GreenBiz

AUGUST 15, 2023

These methodologies consider different scopes, require different data sets with varying levels of validity and use different calculation methods. Sphera helps a wide range of organizations, including financial institutions, operationalize ESG and meet their compliance obligations.

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Organic Carbon 369

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

The deposits you make at your retail bank for personal and business accounts sustain the bank’s ability to make loans and investments. households (93 percent) have a checking or savings account while only 52 percent own stock. While more research is required, a few insights can be drawn from this small data set. Diane Osgood.

Retail 543

Retail Policy Investment Europe 543

FuelCellsWorks

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Steel production accounts for more than seven per cent of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. That percentage is set to soar in the coming decades, along with a rising demand.

Hydrogen 123

Hydrogen Demand Carbon 123

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 19, 2019

Digital technologies can make climate accounting faster, more transparent and more accessible to a wide set of stakeholders.

Blockchain 340

Blockchain Technology 340

NRDC onEarth

JULY 11, 2023

In the absence of accountability from the Global North, there are warning signs the Glasgow Leaders' Declaration on Forests and Land Use is set up for failure.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 24, 2022

Between impact on the land, use of resources, construction waste and effects on air quality, the building and maintenance of homes and businesses accounts for nearly 40% of carbon emissions on the planet. Plant Prefab setting out to change all that.

Construction 235

Construction Waste Waste Carbon 235

BloombergNEF

MARCH 14, 2024

Solar installations are set to jump in Brazil – the Latin American giant accounting for over 80% of the total clean energy investment in the region last year. The post Small Solar Is Driving Biggest Green Market in Latin America appeared first on BloombergNEF.

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GreenBiz

JULY 15, 2021

Fewer have set science-based targets, as those targets come with a bit more scrutiny. Goals, targets and commitments are worthless without accountability and enforcement — and that goes for countries as well as companies. Many boardrooms around the world are presented with net-zero goals. Many are asked to nod to those goals.

Climate change 431

Climate change Health Organic Demand 431

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 5, 2022

Judy Kuszewski is Chair of the Global Sustainability Standards Board (GSSB), which is responsible for setting the GRI Standards. A proposed reporting standard that seeks to unlock accountability for the impacts organizations have on the natural world, informing the global response to a deepening biodiversity crisis, has been made available.

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Biodiversity COP Organic Sustainability 264

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

It was also the first major economy to legally set a 2050 net zero goal. However, reporting on scope 3 emissions – which come from a company’s value chain, outside of direct control – is not yet mandatory in the UK, despite accounting for more than 70 per cent of businesses’ carbon footprints. What needs to happen? A final word.

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Carbon Sustainability Climate change Government 227

Sunrun

JANUARY 8, 2018

Which then led you to open a savings account to be better prepared for life’s unexpected events. And while finding ways to put money in your savings account may not be something new to you, with nationwide electricity rates increasing — have you ever asked: “Can I really save with solar panels?” Nice, right?

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Solar Power Electricity Energy Energy 75

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2023

That means accounting for the emissions its production drives on the electricity grid, as well as methane emissions and leakage linked to blue hydrogen production and transport. It’s essential to define hydrogen’s greenhouse gas intensity with accuracy. The top tier of clean hydrogen in the new U.S.

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Hydrogen Methane Transportation Law 289

Solar Industry

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

. “The Italian market is not only growing rapidly, but it also places special demands on the statics of mounting systems in many regions,” says Fabian Madl, key account manager at Schletter Group. Schletter Group’s FS Duo ground-mounted system was used for the installation of both projects.

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Resilience Demand Investment 105

PV Tech

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Renewables are set to contribute 80% of new power capacity to 2030 in the stated policies scenario (STEPS), with solar PV alone accounting for more than half of it, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA).

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Policy Energy Energy 108

GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

These new expectations go beyond the goal-setting and reporting process – it also is now expected that companies will have multifaceted sustainability goals and programs that encompass carbon but also water, waste and biodiversity and also are creating new tools and services to enable others to build on their work. . taylor flores.

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Sustainability Biodiversity Climate change Carbon 397

GreenBiz

MAY 3, 2021

With this cross-disciplinary, multi-faculty and stakeholder-oriented center of excellence, the Leonardo Centre is setting out to explore what defines the new logic of business enterprise and the new type of responsible business leadership the world needs in this Decade of Action. We are already seeing signals of this.

Sustainability 384

Sustainability Biodiversity Resilience Health 384

Renew Economy

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Integrity issues have arisen with landfill gas projects because baselines have been set too low – and do not properly account for two drivers of methane combustion. The post Carbon credits from landfill gas projects are on the nose appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Carbon Methane Government 88

Renew Economy

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

Ten major companies are falling short of standards for net-zero plans set by the United Nations, with lack of commitment to phase out fossil fuels "especially concerning." The post Big business called to account on climate, as study finds Australia lagging global standards appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fossil fuels 72

Fossil fuels Policy 72

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 3, 2023

Success in this case could set a landmark precedent, which would allow others to use an ancient English legal principle called the Public Trust Doctrine to compel those in power to protect the natural environment. This hearing is a huge moment for the future of our rivers and seas. For the sake of people and planet, we need sewage-free seas.”

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Law Government Pollution Investment 234

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2024

However, this figure is set to increase substantially as 17 (5.6%) have such a policy emerging through their local plan review. In the South East, 11 LPAs have a BNG policy (either emerging or adopted) calling for greater than 10% net gain, accounting for 16.7% This is an increase of 33.3% from our Q4 2022 research.

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Biodiversity Policy Demand Law 348

R-Squared Energy

MARCH 15, 2024

had set a new annual oil production record: “The U.S. set a new annual oil production record on December 15, based on data from the Energy Information Administration. million b/d, set in 2019. Russia, and Saudi Arabia — accounted for 40% of the world’s oil production in 2023: Global Oil Production in 2023 by Select Countries.

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Natural gas Demand Energy Energy 148

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Held across England and Wales, the world-first initiative enabled monetary rewards and charity donations to be claimed through the Bower app, in which customers simply set up their account and add their regular recycling bins and bank account. Up to £4,000 worth of rewards were obtained during the nine week long trial.

Retail 147

Retail Recycling Recycling Packaging 147

Solar Industry

JANUARY 18, 2024

The project, built and operated by VALTA Energy, is set to be completed this year. It will supply electricity to Ardagh Glass Packaging’s Madera manufacturing site and is expected to account for approximately 25% of facility demand. with a capacity of up to 10 MW. wine market.

Packaging 105

Packaging Demand Electricity Energy 105

Smart Energy International

APRIL 26, 2024

But today, the energy sector accounts for over 90% of overall battery demand. In this scenario, overall energy storage capacity increases sixfold by 2030 worldwide, with batteries accounting for 90% of the increase and pumped hydropower for most of the rest.

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Batteries Electric vehicle Policy Electricity 59

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 9, 2023

Trade group with oversight on “the cornerstone material for a net-zero future ” sets out “ambitious plans” to reach net zero in Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050, and significantly cut Scope 3 emissions. Scope 2 emissions accounted for 46 percent of these emissions, followed by Scope 3 at 31 percent and Scope 1 at 23 percent.

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Demand Technology Power grid Electric vehicle 260

Global Renewable News

MARCH 6, 2024

gigawatts (GW) of new electric generating capacity in 2023, a 37% increase from the previous record set in 2021 and a 51% increase from 2022. solar industry added a record-shattering 32.4

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Electricity Energy Energy 40

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2024

That is before you take into any account delays in connecting to the National Grid. These hurdles are hard to negotiate especially when the bodies that are setting the hurdles are not joined up and are blaming each other for delays in the process.

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Carbon-neutral Government Investment Energy 290

Solar Industry

JANUARY 9, 2024

Approximately $8 million is set to also be received as an earn-out on account of change-in-law proceeds, after the first payment is realized. “We ReNew has signed a share purchase agreement to sell a 300 MW solar project, ReNew Solar Urja in Rajasthan, for $199 million to India Grid Trust.

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Law Recycling Recycling 105

Impact Alpha

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

A growing set of fund managers are stepping up to finance companies’. The post The Brief: Green accountability, zero-gap financing, microfinance in Rwanda, fossil-fuel writedowns, effective corporate engagement appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Greetings, Agents of Impact! ? Next week’s Call: The employee-ownership edge.

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Fossil fuels 69

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2023

As a result, the share of VC and PE funding going into climate tech continued to rise, accounting for more than 10% of private market start-up investments in 2023, up from 7% in 2018. A notable change has occurred in the industrial sector, which accounts for more emissions than any other sector of the economy (34%).

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Investment Technology Innovation Startups 245

Energy Central

OCTOBER 2, 2023

The law is well founded beause "New York City’s one million buildings account for nearly two-thirds of the city’s carbon emissions. The Climate Mobilization Act of 2019 included Local Law 97 (LL97), which sets increasingly stringent caps on greenhouse gas emissions from the.

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Law Carbon 80

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The number of announced projects for low emissions hydrogen continues to expand rapidly while more than 40 countries worldwide have set out national hydrogen strategies to date. However, uptake of low emissions hydrogen remains very limited, accounting for only 0.6% of total hydrogen demand.

Hydrogen 147

Hydrogen Policy Fossil fuels Demand 147

Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Whilst we have seen some more detail on the enabling mechanisms that are needed to keep stormwater out of sewers such as more support for nature-based solutions, the plan falls short of setting targets for action that is desperately needed to enable a radical rethink of how the resource is currently being managed.”.

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Stormwater Government Pollution Policy 162

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 19, 2023

New fuels and technologies will account for between one half and three-quarters of the reduction of carbon emissions in aviation by 2050, according to a new report from sustainable development consultancy Arup and gas distribution network Wales and West Utilities (WWU).

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Aviation Hydrogen Demand Transportation 130

Impact Alpha

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

30 – Broad financial accounting standards were pushed forward over decades by professional associations and standard-setting organizations. ImpactAlpha. A similar process is. The post The great impact measurement and reporting convergence appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

Organic 105

Organic 105

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 1, 2021

Step 5: Plan, set goals and prioritize based on over 400 GBB initiatives. You have to hold yourself accountable. The SPM scorecard provides the following key success drivers for a sustainability program: Accountability. Accountability. The key to execution of any major program is accountability. Communication.

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Sustainability Carbon Policy Organic 148

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2024

Since 2010, the “Cars CO₂ Regulation” has set an EU fleet-wide target for average CO₂ emissions from newly registered cars. Real emissions from conventional cars – which still account for nearly three-quarters of new vehicle registrations – have not dropped, note the auditors.

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Electric vehicle Pollution Batteries Electricity 277