Renewable Energy World

APRIL 22, 2021

When you’ve followed the evolving research of a leading clean energy expert and become a supporter of his vision for a global clean energy transition, it should come as no surprise that I was eager to crack open Mark Jacobson’s 2021 book release, 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything. Jacobson’s Early Story.

Solar Energy Monitor 101

Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 101

Business Green

NOVEMBER 26, 2021

Carbon pricing has always been a thorny political issue, but as Ministers weigh how to drive the next phase of the net zero transition some experts believe it has a critical role to play. It all started with such ambition. No decisions have been taken on the expansion of the scheme.".

Politics 64

Politics Building Energy Monitoring Carbon-neutral Agriculture 64

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Pollution, poverty and race collide in many other disadvantaged communities across California — and the country — and some argue that the state’s climate policies haven’t helped. The overall "cap" lowers every year, forcing polluters to reduce their emissions or purchase allowances from others who do. As the U.S.

Pollution 432

Pollution Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Policy 432

Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

This week’s edition of Smart Energy Finances sees a new study from BDEW and CapGemini detail how sustainable transformation and decarbonisation purchasing are more important than ever for Austrian and German utility Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) goals. ESG for utilities: decarbonisation on the up. Microgrid debt financing.

Solar Energy Monitor 95

Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 95

Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2023

The report was released on the eve of the WEF's annual Davis Summit, which kicks off next week and is again expected to see hundreds of business and political leaders jet into the Swiss resort. Most notably, the French government is pursuing plans to ban commercial domestic flights where the rail network provides a viable alternative.

Business Energy Monitoring 52

Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Aviation 52

EDF + Business

OCTOBER 13, 2020

In September, the Chamber filed an Amicus Brief siding with the current administration’s attack on the bedrock authority of California and other states to protect millions of people from air pollution, by supporting sweeping preemption of state clean car standards. The Chamber’s position is bad for business, our health, and the planet.

Business Energy Monitoring 106

Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Policy 106

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2020

Available in two models (pump or diffusion) and battery powered with onboard datalogging, the YESAIR instruments have been designed for intermittent or continuous indoor air quality monitoring of temperature, RH, particulates and up to 5 gases. These facilities can present a variety of potential hazards to human health.

Energy Monitor 130

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Hydrogen 130

Business Green

JANUARY 13, 2023

The findings of his Review may do little to convince the net zero sceptics in his own party, but if they take the time to read it they might find themselves pleasantly surprised by how reasonable its 129 recommendations are - and how economically, politically, and socially rational to boot.

Business Energy Monitoring 47

Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 47

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The series is supported by the Temple Hoyne Buell Center for the Study of American Architecture at Columbia University, and is part of their POWER project. . South, where companies find ample forests, lax business regulations, and ports along the Atlantic coast. South to burn them overseas in its power plants.

Building Energy Monitoring 545

Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 545

Hydrogen Fuel News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Incentivizing Green Hydrogen: The CBAM could incentivize the production of green hydrogen , which is produced using renewable energy sources and emits no carbon dioxide. This could lead to breakthroughs in areas such as electrolysis efficiency, carbon capture, and storage, or the use of alternative energy sources for hydrogen production.

Europe 85

Europe Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 85

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

That sends a clear political message that the industry “is less powerful and trusted than before,” Nick Caleb, a climate and energy attorney with Breach Collective, told DeSmog. It may signal that fossil fuel companies do not have much of a future powering the state’s economy, Caleb said.

Building Energy Monitoring 127

Building Energy Monitoring Fossil fuels Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 127

Business Green

APRIL 22, 2021

Carbon Tracker study finds solar and wind energy potential is 100 times as much as global energy demand. As such, the analysts predict exponential growth for the solar and wind power sectors, noting that "humans specialise in extracting cheap energy, and fast". per cent of solar and 0.16 per cent of daily sunshine.".

Fossil fuels 69

Fossil fuels Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 69

DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 3, 2023

The Transition Deal echoed the fossil fuel lobby by emphasising the importance of hydrogen power and carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) to the green transition. The International Energy Agency has stated that new oil and gas exploration is incompatible with net zero.

Fossil fuels 93

Fossil fuels Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 93

Business Green

MARCH 31, 2023

Furthermore, political and financial support for GGR must not blind policymakers to the risks inherent to individual GGR techniques - for instance, the high reversibility risks associated with forest plantations, or promising but under-researched approaches such as ocean alkalinity enhancement.

Energy Monitor 36

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Climate change Carbon 36

Renewable Energy World

AUGUST 2, 2021

By Shelley Robbins, Clean Energy Group. In those states, where clean energy is now gaining a stronger foothold, valuable lessons can be found. Actions by these states to change the direction of energy policy are a powerful confirmation that clean energy is a viable, cost-effective alternative to fossil fuels.

Solar Energy Monitor 102

Solar Energy Monitor Policy Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 102

Front And Centered

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

We require a Just Transition because the physics of climate are unforgiving, because it’s the right thing to do, and because it’s the only politically possible path toward what we really need. “In general, making climate action profitable is still being prioritized over pollution reduction and equity.” Of the $626.5

Energy Monitor 52

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 52

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 16, 2022

The circumstances surrounding his termination are documented among thousands of pages of public records and internal company documents that provide a penetrating look into the multi-billion dollar stakes of negotiations between governments and state-sanctioned monopolies that are shaping the future of energy systems in Oregon and beyond.

Home Energy Monitoring 77

Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 77

Business Green

APRIL 4, 2023

Outlining the new water strategy today, Environment Secretary Therese Coffey acknowledged "things need to change", and insisted that stronger regulatory action set out by the government would help push the water sector to reduce polluting activities. "I

Pollution 36

Pollution Energy Monitor Plastics Government 36

Grist

DECEMBER 15, 2021

This story is part of the series Getting to Zero: Decarbonizing Cascadia , which explores the path to low-carbon energy for British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon. And, in the United States, political gridlock chopped the heart out of Congress’ most ambitious clean energy plan. . Worried about the climate crisis?

Solar Energy Monitor 82

Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 82

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. However, the country's ability to export the geothermal energy and green farming innovations that have resulted have always been somewhat offset by its remoteness.

Building Energy Monitoring 41

Building Energy Monitoring Packaging Pollution Energy Monitor 41

Business Green

MAY 16, 2021

This 'climate silence' then has a worrying knock on effect, as political and business leaders struggle to prioritise an issue that they perceive to be of only limited interest to the wider public. The obvious answer is of course traffic fumes and industrial pollution.

Business Energy Monitoring 53

Business Energy Monitoring Climate change Politics Building Energy Monitoring 53

Business Green

MAY 23, 2021

spending plan designed to accelerate the roll out of green technologies across the UK's energy-intensive industries, predicting the latest phase of its Green Industrial Revolution will help create up to 60,000 jobs. The new investment is likely to be broadly welcomed by green business groups. A further £16.5m

Building Energy Monitoring 81

Building Energy Monitoring Government Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 81

Business Green

JANUARY 19, 2023

The absence of locks, weirs, and dams makes the river a lifeline for more than a thousand species, a busy passageway for migrating birds and fish, and a place of refuge for numerous endangered animals, including the European eel. When water levels run low - as they increasingly do - households and businesses across the country suffer.

Europe 68

Europe Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Hydropower 68

Business Green

JANUARY 20, 2021

The Future Homes Standard, which was published yesterday following public consultation, sets out plans to phase out fossil fuel heating systems from new homes, in addition to improving energy efficiency standards for new and existing homes and commercial buildings.

Building Energy Monitoring 100

Building Energy Monitoring Carbon Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 100

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

If you take Shell’s word for it, the oil giant’s growing petrochemical operations are indicative of its “commitment” to a cleaner energy future. Credit: Anne Rolfes In 2021, Shell launched its “Powering Progress” strategy outlining how it plans to “transform into a net-zero emissions energy business.”

Sustainability 94

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Fossil fuels 94

Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2020

That's because the electronic and electrical products we all own, from laptops and phones, through to refrigerators and kettles, often contain very small quantities of valuable metals, such as gold and silver, most commonly within their printed circuit boards. You probably own more gold, silver and platinum than you think.

Waste 98

Waste Waste Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 98

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Nearly half (47%) would support rules requiring all companies traded on the London Stock Exchange to have business plans that are compatible with the Paris Agreement or face delisting. Only one in five disagrees (20% and 18%). Only 20% disagree. Britons see the impact of climate change all around them. Government is doing too little.

Fossil fuels 113

Fossil fuels Home Energy Monitoring Climate change Business Energy Monitoring 113

Low Carbon Prosperity

OCTOBER 17, 2018

The initiative, also known as the “Protect Washington Act”, imposes a steadily increasing carbon pollution fee on most fossil fuel uses and directs revenue toward projects to reduce carbon emissions, as well as investments in forests, water, community preparedness, and support to displaced workers and people with lower incomes.

Pollution 45

Pollution Carbon Business Energy Monitoring Carbon-negative 45

Clean Energy Trust

JANUARY 28, 2022

Tangible research, development, and demonstration support for new energy technology was also included in the infrastructure bill. Gridlock is still a problem, but there is optimism as climate has risen in the US to become a top-tier political issue (as it is already in western Europe).

Energy Monitor 52

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Electric vehicle Aviation 52

DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Like many corporations, the global COVID-19 pandemic and lack of usual in-person events meant they had to get creative about how to shape the political debate and find new allies to support their agendas. The MEPs invited were spoiled for choice, as BASF generously delivered six small bottles of fine wines for their enjoyment.

Building Energy Monitoring 98

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 98

Business Green

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

I am making sure that regulators have the powers they need to take action when companies don't follow the rules, including higher penalties that are quicker and easier to enforce," Coffey said. "I Meanwhile, the government and Conservative MPs have faced fierce criticism from activists and political opponents over frequent sewage overspills.

Demand 36

Demand Energy Monitor Pollution Law 36

DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 29, 2021

Found in the book “ Energy and Man: A Symposium ” Provenance: Hagley Museum and Library, Wilmington, Delaware. He helped develop the fusion bomb, which is immensely more powerful than even the atomic bomb. I love how he calls greenhouse gas emissions from cars “pollution.” And they considered CO2 a pollutant back then.

Fossil fuels 98

Fossil fuels Global warming Climate change Building Energy Monitoring 98

Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

The case for business sustainability. 90% of executives believe sustainability is important in business. Today, it’s incontestable that instituting a sustainability strategy is good business. That is, more and more studies indicate business sustainability delivers greater prosperity, and designs organizations to last.

Business Energy Monitoring 158

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Carbon-negative Climate change 158

DeSmogBlog

JULY 21, 2023

The database exposes the extent to which lobbyists in the pockets of oil, gas, and coal interests are also representing clients that have taken public stances supporting strong climate action, from schools and hospitals to businesses, non-profits, and municipal governments.

Fossil fuels 73

Fossil fuels Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 73

AGreenLiving

MARCH 23, 2021

In March 2020, for example, China’s State Council announced four national requirements for VOC content in adhesives, coatings, inks and cleaning agents widely used in the electronics and electrical industry; the stringency and implementation of these mandates may have a significant impact on production and business risk moving forward.

Energy Monitor 28

Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Pollution 28

Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The C2V Initiative is supported by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority ( NYSERDA ) and the Consulate General of Canada in New York. The CLC’s corporate leaders will represent diverse industries that have made formal commitments to reducing carbon emissions in their core businesses and beyond.

Business Energy Monitoring 57

Business Energy Monitoring Carbon Building Energy Monitoring Startups 57

Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

For businesses that have invested literally billions of dollars and considerable political capital and operational bandwidth in their decarbonisation plans, the criticism must have smarted. As We Mean Business' Maria Mendiluce noted, we are all on a "steep learning curve here.

Business Energy Monitoring 36

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Fossil fuels 36