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Solar Farm Market is Expected to Increase at a 17.51% of CAGR by 2030

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The extensive usage of fossil fuels in order to meet the rising demand for energy is driving the need for sustainable energy. Increasing fossil fuel usage adds to the carbon footprint, further depleting the ozone layer.

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Scottish Widows excludes all fossil fuels from flagship £250m green pension fund

Business Green

Scottish Widows has claimed that its £250m Environmental Fund now boasts the widest fossil fuel exclusions of any pension provider in the UK, as it unveiled a reboot of the 31-year-old scheme this morning. Outfits that receive revenue from nuclear energy or nuclear uranium mining will also be excluded, it added.

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US, China commit to phase down climate-warming HFCs from refrigerators and air conditioners – but what will replace them this time?

Renewable Energy World

CFCs were destroying the ozone layer high in the Earth’s atmosphere, which is essential for protecting life from the Sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation. But when they break down, they create chlorine that reacts with the protective ozone, letting dangerous radiation through to the Earth’s surface. Why HFCs are a climate problem.

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Con Edison Contracts Its Biggest Battery to Date in New York City

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Grid reliability is also the core use case for Con Edison’s 2 MW battery at Ozone Park in Queens and for a 1 MW demonstration project with Shell/GI Energy in Staten Island. But downstate New York is facing significant supply-demand imbalances that will require large-scale energy storage to manage, he noted.

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Tech Startup Sustainability Guide: Running An Eco-Friendly Business

Green Business Bureau

Tech startup sustainability demands startup founders, owners, and operators to follow an effective sustainability program. In terms of the environment, research from the Center for Research into Energy Demand Solutions at the University of Sussex (UK) found that working from home can reduce an employee’s emissions by up to 80%.

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Risk, doubt, and the burden of proof in the climate debate

GreenBiz

It is gradual, and it derives largely from the familiar and widespread practice of burning fossil fuels. More often, it is implicitly built into the conversation, as it was in so many other public debates, like those over leaded gas, ozone and tobacco.

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Sustainable Event Planning: Getting Started Guide for Small Businesses

Green Business Bureau

To divert waste items away from landfills and to meet the demands of a circular economy, you’ll need an effective waste management system, which is comprised of the following key elements: Waste recycling : Waste items such as plastic, glass, aluminum, and food can be recycled. A typical event attendee is estimated to generate 4.17