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Waste heat reuse and CO2-neutral energy supply concept among winners of German energy efficiency awards

Envirotec Magazine

The following have been recognised for their achievements: The building materials manufacturer, Adolf Gottfried Tonwerke GmbH , together with the technology provider, Orcan Energy AG , in the Energy Transition 2.0 category, for exploiting previously unused waste heat from two furnaces for electricity generation.

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Iconic VW bus goes electric—Volkswagen unveils the new ID. Buzz and ID. Buzz Cargo

Charged

Many lovers of the bus, unlike fans of other icons such as muscle cars and pickup trucks, have long fantasized about an electric version. VW has been talking about electrifying the bus for a decade, and showed a concept vehicle in 2017. Now an electric bus is finally on the road to reality—Volkswagen has unveiled the new ID.

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Verizon, NRG, Oliver Wyman share tips on TCFD scenario planning and reporting

GreenBiz

During last week’s GreenBiz webcast "How Businesses Can Overcome Barriers to Achieving Climate Goals," three corporate sustainability leaders offered insights for how businesses can best adopt TCFD recommendations into their carbon reduction strategies. . The company aims to achieve carbon neutrality by 2035.).

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Europe’s wood pellet market is worsening environmental racism in the American South

GreenBiz

The series is supported by the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture at Columbia University, and is part of their POWER project. . South, where companies find ample forests, lax business regulations, and ports along the Atlantic coast. South to burn them overseas in its power plants.

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Google offers cloud users new tools to reduce their emissions

Business Green

New AI-powered tool identifies potentially idle projects on Google Cloud Platform so they can be shut down. Google has added new tools to its features designed to give users more control over the carbon emissions generated when using Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

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California Air Resources Board Releases Draft Scoping Plan Update (Part 3)

Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

Our first post in this series discusses CARB’s Proposed Scenario to achieve the state’s GHG targets, which adopts a carbon neutrality target for 2045. The Draft Scoping Plan states that CARB will initiate a rulemaking on the LCFS to ensure it continues to support low-carbon fuels that will displace petroleum fuels. [1].

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LinkedIn: Demand for green jobs tripled in the UK in 2019

Business Green

"As the UK increases its focus on lowering emissions and with an ambition to hit climate neutrality by 2050, we have seen a rise in the number of people pursuing green careers," he said. Moreover, fears are now widespread that the economic crisis triggered by the coronavirus outbreak could hamper green employment prospects for months to come.

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