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Reasons for cautious hope in a sea of gloom

GreenBiz

In looking across the broad array of business, environmental, social, technological and political topics that cross my screen and engage me in daily conversation, there is a temptation to allocate a growing share of mind for pessimism. Mon, 07/19/2021 - 02:00.

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Investigation: How the Meat Industry is Climate-Washing its Polluting Business Model

DeSmogBlog

It’s a recurring theme that somehow the livestock sector and eating meat is detrimental to the environment, that it is a serious negative in terms of the climate change discussions,” Hsin Huang, Secretary General of the International Meat Secretariat (IMS) , told his audience. Meat Industry Playbook.

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Unveiling the Benefits of Community Solar: A Step Towards a Sustainable Future

The Environmental Blog

The community solar model typically involves an array in a nearby town or city connected to the local electric grid. Reduced Carbon Footprint Community solar allows homeowners and renters to save on electricity bills while supporting renewable energy generation. Households with incomes at or below twice the poverty level spend 3.5

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Global Briefing: Germany cuts ribbon on hydrogen steel project

Business Green

The WindH2 system is a central component of the SALCOS - Salzgitter Low CO2 Steelmaking technology project, which Salzgitter AG expects to deliver significant carbon emission reductions from the steelmaking process and could the long term even achieve almost CO2-free steel production. EU ETS carbon price hits record €41.

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New California Energy Policy Simulator Modeling Shows Major Benefits Of Early Action

Energy Innovation

This year’s Draft Scoping Plan proposes a pathway to achieve the state’s target of 40 percent emissions below 1990 levels and economy-wide carbon neutrality by 2045. . This scenario includes BAU policies as well as a higher carbon price, vehicle electrification, and mode shifting (shifting from vehicle to active and public transportation). .

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Inside Eastman’s moonshot goal for endlessly circular plastics

GreenBiz

Last year, the company announced two major initiatives: Carbon renewal technology , or CRT, which breaks down waste plastic feedstocks to the molecular level before using them as building blocks to produce a wide range of materials and packaging. We knew that the circular economy and being a lot more efficient with carbon was a good idea.".

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Hydrogen Research Ignites Extraordinary Leap in Fuel Cell Efficiency

Hydrogen Fuel News

In their study, the research team introduced zwitterionic sulfamic acid (an amphoteric ionic substance with low acidity that possess both positive and negative charges) as guest molecules into two types of MOFs – MOF-808 and MIL-101. For example, they can be found in certain systems for hydrogen storage or carbon capture technologies.

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