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Ditch Hydrogen as ‘Poor Decarbonization Tool’, Citizens’ Committee Urges Edmonton

DeSmogBlog

This article by The Energy Mix is published here as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate Now. A citizens’ committee appointed by the City of Edmonton is calling on Mayor Amarjeet Sohi and municipal councillors to reject hydrogen as a clean energy option for all but the most difficult sectors to decarbonize.

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How 4 Top US Utilities Are Grappling With the Energy Transition (or Not)

GreenTechMedia

The past decade has been a wild ride for America's massive electricity sector. Cheap wind and solar have turned the industry's conventional economic wisdom on its head. NextEra Energy: America's renewables behemoth. Today, no U.S. Today, no U.S. NextEra got into the U.S.

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Upgrading a waste plastic processing facility in Haiti during a pandemic: A case study from HP

Envirotec Magazine

A rich fusion of African, French, Spanish and indigenous Taíno cultures, its six million people share a common trait: resilience – a necessity to overcome the mix of natural and man-made challenges that affect the islanders. By August, the team succeeded in powering up the line and started to test it.

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Planet Exceeds Business Targets, Advancing Through 2020 with Momentum

Planet Pulse

We’re working from home, we’re schooling our children, business travel has stopped, health and safety is a top concern, and we’re facing the most severe recession in 100 years. In March, as we shifted operations and people to home offices and the economy seized up, we didn’t know what to expect in the second quarter of 2020 (Q2).

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Baby Steps to Digital Water

Varuna

The water utility industry has an opportunity to improve its infrastructure to meet the demands of climate change and customer needs. Water utilities must become smart enough that a plumber will be able to know what pipe or fitting needs to be changed before s/he comes to the client’s home so s/he'll be ready to serve.

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'Fifteen years of anaemic growth cannot be repeated': The green economy reacts to the government's Growth Plan

Business Green

Dubbed the 'Growth Plan' , the package of around 30 measures builds on Prime Minister Liz Truss's vision for a low tax and low regulation approach in the hope of driving economic growth and staving off warnings of a looming recession. Cuts to stamp duty will get the housing market moving and support first-time buyers to put down roots.

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Climate Corps Alumni Advisory Board

EDF + Business

He/Him/His) Energy & Sustainability Consultant, Cumming Corporation Los Angeles, CA, USA Shorenstein Realty Services (‘15). As an Assistant Project Manager, Trevor Anderson supports his Energy and Sustainability team and their clients on a variety of sustainability consulting services. Ian Champ. (He/Him/His)