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August Cleantech Roundup: Energy Storage is Growing, Cleantech Startup are Fundraising, and…

Clean Energy Trust

August Cleantech Roundup: Energy Storage is Growing, Cleantech Startup are Fundraising, and Scooters are Driving Themselves Clean Energy Trust’s cleantech roundup highlights interesting cleantech news and perspective, across industry, technology policy, and investing. Of Note Batteries. Lots of Batteries. Link Rent a Tesla?

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Builders, Helpers, and Closers: Insights from Interactive 2020

Elemental Excelerator

They shared how they are helping neighbors in the places they call home, addressing the intertwined issues of equity and climate, and studying this crisis in order to build stronger businesses. Paul Francis, CEO of KIGT , shared his vision for making electric vehicles more accessible in more communities. Equity & Climate.

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December 2021 Cleantech Roundup: Year in Review

Clean Energy Trust

Tangible research, development, and demonstration support for new energy technology was also included in the infrastructure bill. A $200 million investment in an autonomous electric vehicle is not that relevant for someone trying to raise a million to develop sustainable plastics.

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Guarding against 'greenwash': Inside the fight against misleading corporate green claims

Business Green

Businesses that advertise in the UK have had to comply with rules around environmental claims for decades, and it is now more than 13 years since the advertising watchdog ordered Shell to pull an ad that used flowers floating from refinery chimneys to promote a carbon capture and utilisation project.

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The Blue Economy: Importance of Ocean Conservation

Green Tech Challenge

The sustainability of this growth is however compromised by overfishing and rising ocean pollution. Pollution from litter, sunscreen chemicals, and boats making day trips to the island in large numbers (200 boats and 5000 tourists per day) had gradually damaged 80% of the island’s ecological system.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

These 20 C-suite executives have steered their companies forward through much disruption, providing inspiration for the possibilities of advancing sustainability, social responsibility and circular business models — sometimes all at once. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S.

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Motorcycle parts from GPR Italia are recyclable

AGreenLiving

Related: NAWA reveals hybrid electric motorcycle at CES 2020 An Italian motorcycle family business Milan -based GPR Exhaust System was founded in 1968, so they been around for more than 50 years. The company describes itself as starting out as “a typical family business,” but has modernized with the times.