GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

Offering an alternative to polystyrene, polypropylene and other protective or insulating packaging, Mushroom Packaging infuses locally sourced agricultural byproducts (such as hemp hurd or rice hulls) with mushroom spores. According to WBCSD’s recent report on the circular bioeconomy, bio-based products will represent a $7.7 Producing just 2.69

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Greentown Labs

MAY 22, 2024

CalWave Power Technologies , which is working to harness carbon-free power from ocean waves, was chosen by the U.S. TerraFixing , a Carbon to Value Initiative Year 3 alum that’s developing a direct air capture process for capturing CO2 in cold climates, signed a $7.3M to develop two carbon capture units. Department of Energy.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2021

We can now harness the carbon scavenging power of Japanese knotweed and other invasive plants, explains Nic Seal, Founder and MD of Environet, a UK specialist in the topic. We recognise our business activities create waste and emissions to land, air and water which we seek to mitigate as best we can.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 28, 2020

It's the exciting idea that we can take something that could be considered waste, draw it out of the atmosphere and turn it into a source of revenue or economic growth. This morning, digital payments company Stripe announced a plan to let its merchant customers divert a portion of their revenue to carbon removal projects.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2020

These continuous changes result in increases in waste, emissions, resource depletion and high energy consumption. The problem we face today, is really the problems associated with population growth, consumption, waste and disposal. Terms such as climate change, climate crisis, carbon neutral, negative emissions, etc.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

This exploration into the realm of biomass energy untangles the complexities and delves into its multifaceted nature, uncovering the potential of plant-based and waste-derived materials as alternative sources of power. Biomass energy harnesses organic matter, including wood, agricultural crops, and waste by-products, as fuel.

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Greentown Labs

JUNE 21, 2023

Seventeen startups joined our community Q2 2023, working on innovations ranging from smart sensors for wind turbines, to energy-efficient air conditioning, to a combo of water desalination and carbon capture. It’s participating in Year 3 of the Carbon to Value (C2V) Initiative. It’s part of the C2V Initiative Year 3 cohort.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 15, 2021

It got me thinking: Could we boost the carbon drawdown potential of clean technologies even further by supporting more women-led startups in the burgeoning climate-tech ecosystem? Carbon removal. Opus 12 is addressing climate change by using carbon emissions to create products traditionally derived from fossil fuels.

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Green Business Bureau

JULY 26, 2022

Sustainable food management is a systematic approach that concentrates on reducing wasted food, supporting local communities and employees, and mitigating the environmental impact of operations over the complete life cycle of food items. Listed below are the five main ways foods supply chains negatively harm our environment.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

The issues are many, from the resources needed to grow cotton or produce synthetic fabrics, usually from petroleum feedstocks, to the waste that ends up in landfills, especially for inexpensive and trendy clothing items that often have a short useful life. In 2020, several new developments help put sustainability in fashion. There’s more.

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Grist

MAY 27, 2024

And not only is it extracting magnesium from ocean water — and from waste brine generated by industry — it is doing it in a carbon-neutral way. Right now, China produces about 85 percent of the world’s magnesium in a dirty, carbon-intensive process. A company in Oakland, California, says yes.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Upcoming policy decisions on plastic, carbon trading and carbon capture could see the waste sector become a major driver of regional decarbonisation, writes Enfinium's Mike Maudsley Just over a year ago, I made a significant - and positive - career change.

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Business Green

MAY 26, 2020

Microsoft hit headlines at the start of year with a hugely ambitious plan to be 'carbon negative' by 2030 , backed by a pledge to - by mid-century - retroactively remove all carbon dioxide the company has ever emitted since it was founded in 1975, in an announcement that sent shockwaves across the corporate world.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

In Beck’s mind, too , forwarding-thinking companies should look at natural resources not just as consumables but as recyclable goods, and then design systems and products in a way that eliminates waste. Nearly a century ago, Ecolab sold dishwasher soap with a dispenser described as its first effort to reduce waste.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

Aemetis, Inc (NASDAQ stock symbol AMTX) has announced that it has recently received a Use Permit from the City of Riverbank, California, for the production of renewable fuels including negative carbon intensity sustainable aviation and diesel fuel. Frequently Asked Questions about Renewable Fuels Q1: What is renewable fuel?

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 29, 2022

These actions are needed as the brewing process is energy-intensive, uses large amounts of water, and generates high volumes of wastewater and organic waste. For instance, a single pint of beer can have a carbon footprint as high as 900g CO 2e (for bottled beer that’s been extensively transported). BREWERY SUSTAINABILITY GUIDE.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 19, 2021

But as sterile as those labs may appear, they have a dirty secret: immense carbon footprints. At universities and corporations alike, addressing emissions and waste in labs can significantly drive down costs and further sustainability commitments. According to the U.S. Its Green Lab Certification already has labeled more than 400 labs.

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GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere may be as difficult as getting to the moon. . Launched on Earth Day 2019, Project Vesta aims to enhance natural weathering processes to accelerate carbon capture and storage in the world's oceans. Charm Industrial: Turning biomass waste into CO2-dense bio-oil. Tali Zuckerman.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Walkers plans to significantly cut its carbon emissions by creating low carbon fertiliser for its potato farmers from leftover potato peelings. By-products captured from beer breweries was also transformed into fertiliser during the trial, it added.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 9, 2024

That’s why Greentown and Saint-Gobain partnered to launch Go Build 2023, which specifically sought innovations to extend product life cycles, find alternative raw materials, and enable technologies for waste revalorization. manufactures and distributes biobased building materials, including a low-embodied-carbon insulation.

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

"I just remember being super mad about knowing that the way society was operating could ruin something that should be so beautiful and fun," he says of his first encounter with the idea that human activities negatively affect the environment. The first is for 100 percent of products to be designed with the circular economy in mind.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 12, 2022

The voluntary carbon offset market is rocketing, with the Ecosystem Marketplace reporting an annual market value of ~$1 billion in 2021, which was an all-time high. This can make things difficult for business leaders like you, looking to reduce their carbon footprint through purchasing offsets. The rules of carbon offsetting.

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2021

Scientists have warned this afternoon that targeted action to slash methane emissions across the oil and gas, agriculture and waste sectors is one of the easiest and most cost-effective strategies ways to curb global temperature rise.

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Grist

MAY 18, 2021

The friends, all engineers by training, had designed a machine that could turn agricultural waste, like almond shells, into renewable hydrogen fuel. The company would take those almond shells and other types of biomass, convert them into a carbon-rich oil, and inject the oil deep underground. Courtesy of Charm Industrial.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

JANUARY 9, 2023

Because Myno’s process for producing biochar and carbon-negative energy from wood waste and forest-thinning slash piles will help our state reduce the risk of wildfires on our public lands. The remaining feedstock carbon will be sequestered as 40,000 tons of biochar each year. Wildfire risk will be significantly reduced.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2021

You can try learning a few skills, like upcycling and precycling, which can help you minimize your waste. 1 carbon emission polluter in the world. Being energy efficient is a tip that will not just minimize your carbon footprint, but also your monthly energy bill. Recycling also lowers your greenhouse gas emissions. Change Diet.

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Greentown Labs

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Twenty startups joined our community in Q3 2021, working on innovations as diverse as carbon-negative fats, energy-efficient membrane materials for chemical separations, and scalable electric vehicle charging solutions for high-density urban settings. Circe Bioscience tailor-makes fats through a carbon negative fermentation process.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 12, 2021

The paper identifies five core green policy areas that policymakers should focus on — green energy, low-carbon transport, natural capital, green building upgrades and green research and development (R&D) — and highlights successful green spending programs to date. billion has been spent on low-carbon transport, $28.9 Meanwhile, $86.1

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Renewable Energy World

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Although fossil-based natural gas tends not to be low enough in carbon intensity to remain a primary energy source in our decarbonized future, the U.S. And we aren’t the only ones – many other countries will require natural gas to serve as a so-called “bridge” fuel while they continue to transition to zero- and low-carbon energy sources.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Lead author Dr Zhengchu Tan, of Imperial’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, said: “Tyre wear particles pollute the environment, the air we breathe, the water run-off from roads and has compounding effects on waterways and agriculture. That’s why we need to look beyond just carbon and to consider human-made pollution in all its forms.

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Business Green

AUGUST 4, 2022

UK supermarket launches line of 'carbon neutral' eggs produced by insect-fed hens as part of its drive to be supplied by 'zero emission' British farms by 2030. UK supermarket Morrisons has launched a line of 'carbon neutral' eggs, which are produced from hens that have been fed a soya-free diet of insects.

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Business Green

JULY 6, 2021

The new ETC analysis, released yesterday , sets out how rapidly increasing demand for bioresources from the manufacturing, construction, and energy industries could outstrip environmentally sustainable supplies unless alternative zero carbon options are rapidly scaled up and the use of biomass is carefully prioritised.

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Business Green

JULY 18, 2022

Aviation giant has partnered with US low-carbon fuel company Alder Fuels and will test its SAF in its planes. Aerospace giant Boeing has announced it is to team up with US low-carbon fuel specialist Alder Fuels in a new partnership with a view to expanding production of sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs) around the world.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

It is widely understood that human activity is having a severe negative impact on natural ecosystems all over the world, and only with greater investment in analysis and remedial action can these issues be addressed.

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CleanTech San Diego

JUNE 10, 2021

Because rDME’s properties allow it to cost-effectively store and transport renewable hydrogen, this milestone unlocks Oberon’s ability to reduce emissions from transportation today, while accelerating the development of the hydrogen economy and a net-zero carbon future.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Increased federal incentives for “carbon management” technologies are catalyzing a surge in proposed carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the United States, from the Gulf Coast to the Midwest to California. use the captured carbon to drill for more oil in a process called enhanced oil recovery.

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Business Green

JULY 19, 2022

From 2047 onwards, the energy system could then become net negative, absorbing more emissions than it produces through a mix of carbon capture technologies and solutions, which operate on both a standalone basis and while attached to power stations. Systems thinking is critical to delivering a low-carbon economy.

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