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Three California cities win $1M each to attain carbon neutrality

Inhabitat - Innovation

Three California cities have been awarded $1 million each to attain carbon neutrality by 2030. Under the Cool City Challenge, the cities of Los Angeles, Irvine and Petaluma won money and consulting support to execute their plans.

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Cool collaboration? Firms showcase SIM card made from recycled refrigerators

Envirotec Magazine

” “This innovation project with Veolia will support our telecom customers in their ecological transition by transforming waste into environmentally responsible SIM cards,” said Emmanuel Unguran, Vice President, Mobile Connectivity Solutions at Thales.” ” The post Cool collaboration? .”

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On the road to carbon neutrality

Business Green

We began our sustainability journey over 25 years ago, and since then have made good progress, particularly in cutting carbon emissions. By 2030, Dow will reduce its net annual carbon emissions by five million metric tons versus its 2020 baseline. And by 2050, Dow intends to be carbon neutral. Our commitments.

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Government funding for innovations that “could revolutionise British rail travel”

Envirotec Magazine

Government funding of over £5 million has been provided to help launch innovative ideas that could transform rail travel and help decarbonize the rail network. FOAK 2022 saw funding awarded to 24 innovators in all, who received grants of up to £400,000 each. Project title: Lead organisation: Project grant: Levelling up Freight.

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Seoul, South Korea aiming for 1 GW geothermal development

ThinkGeoEnergy

The City of Seoul in South Korea has created a “Comprehensive Plan for Promotion and Activation of Geothermal Energy” that aims to grow its current installed geothermal heating and cooling capacity of 278 MWth to 1 GW by 2030. of the city’s renewable energy mix.

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Three California cities win $1M each to attain carbon neutrality

AGreenLiving

Three California cities have been awarded $1 million each to attain carbon neutrality by 2030. Under the Cool City Challenge, the cities of Los Angeles , Irvine and Petaluma won money and consulting support to execute their plans. All the cities were required to submit plans that did not include carbon offsets.

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Subterra drilling for soon-to-be largest geothermal system in Ohio, U.S.

ThinkGeoEnergy

When completed in 2027, this will be the largest geothermal project in Ohio and will provide geothermal heating and cooling to the university’s 55-plus buildings, thereby displacing the current century-old heating system. In the summer, cold water pumps through pipes to cool the buildings. and Canada.

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