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India’s Shift to Low-Carbon Construction Must Not Leave Workers Behind

The City Fix

India aims to reduce the emissions intensity of its economy by 45% by 2030, compared to 2005 levels, and to achieve net-zero emissions by 2070. The country can’t achieve either goal without a radical transformation in its buildings and construction sector, which was responsible for around 17% of the nation’s.

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Igneo Infrastructure Buys Majority Stake in Energy Producer Soltage

Solar Industry

Established in 2005 and based in Jersey City, N.J., Construction is also under way on Soltage’s first standalone battery storage project in New York. The transaction is expected to close later this year. Terms were not disclosed. Soltage develops, owns, operates and manages solar and storage assets across the U.S.

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Scotland reaches 12-year low for household waste while recycling plateaus

Envirotec Magazine

What Scotland is recycling – plastic and textiles up, glass and construction & soils down The largest material category recycled or reused in 2022 was paper and cardboard (181,000 tonnes, 27.6%). The largest reductions were glass (a decrease of 10,000 tonnes, 8.1%) followed by construction and soils (a decrease of 9,000 tonnes, 8.6%).

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The fight is heating up over telescope construction on Hawaii’s largest volcano

Grist

This week, hundreds of protestors gathered at the base of Mauna Kea in opposition to a proposed 30-meter telescope that was set to begin construction at the summit of the mountain. Our top priority is the safety and security of our communities and the TMT construction teams.

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China Can Help Supersize Global Hydrogen Economy, According to Shell

GreenTechMedia

built by Shell, back in 2005. The realities for hydrogen are very different than back in 2005, however. From those first pathfinder hydrogen refueling stations, Shell now has 48 completed globally and 14 in construction. Nor is this Shell’s first foray into hydrogen. President George W.

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Geothermal should be at a level playing field in permitting as oil and gas

ThinkGeoEnergy

These CEs have been perpetuated as part of Section 390 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Streamlined CEs are recommended for exploration drilling and well field development, with the more stringent environmental requirements will then be applied to power plant and transmission line construction.

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Landfill and recycling both down, and incineration on the up: Scotland waste summary 2020 published

Envirotec Magazine

million tonnes (62.9%) from 2005. This is likely a result of reduced construction activity in Scotland due to COVID-19 restrictions during the reporting period. The total amount of Scottish household waste recycled was 1.02 million tonnes, a decrease of 66,000 tonnes (6.1%) from 2019. SEPA chief executive Terry Ahearn.

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