Green Living Guy

JUNE 29, 2022

It’s no secret that cars are one of the world’s biggest contributors to climate change. The average passenger vehicle emits about 4.6 That’s why we have to get rid of so many! metric tons of carbon dioxide every year, and there are over a billion cars on the road worldwide.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 2, 2020

5 things to know about California’s gas car sales ban. GreenBiz analyst Sarah Golden speaks with state senator Jeff Golden (her father) about the climate change influence and what's next for improving resilience. . Learn more about what's possible in this interactive discussion at 1 p.m. Contributors. Heather Clancy.

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Green Living Guy

DECEMBER 13, 2021

A significant contributor to one’s carbon footprint is their diet. The post What You Need to Know About Foraging and Its Impact on the Earth appeared first on Green Living Guy. Society is shifting away from overly convenient and ecologically degrading lifestyles towards sustainable alternatives.

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Energy Transition

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

15 contributors from around the world write about different aspects of the green socio-ecological. It started as an outlet to explain Germany’s Energy Transition ( Energiewende) and it progressively broadened its geographical coverage and thematic scope.

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Politics Energy Energy 59

TechXplore

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Transportation is the third largest contributor to global carbon emissions. However, there has been a lack of relevant data to support how much carbon reduction high-speed rail travel can bring about and the most effective regulatory approaches for various transportation modes.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 29, 2021

Simultaneously, the built environment is working on lowering the embodied carbon of buildings — emissions from the manufacture of building materials — which make up about 11 percent of total global emissions. Contributors. Rachel Gould. Urvi Talaty. Circular Economy. Decarbonization. Manufacturing.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

What China can teach the US about EV fast-charging rollouts. GreenBiz Carbon and Food Analyst drops by for a conversation about the divide between "Young Turks" like Nori and CIBO, and "The Establishment" represented by the Ecosystem Services Market Consortium. Contributors. Heather Clancy. Fri, 02/26/2021 - 05:00. Joel Makower.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 15, 2020

As sustainability professionals, we’ve been talking for years about how consumers are increasingly influenced by values and sustainability. We think the action gap is about to get smaller, due to a set of trends and the context of the pandemic. care about the well-being, safety and security of customers. Contributors.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 16, 2021

We chat with the new GreenBiz Group director of startup programs, Sherrie Totoki, about what we're looking for — and her emerging plans for supporting the entrepreneur ecosystem. Contributors. The nominations process for the Accelerate fast-pitch completion at Circularity 21 is officially live. E-mail us at 350@greenbiz.com.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Healthcare provision is a major contributor to the climate crisis, accounting for more than five percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to researchers at Dalhousie University and Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) who have launched a new open-access, interactive database of healthcare’s environmental impacts.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 16, 2020

chats about why his organization became a mentor. Keryn James, ERM's group chief executive, and Mark Lee, head of the new organization, drop by to chat about the mission. . We spoke with the forum's CEO, Sally Uren, about what's ahead, and why decisions of the next six to 18 months are critical. Contributors.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

The results show that countries with carbon prices on average have annual carbon dioxide emissions growth rates that are about two percentage points lower than countries without a carbon price, after taking many other factors into account. Contributors. This size of effect adds up to very large differences over time. Frank Jotzo.

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Energy Central

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

From FORESIGHT Climate & Energy, Policy Dispatch is a podcast all about the policies that underpin the global energy transition. International trade and the global economy is reliant on ships to transport goods across the planet, but the sector is also a massive contributor to greenhouse gas emissions.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

Why every C-suite officer should care about plastic waste. To reduce deforestation, we must get serious about environmental crime. They discussed the biggest misunderstandings about the Green New Deal that are important to demystify and role companies can play in taking climate action. Contributors. Deonna Anderson.

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Solar Industry

AUGUST 28, 2023

This recognition solidifies EP Cube’s role as a reliable contributor to the region’s energy sector. It alleviates concerns about grid instability, including outages due to bad weather or utility blackouts. EP Cube, recently introduced in Puerto Rico, brings homeowners a consistent power supply.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 23, 2023

The extensive drafting tool will help practitioners to think about the environmental impact of their arrangements and how the law can be leveraged to address decarbonisation and achieve their sustainability goals.

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 5, 2021

Note that the panels are quite small, because our satellites are quite small, and only about 25% of the image can be “filled in” — so design carefully! We’re looking for a mix of contributors, themes, styles, sensibilities and geographic regions. Planet will review and notify the contributors whose work is selected in mid-2021.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 12, 2020

Ramez Naam, futurist and board member for Seattle-based angel investor network E8 , chats about the new Decarbon-8 fund and why seeking racially diverse founders will be a priority. William Ginn, author of the new book " Valuing Nature ," talks with Associate Editor Deonna Anderson about ways the private sector can address biodiversity.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

How to talk about racial justice in sustainability. This reality is why poll after poll shows that BIPOC communities care more about climate change and strongly support action. . Talking about racial equity in sustainability is easy, but implementing it requires more than a perspective change. Contributors. Pull Quote.

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Sustainability Climate change Education Recycled materials 531

GreenBiz

MAY 22, 2020

We chat about potential business applications with Dawn Wright, chief scientist of geographic information systems software leader Esri. . EDT May 28 about compelling solutions and startups that address the climate crisis — and how big companies can play a role in scaling them. Contributors. This is climate tech. Stay connected.

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Grist

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Oil spills may be dramatic and devastating, but they’re not the biggest contributor to ocean oil pollution — not by a long shot. According to the report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, “ Oil in the Sea ,” these sources are by far the largest and fastest-growing contributor to ocean oil pollution.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Baby food contributed 39 per cent of OPE intake for toddlers, while non-alcoholic beverages were the main contributor for children (27 per cent). In adults and the elderly, cereal products (25 per cent) and fruit (22 per cent) were the main contributors.

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Solar Power World

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

In 2019, the solar industry employed nearly 20,000 military veterans, about 8% of the total solar workforce. veterans are key contributors to solar success appeared first on Solar Power World. Roger Wrigley is one of many veterans who have made the transition from the armed forces to the solar industry.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

In a previous study, we found that there are about 24 trillion grains of microplastics floating on the surface layer of the ocean,” explains Professor Atsuhiko Isobe of Kyushu University’s Research Institute for Applied Mechanics, who led the study. “Once we had this data, we began to apply it to our microplastic samples.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

We chat with the Brendan Wallace, co-founder and managing partner, about the company's new fund dedicated to helping the industry reduce the carbon impact of buildings and its recent decisions to become a Certifed B Corporation. Learn more about what's possible in this interactive discussion at 1 p.m. Contributors. Joel Makower.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Alex Doyle, deputy chief impact officer at the UK Infrastructure Bank and one of the contributors to the report, said: “Engineers are one of the most important parts of the green finance story. Because ultimately everything comes back to the asset, and the asset is always designed with an engineer.”

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 17, 2020

As Bowser stated in a recent interview , her actions on 16th Street were to "send a unifying and affirming message about what this time and the reaction to the killing of George Floyd means in our country." But the larger discussions about dismantling systemic racism are about how we will invest in people and communities.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 5, 2020

Mark McPherson, executive director of City Forest Credits, talks about the nonprofit's mission to plant and preserve more trees to towns and cities, and how companies can get involved. The site’s CEO and founder, Kyle Weens, joins us to chat about the project and why more product vendors should rethink their repair and service policies.

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Carbon Climate change Resilience Sustainability 364

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 25, 2020

A new report suggests immediate action aimed at achieving net zero carbon can still offer a significant economic opportunity for Scotland – and the transport sector is “hugely optimistic” about the country’s prospects of decarbonisation. e), representing a 3 per cent rise, and have increased by 9 per cent since 2012.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 23, 2023

As China is the most significant contributor to global carbon emissions, industry experts from Shenzhen Kaifa Technology, provide insight into how their business offering is making every effort to provide affordable and green energy solutions. Watch the full video interview below. website here – www.kaifametering.com

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

For example: About 4 billion people, representing nearly two-thirds of the world population, experience severe water scarcity during at least one month of the year ( Mekonnen and Hoekstra, 2016 ). How about fewer pledges, more actions? Contributors. Do we really need more private-sector pledges? We believe in learning by doing.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 4, 2021

I admit, I hadn’t considered software design as a major contributor to greenhouse gas. In 2018, research suggests data centers were responsible for about the same amount of carbon emissions as aviation. Data centers are energy hogs.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 19, 2020

Emma Chow, project lead on the Ellen MacArthur Foundation’s Food initiative, chats about the role menus play in counteracting food waste and sharing practical steps for addressing the "brittleness" of the existing food system. Contributors. The unmasking of Corporate America. Moving from analysis to action on circular food (29:10).

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GreenBiz

JUNE 8, 2020

Projections showed that by 2023 about one-quarter of smartphone users , or 14 million Americans, will use these apps. . First, food order and delivery companies can create short monthly quizzes for users to test their knowledge about the carbon impacts of various food options. Contributors. Pull Quote. Tracy Zhou. Luke Browne.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

While the most cited reason for taking ESG actions is that they see it as the right thing to do, over three-quarters (78 percent) of respondents indicate that they believe ESG is a key contributor to strong financial performance. Contributors. Ryan Resch. Leadership. Finance & Investing. Risk & Resilience.

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Green Living Guy

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The one word that people around the globe are talking about today is sustainability. With the effects of climate change and global warming becoming more eminent, everyone is becoming more conscious about the effects of their actions on the environment. Agriculture sector is the major contributor to global emissions, including.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

We hear from our members that despite having completed a materiality assessment, they still get questions from stakeholders about other issues that may not be material to their business. We are interested in hearing your thoughts and continuing the conversation about double materiality with our members. Contributors. Contact us.

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