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The 2019 VERGE Vanguard

GreenBiz

A diverse group of 20 visionaries, investors and entrepreneurs who are inspiring an equitable, inclusive clean economy. VERGE VERGE 19 VERGE Vanguard

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2019 was the year that…

GreenBiz

It was a very good year, except when it wasn't. Corporate Sustainability Finance & Investing Food & Agriculture Oceans & Fisheries Two Steps Forward ESG Risk

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Climate Week 2019: Huge commitments, big money and collaboration

GreenBiz

Now it's time to put in the work. Climate Change Climate Conferences Climate Strategy Corporate Strategy

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2019, the year analog water solutions died

GreenBiz

Analog is not quite gone, but digital solutions are nearly mainstream. Digitalization Innovation Liquid Assets Water Efficiency & Conservation

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Closing the loop on 2019

GreenBiz

Bringing you the five biggest stories of the circular economy from this past year, and some predictions for the next. Circular Economy In the Loop plastic Plastic Waste Recycling Waste Management

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The 2019 sustainability year in review, in haiku

GreenBiz

A baker's dozen of developments. Corporate Strategy

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Climate Week 2019: Time for bold commitments — and action

GreenBiz

It's a heightened emergency. Time for heightened ambition, writes BSR's president. Leadership BSR

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GreenBiz names 2019 VERGE Vanguard award winners

GreenBiz

GreenBiz Group today named the 2019 VERGE Vanguard, honoring 20 dreamers, pioneers, entrepreneurs, designers, engineers, business leaders, policymakers and investors on the cutting edge of sustainability and technology. Leadership

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12 good things that happened for the environment in 2019

Inhabitat - Innovation

However, 2019 also brought good news. Between rainforest fires and growing ocean pollution, much of environmental news is grim. Here are a few high points as we go into 2020

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Here are the winners and losers on climate policy in 2019

GreenBiz

State lawmakers this year made it easier to get renewables in some parts of the country, but others gutted clean energy expansion. Energy & Climate Policy & Politics

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Climate Week 2019: Head, heart and higher ambition

GreenBiz

The optimists seem to be winning out over the cynics. Climate Change Leadership Two Steps Forward

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5 Tangible Advances for Long Duration Energy Storage in 2019

GreenTechMedia

Following long duration storage is like rooting for a home team that’s always about to win next year. Lithium-ion batteries utterly dominate grid storage deployments these days.

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Our Members’ Shining Moments of 2019

Greentown Labs

Member Appreciation Day 2019. 2019 was a big year for Greentown Labs’ community of more than 100 cleantech companies. The post Our Members’ Shining Moments of 2019 appeared first on Greentown Labs.

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Episode 201: Lessons from COP25, listeners share 2019 revelations

GreenBiz

Plus, how to have productive conversations about climate during your holiday gatherings. Corporate Strategy Podcast GreenBiz 350 Podcast

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Amazon deforestation increased by 34% in 2019

Inhabitat - Innovation

Over 10,000 square kilometers of the Amazon rainforest were cleared from August 2019 to July 2019

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Best of 2019 Video Vault: 5 videos that kept us thinking in 2019

GreenBiz

Equity and plastic and leadership — oh my! Circularity 19 GreenBiz 19 VERGE VERGE 19 Video Vault

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Nominees announced for Aquatech Innovation Award 2019

Envirotec Magazine

Category winners as well as the Overall Winner of the Aquatech Innovation Award 2019 will be revealed at the opening ceremony of the Amsterdam International Water Week and the Aquatech Amsterdam, taking place on November 4. The nominees for the 2019 Aquatech Innovation Award are: Category: Innovation – not yet to market. Jury members of the Innovation Award 2019. Urbanisation and online sensors key trends in Aquatech Innovation Award nominees.

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InNOVAte 2019 Challenge Spotlight: Techstyle Materials

Greentown Labs

Techstyle Materials founder Derek Stein presents at the InNOVAte 2019 Final Showcase. The InNOVAte 2019 Challenge is a six-month accelerator run by Greentown Labs and the world’s leading construction and building materials company, Saint-Gobain.

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2019 in review: Top 3 corporate sustainability trends

EDF + Business

By Daniel Hill This blog is a follow up to an earlier blog published: Top 3 Trends in Corporate Sustainability for 2019. Earlier this year, I identified the top 3 corporate sustainability trends that all business leaders should be watching in 2019.

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InNOVAte 2019 Challenge Spotlight: Hyperframe

Greentown Labs

The InNOVAte 2019 Challenge is a six-month accelerator run by Greentown Labs and the world’s leading construction and building materials company, Saint-Gobain. The post InNOVAte 2019 Challenge Spotlight: Hyperframe appeared first on Greentown Labs. MEMBER SPOTLIGHT accelerator building corproate Greentown Launch Hyperframe InNOVAte 2019 Challenge Saint-Gobain startupHyperframe co-founders Jay Cady (left) and Ken Sobel. Photo courtesy of Hyperframe.

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Greta Thunberg is Time magazines 2019 Person of the Year

Inhabitat - Innovation

So far, the 16-year-old is the youngest individual to receive the recognition, thanks to her youthful activism that has brought global attention to the planet’s climate crisis

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InNOVAte 2019 Challenge Spotlight: Inovues

Greentown Labs

The InNOVAte 2019 Challenge is a six-month accelerator run by Greentown Labs and the world’s leading construction and building materials company, Saint-Gobain. Inovues is successfully leaving the InNOVAte 2019 Challenge with a pilot project. The post InNOVAte 2019 Challenge Spotlight: Inovues appeared first on Greentown Labs. MEMBER SPOTLIGHT accelerator corporate Greentown Launch InNOVAte 2019 Challenge Inovues Saint-Gobain startupPhoto courtesy of Inovues.

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The 2019 Redress Design Awards showcased the very best of emerging eco-designers

Inhabitat - Innovation

Known for its work in reducing textile waste in the fashion industry, Redress has just hosted its 2019 Design Awards — the world's largest sustainable fashion design competition. Let's take a look at the winners

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InNOVAte 2019 Challenge Spotlight: Pre Framing Corp

Greentown Labs

The InNOVAte 2019 Challenge is a six-month accelerator run by Greentown Labs and the world’s leading construction and building materials company, Saint-Gobain. The post InNOVAte 2019 Challenge Spotlight: Pre Framing Corp appeared first on Greentown Labs. The Pre Framing Corp team.

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Best of GBB in 2019: Green Businesses Leading the Sustainable Business Movement

Green Business Bureau

With the end of 2019 rapidly approaching, we’d like to take this time to recognize some of our member companies via our inaugural “Best of GBB” awards. The post Best of GBB in 2019: Green Businesses Leading the Sustainable Business Movement appeared first on Green Business Bureau.

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US Microgrid Market Slowed in 2019. PG&E Could Singlehandedly Reverse the Trend

GreenTechMedia

microgrid market set a record with 666 megawatts of capacity additions in 2018, but project delays and cancellations have dropped the expected 2019 total to 553 megawatts, according to a new report by energy research firm Wood Mackenzie. so far in 2019. The burgeoning U.S.

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Top 10 Utility Regulation Trends of 2019

GreenTechMedia

In August, we published the top 10 utility regulation trends of 2019 — so far. With 2019 wrapping up, we look at the 10 trends and actions that stand out above the rest.

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For 2019, the 10 worst cities for air quality are in California and Arizona

Inhabitat - Innovation

These are the 10 cities in the U.S. with the worst air quality

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Envirocon 2019

Ambisense

Continue reading "Envirocon 2019". The post Envirocon 2019 appeared first on Ambisense. Last year’s Envirocon was a huge success and was very well received by those attending. This year’s conference will also be dedicated to new technology in the environmental monitoring sector, however, it will have a slightly different format. The morning session will be dedicated to presentations and speakers, and in the afternoon there will be .

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Biomaterials Archive debuts at Dutch Design Week 2019

Inhabitat - Innovation

Dutch Design Week, the largest design event in Northern Europe, is back once again this October to show how pioneering designers around the globe are changing the world for the better. Spread out across nine days with over a hundred locations in Eindhoven, the annual event will host a wide array of exhibitions, lectures, festivities, and more, including the first-ever public presentation of a Biomaterials Archive, where attendees can see, touch, smell, and even taste innovative materials made b

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Episode 189: The 2019 VERGE Vanguard speaks, a peek into Climate Week

GreenBiz

Featuring outtakes from our interviews with plastics game-changer Priyanka Bakaya (Renewlogy), carbon solutions geek Lisa Dyan (Kiverdi and Air Protein) and tree planter for profit Jurriaan Ruys (Land Life Company). Plus, we catch up with Climate Group CEO Helen Clarkson. Podcast VERGE Vanguard GreenBiz 350 Podcast

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2019 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard reveals leading states in clean energy adoption

Inhabitat - Innovation

Just in time for the annual celebration of Energy Efficiency Day, the nonprofit American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has released its 2019 State Energy Efficiency Scorecard

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Arctic wildfires are emitting 35% more carbon compared to 2019

Inhabitat - Innovation

Wildfires are causing more carbon emissions in the first eight months of 2020 than they did in all of 2019

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Analysis: How did the 2019 legislative session fare on climate justice?

Front And Centered

Announcements Perspectives 100 percent 2019 legislative session climate justice Just TransitionFront and Centered envisions a more just future that is not only cleaner and safer, but where our communities and the earth are healed and thriving, our people have dignified work opportunity and prosperity, and our government values, respects, and represents us.

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Which cities are the most sustainable? WalletHub releases Top 100 Greenest US Cities 2019

Inhabitat - Innovation

Interestingly, nine of the top 10 greenest U.S. cities are on the West Coast

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Recent Deals – 20 September 2019

CleanTech Group

Transportation & Logistics: Voyage raised $31 million in a Series B round, bringing its total capital raised to $52 million. Voyage develops autonomous vehicle technology and delivers autonomous mobility services, and it is currently focused on retirement villages in the US. This recent funding round was led by Franklin Templeton Investments with significant participation from Khosla Ventures, Jaguar Land-Rover’s InMotion Ventures, and […]. Cleantech News

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5 predictions for residential solar in 2019

Sighten

As we advance into 2019, the residential solar industry finds itself in a very different place compared to the start of 2018. Of course, solar remains a rapidly evolving industry and likely overall market growth in 2019 belies significant changes happening at the ground level in all aspects of how residential solar is delivered to consumers. Here are five predictions for what lies ahead for the residential solar industry in 2019.

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3 Trends That Shaped the Grid Edge in 2019

GreenTechMedia

Over the course of 2019, we’ve seen California, the country’s leader in most DERs, wracked by a climate change-induced emergency that’s bankrupted its largest utility, Pacific Gas & Electric, and forced millions to go without power during fire-prevention blackouts.

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Annual Report 2019

CleanTech San Diego

View the 2019 Annual Report. The post Annual Report 2019 appeared first on Cleantech San Diego. Share this. Annual Reports

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[Article] Fall 2019 Calendar

Home Energy

2019 September 23–24 2019 NASCSP Annual Training ConferenceSeptember 20–22 RaterFest!

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2019 in Photos: Impacts from Environmental Rollbacks and the Growing Climate Activism

DeSmogBlog

Read time: 7 mins Here is a selection of photos I shot for DeSmog in 2019, another year when arguably not enough collective action was taken to protect the planet from global warming. . Throughout 2019 the Trump administration continued to roll back environmental standards.

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Japan – Asia’s Biggest Energy Market Opportunity in 2019?

CleanTech Group

One of the largest economies in the world and the fourth largest consumer of electricity, Japan has long been a recognized leader in energy technology development. The 2011 earthquake and the subsequent Fukushima nuclear accident triggered a major overhaul of the energy market in Japan. As a result, local and foreign innovators are now looking […]. Asia Energy Efficiency Energy Storage Geographical Insights Energy Transformation Japan's Energy Landscape

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Grid Edge Trends From 2019 (So Far)

GreenTechMedia

2019 has seen a steady evolution of policy, regulation and business model innovation at the grid edge. From July through September 2019, WoodMac tracked over 1.2 In July 2019, Tendril (after a series of acquisitions in customer analytics) announced a merger with Simple Energy to become Uplight. In this vein, Oracle announced new partnerships with EnergyHub, Powerley and Agentis in Q3 2019.

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