GreenTechMedia

JUNE 1, 2020

Relatedly, low-energy-access countries’ urgent need for large utility-scale generation and grid infrastructure upgrades cannot be overstated; while solar lanterns and solar home systems (SHS) are an effective and targeted solution for rural households, small-scale distributed solutions cannot power industrialization and economic growth.

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Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 10, 2022

A strong and effective sustainability program can provide a framework to manage initiatives, set priorities, track progress and measure results. When done right, sustainable business practices deliver a positive return on sustainability investment (ROSI), improving efficiency, lowering costs and driving sales.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Many teams are working effectively virtually, and workers may not be anxious to get back to the rush-hour grind. Heather Clancy runs the rule over a tough year for the oil industry that may well turn into an historic turning point. It's been a tough year for the oil industry. Experts say this is the beginning of the end.

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Business Green

JULY 20, 2020

We should ask ourselves, for example, whether the current environmental impact assessment processes are as effective or efficient as they could be.". "We We should ask ourselves, for example, whether the current environmental impact assessment processes are as effective or efficient as they could be.".

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

UK's climate advisors warn ‘climate compatibility checkpoint’ planned by Ministers for future oil and gas extraction projects must be made tougher, but stops short of calling for an end of exploration.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2022

Consultations need to move forward, followed rapidly by final decisions on policy design and effective implementation if the strategy's ambitious goals are to be met.". Climate advisers call on government to press ahead with consultations that can finalise clean heat policy design, while also filling policy gaps on home energy efficiency.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Harder but not impossible: COVID-19 and the Sustainable Development Goals Alan AtKisson Mon, 02/22/2021 – 01:00 In 2015, the world, acting through the United Nations, set in place a system of 17 very ambitious goals to guide humanity’s development toward sustainability through 2030. Now it is 2021. But the analysis does not stop there.

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Business Green

JULY 4, 2022

OECD latest influential body to call on governments to marry cost of living measures with net zero strategies, as new BP data points to bright future for renewables.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

APRIL 24, 2024

Removing China from the equation exposes a less rosy picture. The Wind Industry’s Unexpected Turnaround In recent years, the global wind industry has experienced its fair share of challenges. Rising interest rates and soaring materials costs have significantly eroded profit margins for developers. terawatt-hours of electricity in 2023.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JULY 17, 2014

That was the message from time management expert Rosie Aiello at a recent WCS event, “ Productivity for Entrepreneurs: Your Time is Your Money.” But it’s important to realize that productivity is not about just doing – it’s about doing the right actions in the most effective way. It’s the sound of your time leaking away, drop by drop.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

In February 2021, German agribusiness giant BASF hosted a virtual wine tasting, a seemingly cozy affair swirling glasses of Portugal’s finest in front of a webcam debating the future of EU agricultural policies. Invited to the event was a small group of Members of the European Parliament (MEPs). These groups spent at least a combined €45.9

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Business Green

JUNE 11, 2021

There is a long road and huge disruption ahead for businesses of all types as the decarbonisation of road transport worldwide gathers pace – here are the key takeaways from BNEF's eye-opening new forecasts. EVs may have become a common sight on our roads, but there is no room for complacency. No room - nor time - for complacency on the EV push.

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Business Green

MAY 3, 2022

Over the May Day weekend, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng published a letter to the UK oil and gas industry , effectively declaring that the government would have its back in the face of criticism from "naïve" activists, just so long as developers come forward with a "very clear plan.

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Business Green

JUNE 1, 2020

Today's letter from over 200 top businesses calling on the UK government to deliver a coronavirus recovery plan that accelerates the transition to net zero emissions - in full. Dear Prime Minister, Please accept our support during these unprecedented times.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 6, 2022

The importance of solar company sustainability. Solar company sustainability is vital for an industry that aims to curb climate change. As a renewable energy provider, you wouldn’t expect your solar company to be environmentally damaging. Policy deadlines have led to a photovoltaic (PV) boom, with 23% market growth from 2019-2020.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

For money managers who want to prove they care about the climate, buying shares in big advertising and public relations companies might look like a safe bet. Ad giants such as WPP , Omnicom and Interpublic Group (IPG) score highly on the rankings used to gauge a company’s sustainability performance — so they’re attractive to green fund investors.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

For money managers who want to prove they care about the climate, buying shares in big advertising and public relations companies might look like a safe bet. Ad giants such as WPP , Omnicom and Interpublic Group (IPG) score highly on the rankings used to gauge a company’s sustainability performance — so they’re attractive to green fund investors.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2022

The move has sparked fierce debates both within government and more broadly over what should be included in the plan and which measures are likely to have the quickest effect in reducing the UK's exposure to fossil fuel imports and high and volatile wholesale gas and oil prices.

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Grist

JUNE 29, 2022

This rosy view of logging, however, is hotly contested. In the fight against climate change, the $300-billion U.S. logging and woods products industry has positioned itself as a purveyor of “natural climate solutions.” The idea is intuitive: Trees are the ultimate renewable resource. Genna Martin / Seattlepi.com via Getty images.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 3, 2024

This article, a joint reporting project of Floodlight and NPR , is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. Open flames shot upward from four smokestacks at the Chevron refinery on the western edge of Richmond, Calif. Soon, black smoke blanketed the sky.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 5, 2022

The city will also be home to a hydrogen hub that paints a rosy picture of a future in which “buses, trains, heavy trucks, home heating, and farm equipment all run on zero-emissions hydrogen” and the fuel will “ensure long-term economic competitiveness as the world shifts towards a low-carbon future.”. The problem with this blue rhapsody?

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 4, 2024

The picture was less rosy for new wind and heat pumps, both of which have suffered from high interest rates. The picture was less rosy for new wind and heat pumps, both of which have suffered from high interest rates.    Lots of spice for clean investment this week. 💼 Find or share roles on our job board here.

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AutoGrid

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

AutoGrid Case Study: Solar + Storage Pencils Out for this AutoGrid Innovator. By Vish Ganti. The incentives to pair rooftop solar with energy storage couldn’t be greater than now. And if the changing climate, wildfires and rising energy bills aren’t enough motivation to trim your carbon footprint, maybe the economics will put you over the edge.

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AutoGrid

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

AutoGrid Case Study: Solar + Storage Pencils Out for this AutoGrid Innovator. By Vish Ganti. The incentives to pair rooftop solar with energy storage couldn’t be greater than now. And if the changing climate, wildfires and rising energy bills aren’t enough motivation to trim your carbon footprint, maybe the economics will put you over the edge.

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Grist

APRIL 14, 2021

This story is adapted from the forthcoming book WARMTH which will be published by Penguin Books in August. There is no marked trail leading north from the town of Broome, Australia. There is only the beach, deep red and wide as a highway. When the sky’s grown dark we stop hiking and set up camp behind the dunes.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

Liz Truss is planning a major overhaul of the UK energy market alongside support for homes and businesses facing soaring bills this winter - here is all the top reaction frombusiness figures, politicians, campaigners and experts. Beyond the headline support package, major energy market changes are being planned too.

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Business Green

JUNE 29, 2022

The Climate Change Committee's myriad charts serve to hammer home the scale of the decarbonisation challenge. At 600 pages, the bumper report is as daunting as it is comprehensive. The current strategy will not deliver net zero. The CCC's conclusion is clear as day: "The current strategy will not delivery net zero.".

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

BP's Energy Outlook 2020 sketches three possible pathways for the global energy system to follow to 2050, from 'net-zero' to 'business as usual'. The striking analysis is contained in the oil major's latest Energy Outlook report, a detailed mapping of possible development pathways for global energy markets up to 2050, which was published today.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 9, 2020

It’s feasible to power the U.S. on 90 percent clean electricity by 2035, thanks to stunning renewables cost declines, a new study argues. In just a few years, decarbonizing the grid went from a solar-lover’s pipe dream to something many major American utilities have committed to , from Southern Company to Duke Energy.

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Business Green

JUNE 25, 2020

The UK's domestic ambition can be the basis for strong international climate leadership, but the delivery of effective new policies must accelerate dramatically if we're to seize this chance.". The climate crisis is here but we are still walking when we should run'. Meanwhile, the global crisis of climate change is accelerating.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Natural gas’s notorious price volatility has been making a comeback — in a big way. The UK is experiencing a natural gas price surge so severe that the government stepped in to prevent a cascade down the supply chain that threatened to create food shortages. In the U.S., South and caused widespread power outages.

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Charged

MAY 26, 2020

So there seems a reasonable chance that the world’s car factories could be producing a majority of what they did in January by, say, this autumn—barring new outbreaks or mutations, a return to more stringent shutdown rules, or other, unpredicted pandemic effects. Three years? Five years? If so, how? That’s how epidemics work. By mid-May, 36.5

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Business Green

MARCH 2, 2022

US President says sweeping infrastructure plan will help country ‘withstand the devastating effects of the climate crisis and promote environmental justice’. And we'll do it all to withstand the devastating effects of the climate crisis and promote environmental justice. These steps will help blunt gas prices here at home," he said.

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