Business Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Climate Change Committee writes to the Treasury to explain how 'many small changes can make a meaningful contribution to reducing energy demand'. Building emissions have stagnated over the past decade, in large part due to under-investment in energy efficiency," the letter states. "A A decade ago 2.3

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Business Green

OCTOBER 11, 2021

In part two of a series looking at Icelandic clean energy innovation, BusinessGreen explores mooted plans to turn emissions produced by plants across Europe into Iceland's bedrock. It is always the most economic to capture [CO2] on-site from power production, from industry, and inject it on site," she says.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Here are some of the latest commitments, along with perspective on progress so far: Procure most electricity from renewable sources by 2025 and decrease energy usage by 15 percent. Decrease water usage by 20 percent at high-risk sites and 15 percent overall by 2025 (per metric ton of product made).

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Econaur

MARCH 27, 2020

In addition, inspect insulation for a tight fit around building components that penetrate the insulation, such as electrical boxes. If you choose to install the insulation yourself, follow the manufacturer’s instructions and safety precautions carefully and check local building and fire codes. Blanket: Batt and Roll Insulation.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 15, 2020

As nations head into a higher state of lockdown in response to rising Covid-19 infection rates, and the UK and EU head into yet another round of talks over a potential Brexit deal, the European Commission is continuing to press on with its Green Deal strategy for building a 'net zero emissions continent' by 2050.

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 7, 2023

Decarbonizing heavy industry is going to mainly depend on finding emissions-free mechanisms to generate heat. TL;DR About 20% of global CO2 emissions could be avoided by decarbonizing heat , which makes up ~75% of all industrial sector emissions. AtmosZero is focused on replacing the gas boilers that create the steam to power industry.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 26, 2021

The campaign will use drones, fixed cameras and mobile and vehicle technology to create detailed litter maps, identifying hot spots and building an understanding of how the litter is travelling. The audit will be repeated in May as the weather improves and further lock down restrictions ease.

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Business Green

AUGUST 15, 2022

Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Downing Street face mounting pressure to ramp up support for energy efficiency and billpayers as autumn draws nearer. Britain's cost of living crisis is getting worse, leaving people scared about how they'll get through the winter," said Starmer.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

Each of these individuals is playing the long game and is in a strong position to move their companies and industries into what could be a more hopeful period of reconciliation, recovery and repair. Most support science-based targets and sit on multiple boards, collaborations and advocacy groups to further industry-level sustainability goals.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The tech giant is increasingly confident it can, and this week unveiled a sweeping package of new investments and initiatives designed to slash emissions across its sprawling global supply chain. In total, Apple estimated the planned investments will add around 3,000 gigawatt hours per year of renewable energy on the grid.

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Business Green

MARCH 15, 2023

But players across the green economy were quick to point out the government's package of policies and tax changes was notably bereft of focus on three other critical 'E's that are planks of a prosperous economy: environment, energy, and efficiency. We need an industrial strategy that removes barriers to investment.

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Business Green

JUNE 2, 2020

The pandemic has, for example, shone a light on the importance of undervalued work such as waste and recycling collections to the day-to-day functioning of society. The UK's Green Building Council has called for all buildings and infrastructure to be made climate resilient by 2030.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Number 10 has reportedly blocked plans for a £15m public information campaign to advise people on how to reduce energy use and cut their bills their winter, amidst warnings the UK could face blackouts if it cannot import sufficient energy from Europe. It wasn't about lecturing them.".

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Business Green

OCTOBER 20, 2022

As scrutiny of 'greenwashing' ramps up across Europe, the UK advertising watchdog has pledged to crackdown on misleading 'green' marketing and climate claims. But they urged the regulator to now move faster to crack down on misleading environmental marketing across the economy.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 28, 2020

Here are some of the latest commitments, along with perspective on progress so far: Procure most electricity from renewable sources by 2025 and decrease energy usage by 15 percent. Decrease water usage by 20 percent at high-risk sites and 15 percent overall by 2025 (per metric ton of product made).

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Business Green

JULY 10, 2022

In a northern suburb of Osaka, a brand new community development is aiming to be the first in Japan to derive all its electricity from renewable sources. A centralised IT platform visualises, monitors and optimises the town's energy and water use, ensuring that rain water is captured and reused.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Below he discusses the issue of water pollution in the fashion industry. The fashion industry is reliant on water. Startlingly, the fashion industry is now the second largest generator of pollution on Earth after the oil industry, which is driven by the snowballing effect of ‘fast fashion’.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Eco friendly retail packaging guide. In this Green Business Bureau eco friendly retail packaging guide, we explore sustainable packaging solutions for 6 of the most common types of packaging materials used. Retail packaging defined: The impact of packaging waste and the rise of the ethical consumer.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

However, if awareness of the problem is building, there are also widespread concerns over the barriers faced by those keen to reduce the environmental impact of their diets. Broad awareness of the issues at stake is not limited to a small minority, but neither has it yet reached an overwhelming majority. It has been getting easier.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

Each of these individuals is playing the long game and is in a strong position to move their companies and industries into what could be a more hopeful period of reconciliation, recovery and repair. Most support science-based targets and sit on multiple boards, collaborations and advocacy groups to further industry-level sustainability goals.

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Business Green

JUNE 8, 2020

Suddenly you realise that power, beauty and money are worthless, and won't get you the oxygen you're fighting for. The level of nitrogen dioxide , one of the major air pollutants, over northern China, Western Europe and the US decreased by 60 per cent in early 2020 when compared to the same period last year.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 22, 2021

On May 8, 2017, a drum of radioactive oilfield waste from Australia arrived at a remote West Texas disposal site operated by local oil and gas environmental services company, Lotus LLC. This drum of waste entered the United States aboard a Singapore Airlines cargo jet, appropriately packaged in a steel drum.

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Business Green

APRIL 4, 2022

They are choking our planet, based on their vested interests and historic investments in fossil fuels, when cheaper, renewable solutions provide green jobs, energy security, and greater price stability. Inflation is rising, and the war in Ukraine is causing food and energy prices to skyrocket.

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AGreenLiving

MARCH 25, 2021

Compelled to action: 5 sustainability trends impacting food retail Heather Putnam Thu, 03/25/2021 – 01:30 Authors’ note: Ratio Institute taps Presidio Graduate School ’s students and alumni for sustainability research in the food industry. and Australia, providing a roadmap for the rest of the industry to follow suit.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

In rural West Virginia, largely hidden among steep hills, stands a $255 million facility designed to transform fracking waste into freshwater and food grade quality salts. Proponents hailed it as one of the most important environmental projects undertaken by the oil and gas industry in recent U.S.

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GreenBiz

MAY 11, 2020

At first glance, the sprawling industrial site, covering roughly 900 acres in Kingsport, Tennessee, appears to be just another chemical manufacturing facility. There are hundreds of buildings and countless miles of pipes, conveyors, distillers, cooling towers, valves, pumps, compressors and controls. Joel Makower.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

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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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

VERGE Energy Conference (VERGE 20) will take place on October 26-30, 2020. This online event can be attended from anywhere, The central theme at VERGE 20 will focus on how energy systems can be decarbonized, decentralized, digitized and democratized. Climate change is the most significant global threat we face today.

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Business Green

MARCH 18, 2022

Campaigners maintain the move could improve health, boost economic activity, and lead to lower energy demand and carbon emissions. European governments continued to ramp up their clean energy plans in response to the Kremlin's threat to EU energy supplies, with the Dutch government announcing it is to double its 2030 wind offshore targets.

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Business Green

JULY 26, 2022

BusinessGreen gets the low-down from green experts on the government’s vision for building up a sustainable supply of critical cleantech minerals and metals. We offshored all our industry, and now we're seeing the consequences," he said. Diversifying supply chains.

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Business Green

MAY 15, 2020

At first glance, the sprawling industrial site, covering roughly 900 acres in Kingsport, Tennessee, appears to be just another chemical manufacturing facility. There are hundreds of buildings and countless miles of pipes, conveyors, distillers, cooling towers, valves, pumps, compressors and controls.

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Business Green

MARCH 25, 2020

For the fourth year running the number of coal-fired power plants under development around the world declined steeply in 2019, as the CO2-intensive fossil energy source continued to face an increasingly chilly reception from many governments and investors won over by competition from low cost green energy.

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 11, 2024

Consider this an important first, a base to build further disclosure mandates off of, and a harbinger of the increasing politicization of investing and climate.  In deals there’s $283m for electrolyzers across two deals, $16m for energy efficient processors, and $11m for DAC.    Thanks for reading!

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

It is a major contribution to Europe's role leading the way toward decarbonisation and a green, resilient and socially inclusive economy," EIB President Werner Hoyer said in statement. The meeting was branded "another wasted opportunity" by divestment campaign group 350.org.

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 31, 2023

Electric truck maker Rivian will test out customer willingness to pay for clean energy to power their EVs with a new “green charging bundle.” Rivian, RECs, and emissions reduction responsibility ‘EVs are only as clean as the electricity that powers them,’ the criticism goes.

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Climate Tech VC

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Responsible for nearly a third of global warming and a quarter of global energy, methane matters. Recent regulations have driven investment in space, air, and ground-based monitoring, reporting, and verification (MRV) technologies. In January, Longpath secured a $189m conditional US Department of Energy loan guarantee.

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