions is by taking a machete to waste volumes. There is a lot that can be done in the supply chain to cut … Read more

Giant Strides for Smaller Footprints

The weekly Verdigris blog by Laurel Brunner A major argument for using print instead of e-media, is that print has a one off carbon footprint: you don’t need energy to use it or store its content. In 2015 the online monster that is Google used 5.6 terawatt hours of energy to power its data servers … Read more