The sustainability job market is booming. What does that mean for hiring?
GreenBiz
MAY 2, 2022
Just saying you want a job in sustainability isn't enough anymore. Students with the right degrees are still struggling to find jobs in the sector.
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“I’m sick of them f-cking it up:” Cannon-Brookes takes aim at AGL board
Renew Economy
MAY 2, 2022
Mike Cannon-Brookes fires some choice language, and more than $650 million, at AGL board claims it has no other option than demerger. The post “I’m sick of them f-cking it up:” Cannon-Brookes takes aim at AGL board appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Burger King UK becomes first fast food company to trial reusable packaging
GreenBiz
MAY 2, 2022
In the loop: The restaurant chain becomes latest major brand to announce partnership with re-usable packaging service provider Loop.
U.S. News and World Report Names 2022 Hyundai Tucson Best Plug-in Hybrid
Green Living Guy
MAY 2, 2022
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, Calif., April 22, 2022 – The Hyundai Tucson Plug-in Hybrid has been named the 2022 Best Plug-in Hybrid by U.S. News & World Report. The Tucson Plug-in Hybrid has an all-electric range of 33 miles and an EPA-estimated 35 MPG combined. The annual Best Hybrid and Electric Cars awards combine the U.S. News […]. The post U.S. News and World Report Names 2022 Hyundai Tucson Best Plug-in Hybrid appeared first on Green Living Consultants, Companies, Electric Car Expert, Green
Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets.
Companies must find their Stewards of the Future to survive and thrive
GreenBiz
MAY 2, 2022
If we as leaders, directors, investors and simply human beings don’t see ourselves as stewards of the future, we are letting down our employees, our customers and our suppliers.
Toyota, NEEF and P2 Announce Partnership for Pollinator Friendly Places Project
Green Living Guy
MAY 2, 2022
PLANO, Texas (April 29, 2022) – Pollinators put food on our tables. One out of every three bites we eat comes to us courtesy of pollinators such as bees, butterflies, moths, flower flies, beetles and bats. Today, Toyota is donating $400,000 to the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF) and the Pollinator Partnership (P2) that will […].
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Kia EV6 Features State-of-the-art Audio System
Green Living Guy
MAY 2, 2022
The Kia EV6 has been carefully honed from the ground-up to set new benchmarks across the electric vehicle (EV) landscape, be that with its advanced zero-emissions battery powertrain, industry-leading ultra-fast charging technology, dynamic performance attributes, a daring design, and an interior space that is truly transformative. At the nucleus of the EV6’s immersive and interactive […].
The temperature is rising on heat as an ESG issue
GreenBiz
MAY 2, 2022
Despite the growing attention associated with extreme heat, most indications are that companies and economies haven’t yet warmed up to the risks.
Xos, Inc. Announces Xos Fleet Week and Product Reveal Party
Green Living Guy
MAY 2, 2022
LOS ANGELES, March 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Xos, Inc., is a leading manufacturer of Class 5 through Class 8 battery-electric vehicles and powertrains. The company is also a provider of charging infrastructure and fleet management software. Xos announces Xos Fleet Week, a weeklong event headlined by a premier product reveal party and featuring ride-and-drives. […].
Corporate GHG emissions need to move beyond 'best-guess' territory
GreenBiz
MAY 2, 2022
Businesses and industries need a clearer picture of their emissions footprint to achieve their climate and emissions goals.
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.
Junior energy minister Tim Wilson may lose his Liberal blue ribbon seat
Renew Economy
MAY 2, 2022
Polling suggests junior energy minister Tim Wilson could lose his blue ribbon Liberal to an independent backing stronger climate action. The post Junior energy minister Tim Wilson may lose his Liberal blue ribbon seat appeared first on RenewEconomy.
State lands open for carbon crediting, but how good are those credits?
GreenBiz
MAY 2, 2022
The carbon market has found a new source of credits; public lands. What does this mean for the carbon credit ecosystem?
Requirements and assembly solutions for E-mobility
Charged
MAY 2, 2022
Sponsored by Nordson Sealant Equipment. The current supply chain situation of semiconductors and also many other, much simpler components shows how important the local production actually is. Not only car manufacturers but also suppliers, which after relocating production sites abroad or even continental relocation, are now experiencing delivery difficulties, some of them considerable.
The Green Living Guy Talks Environmental and Financial Benefits of EV’s
Green Living Guy
MAY 2, 2022
Electric vehicles (EVs) aren’t the future — they’re already here. Six major carmakers — BYD, Ford, General Motors, Jaguar Land Rover, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo — have pledged to phase out gas- and diesel-powered vehicles by 2035, and several states have passed laws banning the sale of internal combustion engine vehicles by 2030. Seth Leitman — […].
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.
Lexus changes direction, reveals its first battery EV
Charged
MAY 2, 2022
For some time Lexus has positioned itself as an active opponent of battery EVs (while offering a range of hybrid models). However, times change, and so do corporate strategies. Now Toyota’s premium brand says it will offer a full lineup of BEVs in all categories by 2030, and hopes to be selling only EVs by 2035. As a first step down the electric road of the future, Lexus has unveiled some details of its first global battery EV, the 2023 RZ 450e.
Cannon-Brookes steps in to stop AGL demerger, fast-track coal exit
Renew Economy
MAY 2, 2022
Mike Cannon-Brookes makes dramatic market raid to become biggest shareholder in AGL, vowing to stop demerger and fast-track exit from coal. The post Cannon-Brookes steps in to stop AGL demerger, fast-track coal exit appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Statevolt to build 54 GWh battery gigafactory in California
Charged
MAY 2, 2022
Startup Statevolt, a sister company of Britishvolt and Italvolt , plans to invest $4 billion to construct a new battery factory in California’s Imperial Valley. The new company’s team will take advantage of “previous learnings in gigafactory design and engineering,” as well as “an ecosystem of established project development partners.”. Statevolt is currently searching for the ideal location for its facility.
Danish giant reveals details of giga-scale renewable hydrogen plans in Murchison
Renew Economy
MAY 2, 2022
Details emerge of enormous WA project to combine wind and solar and 3GW of electrolysers to produce green ammonia. The post Danish giant reveals details of giga-scale renewable hydrogen plans in Murchison appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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?
Littelfuse launches new fuse for EV on-board chargers and PDUs
Charged
MAY 2, 2022
Circuit protection manufacturer Littelfuse has launched a new high-voltage cartridge fuse for the on-board chargers and power distribution units (PDUs) of EVs. The new 828 series High-Voltage Cartridge Fuses are AEC-Q200 compliant, and are available in a tray package of 500 for the through-hole version, and 300 for the bolt-down version. The company says “the high interrupting rating (10 kA @ 1,000 VDC) provides superior overcurrent protection for automotive EV designs.”.
Forum in Chicago to Focus on Modernizing the Electric Grid in North America
altenergymag
MAY 2, 2022
Decarbonizing and optimizing the efficiency of the U.S.
AMPLY Power to manage charging for Volvo VNR electric truck fleet in California’s Central Valley
Charged
MAY 2, 2022
Fleet charging specialist AMPLY Power will support the deployment of two Volvo VNR Electric Trucks operated by Producers Dairy in Fresno. AMPLY managed the design and installation of charging infrastructure at the company’s processing facility, which includes two 150 kW DC fast chargers. AMPLY will also provide ongoing managed charging services through its OMEGA platform.
Swiss scientists set new record for tandem solar cell efficiency
Renew Economy
MAY 2, 2022
Scientists develop tandem solar cell with a certified efficiency of 29.2% and have clear steps to achieve yields beyond 30% in the future. The post Swiss scientists set new record for tandem solar cell efficiency appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Ed’s note: Meet the 100 Mission Cities of the European Commission
Smart Energy International
MAY 2, 2022
What do cities like Athens and Utrecht, or Stockholm and Rome, have in common, you ask? They are part of the EU Commission’s mission, I answer. . Last week, the Commission announced the 100 European cities that will participate in the so-called “ Cities Mission ”. The scope of this project is to make them climate-neutral and smart by 2030. It’s quite an ambitious goal that includes all 27 member states – plus eight more countries, representing 12 additional cities – that are as
Electric cars and homes: Rugby great joins push to electrify Australia
Renew Economy
MAY 2, 2022
Independent ACT senate candidate and former Wallabies captain says Australians could slash energy bills and emissions by going electric. The post Electric cars and homes: Rugby great joins push to electrify Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Virginia Natural Gas to inspect natural gas infrastructure with UAVs
Smart Energy International
MAY 2, 2022
Natural gas service provider, Virginia Natural Gas (VNG), has announced its use of aerial drones – or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) – to perform equipment inspections on its pipeline infrastructure. The UAVs will begin flights across Hampton Roads as well as northern James and New Kent Counties for various operations. These include inspections of critical infrastructure, right-of-way assessments and the inspection of over 5500 miles of gas pipeline.
AGL dismisses Cannon-Brookes, signs partner for $5bn renewables fund
Renew Economy
MAY 2, 2022
AGL to plough on with demerger plan, announces partner for new fund to invest up to $5 billion in wind and storage assets. The post AGL dismisses Cannon-Brookes, signs partner for $5bn renewables fund appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Repowering experts can quickly get damaged inverters back online
Solar Power World
MAY 2, 2022
By Ananda Hartzell, VP of business development, DEPCOM Power Power conversion systems, including inverters, are the engine at the core of every utility PV power plant. When those inverters fail, everything else comes to a screeching halt. Preparing for inevitable inverter failure is the best way to get power production back on track fast. Inverters… The post Repowering experts can quickly get damaged inverters back online appeared first on Solar Power World.
Meet Kylea Tink: North Sydney independent who wants to break climate gridlock
Renew Economy
MAY 2, 2022
Independent North Sydney challenger talks Australia's failed climate leadership and the opportunity to seize a climate-focused economic future. The post Meet Kylea Tink: North Sydney independent who wants to break climate gridlock appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Fashion retailers announce new push to boost traceability in cotton supply chain
Business Green
MAY 2, 2022
Better Cotton's new traceability panel includes British retailer Marks & Spencer and is backed by £1m of funding. Marks & Spencer, online fashion platform Zalando, and fashion giant Bestseller have teamed up as part of a £1m initiative to enhance innovation and traceability across the global cotton supply chain. The Better Cotton programme revealed late last week that it had convened a group of leading international retailers and brands to mobilise funding for solutions that can improv
Conservation of Energy Should Be at Front and Centre in Combatting Climate Change
Energy Central
MAY 2, 2022
Consumption of energy is an unequal game. North America, Asia, and Europe are disproportionately energy hogs. They consume most of the fossil fuels burned which is the cause of anthropogenic climate change. Our North American and European homes need to be heated in the winter and chilled in the summer. And then there are the technological gadgets that fill our homes and have us consuming more.
Reports: HSBC rapped by Advertising Standards Authority over 'greenwashing' allegations
Business Green
MAY 2, 2022
Draft recommendation reportedly criticises bank for failing to provide sufficient context on its continued investments in fossil fuels. HSBC has reportedly been rapped by the Advertising Standards Authority over adverts that selectively promote its green investment activity without elaborating on its broader role as a major financier of companies engaged in fossil fuel extraction and expansion.
Resilience -- the New Umbrella Term for the Digital World
Climate 4.0
MAY 2, 2022
Author’s Note: We have teamed up with McMaster University to develop a for a research and executive roundtable series on the primacy of networking technology to prepare for, drive, and enable the resiliency and sustainability of the new digital world order in which we all now live. This is the opening essay for that six-month research hike, with trail-marking breadcrumbs in a webinar stops along the way, and the capstone being at the Great Canadian Data Centre Symposium 2022 (GCDC22), scheduled
Kwarteng and Sunak at odds over windfall tax on oil and gas profits
Energy Central
MAY 2, 2022
“In return for the UK government’s ongoing support for the sector, the prime minister, the chancellor and I want to see a very clear plan from the oil and gas industry to reinvest profits in the North Sea and, importantly, in the clean energy technologies of the future,” he wrote.
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