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The emerging “non-utilities”—EVs are helping new players in the energy marketplace.

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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. The benefits which these non-utility participants bring to the grid are many and varied.

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'Half measures won't halve emissions': The green economy reacts to IPCC's climate solutions report

Business Green

"They are choking our planet, based on their vested interests and historic investments in fossil fuels, when cheaper, renewable solutions provide green jobs, energy security, and greater price stability. Investing in new fossil fuels infrastructure is moral and economic madness. But it doesn't have to be this way.

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'We are witnessing the impacts of a disorderly transition': CCC boss Chris Stark on net zero in the wake of Covid-19

Business Green

Meanwhile, public polling suggests bailing out high carbon companies without attaching carbon reduction targets would be an unpopular move. Encouragingly, word from the EU Commission suggests it remains steadfast in its 2050 net zero ambitions and that combatting climate change should feature strongly in economic recovery packages.

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What Is B Corp? B Corp Certification Guide + Quick Assessment

Green Business Bureau

Private equity venture capital investors B Lab has collected publicly available information for more than $2 billion of investment in B Corps and benefit corporations by more than 150 venture capital firms to date, with every major silicon valley venture capital having invested in a certified B Corp and a benefit corporation.

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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. Media Authorship. Mark Costa, Courtesy of Eastman. Close Authorship. jobs, as much as $2.2

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Online Event - VERGE Energy Conference

Green Market Oracle

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. Protein is being sourced from an increasingly long list of plants, synthesized from carbon dioxide sucked from the air, and extracted from insects.

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

"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. But she noticed they only served pre-packaged, mass-produced, instant coffee grown elsewhere.