DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

BASF’s wine tasting is just one example of many such pandemic-style lobbying efforts by the European agriculture industry since the EU has attempted to pass sweeping new policies to combat climate change through measures included in its “Green Deal,” first presented in December 2019. These groups spent at least a combined €45.9

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 12, 2020

Engie is on the lookout for more clean energy acquisitions in the U.S., With a long history in fossil fuels and nuclear energy, Engie has pivoted dramatically toward renewables over the past few years — a strategy that included the U.S. “Do we want to continue with acquisitions? Last year Engie signed more U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Global organisations that have blazed a trail of innovation to conserve and enhance water resources and embed sustainable processes have been recognised for their pioneering work, says the Brave Blue World Foundation, the group behind 2020’s Netflix-featured film about water, which also organises the Lighthouse Awards.

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Planet Pulse

MARCH 17, 2022

In the hands of these experts, our satellite data is helping to power models, reveal planetary change, and deliver spatial-temporal insights across a variety of academic fields. PlanetScope has great advantages with high observation frequency and 3 meter spatial resolution compared with other MS optical satellites. Air Quality.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 19, 2021

The “solar-powered digital nose” in situ. The first live demonstration of the group’s Silvanet system of solar-powered gas sensors was recently conducted successfully in a forest near Berlin, says the firm. . By adding additional sensors, the network can also be used to monitor tree health and growth.

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Business Green

APRIL 15, 2021

Agriculture sustainability improvements have long-term positive outcomes both for the planet and the farmer's wallet, but the upstart costs can be a preventative obstacle. RePlant's first loan in January 2020 went to a Kansas family farm to install moisture probes to reduce water usage. percent interest to be paid over 10 years.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021. The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S. Elsa Wenzel. Mon, 01/11/2021 - 02:15.

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Grist

MAY 10, 2024

It can provide a cool place to rest in the shade, a snack in the form of fruit, lumber to build a home, and cleaner air. But what the report calls the “climatization” of forests has led to the rise of carbon sequestration markets that prioritize short-term profits over long-term sustainability, it found. What is the value of a tree?

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Planet Pulse

MAY 19, 2021

Planet: The 2021 growing season is here and the agriculture industry is gaining momentum as the economy opens up, putting the uncertainties of 2020 behind. What are some of the current challenges that lay ahead for this industry, specifically retailers and growers? . We want to create a sustainability balance sheet. .

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2021

Salesforce tower in downtown San Francisco: The software firm was lauded for its support for blackwater reuse in a commercial high-rise building. Brave Blue World Foundation founder Paul O’Callaghan said: “Every industry has a vanguard; the pioneers we will all come to follow. The recipients of the Lighthouse Awards 2020 are: Nike.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2022

All of this amounts to a waste of the energy, water, and land needed to produce food. The Need for Sustainability. In 2020, global e-retail sales increased by 27.6% The need for sustainable e-commerce is growing as customers become more environmentally sensitive. E-commerce is expanding globally.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 28, 2023

In the news this week, $7T for fossil fuel subsidies, the summer brings more tropical storms, and Equinor opens the world’s largest floating wind farm… to power oil drilling. for Northvolt to build energy storage, $100M for direct lithium extraction, and $60M for heat batteries. Thanks for reading!

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Business Green

AUGUST 13, 2021

The public market offering and the capital gained during the process will be crucial for AeroFarms to reach the next level of its growth and to achieve several strategic expansions, including improving operational and energy efficiency, adding into new products (right now it's focusing on berries), and maintaining its social impact. "We

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AGreenLiving

APRIL 15, 2021

Organic Valley loans dairy farmers funds for renewable energy Jesse Klein Thu, 04/15/2021 – 00:45 Agriculture sustainability improvements have long-term positive outcomes both for the planet and the farmer’s wallet, but the upstart costs can be a preventative obstacle. And not all lenders are comfortable lending for solar.”

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Business Green

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Industry Voice: From UNFCCC to NDCs and IPCC to 1.5°C, This is the global temperature rise above pre-industrial levels targeted by the 2015 Paris Agreement. It can either be used to reduce carbon emissions or promote ways in which to adapt, mitigate and build resilience to the effects of climate change. Energy transition.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In 2020, the European Commission ran an extensive cross-sector sweep of websites to identify instances of greenwash.They found that in 42% of cases, green claims were exaggerated, false, or deceptive. This flaunting of environmentalism began in the 1960s, an era when the sustainability movement started to gain momentum.

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Greentown Labs

MAY 26, 2021

Sustainable development and inclusive growth are core elements of Bayer’s corporate strategy and vision: “health for all, hunger for none.” Bayer has outlined target sustainability goals that are aligned with the Paris Agreement and has set out to decarbonize and achieve a net zero target for its supply chain by 2050. Somerville, Mass.,

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Grist

MAY 18, 2021

It had been about a year and a half since he left his job at an aerospace company to found a clean energy startup in San Francisco with three of his friends, but the path to success he’d once envisioned had crumbled. For a while things had been looking up for Charm Industrial. Courtesy of Charm Industrial.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

The multi-agency report warns that much greater momentum is needed to develop and deploy green solutions at scale across key sectors such as electricity, road transport, steel, hydrogen, and agriculture, which together account for around 60 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.

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Business Green

MARCH 7, 2023

Twenty-year research project comprising 30 million records unearths 'powerful and concerning' human impact on native plants A new publication from the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI) has revealed a catastrophic decline in native plants caused by climate change and intensive agricultural practices.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MARCH 22, 2021

California’s ambitious goal of reaching 75% recycling by 2020 was unsuccessful – the state has only achieved 37% in 2019 ( 1 ). We have called on industry leaders to guide this solutions-based forum and panel on how innovation can move us away from landfill dependency and decrease the impacts on our environment. April 21, 2021.

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The Environmental Blog

MARCH 21, 2022

It gave rise to an era of unprecedented groundwater pumping fueled by free and subsidized electricity. Soon Punjab started facing a new gamut of problems like deteriorating soil health, pest-infested crops and over exploitation of ground water resulting in disastrous consequences. samples analysed.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In 2020, the European Commission ran an extensive cross-sector sweep of websites to identify instances of greenwash.They found that in 42% of cases, green claims were exaggerated, false, or deceptive. This flaunting of environmentalism began in the 1960s, an era when the sustainability movement started to gain momentum.

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The Environmental Blog

JULY 17, 2019

The rapid growth of Vietnam’s population in urban areas is resource intensive and leads to increased energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions. By 2020, the annual mean temperatures for northern climate zones are projected to increase by 0.5 By 2020, the annual rainfall for northern climate zones will increase by 1.6

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Better Ventures

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The Looming Crisis and Awakening Opportunity 2020 was a brutal year and 2021 has been off to a rough start. According to recent reports, VCs invested $60B in climate tech between 2013–2019 with an 84% CAGR in capital deployed, with no signs of slowing in 2020 (see below). What is ‘Climate Intelligence’?

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The case for business sustainability. 90% of executives believe sustainability is important in business. Today, it’s incontestable that instituting a sustainability strategy is good business. That is, more and more studies indicate business sustainability delivers greater prosperity, and designs organizations to last.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 18, 2022

Our members continue to amaze us with their commitment to sustainability and their innovative green and social responsibility initiatives. We’ve selected six members who stood out, created great greener businesses and demonstrated their commitment to sustainability with tangible actions and results! Operating in most major U.S.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The latest report from the Energy Transitions Commission has set out a roadmap for how the world can move on to a 1.5C It is hard to fault the UN for naming the 2020s the 'decade of action'. warming trajectory over the course of the coming decade. threshold set out in the Paris Agreement. in the current decade? pathway by 2030.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022

Below you will find several sustainable home products that can bring long-term cost savings and help preserve our resources and planet health. Energy and Water Efficient Sustainable Home Products. total energy consumption. total energy consumption. ENERGY STAR certified Whirlpool 21 cu.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Thu, 11/05/2020 - 01:00. On the last day of VERGE 20, five startups that won lightning-round pitch sessions during the Food, Carbon, Circular, Energy and Transport conference competed for the vote of the viewers. An international soil carbon offset marketplace. Industry experts break with audience choice. Myisha Majumder.

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Low Impact

APRIL 30, 2021

With green funeral options on the rise, our friends at Ethical.net explore what to consider when it comes to sustainable funerals, focusing on more sustainable cremation options in this first instalment. But many of us are trying to live a green and eco-friendly life – and a sustainable life should end with a sustainable funeral.

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

Just a week earlier, Louisiana state regulators approved a preliminary air permit for a proposed renewable diesel unit at a refinery run by the pipeline firm’s parent company, PBF Energy. Detail of sheen on the surface of one of the ponds impacted after a pipeline owned by PBF Energy ruptured, shown on January 22.

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Low Impact

APRIL 18, 2021

And regular usage – about 2000 active traders per week. Then in 2020, we’d been using third-party APIs to connect to the blockchain. A big focus is on building social work / public food / training in permaculture and agroforestry etc. The concept of cash being better than building things and doing things locally.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 20, 2019

New Frontiers in Renewable Energy and Resources will take place on November 25-26, 2019 in Rome, Italy. The theme is "Renewable Energy for a Better Future" and the it will include: Keynote talks, Plenary sessions, Discussion Panels, B2B Meetings, Poster symposia, Video Presentations, and Workshops.

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GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

Mon, 07/20/2020 - 00:30. Eric Soubeiran, the company's vice president of nature and water cycle, explained that weaning the company off intensive farming is at the core of its new sustainability mission. If you really want to do sustainability well in a company, you need to know your business well," Soubeiran said.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

Certification is shown to attract and engage top talent, increase credibility and build trust, slash costs, meet the demands of a consumer majority, and protect a company’s mission in the long term. With over 500 initiatives to choose from – compared to B Labs 250 – GBB raises the bar in sustainability certification.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021 Elsa Wenzel Mon, 01/11/2021 – 02:15 The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S.

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