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Seagrass planting robot to reinstate vanishing ocean meadows and tackle climate change

Envirotec Magazine

A team of young engineers is launching a £100,000 project to build a robot that will plant seagrass to help fight climate change, thanks to help received from Converge, a group describing itself as a pan-Scotland springboard for university entrepreneurs. The Seagrass planting prototype.

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Economists back climate change as top election issue for 2022

Renew Economy

A poll of leading Australian economists overwhelmingly back climate change as the most important issue for the federal election. The post Economists back climate change as top election issue for 2022 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Technologies to Reduce Emissions and Confront Climate Change

GreenBiz

Big energy statements in 2022 driven by acute energy needs must now “go from words to actions” to ease current blocks for renewables. The rapid build-out of local manufacturing for solar and batteries is expected in the United States and Europe, driven by strong demand and energy security concerns.

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The politics of climate change and ESG are about to get ugly

GreenBiz

During 2022, climate and mandatory ESG reporting will be on the ballot in scores of states and localities.

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80% of oil workers considering career impacts of climate change

Envirotec Magazine

Eight in ten Scots oil workers have considered that their careers could be impacted by actions being taken to tackle climate change, new research suggests. The post 80% of oil workers considering career impacts of climate change first appeared on Envirotec.

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6 Takeaways from the 2022 IPCC Climate Change Mitigation Report

The City Fix

With every fraction of a degree of global warming, climate change impacts will intensify. In the latest installment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report, 278 scientists from 65 countries find that the world should peak GHG. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Climate change author to deliver keynote at water technology event

Envirotec Magazine

Renowned environmentalist, entrepreneur and bestselling author Paul Hawken has been announced as a keynote speaker at global water technology event BlueTech Forum 2022 , which takes place 7-8 June 2022 in Vancouver. Hawken says: “Our approach to reversing climate change differs from other proposals.