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How regenerative tourism can help avert a sixth extinction

GreenBiz

John Pagano, Group CEO of Red Sea Global, examines the benefits regenerative tourism can bring and explores the importance of biodiversity to both business and planet.

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SEPA urges firms to manage water wisely as whole of Scotland affected by scarcity

Envirotec Magazine

Below average rainfall for May has led to a deteriorating water scarcity situation across Scotland, according to SEPA, with the Loch Maree area in the Highlands moving from Alert level to Moderate Scarcity. The area has now reached the second highest risk level, as shown in the weekly report published by the agency on Thursday 1st June 2023. In addition, the lack of rain and increasingly dry ground conditions means 12 areas in the Northwest and Southern Central region are now experiencing in Ale

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Marine fish are responding to climate change by relocating towards the poles

Envirotec Magazine

The majority of fish populations in the sea are responding to global warming by relocating to wards colder waters nearer the north and south poles , according to the latest research on the impact of climate change on our oceans. Analysing the breadth of current world-wide data on marine fish change s in recent years, researchers from the University of Glasgow have revealed how fish populations across the Earth’s oceans are responding to rising sea temperatures.

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YuanTech Solar's European Debut at Intersolar Europe 2023

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The company anticipates a significant turnout from local distributors, installers and end-users to their booth (Booth No. C4.360).

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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport

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.

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Big Oil Still Raking it in as Public Pays for Pollution

NRDC onEarth

U.S. needs to hold industry accountable for harm it continues to inflict on communities, the environment, and the global climate.

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3 smart ways Seattle is at the forefront of reuse

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The city and Washington state’s support of closed loop economic models through public-private partnerships and grant programs is inspiring entrepreneurs throughout the region.

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£3.25 million available for the creation and restoration of woodlands along the HS2 Phase One route

Envirotec Magazine

Kenilworth, Warwickshire: Construction diggers and workmen working on HS2 railway line near a wood in May 2020. The HS2 Woodland Fund has re-opened for applications (on Tuesday 30 May), supporting projects that create and restore woodland along the High Speed Two (HS2) Phase One route. The HS2 Woodland Fund has reopened to new applications (on 30 May), with £3.25m available to support woodland creation and the restoration of plantations of ancient woodland sites (PAWS).

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Webinar: Unlock cost and carbon savings with energy data optimisation

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‘Optimising your energy data on the road to net zero' is the title of a free webinar hosted by Centrica Business Solutions and Edie on Thursday 15 June (1pm to 1.45pm).

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California Assembly Passes Climate-Resilient Food & Farming Bill

NRDC onEarth

With AB 408, California can reduce climate emissions, protect farmworkers, stimulate economic growth, and increase equity across the food and farming system.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

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.

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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: Electric Microbus for North America appears, at last

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Iconic design, two-tone paint, three rows, AWD; whatever you call it, the Buzz won’t be cheap. The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. The concept for an all-EV reboot of the classic Type 2 Microbus appeared in 2016 and was confirmed for production in August 2017. It’s been on sale in Europe for a year, as has the Cargo commercial-van variant.

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2 proposed EPA rules aim to significantly reduce emissions from power plants and cars

GreenBiz

Here’s how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is leading and lagging in climate regulatory design.

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Farming projects to get share of £30 million fund

Envirotec Magazine

The UK government has awarded up to £30 million to “cutting-edge farming projects” that will boost food production, move towards net zero, and create a more resilient and sustainable agricultural sector. The projects include: Ground-breaking genetics research projects which could reduce methane emissions in cattle by 17% per generation, and produce a reliable UK-grown protein source that can replace soya in human foods.

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Harnessing the Power of Wind: Insights into the Operations and Maintenance Market for Wind Turbines

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The world's wind energy sector is centered around wind turbines, which are one of the renewable energy sources that are expanding the quickest. In order to ensure that wind turbines operate smoothly and effectively, the wind turbine operations and maintenance (O&M) market is a crucial part of the wind energy sector. With a projected CAGR of 7.4% from 2022 to 2030, the market for operations and maintenance of wind turbines is anticipated to reach approximately US$ 53.65 billion by that time.

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

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?

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The Week in Impact Investing: On the brink

Impact Alpha

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ? Nick of time. “When a man knows he is to be hanged,” Samuel Johnson once said (according to. The post The Week in Impact Investing: On the brink appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Another climate tipping point to worry about: Plankton

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Rising temperatures could transform plankton and other tiny aquatic organisms into a huge source of carbon emissions, a little-known — and potentially catastrophic — climate tipping point that could accelerate global warming. A study , published Thursday in Functional Ecology, found that rising temperatures cause a sudden shift in these microbes’ eating habits, flipping them from carbon absorbers to carbon emitters.

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How AI chatbots are transforming the sustainability profession

GreenBiz

We put ChatGPT and five other bots to real-world tests. The results were impressive, but how will it affect your job?

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Hydrogen: on the road to net zero

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Hydrogen-ready CHP is not tomorrow's technology! It's here today - ready to help the UK deliver on its net zero ambitions and lead the global clean energy revolution.

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CharIN is not thrilled about the Ford/Tesla charging deal

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Ford and Tesla recently reached an agreement that will give Ford EV customers access to Tesla’s network of 12,000 North American Superchargers starting in 2024. What’s more, Ford says it will equip future EVs with Tesla’s NACS charging port starting in 2025. The deal is the talk of the EV industry, and most of the opinions we’ve read are broadly positive—the more access to chargers, the better.

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California Pesticide Bills on the Move—Again

NRDC onEarth

The California Assembly passed two bills that would help address widespread contamination of the state’s environment with pesticides like neurotoxic neonics.

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Episode 366: Biodiversity letdown, Boston Metal's mission

GreenBiz

This episode features a discussion about decarbonizing steelmaking, including highlights from an interview with Adam Rauwerdink, senior vice president of business development for startup Boston Metal.

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Edinburgh biochar firm secures £1m investment to open first production facility

Envirotec Magazine

Edinburgh-based Carbogenics – the developer of proprietary technology that enhances the efficacy and applicability of anaerobic digestion – has raised more than £1m in investment to build its first production and R&D facility in Scotland. The company turns difficult-to-recycle farm and paper waste which would otherwise go to landfills or be sent for incineration into a product called CreChar®.

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Waste to Energy Market: Turning Trash into Treasure

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Landfills are overflowing and the ecosystem is suffering as a result of global overconsumption, posing a severe threat to environmental sustainability. trash-to-energy (WtE) technology is one remedy that not only solves the trash issue but also offers a sustainable energy source. With a CAGR of 4.71% from 2022 to 2030, the market for waste-to-energy is anticipated to reach around US$ 85.18 billion by that year.

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REE Automotive adds P7-C Chassis Cab to its electric truck lineup

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REE Automotive (Nasdaq: REE), a provider of EV platforms, today revealed P7-C, a Class 4 chassis cab offering a new cabin design built on REE’s P7 modular electric platform. The P7-C is designed to meet the requirements for the Inflation Reduction Act incentives, which are more stringent for EVs in Class 4 and above. It’s also designed to simplify vocational upfits.

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EV Route Event: Zero Road Trip Celebration of Electric Vehicles

Green Living Guy

EV Route Event First of all, the EV Route event is going inaugural Route Zero Road Trip. For it aims to promote clean air standards and also American-powered electric vehicles (EVs). That’s by visiting iconic destinations along the most noteworthy historic Route 66. This exciting event is also perfect for zero-emission enthusiasts. In addition to […] The post EV Route Event: Zero Road Trip Celebration of Electric Vehicles appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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Proving the ROI of ESG: How These 6 Organizations are Crushing It

GreenBiz

Demonstrating ROI for your ESG efforts is more vital than ever given the uncertainty around global economy and geopolitics. This means not only reporting to and aligning with internal stakeholders and the board, but also staying on top of the diverse global reporting frameworks when budgets are tight and teams are getting leaner. And while ESG is not a competition, in many ways, it is a race.

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No, the Fukushima water release is not going to kill the Pacific Ocean

Envirotec Magazine

TEPCO subcontractors collect sea water samples near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in 2013 (image credit: IAEA Imagebank , CC BY-SA 2.0 license ). By Nigel Marks, Associate Professor of Physics, Curtin University; Brendan Kennedy, Professor of Chemistry, University of Sydney; and Tony Irwin Honorary Associate Professor, Nuclear Reactors and Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Australian National University, writing in The Conversation.

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Slenergy Launches iShare-Home Residential Energy Solution in Munich

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During the event, Slenergy officially introduced its innovative residential energy solution, iShare-Home, with an ambition to assist customers in reducing energy costs, achieving energy independence, and minimizing their carbon footprint.

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How to Make Federal Transportation Funds Work for Climate and Justice

NRDC onEarth

Funds from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act can help expand non-car mobility options, set statewide emissions reduction targets, and install EV infrastructure.

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Revel adds Kia Niro EVs to its NYC electric rideshare fleet

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Brooklyn-based electric mobility and infrastructure Revel plans to diversify its EV rideshare fleet, adding 50 Kia Niro EVs to the 230 Tesla Model Ys and Model 3s it already has in service in New York City. Revel’s first Niros will be on the road by the end of June, available to rideshare customers for pick-up and drop-off in all five boroughs, parts of northern New Jersey and the three major NYC airports.

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Companies must up their game to match net-zero promises

GreenBiz

Mark Van Clieaf, managing director at FutureZero, a consulting firm specializing in sustainability, discusses what companies need to do to properly back up their net-zero promises.

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Building the business case for satellite IoT

Envirotec Magazine

Eric Menard is Vice President Strategy and Business with Swiss satellite communications firm Astrocast. Eric Ménard writes The Operational IoT market continues to expand as organisations across the world imagine an extraordinary range of opportunities to leverage sensor technology. Weather monitoring stations are transforming the efficiency and environmental performance of remote copper mines and helping farmers to safeguard crops and livestock in a changing climate.

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