Greentown Labs

JUNE 16, 2023

Greening the transportation sector requires sweeping transformation that goes far beyond electrification. FibreCoat also made significant strides in discovery and exploration of its technology and market, identifying the base polymer for its composites, gathering data on automotive applications for engineered plastic, and more.

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Automotive Startups Carbon-negative Plastics 57

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Episode 235: The value of informal waste collectors, reusable packaging prevails Heather Clancy Fri, 09/04/2020 – 02:00 Week in Review Stories discussed this week (4:08). It’s time to value waste collectors for their pivotal role in the plastic supply chain What does “climate risk” actually mean ? UL and HP Inc.

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Packaging Waste Waste Plastics 28

AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 30, 2019

We’ve all been guilty of buying an unsustainable beverage every once in a while, but when faced with the perplexing conundrum of whether to grab that plastic bottle or aluminum can, which do you believe to be more environmentally-friendly ? By the 1960s, the first occurrence of plastic pollution in the oceans was recorded.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Recycled materials 28

Business Green

JULY 6, 2021

The new ETC analysis, released yesterday , sets out how rapidly increasing demand for bioresources from the manufacturing, construction, and energy industries could outstrip environmentally sustainable supplies unless alternative zero carbon options are rapidly scaled up and the use of biomass is carefully prioritised.

Sustainability 74

Sustainability Carbon-negative Fossil fuels Biodiversity 74

Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

  In deals, major funding for transportation including $144M for Indian EVs, $33M for rare earth-free magnets, and $15M for battery recycling.  Tech-enabled credits continue to constitute a big chunk of an anticipated $1T voluntary carbon market , and Oxy is on a development frenzy.   Thanks for reading!

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Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Carbon Investment 72

Grist

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Crystal-clear liquid flows from the array into big plastic drums, which chemists wheel toward a tall metal still. It’s vodka, made without any potatoes or grains, and the key ingredients are hydrogen and captured carbon dioxide. Last year, global carbon emissions hit an all-time high of 40.9 billion tons (37.1 billion tons (37.1

Carbon 68

Carbon Carbon-negative Plastics Startups 68

Low Impact

MARCH 10, 2021

Whenever we put anything on our plates, or into our mouths, we should think about: The carbon cost of both growing the food and transporting it to us. Here are some of the main issues: Much of our food is not grown locally, but instead transported great distances around the world. The human cost of food growth and production.

Ethics 62

Ethics Agriculture Packaging Organic 62

GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The leader in water, hygiene and energy services sells to a diverse collection of institutions such as hospitals, food and beverage providers, as well as heavy industry including power plants and plastic manufacturers. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030.

Sustainability 523

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 523

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 28, 2020

GreenBiz readers got excited about climate change solutions that ranged from the new, from the emerging potential of hydrogen as an energy source to changes in plastics manufacturing, to the ancient, such as planting trees. Transportation habits are changing drastically. Courtesy of. Media Authorship. Close Authorship.

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Sustainability Plastics Agriculture Carbon-negative 540

Green Business Bureau

MAY 4, 2022

From carbon emissions via the shipping, manufacturing, and order fulfillment processes, to excess packaging on the consumer end. When it comes to eCommerce waste generation, plastic packaging is one of the industry’s most glaring issues. For emissions that can’t be reduced, look to purchase carbon offsets.

Waste 148

Waste Waste Sustainability Carbon-negative 148

Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Environmental and social disruptions cause a negative brand reputation (note BP’s 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill ). Do we use plastic bottles for water? Products & Packaging : Do our products use sustainably sourced and eco-friendly materials? Is our packaging also safe for people and the planet?

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Sustainability Waste Waste Organic 148

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 12, 2022

Inasmuch, the type of pans you use has the power to positively or negatively impact the planet and your health. Of course, green design can mean creating a product that performs for many years, or one that cuts down your carbon footprint through eco-friendly materials. The company even ships the pan using recycled paper packaging.

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Recycling Recycling Recycled materials Waste 28

Green Business Bureau

AUGUST 19, 2022

Supply chain sustainability refers to a company’s efforts to consider the environmental and human impact of their product’s journey, beginning with the sourcing of raw materials to the storage and delivery of goods, and ending with product disposal, including every transportation link in-between.

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Sustainability Biodegradable Recycling Recycling 147

Business Green

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

With countries set to discuss potential blueprint for a Paris Agreement-style treaty for tackling plastic waste this week, leading experts give their views on what it should look like. So could such a treaty ever work in the same way for another, interconnected, cross-border environmental crisis facing the planet: plastic pollution?

Plastics 79

Plastics Pollution Waste Waste 79

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 16, 2020

A carbon filter lid eliminates odors (meaning you can keep it conveniently inside your kitchen), and the removable waste bucket makes it easy to transport your newly-processed nutrient-rich fertilizer from the composter to your garden. The company is carbon negative, so you can feel even better about your sustainable purchase!

Sustainability 28

Sustainability Upcycling Carbon-negative Recycling 28

The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 1, 2021

From the event planning stage to the actual event, they drastically changed to reduce their negative impacts on the environment. Together, you can come up with proactive practices such as opting for the use of an environmentally friendly marquee , skipping heaps of packaging, avoiding single-use cutlery, and many more. Rock concert.

Sustainability 195

Sustainability Carbon-negative Waste Waste 195

Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 16, 2019

CyberArk’s green team has four subgroups: transportation, energy, community and “green” habits in the office. This includes adopting a zero-waste policy, limiting the use of paper and minimizing the use of plastics, energy, and water. Duro Cleaners also decided to take a stand against plastic waste.

Sustainability 147

Sustainability North America Plastics Carbon-negative 147

Green Business Bureau

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Products are then transported , unrestricted and on a global scale to reach the retailer. “ We did not anticipate that transportation and freight costs would soar the way they have as fuel prices have risen to all-time highs.” For instance, the shoe retailer Rothy’s manufactures footwear from ocean plastic waste.

Retail 78

Retail Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring 78

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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Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Carbon-negative Climate change 158

Business Green

JULY 22, 2022

He is author of several landmark studies of the industry going back to 2012, when he wrote a paper on the carbon footprint of indoor cannabis production. That jibes with a recent United Nations finding that the carbon footprint of indoor cannabis cultivation is "16 to 100 times larger" than that of outdoor cultivation.

Sustainability 79

Sustainability Transportation Carbon-negative Policy 79

GreenBiz

APRIL 15, 2021

It got me thinking: Could we boost the carbon drawdown potential of clean technologies even further by supporting more women-led startups in the burgeoning climate-tech ecosystem? Carbon removal. Opus 12 is addressing climate change by using carbon emissions to create products traditionally derived from fossil fuels.

Startups 542

Startups Carbon-negative Plastics Biodegradable 542

AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 28, 2020

GreenBiz readers got excited about climate change solutions that ranged from the new, from the emerging potential of hydrogen as an energy source to changes in plastics manufacturing, to the ancient, such as planting trees. Transportation habits are changing drastically. But solutions exist, and we wrote about them.

Sustainability 28

Sustainability Plastics Climate change Agriculture 28

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

The leader in water, hygiene and energy services sells to a diverse collection of institutions such as hospitals, food and beverage providers, as well as heavy industry including power plants and plastic manufacturers. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030.

Sustainability 28

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 28

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 28, 2021

Video conferencing and web collaboration software is changing how companies operate their business while lowering their carbon footprint. The transport application Uber shocked the taxi business into paralysis. Uber had already redefined the transport market across cities globally. Disruptive Software That Fights Climate Change.

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Technology Climate change Biodiversity Sustainability 147

GreenBiz

MAY 17, 2021

"I just remember being super mad about knowing that the way society was operating could ruin something that should be so beautiful and fun," he says of his first encounter with the idea that human activities negatively affect the environment. And that’s his hope for the apparel and footwear industry as a whole. Myisha Majumder. LinkedIn .

Building Energy Monitoring 530

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 530

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. VERGE 20 will be attended by more than 15,000 leaders, it will feature 300+ speakers. 400+ sessions. But not all offsets are created equal.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor 52

Eco-Business

FEBRUARY 17, 2020

While companies such as Amazon, Nestlé, and Unilever have set targets for carbon neutrality, Microsoft just announced that it will become carbon negative by around 2030, and remove all the carbon the company has emitted since its founding in 1975. A low carbon economy will demand new skills both upstream and downstream.

Carbon 15

Carbon Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 15

Business Green

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Overall, it was more positives than negatives. Even the negatives — the politicization of ESG investing and reporting, the economic downturn, the energy crisis created by the Russian invasion of Ukraine — are temporal phenomena, part of the regular ebbs and flows of economics and policy. It's not just on-road vehicles.

Building Energy Monitoring 36

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Biodiversity 36

AGreenLiving

MAY 17, 2021

. “I just remember being super mad about knowing that the way society was operating could ruin something that should be so beautiful and fun,” he says of his first encounter with the idea that human activities negatively affect the environment. And that’s his hope for the apparel and footwear industry as a whole.

Business Energy Monitoring 36

Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 36

Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

This blog reveals why we are addicted, and provides a possible methadone that is needed to transform the transportation, buildings and industry sector. How do we transition from fossil-based oil towards a sustainable future? Be prepared to wonder, be surprised, laugh and cry a little as we explore this question using pre-corona predictions.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Fossil fuels 78

Mr. Sustainability

JUNE 27, 2020

Aligning economic stimulus and policy packages with climate goals is crucial for a long-term viable and healthy economy. 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.

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Energy Energy Fossil fuels Investment 78