GreenBiz

APRIL 20, 2021

The push to quickly transition carbon-intensive activities away from fossil fuels while meeting the world’s growing energy needs has put electricity producers and consumers squarely in the forefront of the emerging clean economy. Manufacturing is going electric, too, as companies ratchet up their net-zero-carbon goals. Joel Makower.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

And, much like the market for carbon offsets, it’s messy. . In the same way that a company’s carbon credit may offset its U.S. Sustainability practitioners have spent the past couple of decades defining and debating the role of carbon credits in the transition to a clean economy, and plastics credits are not fundamentally different.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2023

Soletair Power (Finland) has developed a seemingly unique solution for extracting carbon dioxide (CO2) from building ventilation systems to help achieve carbon net zero and even carbon negative building projects. Are carbon-negative buildings possible? The Power-to-X unit being demonstrated.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 13, 2020

Consider this: In April, Royal Dutch Shell, one of the largest companies in the world, announced its intent to become a net-zero carbon company by 2050. No doubt Shell is counting on some miracle like carbon capture to preserve its adherence to a century-old business model of selling oil. Sponsored Article. What happened?

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Sourcing algae from sustainable seaweed farmers that capture carbon as they grow their crop, Loliware is working to manufacture a variety of bio-based polymers. Although the pandemic has disrupted hospitality and demand, Loliware has used the lull to advance its technology and scale manufacturing with a mission to overturn legacy plastics.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

I’d argued that regenerative grazing could cut emissions from beef production , helping reduce the outsized contribution cattle make to food’s carbon footprint. You can imagine a future in which some beef, probably priced at a premium, comes with a carbon-negative label. Sponsored Article. Sounds great, right?

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

They've expanded their markets and slashed carbon footprints along the way, cementing reputations as innovators. Buying 100 percent-recycled nylon from Aquafil has helped Interface reduce the carbon footprint of its carpet tile by 69 percent. What happens when your circularity efforts are ahead of what most consumers are demanding?

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GreenBiz

APRIL 22, 2021

We are seeking a single standard for disclosure, especially around climate and carbon-related issues and emissions," said Mark Wiedman, head of international and corporate strategy at BlackRock, during a mainstage interview. The demand side is acceleration, the supply side needs to mature.". Support for carbon pricing may be deep.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

We see customers demanding action on carbon emissions, investment firms structuring new green products and governments developing regulations to support the transition to a sustainable future. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article. Richard Mattison.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 25, 2020

With growing consensus on the gravity of the climate crisis, countries and companies are adopting carbon reduction targets. Pressure to make emissions visible has been around for a while: Consumers want to know how much carbon is embodied in the products they buy. Alas, to date the same isn’t true of carbon performance.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 15, 2020

Better filtration systems including HEPA filters, ionization, ultraviolet lights and active carbon have increased the quality of recirculated air, without having to increase the amount of fresh air in the building. . Demand control CO2 sensors measure the number of people in a room based on breath and can adjust the systems accordingly.

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Business Green

JULY 17, 2020

A group of exciting start-ups are exploring whether the world's trash mountains could become a valuable source of low carbon hydrogen fuels. Still, there is potential for clean - low- or zero-carbon - hydrogen to take off, energy experts believe. One novel spin on emerging hydrogen fuel options is "clean hydrogen" made from trash.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

The process of handling disrupted supply chains, shifts in demands and business models and modes of communication; governance and decision-making changes during leadership under lockdown. As for disclosure, investors expect more of it and at a more robust level, but they are also demanding goal-setting, with metrics and accountability.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 12, 2022

The voluntary carbon offset market is rocketing, with the Ecosystem Marketplace reporting an annual market value of ~$1 billion in 2021, which was an all-time high. This can make things difficult for business leaders like you, looking to reduce their carbon footprint through purchasing offsets. The rules of carbon offsetting.

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Energy Innovation

MARCH 29, 2024

In a recent article in Business Insider , the authors note that Hertz is scaling back its EV rental fleet due to high repair costs. In addition, 52 percent of those surveyed reported a negative effect on their quality of life. A 2023 Consumer Reports poll found that EVs are less reliable overall, compared to combustion engine vehicles.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In 2021, how a company performs on all factors — including ESG factors — on a strategy executed within its rapidly shrinking carbon footprint, not just reporting data, should determine investment decisions. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article. Leadership.

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GreenBiz

JULY 19, 2021

On the plus side, the demands upon nature can be reduced for water resources, energy, crop and meat production, forests and soils, and critical materials. Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere). Sponsored Article. Innovation. Featured Column. Values Proposition. Shutterstock.

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Green Business Bureau

JUNE 30, 2022

This could be by reducing an organization’s carbon footprint while also establishing a healthy work-life balance for employees. There’s heightened market demand for sustainable practices with robust and transparent disclosure. This is having negative knock-on effects impacting environmental and social systems.

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GreenBiz

JULY 13, 2020

In January, the momentum built as Microsoft committed to becoming carbon-negative and BlackRock Chairman Larry Fink’s now-fabled letter to CEOs called the climate crisis a "defining factor in companies’ long-term prospects." Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere).

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 6, 2022

Yet, practices can lead to a vast amount of unnecessary waste, habitat destruction, and carbon emissions depending on how you choose to operate. It’s for this reason that the Green Business Bureau has put together this article on solar company sustainability. By demanding a lot of space, leading to significant land-use change.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Players in the carbon dioxide pipeline industry canceled major pipeline projects in recent weeks, marking an inauspicious start to President Biden’s ambitious plans to develop carbon capture infrastructure as a key emissions mitigation tool. Midwest to be injected and stored underground. Navigator’s $3.5

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Environmentalists have long warned that demand for the pellets is endangering irreplaceable primary forests in areas including parts of Estonia, British Columbia in Canada and the southeastern United States. . However, Tubiana, the ECF’s chief executive, tweeted that the article had misinterpreted her organisation’s position.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This growth is tied with heightened demand for companies to operate sustainably, with businesses facing pressure from key stakeholders – consumers, employees, investors, governments and NGOs. IMM software accounts for all areas of business operations, including carbon use, waste disposal, and community service. billion by 2028.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 22, 2021

These innovations could create low-carbon energy to power UK homes and businesses, avoid imports and form a “key component in the UK’s commitment to tackle climate change”, the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said in a press release. Carbon Capture. Carbon Neutral? billion in government subsidy.

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AutoGrid

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Business Case for a Demand Response Management System, Part 1: Overview and Basic Elements. The use of Demand Response (DR) by utilities to help manage coincident peak is very common in the electric utility industry. A general rule of thumb is about 1% demand reduction per 1 degree of setback. By John Bonnin. Introduction.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 8, 2020

How on-demand food delivery apps could encourage low-carbon food Anna Zhang Mon, 06/08/2020 – 02:00 The COVID-19 crisis has affected most aspects of daily life, including how we get our food. Adopting these habits has the potential to reduce carbon emissions by 66 gigatonnes CO2-equivalent, according to Project Drawdown.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 8, 2020

How on-demand food delivery apps could encourage low-carbon food Anna Zhang Mon, 06/08/2020 – 02:00 The COVID-19 crisis has affected most aspects of daily life, including how we get our food. Adopting these habits has the potential to reduce carbon emissions by 66 gigatonnes CO2-equivalent, according to Project Drawdown.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 20, 2021

This article presents some key takeaways discussed at the summit and offers insights into how some of the largest suppliers of global brands are being engaged by investors on sustainability topics, as well as how sustainable finance is rising rapidly in Taiwan among institutional investors. Negative/exclusionary screening (44.6

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

BeZero Carbon's Finn O'Muircheartaigh looks at what needs to happen at COP27 to scale international carbon markets. Last year at COP26 in Glasgow the world agreed to a new rulebook for international carbon markets. We are almost a year on and we have yet to see a single carbon credit being traded under the new framework.

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AGreenLiving

JULY 15, 2020

Could trash-to-energy technology feed hydrogen demand? Still, there is potential for clean — low- or zero-carbon — hydrogen to take off, energy experts believe. The annual demand could reach 19,120,458,891 tons by then, representing a tenfold increase from 2015 to 2050. Is this the best second life for trash?

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GreenBiz

MAY 11, 2020

Last year, the company announced two major initiatives: Carbon renewal technology , or CRT, which breaks down waste plastic feedstocks to the molecular level before using them as building blocks to produce a wide range of materials and packaging. We knew that the circular economy and being a lot more efficient with carbon was a good idea.".

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R-Squared Energy

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

In the previous article , I discussed the growing importance of Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) for companies. After all, a substantial fraction of global carbon emissions arise from the production, transportation, and consumption of fossil fuels. zero carbon emissions (NZE) by 2050. According to the U.S.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 16, 2024

A major cold snap led to record electricity usage in the Canadian province of Alberta over the weekend, culminating in demands from provincial utilities to limit consumption. Smith’s comments were made in the context of home heating costs within a wider discussion concerning carbon taxes and the affordability crisis.

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Business Green

MAY 20, 2020

A new Greenpeace report notes that Microsoft, Amazon and Google are undermining their public carbon commitments through by providing services that allow oil and gas firms extract fossil fuels from the earth. Amazon, which has pledged to be carbon neutral by 2040, had not replied to a request for comment ahead of this article's publication.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2022

Carbon Accounting, Carbon Offsets and Carbon Credits. What is carbon offsetting ? What is the difference between a carbon offset and a carbon credit ? Can carbon offsetting effectively mitigate climate change, or are we banking on a fruitless quick-fix solution ? What Is Carbon Offsetting?

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 29, 2022

For instance, a single pint of beer can have a carbon footprint as high as 900g CO 2e (for bottled beer that’s been extensively transported). This is ~14% of the daily average carbon footprint from meals per US citizen – having 2 to 3 pints ramps that percentage up to 42%. Challenge 5 : The brewing process is wasteful.

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Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2023

The One for One campaign's calls for regulators investors to do far more to guard against carbon bubble risks should be heeded. But in over a decade of reporting on the so-called 'carbon bubble' hypothesis I am yet to hear a credible argument that debunks its central analysis. Fossil fuel assets are badly overvalued.

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