DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

BASF’s wine tasting is just one example of many such pandemic-style lobbying efforts by the European agriculture industry since the EU has attempted to pass sweeping new policies to combat climate change through measures included in its “Green Deal,” first presented in December 2019. Meet the Industry Trade Groups.

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The Environmental Blog

APRIL 1, 2021

Over the coming months and years, it will be crucial to recover in a way that is economically and environmentally sustainable. While the global economic slowdown reduced major drivers of climate change around the world, the true picture of the pandemic’s effect on our planet’s resources and ecological health is somewhat more nuanced.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

If there is one issue that transcends all the different areas of modern journalism, then climate change is it. It affects many parts of our lives, from our diets to the way we heat our homes to our choice of holiday destinations, and of course it is becoming a key consideration for investors too. per cent of 2018 GDP.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

If you take Shell’s word for it, the oil giant’s growing petrochemical operations are indicative of its “commitment” to a cleaner energy future. Today, a peculiar sign still greets those who enter the town: residential homes are pictured next to an oil tank, surrounded by refinery towers, all basking together underneath the sun and blue sky.

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Business Green

AUGUST 15, 2022

Liz Truss, Rishi Sunak and Downing Street face mounting pressure to ramp up support for energy efficiency and billpayers as autumn draws nearer. Britain's cost of living crisis is getting worse, leaving people scared about how they'll get through the winter," said Starmer.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

Heating and cooling buildings accounts for about a third of the final energy consumption globally and 30% of energy-related CO 2 emissions. Celsius Energy aims to contribute to solving this energy dilemma by providing shallow geothermal heating and cooling systems, thus reducing the carbon footprint of buildings.

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 31, 2022

Did you realize that by throwing food out, you’re also wasting water and causing climate change? Homes generate approximately 61% of this waste, 26% by food service, and 13% by retail. All of this amounts to a waste of the energy, water, and land needed to produce food. The Need for Sustainability.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

British Energy Efficiency Federation chair Andrew Warren sets out his vision for building a thriving market for domestic green homes upgrades. It is universally acknowledged that Britain needs urgently to improve the energy efficiency of its housing stock, long deemed amongst the worst in western Europe. Here is how.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Climate Change Committee writes to the Treasury to explain how 'many small changes can make a meaningful contribution to reducing energy demand'. Building emissions have stagnated over the past decade, in large part due to under-investment in energy efficiency," the letter states. "A A decade ago 2.3

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Renewable Energy World

APRIL 19, 2021

Local community solar projects enhanced by one-stop shop digital systems are set to play a crucial role in the global energy transition. The History of Civilization is in many ways the History of Energy. The control of energy has been a key – some say the key – factor in geopolitics and capitalism.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 19, 2022

Taking the ‘human factor’ into consideration when designing and implementing energy policy is crucial to achieving energy transition goals, writes Dr Rosa Garcia-Verdugo. Changes in people’s buying habits need to be consistent to speed up the green transition, say experts. Putting people at the centre.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021. The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. Often working from home themselves, they empathized with employees and other stakeholders, some refusing to issue layoffs.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Dr Azad Camyab, founder and CEO of the London-based company Pearlstone Energy, talks about the challenges and opportunities of virtual power plants (VPPs) in the burgeoning UK market with Smart Energy International. Demand side flexibility in Europe: 130-164GW by 2030 Horizon Europe: Five flexibility projects.

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Business Green

AUGUST 22, 2022

Whoever takes on the mantle of leading Britain through what promises to be an extremely difficult winter faces a baptism of fire next month, and it is not a fire to warm the cockles: energy bills, food costs, inflation, and geopolitical tensions are all ratcheting ever upwards with no immediate end in sight to the worsening economic crisis.

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Business Green

JUNE 1, 2020

We are therefore writing to ask that the economic recovery plans you are developing align with the UK's wider goals and deliver a clean, just recovery, that creates quality employment and builds a more sustainable, inclusive and resilient UK economy for the future. Amanda Stevenson, Director, Adapt Sustainability Consulting Ltd.

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Business Green

MARCH 20, 2023

The Fund said it aims to enhance or connect London's Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation (SINCs) with a view to creating a wildlife network and making the city a "more natural and vibrant home for nature and the local community". For Londoners, these projects offer a vital way to discover and reconnect with nature."

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Business Green

JUNE 2, 2020

The contrast and volatility in weather patterns, which bears many of the hallmarks of climate change, has astounded scientists. Recent analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) found that, if lockdown measures extended into the winter months in the UK, it could exacerbate already rife fuel poverty.

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Business Green

MARCH 2, 2023

It was a helpful reframing of the economic case for net zero, with its 129 recommendations covering areas including how business can be better supported, how we make better use of infrastructure and how we deliver more energy efficient homes. Progress is too slow. A sense of urgency is distinctly lacking.

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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The C2V Initiative is supported by the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority ( NYSERDA ) and the Consulate General of Canada in New York. Brazil, and Europe. With over a decade of experience supporting cleantech startups, the Urban Future Lab scales market-ready solutions to climate challenges.

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Business Green

MARCH 15, 2023

But players across the green economy were quick to point out the government's package of policies and tax changes was notably bereft of focus on three other critical 'E's that are planks of a prosperous economy: environment, energy, and efficiency. Here, BusinessGreen rounds up all of the reaction from the green economy.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

MAY 6, 2024

In the first few weeks, the pilot has successfully supplied heat to a large apartment building while offering valuable insights into its performance and environmental impact through ongoing research and monitoring by the EGT. The update on the pilot project was shared by Aivar Auväärt, Head of the Subsurface Energy Department of the EGT.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Business interest in plant-based food is growing, but many consumers are still in the dark over the environmental sustainability of their eating habits. There can be little doubt diets are steadily changing in the UK. It has been getting easier.

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Business Green

MARCH 16, 2022

Energy security and net zero requires a rethink of the way energy consumed and used. But what policies do experts think shuold feature to the government’s upcoming Energy Security Strategy and Spring Statement? It was a glaring omission.

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AGreenLiving

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The Eurasian lynx is so-called because it has been found in forests that stretch from Europe to central Asia, thus distinguishing it as the widest-ranging cat on our planet. Across continental Europe and into central Asia, where the Eurasian lynx still exists, there are many threats to their survival in the wild.

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Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

How to divert energy flows from fossil to renewable using electricity and biomass Summary - Up to 20% of our energy needs could be met by sustainably harvested biomass, in particular food and agricultural waste, as well as manure. In part II we learned that the world needs 435 TWh of energy per day. Or is there?

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Climate Tech VC

MARCH 4, 2024

The US Clean Investment Monitor published its annual report for 2023, which saw clean investment total $239bn, up 38% from 2022. Winners include manufacturing, up 133% from 2022, and emerging climate technologies that saw a whopping 10x jump to $4.3bn. Energy & industry. Happy Monday!  of dollars put to work.  

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021 Elsa Wenzel Mon, 01/11/2021 – 02:15 The big stories of 2020 were not just about a pandemic, a reckoning on racial justice, an economic calamity and the ever-imminent rise of climate change impacts. In 2014, the electrical engineer and MBA became the first woman to lead a U.S.

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Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2022

Double said the government would "closely monitor" the situation, including impacts on farmers and the environment, and take further action "as needed". One way of doing this is rolling out meters, which could potentially cut overall water demand by 21 per cent.". "We Meanwhile farmers' crops are dying and their fields catching fire.

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Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

An historic climate summit in Nairobi last week underscored the need for drastic changes in climate finance and clean energy development. Leaders sought to position the continent’s renewables potential and mineral resources as climate investment opportunities and get nations on the same page ahead of COP28.

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Business Green

APRIL 4, 2022

Yet while that very broad assessment certainly remains true, today's intervention from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was always going to be a little different. This report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a litany of broken climate promises. And it is damning.

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Climate Tech VC

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

🧪 UBQ Materials , a Tel Aviv, Israel-based biobased thermoplastics, raised $70M in Growth funding from Eden Global Partners, TPG Rise Climate, TPG Rise Fund, M&G Investments, and Battery Ventures. 🌳 Treefera , a London, UK-based forest monitoring and data platform, raised $2M in Pre-Seed funding from Concept Ventures.

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Mr. Sustainability

DECEMBER 25, 2020

The disappearing of the North Pole, the melting of the Arctic (ice), a “blue ocean event”… These all come down to the same thing: a pivotal change in Earth’s climate with many possible disastrous side effects. With the Northern sea routes available all year, costs for transporting goods (especially from Asia to Europe and the U.S.)

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 17, 2023

deal on Thursday, ExxonMobil acquired Denbury , a Texas-based energy company focused on carbon capture and storage (CCS) and enhanced oil recovery (EOR) that controls the largest network of CO2 pipelines in the US. 💼 Find or share roles on our job board here. Exxon captures Denbury In a $4.9B

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2022

While advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) technology had been fully deployed in the power and gas industries, water was just beginning to look into its adoption. It targeted financial relief for infrastructure, alternative energy sourcing, and scientific research and development.

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Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Lab-Grown Meat, Fake Meat & 3D Printed Pizzas Book Summary - There are currently several technologies in development that have the potential to provide the sustainable food of the future. Added to this are notes and additions from Mr. Sustainability. Introduction Climate Change. Deforestation. Loss of biodiversity.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

JANUARY 11, 2015

The state leads the country by housing about half of the nation’s total installed solar capacity, according to the latest data from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). We really need to work together to build the political power necessary to win. It’s no secret that California is king when it comes to the U.S.

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Green Business Bureau

DECEMBER 28, 2022

In this Green Business Bureau eco friendly retail packaging guide, we explore sustainable packaging solutions for 6 of the most common types of packaging materials used. Use the links below to navigate this guide: The need for sustainable packaging: Giving perspective to our waste crisis. Consumers seek sustainable packaging solutions.

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