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When AI and ESG collide

GreenBiz

The corporate world’s embrace of AI will strain ESG strategies far more deeply than most of us think.

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60 Years Of Nuclear In Space Is Just The Beginning

Jim Conca

This summer NASA marked the 60th anniversary of a nuclear-powered spaceflight. The Transit IV-A was an experimental navigational satellite with a radioisotope-powered generator, launched by Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory from Cape Canaveral on 29 June 1961. But that was just the beginning.

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A sea change for seafloor mapping

GreenBiz

One of the biggest challenges in drawing ocean maps at any depth has been the relative lack of standardization in how data is shared.

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Wind is the leading source of renewable energy

Inhabitat - Innovation

In a SUN DAY Campaign review of energy production and consumption data as provided by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), it was determined that America was slowly shifting towards renewables. The domestic production and use of renewable energy hit an all-time high between January and June 2021.

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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport

Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium

With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.

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The climate crisis must be priority for financial regulators

GreenBiz

Risk is a baseline responsibility of financial institutions, yet they are falling short as irreversible climate damage accelerates.

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23 species are about to be declared extinct

Inhabitat - Innovation

Twenty-three species are expected to drop off the Endangered Species list and into extinction. After no sightings for a long time, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed delisting several birds, fish, mussels, a Hawaiian plant and the Little Mariana fruit bat.

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These furniture handles are made from flaxseed

Inhabitat - Innovation

Minimizing waste through recycling is one action every business can take towards sustainability. Schwinn Hardware, a well-established manufacturer of cabinet hardware, has taken that idea to the design table with a new collection called Vegan by Design.

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The entire financial system must support the net-zero transition

GreenBiz

And that requires investments of over $100 trillion in the next three decades.

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Coral-like architecture in the Philippines is stackable

Inhabitat - Innovation

Architecture can reflect the culture of the area and showcase sustainable design. The Cagbalete Sand Clusters, located in Taguig, Philippines, is a multi-use development designed with respect for the surrounding ecology and history of farming and fishing in the area.

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We need to talk about consumption: Zero Waste Scotland hosts virtual event ahead of COP26

Envirotec Magazine

Scottish government funded advisory group Zero Waste Scotland is hosting a free virtual event , on Tuesday 5 October, which will see experts come together to discuss a vital topic they insist is missing from the climate change conversation: Consumption. This year’s COP26 event is being regarded as “the world’s best last chance to get runaway climate change under control”.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.

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TRIWA and Sea Shepherd team up to fight ocean waste

Inhabitat - Innovation

TRIWA is a watch-making company with a mission. Sea Shepherd is a non-profit working toward wildlife conservation. Finding common ground, the two collaborated to achieve both their goals.

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Environmental Sustainability in the Beauty Industry: Key Areas For Beauty Brands to Tackle

Green Business Bureau

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN THE BEAUTY INDUSTRY. Beauty is an industry that gets a bad rap when it comes to sustainability. That’s because the beauty industry generates up to 120 billion units of plastics packaging per year contributing to the loss of 18 million acres of forest annually. Packaging is clearly an issue, but there are other challenges for brands wanting to lower their environmental impact, including carbon production, water waste and energy consumption.

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Carbon pricing currently too low for a just transition to net-zero, says climate advisory group

Envirotec Magazine

Coal-fired power plants in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (image credit: Asian Development Bank , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license ). A new paper from an independent group of climate experts emphasises “the critical importance of a comprehensive financial and regulatory ecosystem incentivising emissions reduction and removal, supported by a properly functioning carbon price.” The document from the Climate Crisis Advisory Group (CCAG)[1] sets out seven recommendations that it believes global leaders at

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How to Create a Sustainability Program: A 10 Step Guide To Creating a Purpose-Driven Business

Green Business Bureau

Sustainability Program Challenges. Despite the continued CEO efforts and rising customer, employee, investor and political interest, many businesses are struggling to integrate sustainability into the core of their operations. In 2019, a mere 16% of executives stated sustainability as a built-in business function. The majority (50%) of organizations thought sustainability was “ fairly well ” integrated, as opposed to an ideal “ extremely well ” target.

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?

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Project reclaims rare earth magnets from loudspeakers

Envirotec Magazine

A recently completed project demonstrates that the rare earth magnets in loudspeakers, which are currently lost to landfill, can be successfully recycled, says the group behind it, from the University of Birmingham. Loudspeakers account for approximately 20% of rare earth magnet use, and represent a significant opportunity for rare earth magnet recycling, particularly in the UK, which has no domestic source of primary rare earth metals.

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Free guide explains important updates to heat network regulations

altenergymag

District heating specialist Switch2 Energy has published the Essential Guide to the Heat Network Regulations. This explains recent legislation updates and the urgent steps heat suppliers must take to gain compliance and stem huge energy losses on thousands of unmetered homes.

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You thought the U.S. fire season was bad. Russia’s is much worse.

Grist

In mid August, the leader of the Republic of Sakha, in Russia, told residents not to go outside, and to avoid breathing unfiltered air if at all possible. Wildfire smoke filled the streets of Yakutsk, reducing visibility to less than a block. Smoke spread to the North Pole for the first time ever. It spread across the Pacific Ocean. Fires in California this year stunned forest stewards with their size and intensity.

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ABB’s newest charger cranks out a record 360 kW of power

Charged

ABB is one of the largest EVSE suppliers, and it aims to be the fastest too. The beefiest passenger-car chargers currently in service that we’re aware of deliver 350 kW of power. ABB’s newest product ups the ante to 360. ABB’s new Terra 360 has a maximum output of 360 kW, which the company says is capable of fully charging an EV in as little as 15 minutes.

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TÜV Rheinland Holds "All Quality Matters" Solar Congress 2022 Launch Ceremony in Hefei

altenergymag

On September 28, TÜV Rheinland Group (TÜV Rheinland) held the "All Quality Matters" Solar Congress 2022 launch ceremony in Hefei, Anhui Province, announcing that the 8th Solar Congress will be held in Hefei in April next year and releasing the selection criteria for the "All Quality Matters" Award.

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NIO’s new standard-range battery uses both ternary lithium and LFP cells

Charged

NIO has launched a new battery type. New NIO EVs will now be available with a choice of the 100 kWh long-range ternary lithium battery pack or the new 75 kWh standard-range hybrid-cell battery. Models equipped with the new pack will be delivered to customers starting in November. The 75 kWh standard-range battery features a combination of ternary lithium and lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cells, and employs a cell-to-pack system, which forgoes the use of battery modules.

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‘World’s fastest,’ 3-minute EV charger has arrived

Renewable Energy World

Follow @EngelsAngle. Swiss sustainable technology firm ABB unveiled what it calls the world's fast EV charger, delivering 100km of range in less than three minutes to up to four vehicles at once. Available in Europe by the end of 2021, and in the US in 2022, the Terra 360 all-in-one modular charger has a maximum output of 360 kW and is capable of fully charging any electric car in 15 minutes or less.

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African Cities Taking on Road Safety

The City Fix

While road safety is a critical issue across the globe as more cars hit the road and more people move to cities, African cities are disproportionately affected. Africa is the least motorized region globally, yet has the highest road traffic. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Microchip Technology releases new 1,200-volt digital gate driver

Charged

Microchip Technology has developed a new 1,200 V digital gate driver, providing system developers with multiple levels of control and protection. The 2ASC-12A2HP AgileSwitch gate driver provides multiple levels of control and a higher level of protection for silicon carbide MOSFET-based power systems. The company says its new gate drivers have the ability to dampen drain-source voltage overshoots by up to 80% and reduce switching losses by as much as 50%.

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Innovative mechanisms aim to crack the tough nuts of climate finance

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Sept. 30 – At this point, solar power, electric vehicles and optimization software are the low-hanging fruits. More difficult: funding sustainable infrastructure. The post Innovative mechanisms aim to crack the tough nuts of climate finance appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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SimpliPhi Power and Lumin Partner to Launch Innovative Customer App and Advanced Controls for Distributed Energy Storage Systems

altenergymag

Partnership brings leading energy technology companies together to deliver a fully integrated solution and unparalleled levels of energy management for storage+solar or standalone battery systems

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Syndio scores $50 million to help companies address gender and racial pay disparities

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, September 30 — Building a more inclusive workforce requires more equitable practices in the workplace. Seattle-based Syndio’s software analytics platform is used. The post Syndio scores $50 million to help companies address gender and racial pay disparities appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Bloom Energy Announces Commercial Availability of Hydrogen-Powered Fuel Cells

altenergymag

-Company offers complementary suite of solutions to advance the hydrogen economy -Hydrogen-powered fuel cells follows the company’s July launch of the Bloom Electrolyzer, offering highly efficient hydrogen generation -Solid-oxide platform is an integral part of commitment to sustainability and a zero-carbon future

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Elemental Excelerator’s climate-tech unicorns develop locally, deploy solutions globally

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Sept. 30 – Dawn Lippert wanted to help flip Hawaii green and wean it from dependence on fossil fuels. But the cleantech solutions. The post Elemental Excelerator’s climate-tech unicorns develop locally, deploy solutions globally appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Planet’s Rapid SkySat Data Enables Effective Regional Bushfire Management in Australia

Planet Pulse

Civil governments around the world are making sustainable strides in local environmental management; and by using satellite-enabled data, they are able to analyze and support preventative management techniques to protect local communities and ecosystems. For example, Forest Fire Management Victoria, a governmental organization located in Victoria, Australia, leverages high-resolution tasking capabilities from Planet’s SkySat constellation to analyze its effectiveness in reducing the risk of bush

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EV Charging Infrastructure Industry Growth Driven by Government policies for interconnected charging infrastructure networks

altenergymag

In 2020 and early 2021, the rapid evolution of EVSE infrastructure continued. In several nations, efforts are underway to deliberately plan and deploy large-scale interconnected EV charging stations along major transportation corridors. Digitalization, interoperability, and charging network roadmaps are all important concerns in the planning process.

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University in ‘Europe’s Oil Capital’ Votes to Divest from Fossil Fuels

DeSmogBlog

A Scottish university in “Europe’s oil and gas capital” has voted to sell all of its fossil fuel investments over the next four years. The University of Aberdeen, which has strong ties with the North Sea oil and gas industry, announced today that its governing body had voted to exclude fossil fuel extraction companies from its £52.7 million investment portfolio by 2025.

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ENEOS and NSG Install Transparent Solar Windows from Ubiquitous Energy at NSG’s Facility in Japan

altenergymag

The purpose of the installation is to verify the energy savings performance (heat blocking and insulation) and power generation capabilities of Ubiquitous Energy’s transparent solar windows under Japan's sunlight and weather conditions.

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The Brief: Community climate tech, emerging market impact unicorns, innovative climate finance, pay equity, beyond ESG-washing

Impact Alpha

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Call No. 32: Black tech, green solutions. We’re partnering with Sherrell Dorsey and The Plug to showcase entrepreneurs and. The post The Brief: Community climate tech, emerging market impact unicorns, innovative climate finance, pay equity, beyond ESG-washing appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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PennEast Pipeline Cancelation Could Signal ‘End of an Era’ for Unnecessary Fossil Fuel Projects

DeSmogBlog

A major natural gas pipeline in Pennsylvania was canceled this week in the face of a thicket of legal obstacles and intense local opposition. The cancelation may punctuate what could be the end of a decade-long pipeline building frenzy in the U.S. as federal regulators begin to heed calls from activists and local communities to increase scrutiny over unneeded pipelines crisscrossing the country.