GreenBiz

JUNE 27, 2023

The transition to greener chemicals offers holistic solutions to plastics pollution, climate change and biodiversity, but we need more investments to scale innovation.

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altenergymag

MAY 5, 2023

The BeWild project, aimed at measuring biodiversity at offshore wind farms, was recently launched at Fugro's TechCenter in Nootdorp. Fugro, together with project partners, will focus on developing innovative methodologies and technologies for remotely collecting environmental DNA (eDNA) samples in the North Sea.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 18, 2020

In 2010, representatives from 194 countries met in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, and agreed on 20 biodiversity targets to reach in the next decade. Ten years later, the signatories have fallen far short.

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Biodiversity 236

Inhabitat - Innovation

MAY 25, 2021

In a city characterized by iconic skyscrapers and commerce, the United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi is highlighting nature with a new urban biodiversity park in the heart of downtown. At 27,500 square meters, Al Fay Park is expertly designed to enhance the local microclimate by maximizing natural cooling through landscaping.

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Business Green

AUGUST 15, 2022

HSBC Asset Management has launched an exchange-traded fund (ETF) designed to invest in companies with strong biodiversity credentials, aimed at both wholesale and institutional investors, it announced last week. HSBC AM is not the first major financial firm to explore biodiversity-screened investment vehicles.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Atop a luxury home in Westmount, Montréal, MYTO Design d’espaces vivants created a biodiverse green rooftop dedicated to wellness.

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Biodiversity 226

Inhabitat - Innovation

MAY 6, 2021

The city of Los Angeles has been certified as biodiversity haven by the National Wildlife Federation.

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Biodiversity 247

Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

There were 12 winners at the annual “VIBES – Scottish Environment Business Awards” in Glasgow on Tuesday 1 November, recognising innovations including a system for using treated wastewater to provide heating, and a solution that empowers homeowners in striving for net zero. It also aims to become Net Zero by 2030.

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Business Energy Monitoring Innovation Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 130

Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

After nearly a year of renovations, the Netherland’s prized Naturalis Biodiversity Center — a museum and research center with one of the largest natural history collections in the world — has just reopened to the public.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JULY 2, 2020

At the Winkerlaan in Utrecht, Dutch architecture firm EVA architecten has completed SO Fier, an energy-neutral primary school for Special Education Cluster 2 students that emphasizes sustainability, flexibility and connections with nature.

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Business Green

JULY 7, 2021

New tools aim to make it easier for developers to deliver overall improvements in biodiversity to compensate for their direct impacts on nature. Natural England this morning launched three new tools designed to help developers accurately measure biodiversity net gain and ensure new developments are "nature positive".

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

WHAT IS SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION? In the world of business, sustainability innovation can be defined as the process of evolving old business models and creating new ventures that realize economic value and generate positive environmental and social impacts simultaneously. HOW IS SUSTAINABILITY INNOVATION DRIVING THE GREEN ECONOMY?

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 9, 2021

At Alabama Power’s Plant Barry, more than 21 million tons of coal ash fill an unlined pond. The Mobile River surrounds this toxic stash on three sides, with wetlands, Mobile Bay and the Mobile-Tensaw Delta close by.

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Biodiversity Waste Waste 230

Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

  This article explores a diverse range of sustainable materials for constructing exhibition booths, emphasizing their environmental benefits and innovative applications.   This innovative material enhances the booth’s visual appeal, conveying a commitment to responsible sourcing and green practices.

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Business Green

JUNE 16, 2020

Would that the same could be said of global biodiversity - or the living natural world to give it its more evocative name and rid it of the emotional distancing that accompanies the dry scientific terminology. Efforts to tackle biodiversity loss enjoy no such luck. The yields are seen to be higher if the field is soaked in pesticide.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

MAY 26, 2020

Following decades of car-oriented growth that replaced swaths of greenery with asphalt, the city of Montreal is attempting to bring nature back.

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Biodiversity 346

Business Green

JULY 26, 2021

Potential of mangoves and seagrass to capture CO2 and support biodiversity to be explored as six marine and coastal projects secure backing from UK Research and Innovation. Research projects aiming to boost biodiversity, capture greenhouse gas emissions and protect coastal environments are among those receiving a share of £9.2m

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Business Green

MARCH 14, 2023

Defra seeking applications for funding from projects that can enhance tree planting stocks, boost woodland resilience, and create new forestry markets The government has this week announced it is seeking applications for funding from two innovation funds designed to boost the sustainability and resilience of the forestry sector.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

APRIL 15, 2021

After 33 years of working in an old drafty building in Oxfordshire, international nonprofit CABI has upgraded to a new low-energy home that combines beautiful design with employee wellness and environmental sustainability.

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Biodiversity Energy Energy Sustainability 277

Inhabitat - Innovation

OCTOBER 18, 2021

Planting diverse corals under the sea could help save threatened coral reef ecosystems, according to a new study published in the journal Science Advances on October 13.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

World leaders announce new biodiversity commitments as they declare upcoming nature summit a global priority. In addition, a new accelerator for action on biodiversity was announced by the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia on behalf of the President of Colombia.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JULY 13, 2021

The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (U.N. CBD) has set out a plan to reverse ecological destruction, cut down extinction rates and promote human coexistence with nature. The plan will also protect at least 30% of the world's oceans and land to achieve significant climate crisis mitigation by 2030.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 4, 2022

The project aims to determine the viability of the initiative and to evaluate the potential positive biodiversity impact of scaling up the initiative. Climate change is becoming the biggest driver of biodiversity loss, and a substantial expansion of offshore wind is central to tackling these interlinked crises.

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Business Green

MAY 12, 2021

CBI chief says it is 'not acceptable' for businesses to sit on the sidelines amid 'seismic' challenges from climate change, biodiversity loss and Covid-19. From climate change to digitisation, resilience-building to fighting protectionist instincts, the challenges we face are seismic," he said.

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Biodiversity Climate change Government Fossil fuels 96

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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Cooling Innovation Soil Biodiversity 52

Business Green

APRIL 28, 2022

AXA Investment Managers has launched a biodiversity fund that invests in best-in-class companies driving innovation to address biodiversity-related environmental issues such as water and land pollution, land degradation, fauna and flora protection, and overconsumption. This article first appeared at Investment Week.

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Planet Pulse

JUNE 21, 2021

In tandem, Europe has also launched a new 2030 Biodiversity Strategy which requires Member States to commit to important targets to restore biodiversity. Both initiatives are integral parts of Europe’s response to the current global climate and biodiversity crises. The panel included: .

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 17, 2021

Engineering firm ECOncrete® has won the European Commission Horizon 2020 Fast Track to Innovation funding programme with a large-scale deployment at the Port of Vigo, Galicia, Spain.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Human prosperity is killing the other species on the planet. An important new report shows what we stand to lose and offers some solutions.

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Biodiversity 195

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 25, 2022

Lead author Dr Charlie Outhwaite (UCL Centre for Biodiversity & Environment Research, UCL Biosciences) said: “Many insects appear to be very vulnerable to human pressures, which is concerning as climate change worsens and agricultural areas continue to expand. “Our

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Conservation CIC Pollenize has created a biodiversity programme that it says enables continuous improvements to land, using a tracking tool called ‘Floradex’, built with the University of Plymouth. Pollenize uses the data to spot any gaps in biodiversity and create tailored seed prescriptions to help the environment flourish.

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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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Business Green

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Owner of Waitrose and John Lewis announces plans to support innovative projects that challenge wasteful 'take, make, dispose' model. They will be assessed by an expert independent grant panel, which will consist of circular economy experts, grant making and innovation authorities, and senior representatives from the John Lewis Partnership. ?"Climate

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 27, 2021

Royal Botanic Gardens unveils five-year plan to expand its research, communications and partnerships into biodiversity loss and nature-based solutions. The ambition laid out in this new Science strategy is up to the scale of the challenges that the Malagasy people and nature are facing due to biodiversity loss and climate change," she said.

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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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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 13, 2019

The 8th International Conference on Biodiversity Conservation and Ecosystem Management will take place on November 12-13, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan. This event is focusing on Food Security and the theme is " Variety of Species Innovates Variety of Research ". Biodiversity helps regulate the nutrient cycle, water (e.g. Why to attend?

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 30, 2022

A Surrey-based project to boost biodiversity though AI and space technology has won £1.25m of funding, courtesy of People’s Postcode Lottery, and opens the door to hundreds of nature enthusiasts who want to get involved. Dormouse (image credit: Terry Whitakker, 2020VISION).

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