Report: Sea change in consumer demand is driving sustainable fishing practices
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 19, 2023
Almost 150 changes to fishing practices have been made since 2001, according to fresh research from the Marine Stewardship Council
Uruguay’s green power revolution: rapid shift to wind shows the world how it’s done
The Guardian: Energy
DECEMBER 27, 2023
After a period of volatility in the 1980s, the crude oil price per barrel had reached one its lowest points – $20 – at the end of 2001 but then, over the course of six years, it tripled before a new oil shock saw prices surpass those of the 1970s, reaching a record $145 a barrel on 3 July 2008. Uruguay imports its oil, so it had a problem.
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Demand for smart water meters continues to rise
Smart Energy International
APRIL 21, 2022
With the acceleration of the smart city construction process, the demand for smart water meters continues to increase. EVE) was established in 2001 and became a listed company in 2009. As the core component, the technological progress of the lithium battery will boost the rapid development of smart water meters. About EVE Energy.
Today’s Energy Crisis Is Very Different from the Energy Crisis of 2005
Energy Central
NOVEMBER 18, 2022
per year in the 2001 to 2005 period. China had been added to the World Trade Organization in December 2001, ramping up its demand for all kinds of fossil fuels. Back in 2005, the world economy was “humming along.” ” World growth in energy consumption per capita was rising at 2.3%
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Demand for smart gas meters continues on an upward trajectory
Smart Energy International
APRIL 28, 2022
In the era of artificial intelligence, the demand growth of the natural gas consumption market in China is bound to drive the continuous and rapid growth of the smart gas meters market. EVE) was established in 2001 and became a listed company in 2009. For more information, visit: [link]. E-mail: sales@evebattery.com. About EVE Energy.
Consumers Are Playing a Big Role in Keeping the Lights On in California This Week
GreenTechMedia
AUGUST 19, 2020
After a massive heat wave in California that led grid operator CAISO to order its first rolling blackouts since the 2001 energy crisis on Friday and Saturday, the state has thus far managed to avoid further forced outages. Conservation, demand response and backup generation. through at least Wednesday. by 6:30 p.m.,
Why Doesn’t Load Flexibility Have the Same Incentives as Energy Storage?
GreenTechMedia
AUGUST 7, 2020
energy crisis of 2000-2001. ” And the same piece of enabling legislation instructed the investor-owned utilities of California to “implement demand-responsiveness initiatives pursuant to AB 970.” ” “Demand-responsiveness” is an early form of load flexibility. I should know; I was there.
NYPA seeks to replace gas peaker plants with battery storage
Smart Energy International
APRIL 28, 2022
Study researchers examined energy forecasts of changes in the New York electric supply mix, as well as changes in demand over the next two decades. Peaker plants operate when utilities face high demand for short durations. In 2001, NYPA installed peaker plants at six locations in New York City and one on Long Island.
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Unlocking California’s Gigawatt-Scale Distributed Energy Potential
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
gigawatts of flexible distributed energy capacity, or about one-tenth of the state’s peak grid demand. About half of that is residential electric vehicle charging, just under one-third is residential, commercial, industrial and agricultural demand response, and about one-tenth of it is behind-the-meter batteries.
New Chinese Mini EV flying off the lots
Charged
MARCH 25, 2021
As ZoZo Go recounts, GM leaders in Detroit were dismissive of the SGMW joint venture when it was initially proposed back in 2001. Demand for the Mini EV continues to soar, and the company may look to expand sales beyond China. He eventually prevailed, and the rest is history—last year SGMW sold 1.6
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Why Natural Gas Prices Quadrupled In Two Years
R-Squared Energy
OCTOBER 2, 2022
The largest contributor to higher natural gas demand has been US power generation. Indeed, the comment above is correct that most of the demand increase in U.S. trillion cubic feet (Tcf) in 2001 (24 % of production that year) to 11.3 That is a significant amount of incremental demand added in a short period of time.
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New research reveals ‘megatrends’ that will affect forests in the next decade
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 1, 2020
Populations shifts could result in opportunities for effective forest conservation, whilst on the other hand could lead to deforestation as greater urban demand and large industrial projects are created. The growth in demand that this creates will increase pressure on land and other resources. The rise of the middle class.
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Report Cites Planning, Market Failures at Root of California’s Rolling Blackouts
GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Those are the key findings of a long-awaited “ root cause analysis ” from California’s grid operator and utility and energy regulators into the causes of its first rolling blackouts since the 2001 energy crisis, which shut off power to hundreds of thousands of customers for about an hour during the evenings of Aug.
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California’s Shift From Natural Gas to Solar Is Playing a Role in Rolling Blackouts
GreenTechMedia
AUGUST 17, 2020
California was beset by its first rolling blackouts since the 2001 energy crisis, as a heatwave slammed the Western U.S. Electricity demand for air conditioning throughout the region stretched California's power capacity and limited the state's ability to import power from nearby states. Friday and Saturday.
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The largest and most spectacular wind farms in the world
The Environmental Blog
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Located in the Gansu Province, this colossal wind energy project is a shining example of how a country can harness its vast natural resources to address its growing energy demands while simultaneously reducing its carbon footprint. MW as standard. This wind farm is the fourth largest onshore wind farm in the world.
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Self-Guided Learning Opportunities For Hispanic Heritage Month
Planet Pulse
SEPTEMBER 15, 2021
On-demand Opportunities. La Cienaga (2001). It’s split across two months because September 15 is a key date in the history of several Latin American countries: It’s when Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua declared their independence from Spain in 1821. . We hope you join us! . Gloria (2014).
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Steps taken by Government of India in Promoting Energy Efficient Buildings
Econaur
JANUARY 1, 2022
With the current rate of urbanization and the subsequent increase in energy demand, energy efficiency in buildings has a significant role to play in contributing to energy security in developing countries. By improving the building envelope, passive solar strategies can be developed to improve comfort and reduce energy demands.
Looking Up: Vertical farms fill produce supply chain lag during pandemic
Business Green
JUNE 12, 2020
As grocery store shelves emptied , the problem wasn't necessarily lack of food but a drastic shift in demand that caused traditional distribution engines to sputter. According to a 2001 study by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture , traditionally grown lettuce travels about 2,000 miles to get to Chicago grocery stores.
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Online Event (Webinar) - Harnessing Digital Solutions to Improve Product Sustainability and Supply Chain Transparency
Green Market Oracle
APRIL 19, 2020
Investors, shareholders, customers, and regulatory bodies demand more transparency in how products and packaging are manufactured. Prior to Gensuite’s spin out from General Electric Company in 2010, he served as a consultant to GE’s EHS&S organization starting in 2001.
Steps taken by Government of India in Promoting Energy Efficient Buildings
Econaur
JANUARY 1, 2022
With the current rate of urbanization and the subsequent increase in energy demand, energy efficiency in buildings has a significant role to play in contributing to energy security in developing countries. By improving the building envelope, passive solar strategies can be developed to improve comfort and reduce energy demands.
Britons put planet before profit in their personal savings and expect more action from pension funds and banks, says survey
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 29, 2019
More than two-thirds of the British public (70%) believe the climate emergency demands a more urgent response and almost as many say it is now the biggest issue facing humankind (63%). Opinium surveyed 2001 UK adults between September 17th and 27th. degrees as possible. People are not only concerned about investing responsibly.
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EPA might water down its cleanup standards for Seattle’s only river
Grist
SEPTEMBER 2, 2021
The five-mile stretch of Seattle’s only river was declared a Superfund site in 2001 after nearly 100 years of industrial activity, such as the manufacturing of airplane parts and the production of asphalt. It isn’t easy to undo a century of industrial pollution — or even agree on how to do it.
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EDC celebrates 40th anniversary of Tongonan geothermal field, Philippines
ThinkGeoEnergy
OCTOBER 24, 2023
(KEITECH), a pioneering corporate social responsibility (CSR) program in Leyte that is focused on capacitating underserved high school graduates toward becoming highly skilled and employable in high-demand industries such as construction, metals and engineering, and tourism and hospitality.
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How Much Oil Do We Import From The Middle East?
R-Squared Energy
JANUARY 14, 2020
million BPD in 2001. According to the Energy Information Administration, the high point for U.S. oil imports from Persian Gulf countries was 2.8 At the time, that accounted for 23% of all U.S. crude oil imports (11.9 million BPD). By 2008, U.S. oil production had begun to rise, but so had U.S. Total crude oil imports had risen to 12.9
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Continuing to fight the fashion revolution
Business Green
APRIL 20, 2021
But since launching the Sustainable Future (SF) funds in 2001, our view has always been that unsafe and degrading working practices make no business, common or investment sense.
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GHG Protocol: Scope 1 Emissions Explained
Green Business Bureau
MAY 11, 2022
The 2001 GHG Protocol’s guidelines were the first to categorize business GHGs as scope 1 emissions, scope 2 emissions, and scope 3 emissions. Lean manufacturing methodologies focus on production techniques that demand less. What is the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol? This means less materials, time, and of course, energy.
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Recent Changes to California’s Self-Generation Incentive Program, Explained
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 25, 2019
SGIP was initially conceived of to provide customers with incentives to reduce their energy use during peak demand times and to promote energy self-sufficiency in response to California’s electricity crisis of 2001. The history.
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Navigating the Competitive Cleantech Recovery • 8/13/20
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
JULY 20, 2020
She got her start as a broadcast journalist in 2001. an app that enables on-demand repair of electric vehicle charging stations. Before founding Technica Communications, Lisa Ann was a Senior Account Executive and managed new business operations for the San Francisco PR firm Antenna Group.
Is the mining sector ready and able to deliver net zero?
Business Green
AUGUST 1, 2022
Dhawan is speaking to BusinessGreen to mark the 20th anniversary of the ICMM, which was set up by more than two dozen major miners in 2001 to help establish best environmental practices for the mining sector. "And where there are resources, numbers two and three will help companies extract them well.". And in mining, it's a similar story.".
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What Is ESG and Why Is It Important for Your Business? (+ ESG Image Infographic)
Green Business Bureau
DECEMBER 19, 2022
Meeting the demands of ESG criteria means disclosing the impact your business has on the environment. The company’s stock price plummeted from $90 a share in mid-2000 to less than $12 a share by the beginning of November 2001.
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Fuel poverty has become a major political issue again, after decades of neglect
Business Green
JULY 19, 2022
Between 2001 and 2014 in England that was called the Fuel Poverty Advisory Group (FPAG). But despite this, the number of households still struggling to choose between affording heating and eating is increasing. The original Warm Homes Act mandated the creation of formal external advisory bodies for each of the four home nations.
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Bearing and seal maker shares net-zero manufacturing journey
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 9, 2022
While this is a lot of carbon, it is much lower than it was in 2001 – when we started monitoring our emissions. Many of our customers – such as those in the automotive sector – increasingly demand components and materials with much lower embodied carbon. This demand helps to create significant opportunity all along the value chain.
The Seven Sins of Greenwashing
Green Business Bureau
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Yet, rather than meet the demands of environmentalism, many corporations chose to hide dirty operations under a green sheen. In 2001, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) detected 12,635 cases of certification forgery. With this environmental awareness came a new type of consumer – the green consumer.
Can Shell help pilot a new era of sustainable aviation?
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 14, 2020
Supply, meet demand. So, while the demand is there, if we can’t drop the price to be competitive with existing fuels today, that demand diminishes.”. Nearly 20 years ago, in 2001, Shell set out to become a player here, too, establishing a network of offset trading desks around the world. “My Amazon’s two biggest U.S.
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How To Calculate Your Carbon Footprint
Green Business Bureau
MARCH 14, 2022
Over the years there have been numerous amendments to the standard GWP figures, with IPCC publishing GWP measures in 1995 ( SAR ), 2001 ( TAR ), 2007 ( AR4 ), 2013 ( AR5 and AR5 with climate feedback considered ). Activity data represents production and is used to reflect fossil fuel energy demand.
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The Seven Sins of Greenwashing
Green Business Bureau
DECEMBER 16, 2021
Yet, rather than meet the demands of environmentalism, many corporations chose to hide dirty operations under a green sheen. In 2001, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) detected 12,635 cases of certification forgery. With this environmental awareness came a new type of consumer – the green consumer.
Seven commodities continue to fuel the destruction of the world's forests - how can they be stopped?
Business Green
FEBRUARY 10, 2021
Conducted by the World Resources Institute (WRI), the analysis shows that just seven commodities - cattle, oil palm, soy, cocoa, rubber, coffee, and plantation wood fibre - accounted for 26 per cent of global tree cover loss from 2001 to 2015. million hectares from 2001 to 2015, principally in Indonesia and Malaysia. This marked a 2.8
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Texas Crisis Drives First Public Power Bankruptcy, With More Fallout Expected
GreenTechMedia
MARCH 1, 2021
But that "scarcity pricing," designed to encourage power plant owners to invest in ways that will ensure they’re able to capitalize on such high power prices to secure adequate supply during times of peak grid demand, had no effect on increasing electricity output from power plants that were physically unable to operate.
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Solar Net Metering Under Threat as Shadowy Group Demands Intervention in State Policies
GreenTechMedia
APRIL 20, 2020
States at the forefront of rooftop solar growth have made significant changes to their net metering policies over the past decade, from imposing monthly fees or demand charges to replacing them with alternative structures. FERC has addressed net energy metering before in decisions in 2001 and in 2009, Peskoe said.
Revealed: How Big Dairy Is Milking Net Zero
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
And while the highest levels of milk consumption per person are still concentrated in the Global North, most of the recent increase has occurred in low and middle-income countries where rising affluence has led to greater demand for dairy. The dairy industry, in other words, is learning to do more with less.
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1.5 and 2°C: A Journey Through the Temperature Target That Haunts the World
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 11, 2022
” Key to this were the IPCC’s Second (1995), Third (2001) and Fourth (2007) Assessment Reports. degree limit as the main demand. The tiny Pacific Ocean island of just 12,000 people was insistently demanding , along with AOSIS and LDCs, a legally binding treaty that would keep the temperature rise below 1.5°C.
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Scope 1 2 3 Emissions Explained: Understanding the GHG Protocol’s Emission Classification System
Green Business Bureau
APRIL 19, 2022
This scope 1, 2, and 3 emission system first appeared in the 2001 Greenhouse Gas Protocol. E.g. Using renewable energy reduces the demand for fossil fuels, which have risen in cost over the years. The aim was to clarify what business emissions need to be measured and managed, and how.
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New Study Decodes ExxonMobil’s ‘Modern’ Climate Misinformation
DeSmogBlog
MAY 14, 2021
“Akin to early, tepidly worded warning labels on cigarette packages, ExxonMobil’s advertorials in America’s newspaper of record help establish this claim, sometimes explicitly: ‘ Most people acknowledge that human-induced climate change is a long-term risk ,’ a 2001 advertorial states (emphases added),” the paper continues. “‘The
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Top 10 Women of Solar
Women in Cleantech and Sustainability
FEBRUARY 20, 2014
Erica Mackie, P.E. – CEO and Co-Founder, GRID Alternatives During the 2001 California energy crisis, Erica Mackie, a mechanical engineer, along with Tim Sears, had a vision for free, clean, solar-driven electricity that would be practical and accessible for the low-income communities that needed it the most.
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