GreenTechMedia

JUNE 10, 2020

Low electricity demand during the COVID-19 lockdown and ever-increasing wind and solar capacities have seen U.K. A pair of public holidays in May exacerbated the problem, sending power demand even lower. The companies are also pushing for consumer bills to reflect energy use at times of higher or lower demand.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 11, 2020

Europe is crafting a €750 billion recovery package in response to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic. That could enable hundreds of billions more for renewables, efficiency, clean public transport and hydrogen. our recent stimulus package sent billions of dollars to debt-laden oil producers. Based in the U.S.,

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Business Green

AUGUST 3, 2021

The idea of only using sustainable packaging – eliminating waste, low carbon footprint, recyclable or compostable - seems easy enough, yet the reality for many businesses is more complex and dependent on the industry they work in. Yet plastic packaging is ubiquitous because it is useful, not to say crucial in many applications.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 22, 2021

Since the world was introduced to the first meal kit over a decade ago, the industry has matured in size and familiarity, but it also has endured notable criticism surrounding packaging and its perceived impact on the environment. For meal kits, packaging waste was one of those unintended consequences.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 4, 2019

This article is adapted from GreenBiz's newsletter, Transport Weekly, running Tuesdays. Subscribe here.How many Amazon packages were rapidly shipped to your home this week thanks to Black Friday and Cyber Monday?For For many of us, plenty.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Industry Voice: Dow's Angels Domenech explains how innovative plastic packaging and recycling processes can drive down food waste, plastic waste and emissions. Dow products and technologies support the food packaging industry, including meat and cheese, fruit and vegetables, snacks and cereals, coffee and confectionery, and even pet food.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 7, 2020

While the oil and gas industries face the greatest risks, EIA’s latest Short-Term Energy Outlook also predicts steep declines in commercial and industrial electricity demand, and a significant decline in new generation capacity as a result. These drop-offs in demand will drive down total U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 9, 2024

Waste and resources firm Veolia is launching a new specialist facility based in Avonmouth, near Bristol, to meet the growing demand for the safe and compliant management of hazardous and complex waste streams in the South West. Designed to be able to accept a wide range of hazardous wastes, it is expected to be operational in spring 2024.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

The government’s action plan for guiding the UK through the worsening energy crisis lacks energy efficiency and demand policies, report warns. New incentives should be backed by a universal carbon allowance for every individual in the UK and a package of energy efficiency measures to help better insulate low income homes, it said.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Supermarket giant Tesco has announced it is launching a trial to address the issue of excess and unnecessary toothpaste packaging in the UK by selling tubes without cardboard boxes. We think that for customers the move makes sense, because the first thing they do when they buy toothpaste is throw the packaging box away.".

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Cutting aviation emissions and expanding green transport networks would generate more jobs while costing the taxpayer less than the bailouts handed to the aviation sector during the pandemic, a fresh analysis has claimed. Kyle Lewis, co-director of Autonomy, said it was critical to reduce the number of flights to meet climate goals. "The

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Business Green

JULY 15, 2021

Global demand for electricity is also growing faster than renewables capacity post-pandemic, opening the door to more fossil fuel energy in many parts of the world. Only around 10.6

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 28, 2024

OFGEM has announced it is consulting on a proposed funding package of £3.4 Two converter stations, one at each end of the cable, are planned to help feed the electricity transported by the cable into the grid and from there onto consumers.

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Charged

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Designwerk Technologies, based in Winterthur, Switzerland, has developed a new DC fast charging station for commercial EVs that’s packaged in a container format. The container-sized charging station is equipped with batteries with a capacity of up to 2 MWh, in order to avoid burdening the power grid at peak demand times.

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Clean Energy Canada

JULY 11, 2022

The transportation sector is the second biggest source of emissions in Canada, and commercial vehicles make up more than a third of that. In terms of next steps, the new program must be part of a broader zero-emission medium- and heavy-duty policy package that addresses both demand and supply barriers. According to the U.S.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 16, 2021

A wide-ranging package of legislative measures designed to curb emissions from the gas industry unveiled by the European Commission has come under fire from campaigners and energy analysts, who have warned they could 'lock in' fossil gas infrastructure across Europe for the years to come.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 25, 2020

Before the pandemic took root on a global level, the transportation industry was already in the midst of a great and exciting transition. With a growing unease in taking public transportation, the demand for electric bikes and cars is also skyrocketing. . Transportation & Mobility. Design & Packaging. Zoé Bezpalko.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 27, 2023

This is a sweet spot rarely achieved in a country frenzied by conflicting energy commitments and an urgent demand to deliver short-term energy security. The diversification of sectors benefiting from hydrogen is critical to boost demand in the near-term and should be central to innovation.

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Smart Energy International

APRIL 16, 2024

A day after approving a wide-reaching financing package, including financing for upgrading the German distribution grid, the EIB announced a loan for power grid upgrades in the German federal state of Thuringia, a co-financed project totalling €600 million ($637.7 The financing forms part of a larger, €4.3 billion ($4.6

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GreenBiz

JULY 14, 2020

Below are some key findings of the study: Employers recognize that demand for charging will only grow; in many cities such as Portland and San Francisco EV charging in workplace parking lots is already both an expectation of employees and a city mandate. Transportation & Mobility. Optimize energy management. Infrastructure.

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GreenBiz

MAY 22, 2020

Here are some highlights from this week's precursor, which featured an interview on the viability of reusable packaging, and two panel sessions — one on the future of recycled plastics in an age of cheap oil and one on the role of repair in circular economy strategies. All of these events also will be available on demand.

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GreenBiz

MAY 8, 2020

Two ways P&G is working toward its packaging goals. All of these events also will be available on demand. We'll debate "Reusable Packaging in the Age of Contagion," "Can Recycled Plastic Survive Low Oil Prices" and "Repair, Resilience and Customer Engagement." Why global engagement is essential to sustainable supply chains.

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Business Green

JULY 22, 2020

As MEPs enter talks over EU Council's €1.8tr recovery package and budget deal, many key green questions remain. Of the overall €1.8tr package encompassing the recovery funding and the 2021-27 budget, EU leaders agreed that 30 per cent should be earmarked for the bloc's climate objectives and transition to net zero.

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Business Green

MAY 21, 2020

A leaked version of the European Commission's green recovery plan suggests the bloc will focus on ramping up hydrogen production and expanding renewables capacity, as well renovating Europe's housing stock and decarbonising transport systems, as its attempts to revive the bloc's coronavirus-stricken economy.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2022

In celebration of the telematics and analytics helping reduce fuel consumption in the transportation sector. For the purposes of this essay, let's consider a topic high on the list for any sustainability professional - reducing emissions related to the transportation of goods and services - and why efficiency really matters in this moment.

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Charged

JANUARY 12, 2024

As vehicle fleets electrify, they need help with their charging infrastructure, and an ecosystem of companies is developing to meet the demand. Electrify America , EVgo , Tesla ) offer public charging stations within metro areas and along transport corridors. Charging networks , aka charge point operators or CPOs, (e.g.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 4, 2021

5 sustainable packaging developments to watch in 2021. For companies with sustainable packaging goals, 2025 is fast approaching. That’s the year when many have pledged to become zero waste, or to use 100 percent reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging. Meg Wilcox. Mon, 01/04/2021 - 01:15. We’re booming." .

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Embedded in the price you pay for goods are things such as vehicle maintenance, insurance, driver labor, warehouse labor, packaging labor, fuel energy, transport tolls, packaging disposal and, of course, profit margin. Many corporations exist to make money from finding and delivering energy to transportation. Courtesy of.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 19, 2020

How Perdue, Smithfield and Silver Fern Farms are reducing packaging waste. All of these events also will be available on demand. Transportation & Mobility. To make offices safe during COVID-19, buildings need a breath of fresh air. Unilever unveils climate and nature fund worth more than $1 billion. Virtual conversations.

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Business Green

MARCH 4, 2021

Package delivery giant and airline operator FedEx has announced it plans to achieve 'carbon neutrality' across its operations within the next 20 years through investments in electrification, sustainable fuels, energy efficiency, and carbon capture systems. Knobloch, Jr. Dean of the Yale School of the Environment.

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Business Green

MAY 11, 2020

Government launches £250m emergency active travel fund, but campaigners warn Prime Minister's advice to avoid public transport could fuel car-focused recovery. He added that commuters should also "avoid public transport if at all possible - because we must and will maintain social distancing, and capacity will therefore be limited".

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Business Green

JUNE 21, 2020

The shift to electric passenger cars could deliver a £24bn boost to the UK economy over the next five years, but the automotive industry and its supply chains must ramp up capacity 10-fold in order to meet growing demand, a joint government and industry backed report today estimates.

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Charged

DECEMBER 20, 2021

Public transport agency ATM (Azienda Trasporti Milanesi) chose electronics giant ABB to deliver a turnkey charging solution for its San Donato depot, the first of four fully electrical depots planned for the city and a pilot site for new charging solutions.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 31, 2023

A prefabricated packaged treatment plant (constructed offsite) from SPIRAC has enabled a water company in the north of England to make much-needed improvements to its inlet works, and in doing so, keep its carbon footprint to a minimum. A SPIRAC SANDSEP dewaters and discharges grit into a skip.

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Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

In the EU the RED II delegated act and Hydrogen and Decarbonised Gas Package are expected to be key policy drivers. Other key findings from Delta-EE research on hydrogen include the evolving landscape of green hydrogen demand. In 2021, demand from the industrial sector outstripped that of transport for the first time.

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Low Impact

AUGUST 11, 2021

The catasrophic tar sands extraction and fracking industries have subsided for the moment, with the fall in demand and price of oil, but they’ll be back once they’re profitable again. It looks as though, in a corporate-dominated, growth economy, no fossil fuels are going to be left unburnt.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

The government is offering up to £50m to create England's 'first all-electric bus town' as part of a new funding competition launched today that aims to catalyse the development of greener and more reliable local transport networks. By focusing on efficient and affordable transport, we will make greener journeys the natural choice.".

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