Sep 8, 2026 · 5 min · 5 segments
Is our digital obsession fueling the climate crisis? Host Meghann Scully takes a hard look at the technology we use every day, exploring whether the rise of artificial intelligence, gadgets, and data…
Elaine BurkeGuestElaine is keen to point out that there are lots of exciting tech developments that will help us all become more sustainable.
Whether that's improving how we use e-waste, or we use old devices, or legislating for the right to repair so we can actually fix the tech we own and extend the lifecycle of products.
And the idea is that every product bought and sold in the EU will have to have what's called a digital product passport.
So there's something embedded in it that you can scan and it can kind of interact with things.
And what it will do is it will mean that consumers, vendors will all be able to access product information for the entire life cycle.
of the product so we have barcodes which kind of tell you things about the country of origin and a bit of information on a product but this will be much more extensive and it will have a long life and giving products a long life is a really positive step forward for a circular economy
Elaine is keen to point out that there are lots of exciting tech developments that will help us all become more sustainable.
Whether that's improving how we use e-waste, or we use old devices, or legislating for the right to repair so we can actually fix the tech we own and extend the lifecycle of products.
And the idea is that every product bought and sold in the EU will have to have what's called a digital product passport.
So there's something embedded in it that you can scan and it can kind of interact with things.
And what it will do is it will mean that consumers, vendors will all be able to access product information for the entire life cycle.
of the product so we have barcodes which kind of tell you things about the country of origin and a bit of information on a product but this will be much more extensive and it will have a long life and giving products a long life is a really positive step forward for a circular economy
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