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Tech Startup Sustainability Guide: Running An Eco-Friendly Business

Green Business Bureau

Being more energy-efficient, reducing waste – through recycling, reuse, and reducing regimes -, and curbing scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) from the daily commute, all help your company save money. To be sustainable, startups need to be aware of the environmental impact of their business’s operations.

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Sponsored Content: Water managers demand better, faster data

Envirotec Magazine

2020 was an unusual year in many respects, but for OTT Hydromet, one of the more remarkable features of the year was an unprecedented level of orders for water level and flow monitoring equipment. This article contains paid-for content created in collaboration with OTT Hydrometry Ltd. Tomorrow’s technology.

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Government’s Net Zero Strategy is a major step forward, says CCC

Envirotec Magazine

Ministers have made the big decisions – to decarbonise the power sector by 2035, to phase out petrol and diesel vehicles, to back heat pumps for homes. They are broadly aligned to those set out by the Climate Change Committee in its advice to Government on the Sixth Carbon Budget in December 2020. I applaud their ambition.

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Engie Looking for More US Clean Energy Acquisitions: North America CEO

GreenTechMedia

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. Engie supplies the city of Houston with solar power from its Holman project in Texas.

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NFU: British farmers stepping up net zero investments despite industry uncertainty

Business Green

A new 'confidence survey' from the NFU has found British farmers are increasing investments in soil health, tree planting, renewable energy generation, and energy efficiency. It finds that 30 per cent of farmers are planning to invest in energy efficiency measures, up six percentage points from 24 per cent last year.

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The world is obsessed with forests’ climate benefits. Here’s the problem.

Grist

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. Billions of dollars are flowing into projects to plant and protect trees so that governments and businesses can claim they’ve canceled out their emissions.

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Mapped: The Network of Powerful Agribusiness Groups Lobbying to Water Down the EU’s Sustainable Farming Targets

DeSmogBlog

To identify the powerful actors most actively lobbying against these key EU regulations and policies, DeSmog analysed corporate reports, lobbying records, official position papers, responses to public EU consultations, media events, and meetings held with various EU bodies over the past two years. These groups spent at least a combined €45.9