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Inside Eastman’s moonshot goal for endlessly circular plastics

GreenBiz

There are hundreds of buildings and countless miles of pipes, conveyors, distillers, cooling towers, valves, pumps, compressors and controls. By the late 1920s, for example, the demand for home movie film and the growing need for X-ray film led Eastman Chemical to produce acetic anhydride, the base material for photographic emulsions.

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Government unveils £100m plan to power up nuclear and hydrogen development

Business Green

The government confirmed £77m of new funding is to be made available to support the development of next generation nuclear reactors, alongside £25m for projects to produce hydrogen using sustainable biomass and waste that could deliver negative carbon emissions.

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Thermal runaway early detection: critical sensors and connections for safe battery management

Charged

Battery management systems provide the vehicle with real-time decision-making, diagnostics, and anticipatory control of every watt of power demand throughout the vehicle. For large-scale electric stationary storage systems, forced air convection cooling and liquid cooling are used.

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

The company, an early partner with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, has positioned water and carbon emissions as equally critical in the climate crisis. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. No doubt those conversations will be at play in Starbucks’ 50th year.

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Brewery Sustainability: Getting Started Guide for Business

Green Business Bureau

For instance, a single pint of beer can have a carbon footprint as high as 900g CO 2e (for bottled beer that’s been extensively transported). This is ~14% of the daily average carbon footprint from meals per US citizen – having 2 to 3 pints ramps that percentage up to 42%. Challenge 5 : The brewing process is wasteful.

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? 2023’s Most Headliney-Headlines #178

Climate Tech VC

🔑 Climate tech startups hit key milestones - including but not limited to - Fervo’s FOAK enhanced geothermal project operational in Nevada, Brimstone’s third-party approval of its carbon-negative cement, and Heirloom’s first commercial DAC plant. 

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Retail Business Sustainability Guide: Retail Sustainability Initiatives and Trends

Green Business Bureau

To operate indefinitely, a retail brand must meet environmental, social, and economic demands. The retail industry is built from supply and demand, meaning traditionally, financial success is thought to hinge on economies of scale. Thinking about this definition, we ask: Is it possible for the retail industry to be sustainable ?

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