Business Green

MARCH 18, 2021

Today we celebrate Global Recycling Day, March 18th. But it is also a significant moment for us at Dow, as a plastics manufacturer, to reflect on what recycling means for us and our future. To achieve our carbon reduction targets, incremental improvements are no longer enough. A radical redesign.

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Plastics Recycling Recycling Packaging 62

Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

We are determined to work with our partners to reduce the carbon footprint of wind turbines; together we can be the example of how an industry transforms its value chain to support the green transition and the critical move to a circular economy.". Nearly a third of LM Wind Power's carbon footprint comes from waste disposal.

Waste 114

Waste Waste Wind power Carbon-neutral 114

Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 3, 2021

Renovating a building to reduce its energy consumption makes little sense if there is no control of the carbon-intensive materials and components used for the renovation, and if these are transported over long distances.”. Buildings should be designed to be disassembled and recycled at end of their lifetime.

Policy 147

Policy Carbon-neutral Fossil fuels Construction 147

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

In the absence of dedicated recycling channels, this type of fuel is mostly made up of waste wood, paper, cardboard and plastic resulting from economic activities. ENGIE’s demonstrator has apparently validated the integrated operation of the entire chain of technologies under industrial conditions.

Waste 130

Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 130

Greentown Labs

JANUARY 9, 2024

Carbon Upcycling Technologies (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) is a circular-decarbonization solution for hard-to-abate industries–-utilizing low-purity industrial CO 2 and industrial byproducts to decarbonize cement. manufactures and distributes biobased building materials, including a low-embodied-carbon insulation.

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Startups Carbon-neutral Incubators Incubators 104

Business Green

JULY 6, 2021

The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has teamed up with the World Economic Forum (WEF) to launch a new collaborative coalition today aimed at guiding the industry's path towards delivering 'carbon neutral' concrete by 2050.

Carbon-neutral 101

Carbon-neutral Carbon Fossil fuels Policy 101

Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Not only does reclaimed lumber give that rustic, farmhouse look and possess some unique history within its grain, but it also helps preserve our carbon-sequestering forests and rejects monoculture tree farms that do not support biodiversity or ecological health. RECYCLED STEEL. RECYCLED PLASTIC.

Building Energy Monitoring 148

Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Sustainability Recycling 148

Business Green

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Polestar has once again published the full lifecycle carbon emissions associated with the production of its electric vehicles (EVs), estimating that its latest models have generated between 24 to 25 tonnes of CO2 by the time they are sold to customers. Credit: Polestar. Car makers need to take full responsibility," he said.

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Electricity Fossil fuels Carbon-neutral Electric vehicle 100

Green Business Bureau

MAY 25, 2022

A 2021 report by Natural Capital Partners analyzed carbon neutrality commitments made by the Fortune Global 500, finding that there’s been a three-fold increase in net-zero targets, which means a 50% increase in the number of companies that have either achieved carbon neutrality, or are targeting it by 2030.

Business Energy Monitoring 148

Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Carbon-neutral Energy Monitor 148

DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 23, 2024

Nor is it the only link between the fossil fuel industry and the Bolloré family’s global business interests, which encompass multi-billion-dollar logistics operations servicing major oil companies, including Shell. Further, these are far from being the Bolloré Group’s only connections to the fossil fuel sector.

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Logistics Fossil fuels Climate change Transportation 118

Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Biomass energy harnesses organic matter, including wood, agricultural crops, and waste by-products, as fuel. As we seek alternatives to fossil fuels, biomass holds significant potential due to its sustainability. Syngas can be subsequently burned to generate electricity or processed into transportation fuels.

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 90

Green Business Bureau

JULY 8, 2021

Carbon emissions resulting from unnecessary travel, the energy needed to run websites and the houses themselves. Recycle or Donate E-Waste. RECYCLE OR DONATE E-WASTE. Also because consumers have difficulty knowing how to properly dispose of e-waste which cannot be thrown into your typical recycling bin.

Real Estate 158

Real Estate Sustainability Waste Waste 158

Business Green

JUNE 25, 2020

2030 sustainability vision launched today by the beauty giant includes pledges to use only recycled or biobased packaging by the end of the decade and achieve carbon neutrality across its sites by 2025.

Sustainability 82

Sustainability Ocean acidification Carbon-neutral Packaging 82

Low Impact

AUGUST 15, 2021

In any case, why send wood pellets to Europe to substitute for coal, when North Americans burn more fossil fuels than Europeans do? Burning wood for energy emits more carbon on a per-unit-of-energy basis than burning coal. Burning trees to reduce our carbon footprint is oxymoronic.” Carbon Debt.

Sustainability 108

Sustainability Fossil fuels Carbon-neutral Carbon 108

Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 18, 2023

In news this week, COP28 wraps up with a landmark agreement on transitioning away from fossil fuels, DOE announces a new office focused on AI, and over 2M Teslas were recalled.  100B of deals went down in the Permian basin and Shell abandoned a $100M per year carbon credit pipeline.

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Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 72

Green Business Bureau

JUNE 15, 2021

Businesses and individuals need to do their part to neutralize mankind’s negative impact on our planet’s health. Unlike most North American Cloud providers that power their data centers with energy made from traditional energy sources including burning fossil fuels, 100 percent of the WHC’s cloud infrastructure is powered by green energy.

Carbon-negative 130

Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Sustainability Fossil fuels 130

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 15, 2022

Recycled Steel. Steel is one of the most common, and easiest materials to recycle in the world. While it is energy intensive to make, it is far less energy intensive to recycle. Composite is a combination of wood waste and recycled plastic, giving it the appearance of wood but with some of the properties of plastic.

Construction 78

Construction Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 78

Business Green

JUNE 3, 2021

However, the company said it now needed to raise its ambitions, eyeing increasing competition as markets shift away from fossil fuels in the coming years. Yet even if a solution for fully recycling old wind turbines does not emerge in the near future, Ørsted yesterday pledged that it would not landfill any of its blades.

Energy 69

Energy Energy Recycling Recycling 69

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2021

There has been an estimated 6% drop in carbon emissions due to altered lifestyles in COVID-19. Reduce emissions and divest from fossil fuels. Top Carbon Emission Contributors. Some of the major focus areas include reducing fossil fuel use, sustainable sourcing, accountability and transparency, and public education.

Climate change 88

Climate change Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Fossil fuels 88

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 15, 2022

Recycled Steel. Steel is one of the most common, and easiest materials to recycle in the world. While it is energy intensive to make, it is far less energy intensive to recycle. Composite is a combination of wood waste and recycled plastic, giving it the appearance of wood but with some of the properties of plastic.

Construction 78

Construction Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring 78

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Sims Recycling Solutions worked with UPROSE from the beginning to become a carbon-neutral state-of-the-art facility that would serve community needs but not be an eyesore or polluting facility on the industrial waterfront. who are told they ought to accept new jobs that rely on the extraction of fossil fuels and displacement.

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Organic Resilience Climate change Politics 381

Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Corporate carbon footprint tracking collects $27M, and forestry and battery interests intersect to invest $18M toward bio-graphite for lithium-ion cells. Some energy experts see peak oil demand around the corner, but fossil fuel execs pushed back hard ahead of COP28. In deals this week, sustainable agriculture reaps $250M.

Home Energy Monitoring 61

Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 61

Business Green

JUNE 21, 2022

The town, and the municipality of the same name that it sits in, is the home to a host of pioneering energy efficiency technologies and innovations, from a carbon neutral manufacturing plant, supermarkets whose waste heat is piped to nearby homes, to the world's longest range electric passenger ferry. But it is not undeserved.

Carbon-neutral 69

Carbon-neutral Energy Energy Transportation 69

Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2021

There has been an estimated 6% drop in carbon emissions due to altered lifestyles in COVID-19. Reduce emissions and divest from fossil fuels. Top Carbon Emission Contributors. Some of the major focus areas include reducing fossil fuel use, sustainable sourcing, accountability and transparency, and public education.

Climate change 78

Climate change Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Resilience 78

E8 Cleantech Angels

AUGUST 1, 2021

Thanks to all the investors, donors, foundations and donor advised funds who invested with us last year: Woman-owned Earthly Labs working on industrial carbon capture and recycling and led by Amy George , Steelhead Composites in composite hydrogen storage with Andrew Coors at the helm, and.

Carbon-negative 98

Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Hydrogen Investment 98

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!

Carbon-negative 72

Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Carbon Investment 72

Business Green

MAY 17, 2022

Joint venture Circular Fuels aiming to have 'world-first' renewable LPG production plant operating in Teesside by 2024 capable of turning waste into 'net zero' fuel. The use of non-recyclable waste will reduce the UK's reliance on imported fossil fuels and enable off-grid heating customers to lower their greenhouse gas emissions.".

Carbon 38

Carbon Carbon-neutral Natural gas Waste 38

GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The automaker’s sustainability goals include sourcing energy only from renewable sources and getting at least half the materials in its vehicles from recycled, bio-based or renewable origins — by 2030 in the U.S. Last year, Ecolab set a goal for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, getting halfway there by 2030. and globally by 2040.

Sustainability 520

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 520

Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2021

Achieving this would allow green hydrogen to start to reach fossil parity, representing one of the most significant achievement for zero-emission solutions and a carbon neutral planet.". kg from low cost renewable power, already within 2025. Canadian firms sign up to new Plastics Pact.

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Wind power Plastics Hydrogen Packaging 90

Business Green

OCTOBER 6, 2021

The global automotive sector can be a "catalyst" for decarbonisation of a host of crucial heavy industry materials such as steelmaking, but carmakers and policymakers need to be more vocal in demanding low carbon products across supply chains in order to accelerate the wider market.

Automotive 69

Automotive Carbon-neutral Demand Carbon 69

E8 Cleantech Angels

AUGUST 1, 2021

Thanks to all the investors, donors, foundations and donor advised funds who invested with us last year: Woman-owned Earthly Labs working on industrial carbon capture and recycling and led by Amy George , Steelhead Composites in composite hydrogen storage with Andrew Coors at the helm, and.

Carbon-negative 65

Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Hydrogen Investment 65

Business Green

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

The company - which has long enjoyed strong sales for its market-leading LEAF EV - stopped short of announcing a firm end-date for sales of fossil fuel vehicles, despite growing numbers of major car firms, including Volvo and GM, having set 100 per cent EV targets.

Batteries 87

Batteries Energy Energy Carbon-neutral 87

Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2023

Carbon offset. Does the carbon offset provider use sound science and accounting practices to back up the claims it makes about its carbon offsets? The FTC said in December that it expects comments on 'carbon offsets' in particular for the next Green Guides. Recyclable. Certified by / Seal of approval by.

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Recycling Recycling Ozone Building Energy Monitoring 36

Business Green

MARCH 5, 2021

UN argues 'rapid deployment' of CCUS needed to meet carbon neutrality goals. The report acknowledges that CCYUS technologies alone will not be sufficient to deliver carbon neutrality in line with the goals ofthe Paris Agreement. ENGIE hails 'world first' gas from waste breakthrough.

Carbon-neutral 72

Carbon-neutral Carbon-negative North America Europe 72

Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 21, 2020

They rankings are based on a comparative assessment of 25 data points that include renewable energy, recycling and conservation programs, availability of environmental studies, and career guidance for green jobs. In 2007, it became the first carbon-neutral college in the U.S.

Carbon-neutral 52

Carbon-neutral Fossil fuels Sustainability Policy 52

Business Green

DECEMBER 3, 2021

Dubbed the Green Vessel Classification system, the scheme is set to include a new Greenhouse Gas Emissions Fee for ships using the canal, in a bid to accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels towards greener forms of shipping, according to Maritime Executive. EU carbon prices hit new heights as emissions rebound after Covid.

Carbon-neutral 47

Carbon-neutral Hydrogen Biodiversity Law 47

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

Since the introduction of the initial Tesla electric vehicle (EV), consumers have sought accurate information regarding the total carbon footprint of EVs as they compare to traditional internal combustion engines (ICEs). Reports vary regarding the carbon footprint of the actual product though.

Electric vehicle 36

Electric vehicle Carbon-neutral Batteries Fossil fuels 36