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3 Ways IoT can help reduce carbon emissions

Smart Energy International

Emily Newton, editor-in-chief of Revolutionized Magazine , writes on three use cases where the Internet of Things (IoT) is proving a useful instrument to help reduce carbon emissions. The growing IoT devices market could be a silver bullet for climate change.

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Comment: Technology will be crucial to the success of vertical farms

Envirotec Magazine

Furthermore, agriculture, forestry, and land use change are responsible for about 25% of the greenhouse gas emissions that are driving global warming, and agriculture uses about 70% of fresh water supplies. These challenges are of course exacerbated by climate change.

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Get a free home energy audit & help with upgrades

Greenability Magazine

If your home is eligible for energy-efficiency upgrades through PAYS, you get a customized plan outlining improvements available to you that could include insulation, duct sealing or a new HVAC system. PAYS will pay the upfront cost of an HVAC upgrade, attic insulation, air sealing, duct sealing and smart thermostats.

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Tax credits & rebates make solar more affordable

Greenability Magazine

“Solar is now cheaper than ever with residential installation costs plunging 70 percent over the last 10 years,” said Darla Pennington, owner of PennTech , a solar installation and energy-efficiency HVAC company in Blue Springs, MO. The post Tax credits & rebates make solar more affordable appeared first on Greenability Magazine.

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The Biggest Sustainability Stories of 2019 (and what to watch for in 2020)

Andrew Winston

The climate protest movement explodes. At the end of the year, Time Magazine named 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg as their youngest “Person of the Year” ever. A growing numbers of Americans now see it as a crisis (not surprisingly, climate despair became a thing in 2019). People are taking notice.

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The Scale of the Climate Catastrophe Will Depend on What Businesses Do Over the Next Decade

Andrew Winston

It's long past time for companies to go very big on climate action.). The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued an important new report about how dire the consequences of climate change are becoming , and how fast we need to move to avoid the worst. Use all available platforms to engage consumers.

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CO2 monitors facilitate rollout of environmentally friendly refrigeration in Australian supermarkets

Envirotec Magazine

Supermarkets all over Australia and New Zealand are benefiting from advanced carbon dioxide monitors, says measurement expert Vaisala, as new natural refrigeration systems are installed to assist in the fight against climate change. Many of the Woolworths stores’ refrigeration and HVAC control systems are supplied by Emerson.