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Maritime Shipping – Sector Watch 9 August 2019

CleanTech Group

Once considered slow-moving and outdated, the maritime shipping industry has experienced a recent influx of digitization and the implementation of new technologies, including autonomous ships, blockchain, drones and geospatial analytics.

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Green Tesla embraces carbon-intensive bitcoin

Charged

billion worth of bitcoin as an investment, and announced that it will accept the currency as payment for its products and services. “We A 2019 report entitled The Carbon Footprint of Bitcoin , published in the journal Joule, estimated that bitcoin’s annual electricity consumption (as of November 2018) amounted to 45.8

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Impact unicorns: Green firms dominate list of UK's most valuable tech start-ups

Business Green

Arrival, Octopus Energy, ITM Power, and OVO have been named among the leading lights of the UK's most valuable tech start-ups in a fresh analysis released today by the government, which estimates the country's top 12 'impact unicorns' have together attracted £2bn in investment over the past year.

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5 Companies Where Tech & Sustainability Go Hand in Hand

EDF + Business

Technology like artificial intelligence (AI), sensors and blockchain are enabling companies to provide cutting-edge products and services for consumers – from virtual gyms to smart water dispensers – and increase operational efficiency as they do. It’s changed how we communicate, shop, travel, to how we get the food on our plate.

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Where are they now? Catch up with 30 Under 30 alumni

GreenBiz

And, if you want to consult those lists in their entirety, here are the links: 2016 , 2017 , 2018 and 2019. Jessica Artioli Centurião ( 2018 ). John Bello (2018). Willemijn Brouwer (2018). Joseph Gale (2018). Ding Li (2018). Digital Innovation Manager, BASF; Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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AB InBev VP: Our quest for 'agile' sustainable development continues

GreenBiz

We have historically invested heavily: We have been investing heavily in local sourcing and creating those local supply chains wherever possible. It's this blockchain technology that we used in our smallholder farm supply chain. Barcenas : We had our first cohort applications back in 2018.

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Still in the dark about targets? Observers respond to the UK government’s Environment Bill

Envirotec Magazine

The Bill was originally introduced in draft format at the end of 2018, before being presented to parliament in October 2019, but its publication was delayed until after the General Election. Those who trade legitimately should not be penalised by the actions of a few bad apples.” Working with business. ”

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