Envirotec Magazine

MAY 17, 2022

The inventors of an innovative building material for sea walls are finalists in the European Inventor Award 2022. ECOncrete® founder and CEO, Ido Sella, has been nominated for the award, one of Europe’s most prestigious innovation prizes, alongside late co-founder Shimrit Perkol-Finkel.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 9, 2023

In an urgent appeal, Europe’s science academies warn in an urgent appeal of the dire consequences on marine ecosystems and challenge the business case for deep-sea mining on any scale until recycling potentials have been fully explored. We should pause to reflect instead of rushing to an early decision that will later be regretted.”

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ThinkGeoEnergy

AUGUST 22, 2023

The European Commission has listed an upcoming tender on “Innovative applications/integration of geothermal heating and cooling in industry.” Source: European Commission The post Tender – Innovative industrial applications of geothermal heating and cooling first appeared on ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News.

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Planet Pulse

JUNE 7, 2021

For the fourth year in a row, Planet is partnering with the Copernicus Masters competition in search of innovative start-up ideas with a focus on the environment and climate change. We are ready to learn about your innovative ideas! These ambitious targets present a challenge, but also an opportunity.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Through this fund, Amazon has committed €20 million to projects across Europe to enhance biodiversity and conserve, restore and improve nature in communities where Amazon operates. The evolution of farming in the North Sea North Sea Farmers (NSF) has championed the seaweed sector in Europe since 2014.

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Green Market Oracle

DECEMBER 29, 2019

The 2020 Biodiversity Conference (COP 15) will take place on October 5, 2020 in Kunming, Yunnan, China. The theme of this event is ecological civilization, which is rooted in the Chinese vision of an ecological civilization and draws inspiration from traditional and new eco-innovations.

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Business Green

MAY 9, 2022

Supermarket and conservation group also warn UK regulation is hindering sustainable innovation in the food sector. Tesco is to pair its suppliers with start-ups and innovators geared at reducing the environmental impact of its food supply chain, under a new funding accelerator programme launched in collaboration with WWF today.

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Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2023

Could an innovative partnership between a US clothing firm and the Albanian government provide a new template for corporate conservation efforts? Speaking to BusinessGreen on the sidelines of last month's COP15 Biodiversity Summit in Montreal, Patagonia CEO Ryan Gellert said the firm's commitment to protecting the river ran deep.

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Planet Pulse

APRIL 5, 2022

At each stage, the Earth observation team evaluates the economic values of landscapes—that is, the implications of moving towards local food production and supply, or the contributions of ecosystems to mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions and restoration of biodiversity. Leading by example for the land’s well-being.

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Business Green

MAY 17, 2022

Partnership with rewilding charity ARK Nature aims to ensure biodiversity is protected through clean energy transition. When it comes to tackling the climate crisis and biodiversity loss, there's a real need for speed.

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DeSmogBlog

JUNE 14, 2023

The biggest risks to food security stem from climate change and the loss of biodiversity and ecosystem services,” said the letter, which was sent to all Members of the European Parliament. “We It is also the leading cause of biodiversity loss in the world. Overall Europe saw 5.3 billion) each year.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

New analysis from Association for Financial Markets in Europe and EY explores how more finance can be channelled towards nature-related projects. Our members have been key drivers of innovation in developing the products and financing solutions to help address the biodiversity financing gap and harness investor demand.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

The use of innovative techniques and technologies like precision feeding and climate-controlled poultry houses help streamline operations. Innovative water management practices ensure the efficient use of this precious resource. Techniques like rainwater harvesting and water recycling systems have been introduced.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2021

The Baltic Sea had the highest levels of microplastics in Europe, double the amount in the Mediterranean?. • The impact of the climate crisis on Europe’s seas was also measured. Microfibres are the type of microplastic that are most frequently eaten by marine species(2) and therefore of concern for ocean biodiversity.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

The European Biodiversity strategy, which is another core plank of the Green Deal, includes similar goals. Others that have been active in pushing for the EU to continue to allow the use of certain controversial chemicals, include CropLife Europe and The Glyphosate Renewal Group.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 6, 2020

In fact, in Europe and the United States, more people die of heat waves than from all other natural disasters combined. In Sweco’s most recent Urban Insight report, "Building resilience: being young and getting old in a hotter Europe," more solutions for how we can create sustainable, livable cities are proposed: . Pull Quote.

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Planet Pulse

MAY 4, 2021

Agriculture is today responsible for 10 percent of Europe’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and without transforming the sector, Europe will not be able to remain within the Paris Agreement target. We’re excited to join this important coalition and have our data directly contribute to Europe reaching its net-zero emission plan.” .

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2019

The event also included the MPA’s Restoration & Biodiversity Awards, presented by BBC Radio 4’s Farming Today presenter, Sybil Ruscoe. We are very much part of the solution to the UK’s biodiversity challenges and are ready to play an even bigger role working with key stakeholders to protect and enhance UK biodiversity.”.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 22, 2023

France is the second largest market in the EU for pesticides, which have been found to harm biodiversity , soil health and human health. Salomé Roynel from campaign group Pesticide Action Network Europe (PAN) called the PR partnership a “well-known tactic”.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

A new peer-to-peer platform is helping municipalities and water utilities find reliable innovative solutions to their infrastructure resilience challenges, according to the firm behind it, Isle Utilities. Biodiversity is also at risk along with public health and the psychological wellbeing of those affected by extreme weather events.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Nobody wants the food they consume to have destroyed forests, habitats, and wildlife on its way to their plate, and yet the system that underpins our global food supplies today continues to be one of the biggest drivers of biodiversity loss and climate change worldwide. These three levers are in part interdependent," it adds.

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Planet Pulse

JUNE 5, 2020

As announced earlier this year , Planet is once again partnering with Copernicus Masters , Europe’s leading innovation competition, to sponsor the See Change, Change the World challenge. Today, we’re highlighting their work in the above video, which features the company’s co-founder and CEO, Nadinè Galle.

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Business Green

MAY 21, 2020

A leaked version of the European Commission's green recovery plan suggests the bloc will focus on ramping up hydrogen production and expanding renewables capacity, as well renovating Europe's housing stock and decarbonising transport systems, as its attempts to revive the bloc's coronavirus-stricken economy.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Prior to that, Shine worked for over two decades as an independent environmental lawyer and sustainable development consultant for NGOs, governments, and businesses, leading influential projects on biodiversity, climate change, oceans and coastal development, international trade, and conflict prevention and reconciliation.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Nature isn't often associated with innovation. And how can the UK scale up efforts and market measures to support the restoration and protection of forests, peatland, mangroves and biodiversity? Yet it is an area where new approaches are urgently needed in order to build a net zero emission economy.

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Business Green

JULY 1, 2020

And, several months later, Ipsos Mori carried out another poll of 200 large scale farmers in Europe, which found that while 46 per cent were concerned that dealing with Covid-19 would have substantial impacts on their business, 53 per cent still saw climate change as a more pressing priority.

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Business Green

MAY 27, 2022

In a communique published at the close of a three-day Energy and Environment Ministerial meeting in Berlin this week, the world's largest economies set out their priorities for tackling the intersecting climate, biodiversity, and pollution crises, and responding to the disruption to energy markets wrought by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2022

“By applying the circular solutions outlined in this report, we can reduce the use of scarce materials and dramatically cut emissions—thereby fighting climate change and biodiversity loss,” said Frans van Houten, CEO of Royal Philips and Co-Chair of the Platform for Accelerating the Circular Economy. But we can only do it by joining forces.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

Prior to that, Shine worked for over two decades as an independent environmental lawyer and sustainable development consultant for NGOs, governments, and businesses, leading influential projects on biodiversity, climate change, oceans and coastal development, international trade, and conflict prevention and reconciliation.

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Business Green

MAY 27, 2020

A sweeping €1.85tr stimulus strategy to rebuild Europe's economy from the wreckage of the coronavirus crisis has been unveiled by the European Commission today, promising a green infrastructure spending blitz to help put the continent on a path towards net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. This is Europe's moment," she said.

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Business Green

JULY 11, 2022

Projects developed under the collaboration will be steered jointly by representatives from both Imperial and Hitachi, including professor Mary Ryan from Imperial's Faculty of Engineering, and Kazuyuki Sugimura, the chief technology officer of Hitachi Europe.

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Business Green

APRIL 28, 2022

New report from Tony Blair Institute explores how cities could source 30 per cent of their own fresh produce by 2030 using a range of innovative new technologies. There are already some encouraging examples in Europe - Brussels has set a goal to grow 30 per cent of fruit and vegetables locally?by by 2035 and?

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Business Green

JULY 13, 2022

The Europe-based fund aims to link fast-growth climate change innovators with a global network of corporates, policy-makers, and follow-on investors in a bid to accelerate market adoption of a range of clean technologies. Systemiq Capital is a joint venture from Polman, Jeremy Oppenheim, Systemiq, and Irena Spazzapan.

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Business Green

APRIL 5, 2022

The critical window for action to transform the plastics system across Europe in order to meet both circular economy and climate goals is narrowing, with a major ramp up in innovation, policy ambition, investment, and corporate cooperation urgently needed over the next five years.

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Business Green

AUGUST 17, 2021

Investors in this funding round include Agtech venture fund The Yield Lab Europe, SIS Ventures and members of private investor syndicate Cambridge Agritech. To deal with the unique challenges of today, the global Agribusiness industry is crying out for environmentally friendly innovative new approaches to effective pest-control," he said. "By

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Business Green

JUNE 28, 2021

The project, which is being led by a new non-profit called Foundation Earth and funded through the EU Commission's food innovation arm EIT Food, aims to explore how clearly-communicated "eco-scores" on products can drive more sustainable purchasing habits and accelerate environmentally-friendly innovation among food producers.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

A key goal was that the infrastructure needs to blend in with the environment, with an innovative design combining safety with flexibility and with improved visual, functional and spatial impact.

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