Business Green

MARCH 11, 2021

Global green, social and sustainability bond issuances from financial firms and development banks are expected to approach a record $300bn in 2021, which would mark a near 30 per cent increase on last year's total, according to the latest forecast from Moody's Investors Service.

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Grist

AUGUST 3, 2021

Producing metal by growing plants, or phytomining, has long been tipped as an alternative, environmentally-sustainable way to reshape – if not replace – the mining industry. Take, for instance, palm oil – a crop as notorious for its profitability as its role in driving deforestation in Asia and Africa. rufuschaneyi. metric tons (3.12

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ThinkGeoEnergy

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

As such, a significant contingent of participants in the WGC 2023 came from Africa. Through the efforts of governments, the international community, companies, and academia, geothermal is poised to make prominent contributions to addressing global energy and environmental issues and driving sustainable development.

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Planet Pulse

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

This ancient regenerative practice cools down the temperature of the region by allowing native grasses and trees to grow back, and this landscape change can be captured by Planet’s satellite imagery. With 300,000 hectares under regreening, Justdiggit and their partners have already brought back over 10 million trees in sub-Saharan Africa.

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The City Fix

JANUARY 9, 2023

The latest UN climate conference, COP27 in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, was a significant one for cities in many respects. Delegates established a new fund to help vulnerable countries deal with loss and damages from climate impacts, and some of.

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Grist

JULY 20, 2023

Researchers have documented the insects making their homes in higher places that are typically too cool for them, from the tropical highlands of South America to the mountainous but populous regions of eastern Africa. A recent Georgetown University study found them moving upward in sub-Saharan Africa at the rate of 21 feet per year.

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Greentown Labs

APRIL 27, 2022

Cemvita Factory , a Greentown member that participated in Year 1 of the Carbon to Value Initiative , is partnering with Fluor —the initiative’s Year 2 cohort champion—to scale sustainable bio-solutions to extract critical minerals. Infinite Cooling received an Edison Award.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In addition, with multi-market optimisation, national grids are able to sustain a steady electricity frequency,” Taskinen added. building on each other’s strengths, to collectively grow our portfolio to offer more clients affordable and reliable sustainable heating and cooling.” A subsidiary of E.ON

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

into climate solutions and will spearhead the development of 15 transformative technologies crucial for heating and cooling our homes, reimagining critical resource extraction, advancing carbon removal and transforming our food system. With this latest cohort, Elemental is infusing another $12.5M Of the $12.5M invested in Cohort 12, $7.2M

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 19, 2021

Dryad is now working on ten proof-of-concept deployments with forest owners in the US, Europe, Australia, Indonesia and Africa. In June 2021, Dryad was named as a cool vendor in Gartner’s Cool Vendors in IoT Thingification report. Sustainability, climate and nature protection play a central role in this.

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Sustainability Consulting

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

For example in Phoenix, AZ, a state with little rainfall and affected by the mega-drought, Google opened a data center that uses one million gallons of water per day to cool the facility. It will also launch a $1 million program with NGO WaterAid to invest in clean water in sub-Saharan Africa. Contact us for a free consultation.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

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AGreenLiving

JULY 8, 2021

This is the goal behind the ongoing work to raise the bar of sustainability in architecture at The Center for Sustainable Landscapes (CSL) and other projects at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. “Imagine the beauty of humanity living in harmony with nature.”

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AGreenLiving

JULY 8, 2021

This is the goal behind the ongoing work to raise the bar of sustainability in architecture at The Center for Sustainable Landscapes (CSL) and other projects at Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. “Imagine the beauty of humanity living in harmony with nature.”

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 25, 2021

Sustainable Development Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy. SDGs are driving governments, individuals, universities, and businesses to adjust their practices to achieve benchmarks and secure a sustainable future by 2030. Does incorporating off-site renewables fulfill your sustainability goals? Global Power Insecurity.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 25, 2021

Sustainable Development Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy. SDGs are driving governments, individuals, universities, and businesses to adjust their practices to achieve benchmarks and secure a sustainable future by 2030. Does incorporating off-site renewables fulfill your sustainability goals? Global Power Insecurity.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Worse still, it has now emerged from new undercover reporting that Saudi Arabia is operating a so-called ‘Oil Sustainability Programme’ (OSP) designed to artificially increase demand for oil across Africa and Asia.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Along the Atlantic coast of Ghana’s Central Region in Apam, Vienna-based, trans-disciplinary lab [applied] Foreign Affairs has designed and erected a giant bamboo dome for the Haduwa Arts & Culture Institute, an open institution for artists and cultural practitioners from Africa and Europe.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

These advances might not matter as much in rain-soaked Europe but in much of Africa, South America, Central and Southeast Asia they are vital to continuity of life. Also of interest: How the energy industry can take the lead on making the digital world more sustainable The EU Clean Energy Package and the smart grid.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Machine learning based battery charging protocols, propane as an energy efficient and environmentally friendly coolant for space cooling, the remotely controlled Robobug and a new light on nano-level electrical circuitry, satellite observations for energy development in Africa and a zero emission luxury catamaran are on the technology radar.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 8, 2023

  Over 60 countries pledged to reduce emissions in the cooling sector to provide universal access to cooling.    The UK announced a pioneering climate resilient debt clause to be deployed in Senegal, the first of its kind in Africa.    One of the two (!)

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Andrew Winston

MAY 14, 2018

As part of my new column in MIT Sloan Management Review, I've been diving into the world of new technologies and how they enhance or interact with the sustainability agenda. Google’s AI was able to slash energy use for cooling by an impressive 40% , saving significant money and carbon emissions. More tech to come soon.).

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In deals, major funding includes $116M for hydrogen-powered aviation, $44M for sustainability software, and $75M in project finance investment for SAFs. sustainable infra fund.  fund that invests in sustainable infrastructure. 52 countries pledged to reduce their global cooling emissions by 68% through 2050.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 29, 2022

This year (2022), France has been struggling with a lack of cooling water for its nuclear power facilities due to an extremely dry period. Load shedding has a remarkable history in South Africa. As a result, household appliances age prematurely or sustain damage. Some situations are difficult to predict.

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Business Green

JUNE 8, 2022

This is particularly true in advanced economies such as the European Union, Canada, California, and New Zealand, though prices are also beginning to climb in emerging economies such as South Africa. Governments collected a cool $84bn from polluters in 2021. Higher carbon prices are good news for green investment.

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Business Green

JULY 27, 2022

In all regions, we are seeing escalating climate variability: cool springs, blazing heat domes, early frosts, unseasonable rain, and more. A potato farm in Lichtenburg, South Africa is very different from one in Idaho in the US or the British town of Scarborough. We are proud to be well underway for potato. Time to get started.

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R-Squared Energy

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Telecom and UPS batteries sustain 4G and will be integral in 5G, which will require new equipment and more infrastructure. Aside from recycling, are there other sustainability arguments to be made for lead batteries? Lead and lithium will supply this effort. Close to a billion dollars in increase between the two industries.

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Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

The summit also sought to highlight Africa as a destination for climate investments, rather than viewing the continent as predominantly a victim of droughts, famines, and floods. More domestic refining and processing of the raw materials for batteries and other critical mineral deposits located in Africa.

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Business Green

MAY 20, 2022

French and sustainable cuisine in the spotlight during the Games. The organising committee said it would work with NGOs and commercial partners to slash the impact of the estimated 13 million meals that will be served during Paris 2024 and showcase the best of sustainable food. RWE issues €2bn green bond.

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 4, 2024

Emerging climate technologies (ECT) – clean hydrogen, carbon management, and sustainable aviation fuels – experienced the highest Q4 growth at $4.3B, a 10X jump relative to Q4’22. Weaker residential construction activity cooled the HVAC sector, and heat pump sales bore the brunt at a 16% decline compared to 2022. 

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

So I just thought I would have a crack at doing another one of those, and how cool would it be to live through an exponential growth story in one industry vital to a liveable future - i.e. solar - and then on your deathbed be able to say, you know what, I was able to have that experience a second time, with the embryonic nature recovery industry?

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Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Sustainability and business 3. Gen Z's first "existential toolkit" for combating burnout while advocating for climate justice Bathroom Battlegrounds A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet by Sarah Jaquette Ray (April 2020). Climate changes triggered the first human migrations out of Africa.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

These impacts are "hindering efforts to meet basic human needs and they threaten sustainable development across the globe", leaving all life on Earth vulnerable, the report states. Everywhere is being impacted, but parts of Africa, Asia, Central and South America, the Arctic regions, and small island states are at particular risk.

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Business Green

MAY 7, 2021

First domestic route in Denmark to use sustainable aviation fuel. However, with the introduction of sustainable jet fuel, we can target our efforts on reducing flight emissions," said Dennis Rybatch, CEO Alsie Express. It was clear that after everything we all experienced this past year, we couldn't open the same restaurant.".

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Mr. Sustainability

JUNE 10, 2019

Or perhaps it is due to my line of work as a Sustainability “Guru”, where not a week goes by that I do not encounter a new innovation with the potential to change the world. I once read a story about a farmer in Africa. In order for them to work however, they have to be cooled down to –271°C, colder than deep outer space.

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Mr. Sustainability

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Some have actually called the Arctic the world’s “air-conditioning system” because of the role of the large ice sheets in cooling the surrounding continents. Regional cooling due to jetstream disruption. References & Further Reading Mr. Sustainability - A Front-Row Seat for the Arctic’s Final Summers With Ice V.H.R.I.

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The City Fix

JANUARY 24, 2024

Last year shattered global heat records. The world witnessed the effects of rising temperatures in the form of devastating wildfires, severe flooding, extreme heatwaves and more. Poor countries and communities who have contributed the least to causing the climate crisis.

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