Greentown Labs

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

The buildings industry, which is responsible for about 40 pe r cent of global greenhouse gas emissions annually, is poised to experience major changes and innovations in pursuit of its decarbonization efforts. What I would say is, in each case, you must adapt quickly, not lose time, be agile, to be pragmatic, but be quick.

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Business Green

APRIL 24, 2020

The stunning array of technologies emerging to decarbonize the world and make it more habitable for flora, fauna and humans goes far beyond cleantech 2.0. In mid-March, Chicago-based alternative protein startup Nature's Fynd disclosed a healthy infusion of $80m, bringing its total to $113m.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Humanity has, broadly speaking, very effectively imposed its will across both urban and rural environments, which feed and rely on each other through tightly organised supply chains, technologies, and industries. By necessity, modern farming has become a global, well-oiled machine. Defining 'regenerative' agriculture.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

The LME is the world's oldest and largest industrial metals exchange - BusinessGreen investigates how it is preparing for the battery metal goldrush and responding to calls for a more sustainable metals industry. Last year, the 150-year-old market facilitated $15.6tr worth of trades - nearly five times the UK's total gross domestic product.

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Unsustainable

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Reframing the Narrative to One of Fostering Resilience to the Impending Catastrophic Climate Change words and photographs Christina De La Rocha If he wasn’t the mega best-selling author that I have not managed to become — dare I say, yet — I’d say, poor Jonathan Franzen. Every time he opens his mouth, people go ballistic.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 29, 2020

One final note: Be sure to check the end of this article for quick job updates from others who responded to our outreach but chose not to comment on the two questions. As I get the chance to meet in virtual roundtables with community members, it can easily get pretty discouraging.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The forces mobilising behind this include C40 Cities, Architecture 2030, the World Resources Institute's (WRI) Zero Carbon for All initiative, the World Green Building Council's Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment and the Global Alliance for Building and Construction's Global Call. It's really, really hard to get to net zero," Kline said.

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Smart Energy International

AUGUST 14, 2022

Sustainability is becoming a more prominent topic and more homeowners are considering switching to green power. Technological advancements and tax credits have also made it a more feasible option for more people. In many ways, there’s never been a better time to power homes with renewable energy. Tax credits and other savings.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 31, 2024

A street theater performance recounted environmental opposition to fossil fuel development in Louisiana and the Gulf Coast, and land defenders chanted memorable slogans, including one about natural gas and greenwashing: “so natural, it starts fires in your sink.” I’d read the articles, I’d read the science, I’ve seen the photographs.

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Mr. Sustainability

DECEMBER 25, 2020

Summary -In September 2020, ice volume in the Arctic Ocean was just one quarter of what it was in 1979. Climate science makes it clear that ice-free summers in the near future are inevitable. It does provide shorter shipping routes from East to West though, which is great. Mostly inaccessible for the time being that is….

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Grist

JUNE 29, 2022

Wood energy succored Homo sapiens and its ancestors for millions of years, the argument goes, and only during the last couple of centuries was it replaced with fossil fuels like coal. And it keeps going, one after another. After they are cut they can be replanted, absorbing carbon once again as they mature. south,” she told me.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 9, 2023

Regain your power, and use this article alongside the ISO 14000 family of standards to approach sustainability with an actionable manual to get things done. Click on the links below to navigate through this article: What is ISO 14000? It’s recommended these standards are used in conjunction with ISO 14000.

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Mr. Sustainability

JUNE 10, 2019

This article elaborates on a few innovations that will be coming in a few years and have the potential to drastically change our societies. Do you remember that time in 1998, when everyone was so eager to get a smartphone and hook-up on Facebook? It is not just mobile phones. It is not just mobile phones.

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Energy Innovation

JANUARY 31, 2019

A version of this article was originally published January 24, 2019 on Greentech Media. gigawatts by 2023, much of it front-of-the-meter utility-scale projects. Despite storage’s value to the grid, it has not found success in wholesale markets. Like transmission, storage would become “open-access,” benefiting consumers.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 15, 2021

After closing on the property a decade ago, it didn’t take the Briggs family long to make the place their own. They built a roomy, two-story metal house and constructed livestock pens for hogs, goats, donkeys, and cattle. When you come out here, it is dry. There is no Starbucks. But there is a peace to that,” Laura said.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 15, 2021

After closing on the property a decade ago, it didn’t take the Briggs family long to make the place their own. They built a roomy, two-story metal house and constructed livestock pens for hogs, goats, donkeys, and cattle. When you come out here, it is dry. There is no Starbucks. But there is a peace to that,” Laura said.

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Energy Innovation

MAY 9, 2022

By contrast, higher-income areas may experience less than four times the increase in the cooling burden, and their energy costs may range from nearly negligible to about 0.5 It also can take time to coordinate district transitions. a microgrid), which would better shield vulnerable communities from grid disruptions.

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Business Green

MAY 6, 2022

I've become reasonably immune, for better or worse, to most mind-numbing headlines. Whatever the reason, it's a harbinger of things to come. India was hoping to leverage Russia's war on Ukraine to boost its wheat exports. Looming disruptions. The looming economic disruptions could be considerable. Subscribe here.

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Business Green

APRIL 2, 2020

In truth, since the full scale of Covid-19's impact on Europe, East Asia and North America started becoming clear, the decision to postpone this year's United Nations climate change summit into next year has only been a matter of time. Factor that in, and postponing COP26 was inevitable.

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Mearth

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

To spend or ship bitcoins, you might scan a retailer’s QR code or direct money to its public tackle. Explore how others may try to disrupt your corporation with blockchain technology, and how your organization might use it to leap ahead as an alternative. ?Carving In the US, it’s 1.49 % with a $0.15

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Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

This is a review of an article from the Financial Times , which first appeared in February 2020 just before the fossil fuel industry had its worst year ever. It has been amended upon and received comments by Mr. Sustainability in italic , with the knowledge of the events of the latter part of 2020 and 2021. And we will.

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GreenBiz

JULY 20, 2020

Our response to this pandemic is an opportunity to create a much more healthier, more sustainable and equitable city, no doubt about it.". It has helped fill the U.S- Carmel is focusing on making its city greener through transportation initiatives, including more bike access and roundabouts. . Carmel, Indiana.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 16, 2024

This article by Sierra is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. They were headed for the massive floating construction site of an offshore wind farm 35 miles from the eastern tip of Long Island, New York. “Hear this message: We’re here to save the whales!”

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AGreenLiving

JULY 20, 2020

Our response to this pandemic is an opportunity to create a much more healthier, more sustainable and equitable city, no doubt about it.” It has helped fill the U.S- Carmel, Indiana Carmel is focusing on making its city greener through transportation initiatives, including more bike access and roundabouts.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 29, 2021

In March, the UK government ignored campaigners’ calls to end the issuance of offshore oil and gas licences and reverse its policy of maximising economic recovery of fossil fuels in the North Sea, leaving the door open for more privately-owned and less-transparent companies to purchase and profit from North Sea assets.

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