The Environmental Blog

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

Reduced Carbon Footprint Community solar allows homeowners and renters to save on electricity bills while supporting renewable energy generation. Increased Resilience Community solar projects provide access to clean energy without owning rooftop panels. Households with incomes at or below twice the poverty level spend 3.5

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2021

There has been an estimated 6% drop in carbon emissions due to altered lifestyles in COVID-19. C and build resilience for current and anticipated climate change impacts. Top Carbon Emission Contributors. However, without the proper planning for when life goes back to normal, emissions are expected to rise again. SDG 13 Targets.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2021

There has been an estimated 6% drop in carbon emissions due to altered lifestyles in COVID-19. C and build resilience for current and anticipated climate change impacts. Top Carbon Emission Contributors. However, without the proper planning for when life goes back to normal, emissions are expected to rise again. SDG 13 Targets.

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Sustainability Consulting

AUGUST 18, 2021

To make farms more resilient to the effects of a warmer climate, Ford argues that farmers need a way to make better decisions about sustainable business practices. In addition, Land o’ Lakes started a partnership with the Soil Health Institute and launched the Trucarbon platform , to create carbon credits. Says Ford, “.data-intensive

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Through the lens of environmental stewardship and innovation, this journey will dissect the layers of organic materials that form the backbone of biomass energy, venturing beyond the surface to examine the environmental, economic, and social narratives that intertwine with the fabric of this energy form.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Responding to DeSmog’s findings, Natacha Cingotti, senior health and chemicals policy officer at Brussels-based policy and advocacy group, Health and Environmental Alliance (HEAL), said: “[W]hen working on chemicals- and pesticides-related policies, the imbalance of stakeholders in favour of industry interests is striking.”.

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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 22, 2020

Multi-year initiative seeks carbon-to-value startups and welcomes first Carbontech Leadership Council members. The C2V Initiative is a unique, multi-year program driving the creation of a thriving innovation ecosystem for the commercialization of carbontech—technologies that capture and convert carbon dioxide (CO?)

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Business Green

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Overall, they don't do much to decarbonise the bulk part of our food production or improve the health and well-being of marginalised communities (aside from the folks they may employ in their plants). Centreing climate resilience and adaptation. So what's really the impact of these impact investments? A clear path to net-zero.

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Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

The report - titled Principles for a low-carbon, sustainable and net-zero aligned economic recovery post COVID-19 - suggests five key government interventions aimed at harnessing growing political, business, and consumer will to tackle the climate emergency, as well as a raft of specific policy recommendations.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Animal agriculture is the largest emitter of methane, a greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide when measured over a 20 year period. Several of these arguments reference the idea that grazing livestock can help maintain healthy soils which can store carbon. Past marketing drives run by the AHDB include the £3.5-million

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 14, 2021

Schools of all types can minimize negative environmental impacts by changing how they operate starting with a few simple green practices and instilling this eco-mindedness into students. Through cash grants and KEEN shoe donations, we support innovative programs that inspire outdoor access and inclusion for underserved communities of kids.”.

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Business Green

MARCH 20, 2023

DarkBlack Carbon was only officially founded four months ago, but believes it is already primed to be a market leader for biochar in the UK "It's got everything, hasn't it?" says Liz Casely, co-founder of UK start-up DarkBlack Carbon.

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GreenBiz

JULY 19, 2021

For the future, there are emerging innovations and resilience lifelines that can transcend the limits of politics and short-term thinking to create better choices over a span of the next several decades. Innovation marches forward.

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Green Technology

JUNE 21, 2023

Green Technology’s Leadership Awards aim to recognize and honor individuals, organizations, and institutions that have made significant contributions to advancing sustainability efforts and reducing carbon footprints in various sectors. The kinetic nature of the building enables a more verdant and calming environment.

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Business Green

JUNE 14, 2022

Or does the plan represent the "blueprint" that Boris Johnson yesterday insisted would harness new technologies and innovation so that the UK can "grow and eat more of our own food"? However, the wider focus on agricultural innovation is not without its merits. Fresh funding commitments are kept to a minimum.

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GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2021

The way these practices are pushing up against planetary boundaries and undermining human, animal and ecological health inevitably threatens a business’s bottom line. At the same time, the positive externalities — carbon sequestration, pollination services, health and wellbeing and vibrant cultural traditions — also go unappreciated.

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AGreenLiving

JUNE 29, 2020

Jessica Artioli Centurião ( 2018 ) Digital Innovation Manager, BASF; Sao Paulo, Brazil COVID-19 will definitely change the world, and I truly hope that this will bring a new priority for sustainability topics. In a way, we are seeing this crisis as an illustration of how expensive the failure to build resiliency can ultimately prove.

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Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Because the price of keeping the status quo grows steeper every year, from the human and economic toll of climate-related disasters, fires, heatwaves, and other environmental stresses to the jobs left on the table by not accelerating towards a carbon-free, regenerative economy. Carbon negative materials. Why do we love them?

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Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Such a scheme will lower business emissions , while also benefiting the health and well-being of employees, helping them save money and ultimately improving employee attendance. Well-being support will decrease presenteeism and absenteeism, boost productivity, increase employee morale and create a more resilient workforce.

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Charged

JULY 9, 2020

EVs make it possible to build smarter grids, including for the non-utilities that are pushing innovation. The long list includes the following: Peak shaving Valley filling Negative demand response Coordinated charging Demand charge reduction Reserve provision Emergency backup Capacity firming Microgrids Voltage control Frequency regulation.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

When I worked in the Mayor’s Office of Policy and Innovation at the city of Seattle, I would often hear the phrase, "Nothing about them without them," meaning not to work on a project without engaging the people it would impact directly. Plastic pollution is a problem greatly impacting the health of NYC waterways.

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GreenBiz

APRIL 28, 2021

Infrastructure and innovation at home. In particular, the plan adopts a technology-neutral Clean Electricity Standard, which puts us on the path to achieving 100 percent carbon-free electricity by 2035. We can continue to leverage the carbon pollution-free energy provided by existing sources like nuclear and hydropower.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

What is carbon accounting? Carbon accounting – also known as a carbon or greenhouse gas inventory – is the process of measuring the amount of carbon dioxide, or other greenhouse gases (GHG), an organization emits. Carbon accounting is a must for any becoming business today.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Squandering finite resources, creating extravagant amounts of waste, and the excessive release of carbon emissions is causing our planet to belch at the seams. Carbon in our atmosphere is 280 parts per million (ppm). Carbon in the atmosphere is 310 ppm. Carbon in the atmosphere is 310 ppm. Our reality.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 11, 2023

AND1 also worked with their oversea factories to ensure the health and safety of workers, professional development, and access to fair wages. Does your company have a health and wellness program in place? And with this strong social conduct, AND1 thrived. ” Where is the B Corp movement today?

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AGreenLiving

JULY 19, 2021

” For the future, there are emerging innovations and resilience lifelines that can transcend the limits of politics and short-term thinking to create better choices over a span of the next several decades. Historically, the private sector invested in research and development to produce world-changing innovations.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The ecosystem services that underpin the global economy should recover, providing greater climate resilience, enhanced natural carbon sinks, and improved food and water security. It is comparable to when the private sector heard the signal after the Paris Agreement that the world has to be achieving net zero emissions by 2050.".

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AGreenLiving

MAY 27, 2021

The way these practices are pushing up against planetary boundaries and undermining human, animal and ecological health inevitably threatens a business’s bottom line. At the same time, the positive externalities — carbon sequestration, pollination services, health and wellbeing and vibrant cultural traditions — also go unappreciated.

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2021

Inclusive and green economies, prosperity, cleaner air and better health are possible for all if we respond to this crisis with solidarity and courage. Without deep carbon pollution cuts now, the 1.5-degree I am asking corporate leaders to support a minimum international carbon price and align their portfolios with the Paris Agreement.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Many schools including the schools on this list have demonstrated that they are both resourcefulness innovative in their efforts to achieve their sustainability objectives. Schools give us a glimpse into what carbon neutrality looks like. In nearby Sacramento, UC Davis is developing Aggie Square, a fully electrified satellite campus.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 28, 2021

Video conferencing and web collaboration software is changing how companies operate their business while lowering their carbon footprint. Uber is an example of disruptive technology, which is defined as an innovation creating a new market/value network that outcompetes existing operations. But it was too late.

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Business Green

JUNE 25, 2020

The steps that the UK takes to rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic can accelerate the transition to a successful and low-carbon economy and improve our climate resilience. We must now maintain this momentum to proactively respond to the climate crisis and build a cleaner, more resilient future for us all.".

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GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

Our honorees for 2021 are intrepid startup founders, tenacious corporate innovators and determined public servants. The Ottawa-based startup is bringing to scale a process that generates hydrogen by capturing carbon dioxide from the air, then storing it within seawater, mimicking the ocean’s natural processes to create a carbon sink.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

It will specifically explore systemic solutions to the climate crisis focusing on clean energy, electrified, transportation, the circular economy, carbon removal and sustainable food systems. Momentum is building as businesses and governments transform their organizations to be more efficient and resilient. 400+ sessions.

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Andrew Winston

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Sustainability is a much broader idea, focusing on a company’s role in society, how it creates value by managing its environmental and social impacts (both positive and negative), and how its actions affect a wide range of stakeholders. On the ESG front, there are two different forms of backlash going on. of the “anti-woke” movement.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

Our honorees for 2021 are intrepid startup founders, tenacious corporate innovators and determined public servants. The Ottawa-based startup is bringing to scale a process that generates hydrogen by capturing carbon dioxide from the air, then storing it within seawater, mimicking the ocean’s natural processes to create a carbon sink.

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Mr. Sustainability

JUNE 27, 2020

According to Carbon Trackers , we are talking about a value of between 14-129 trillion dollars for fossil fuel assets alone and revenue streams of trillions of dollars annually. This scenario is referred to by some as the ‘carbon crunch’. Though this might seem ridiculous now, so was a negative oil price until only a month ago.

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