GreenBiz
JUNE 8, 2021
Can Bumble Bee and Nestlé hook the world on fishless fish? Elsa Wenzel. Tue, 06/08/2021 - 02:12. Put down that beet-juice burger. The next big wave in plant-based protein is fake fish. Buoyed by the success of red-meat mimics from the likes of Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat, a growing number of companies is angling to capture their share of the early market for animal-free seafood.
Green Living Guy
JUNE 22, 2021
So I love the ID.4. For it is Volkswagen’s first all-electric SUV and the brand’s first global EV. Built on Volkswagen’s MEB electric vehicle architecture—the modular electric drive matrix—it marries the strengths of a purpose-built EV with performance, packaging and… Read More Test Drive Results VW ID4 Electric Car. The post Test Drive Results VW ID4 Electric Car appeared first on Green Living Guy.
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Charged
JUNE 16, 2021
Commercial vehicle innovator Proterra will be ringing the closing bell at Nasdaq today (June 16) to celebrate the company’s public listing. Following the completion of the company’s business combination with ArcLight Clean Transition , the shares began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the new ticker symbol PTRA. Proterra has raised more than $640 million from the business combination with ArcLight, which it will use to fund growth initiatives, including its next-generation batter
The City Fix
JUNE 11, 2021
Jaime Lerner passed away on May 27, 2021. A world-renowned Brazilian urbanist, he was three times mayor of Curitiba and two times governor of the southern state of Paraná. Besides his great ideas, he was a very kind person and. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.
Grist
JUNE 25, 2021
A draft version of an upcoming report from the United Nations climate science advisory body, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, scheduled for release in February 2022, was leaked this week to Agence France-Presse. It illustrates the existential risks posed by climate change to life on earth — and climate tipping points loom large. Climate tipping points are the phenomenon by which small increases in temperature can trigger self-perpetuating loops in the natural world, “tipping”
Renewable Energy World
JUNE 29, 2021
The 16-GW Baihetan hydropower plant on the upstream branch of China’s Yangtze River has begun generating electricity for the first time, according to China’s state broadcaster CCTV. CCTV reported that the project’s first two 1-GW turbines will start up after a three-day trial. The project will eventually consist of 16 such units, making its total generation capacity second only to the 22.4-GW Three Gorges Dam once it is fully completed in July 2022.
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Impact Alpha
JUNE 8, 2021
ImpactAlpha, June 8 – Mandatory climate reporting is coming, as companies and governments coalesce around the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure. Just. The post Tallying the financial risks of biodiversity loss appeared first on Impact Alpha.
Charged
JUNE 2, 2021
BYD, a major manufacturer of transit buses, is introducing a battery-electric Type D school bus. According to the company, the new e-bus offers “unparalleled safety features and performance, wrapped in a sleek design that will have students wanting to step onboard.”. BYD’s Type D school bus will come in 35-, 38-, and 40-foot lengths, and will offer a range of up to 155 miles.
GatesNotes
JUNE 14, 2021
These books gave me something to think about. I hope they do the same for you.
Grist
JUNE 29, 2021
There’s no longer any need to ask if heat waves are influenced by climate change. On Monday, temperatures in Washington and Oregon soared to well over 100 degrees Fahrenheit, crushing records and leaving locals — many of whom don’t have air conditioning — struggling to find shelter from the suffocating heat. In Seattle, fans and air conditioning units were sold out at major retailers as temperatures reached an all-time high of 106 degrees Fahrenheit, marking an unprecedented third straight day o
Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium
With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.
Business Green
JUNE 22, 2021
New analysis from Good Energy and Energy Systems Catapult suggests transition to net zero emission energy system may require just £14bn of additional investment a year. The UK could deliver net zero emissions by 2050 at a cost of just £14bn a year of additional investment, according to the latest modelling on the future of the UK's energy system.
GreenBiz
JUNE 3, 2021
5 circular economy startups we've got our eyes on. Sherrie Totoki. Thu, 06/03/2021 - 01:15. This week, we announced five startups pitching June 17 at Accelerate at Circularity 21. Accelerate is a fast pitch competition featuring startups across the circular economy value chain. Climate tech startups, and investments into them, are growing. In 2020, investments into early stage climate tech companies topped $60 billion and grew at a faster rate than all VC investments from 2013 to 2019.
Renewable Energy World
JUNE 18, 2021
by Mickey Francis, EIA. In 2020, consumption of renewable energy in the United States grew for the fifth year in a row, reaching a record high of 11.6 quadrillion British thermal units (Btu), or 12% of total U.S. energy consumption. Renewable energy was the only source of U.S. energy consumption that increased in 2020 from 2019; fossil fuel and nuclear consumption declined.
Charged
JUNE 2, 2021
Factorial Energy has introduced what it says is the first 40 Ah solid-state EV battery cell. . The Factorial Electrolyte System Technology (FEST) is a proprietary solid electrolyte material designed to enable safe and reliable cell performance with high-voltage and high-energy-density electrodes. Solid electrolytes like FEST are considered safer than conventional lithium-ion technology, as they replace the combustible liquid electrolyte with a more stable solid-state electrolyte that suppresses
Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor
With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.
CleanTechnica
JUNE 30, 2021
Canadian authorities said the historic heatwave gripping the Pacific Northwest caused “unprecedented casualties,” as a fourth day of historic heat spread searing temperatures inland even as some relief arrived for coastal areas. At least 233 people in British Columbia have died since Friday, twice the usual number reported to the coroner’s office over a four-day […].
Grist
JUNE 15, 2021
On a sunny afternoon in April, Katie Nichols crouched over the edges of a small oyster reef in Newport Bay, California, peering into the mud that had been exposed by the receding tide. Where all I saw was a jumble of interchangeable shell fragments, Nichols quickly spotted what she was looking for. “There,” she said, pointing to a small, white shell.
Business Green
JUNE 15, 2021
Agreement announced today paves way to tariff-free trade with Australia after 15 years which farmers and green groups warn will undermine UK standards. The UK has finalised a free trade agreement with Australia, despite widespread concerns among farmers and environmental groups that opening the door to tariff-free trade could lead to increased greenhouse gas emissions and severely undermine Britain's food, animal welfare, and environmental standards.
GreenBiz
JUNE 1, 2021
5 electric bus makers shifting into next gear. Shaandiin Cedar. Tue, 06/01/2021 - 00:05. Along with contributing to the brown smog above many large cities, the transportation sector is responsible for nearly one-quarter of global energy-related CO2 emissions, according to data from the United Nations. For city planners and transit agencies, delivering passenger transport options for ever-changing urban communities and minimizing tailpipe emissions means piecing together a multi-layered, complex
Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute
The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?
Charged
JUNE 23, 2021
Every company, in or out of the EV industry, seems to be want to build Gigafactories these days. Aspiring EV manufacturer Canoo is pursuing a different strategy, or at least a different terminology. The company plans to rely on several “mega microfactories,” and has now announced that the first will be built near Tulsa, Oklahoma. The company says it will establish a 400-acre campus at an industrial complex strategically located near some of the region’s busiest thoroughfares.
Charged
JUNE 3, 2021
Pensana plans to build a $125-million sustainable rare earth separation facility at the Saltend Chemicals Park in Humber, UK. Targeted annual production is around 12,500 tons of rare earth oxides, including 4,500 tons of magnet metal rare earth oxides (NdPr), which would represent approximately 5% of the 2025 projected world demand. The Saltend plant will purify rare earth sulfates imported from the company’s Longonjo mine in Angola.
Charged
JUNE 17, 2021
A new analysis from the California Energy Commission (CEC) predicts that the state will need nearly 1.2 million public and shared chargers by 2030 to meet the demands of the 7.5 million passenger plug-in vehicles expected to be on California roads at that time. Assembly Bill 2127, “ Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Assessment ,” examines charging needs to support Governor Gavin Newsom’s executive order requiring sales of all new passenger vehicles to be zero-emission by 2035.
Charged
JUNE 21, 2021
To celebrate its 100th anniversary next year, Ford’s luxury brand Lincoln will debut its first global fully electric vehicle, the first step in a plan to electrify its entire portfolio of vehicles by 2030. Lincoln expects half its global volume to be zero-emissions vehicles by 2025. Ford has announced investment of $30 billion in electrification by that date.
Business Green
JUNE 8, 2021
Sale will unlock new funding to upgrade 10-year old network and allow Ecocitry. Ecotricity has completed the sale of its pioneering Electric Highway charging network to electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure firm Gridserve, the companies announced today. Ecotricity founder Dale Vince said he was "delighted" to sell the charge point network to Gridserve following a decade of development, arguing the UK's fast expanding charging network was facing a critical turning point in the transition from foss
Business Green
JUNE 20, 2021
Fund announces it plans to reduce absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 29 per cent this year against 2019 levels. The £61.5bn United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund (UNJSPF) has outlined a range of climate targets it will look to meet as it transitions its investment portfolio to net zero emissions by 2050. In a statement late last week, the 130,000-member scheme said it was planning "to be more ambitious than the current net zero targets" with its timeline.
Business Green
JUNE 15, 2021
Uber said move is part of its effort to deliver a zero emission mobility platform across Europe by 2030. Korean carmaker Kia is to offer Uber drivers discounted rates on battery electric vehicles (EVs) as part of a new tie up announced this morning designed to reduce the emissions footprint of the ride sharing giant's extensive European operations. Uber said it hoped the move would encourage more of its drivers to purchase zero emission vehicles, a shift that would allow the US firm to deliver o
Business Green
JUNE 1, 2021
Measures include new Innovation Partnership with potential value of up to £10bn to help decarbonise social housing and create green jobs in the capital. The Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has unveiled a package of measures designed to unlock up to £10bn in value towards a green homes "retrofit revolution" across the UK capital, in a bid to make buildings more energy efficient, slash energy bills and reduce emissions.
Business Green
JUNE 24, 2021
SSE, Drax, Highview Power, Greenpeace, Green Alliance, ILI Group and Invinity Energy Systems urge government to set the right regulatory framework to support rollout of long-duration energy storage systems. Britain has decarbonised faster than any other major economy in the world, thanks in large part to the fantastic renewable resources we have. But last year some of that valuable renewable power, enough to supply more than one million homes for an entire year, was wasted.
Business Green
JUNE 16, 2021
There are many urgent takeaways from the Climate Change Committee's stark UK climate preparedness assessment - here are the top five. Every five years the Climate Change Committee (CCC) conducts a root-and-branch review of the UK's preparedness for escalating climate impacts, such as heatwaves, floods, storms, droughts, coastal erosion, and their threats to public health, food security, power supplies, homes, offices, and infrastructure.
Business Green
JUNE 29, 2021
FAIRR group of investors warns of significant financial and environmental risks if 'cow shaped hole' at the heart of global decarbonisation efforts it not addressed. "Where's the beef?" That is the question being asked today by a coalition of leading global investors with $5tr of assets under management, who have accused G20 governments of failing to come forward with detailed plans to tackle agricultural emissions and leaving investors exposed to escalating climate and stranded asset risks.
Business Green
JUNE 17, 2021
New government-backed bank tasked with tackling climate change and levelling up regional inequalities has formally opened at its Leeds HQ. The UK Infrastructure Bank has opened for business and is ready to start delivering on its twin aims of tackling climate change and supporting regional economic growth, the government has confirmed. The state-backed bank, unveiled by Chancellor Rishi Sunak last autumn, will aim to finance and de-risk major infrastructure projects critical to the UK's transiti
Business Green
JUNE 6, 2021
First phase of project will support introduction of 22 electric buses on Glasgow streets ahead of the COP26 UN climate summit in November. Plans for the UK's largest electric vehicle (EV) charging station have taken a major step forward, after transport firm First Bus revealed it has started work to install 162 charging units at its Glasgow bus depot.
Business Green
JUNE 22, 2021
HYBRIT venture between Vattenfall, LKAB, and SSAB hails critical milestone on path to zero carbon steelmaking. A pioneering green steelmaking plant in Sweden has successfully demonstrated the feasibility of using fossil fuel-free hydrogen gas rather than coking coal for production processes, marking a "critical milestone" on the road to decarbonising the steel industry, according to the companies behind the high profile project.
Business Green
JUNE 1, 2021
Planet Tracker’s Catherine Tubb, explores the rise of second-hand fashion – and what its growth means for the industry. The resale market - also known as re-commerce, consignment or pre-loved - is reshaping the fashion industry. Consumers are increasingly choosing to shop second-hand or 'vintage', driven by the growing awareness of the environmental and social impact of the apparel supply chain.
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