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Brooklyn startup addresses gun violence with climate jobs

GreenBiz

BlocPower’s Civilian Climate Corps program provides training and job opportunities to New Yorkers in neighborhoods impacted by gun violence, while helping NYC tackle its largest source of GHG emissions: buildings.

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Local governments must take responsibility for clean heat

Envirotec Magazine

Net zero energy goals for heating need to be owned and delivered by regional and local governments, according to a new report led by the University of Birmingham. In addition, the report emphasises the need to balance these on-the-ground local decisions with long-term policy decisions from Government. For example, it calls on the Government to fund pathfinder projects that will decarbonise 30,000 homes in the next five years and recommends the sale of natural gas boilers in the UK be banned by 2

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Renewable energy projects power up in tribal nations

GreenBiz

Dozens of tribes are investing in solar, wind and hydro projects, building toward a more sustainable future.

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Solar superior to nuclear for powering Mars mission

Envirotec Magazine

Photovoltaics could be efficiently deployed across half the planet, says peer-reviewed study. A paper published in the journal Frontiers in Astronomy and Space Sciences argues that a human expedition on the surface of the Red Planet could be powered by harvesting solar energy. The concept is not new. The main source of power for some NASA Mars rovers comes from a multipanel solar array.

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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.

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USDA lacks policy alignment for true food systems transformation

GreenBiz

The United States Department of Agriculture is making a few small steps into sustainable agriculture but it still has many threads to unwind.

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New EU nutrient directive essential to halt ecosystem breakdown

Envirotec Magazine

The ongoing nitrogen crisis in the Netherlands and Flanders illustrates how ineffective management of nutrients can lead to both serious ecological damage and political and societal upheaval. To halt ecosystem breakdown and limit costs of further damage, the European Union (EU) needs an integrated nutrient directive that regulates the combined agricultural use of nitrogen and phosphorus, urges a new comment in Nature Reviews Earth & Environment.

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Portable hydrogen cartridge prototype demonstrated for home and similar applications

Envirotec Magazine

A working prototype portable hydrogen cartridge is able to transport and supply hydrogen energy to power a broad range of everyday applications both in and outside the home. The demonstration system has been produced by Toyota and its subsidiary Woven Planet. The firms will conduct Proof of Concept (PoC) trials in various locations, including Woven City, a human-centered smart city of the future, currently under construction in Susono City, Shizuoka Prefecture, in Japan.

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Google and Unilever among firms testing new framework for carbon credit claims

GreenBiz

Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity initiative and U.K. government launch new draft code of practice for carbon offset projects.

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AI expedites digital mapping of electricity cables

Envirotec Magazine

Image credit: Korostylev Dmitrii / Shutterstock.com. Google’s AI division is creating digital versions of – normally hand-drawn – maps of electricity cables, in a move that could benefit the global utility industry. The firm’s DeepMind engineers have partnered with UK Power Networks which delivers electricity across London, the East and South East, to create digital versions of maps covering more than 180,000km of electricity cables.

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Is Sustainability Consulting Better Than An In-House Team?

Green Business Bureau

Sustainability Consulting in Businesses Today. Sustainability Consulting has become an increasingly popular option in recent years as businesses and municipalities face evolving challenges in the regulatory environment and in maintaining a good public image. Consultants bring their specialty knowledge and experience to firms to provide both short-term solutions and long-term guidance.

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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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Air Officials in California to Hear Public Comments on EV Transition

Green Living Guy

Science Group Calls on Board to Strengthen Rule and Reject Automakers’ Appeal for Loopholes SACRAMENTO (June 8, 2022)—The California Air Resources Board will hold a hearing in Sacramento on Thursday, June 9 to hear public comments about proposed standards to guide the state’s transition to making all new cars zero-emission vehicles by 2035. The Advanced […].

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ESG vs Sustainability: What’s the Difference?

Green Business Bureau

ESG vs. Sustainability. The meanings of the terms “ESG” and “Sustainability” are evolving and it’s important to understand the difference. Although ESG (Environment, Social, and Governance) was coined for the investment community as a framework for companies to report on and be measured on, the term has recently become synonymous with the term “sustainability”.

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Paul Smith Converts Classic 1998 Mini into Zero-Emissions Vehicle

Green Living Guy

Munich/Milan. Upcycling of the highest order: a legendary classic is transformed into a newly designed and modernized electric car for emission-free driving. Sir Paul Smith, long familiar to fans of the iconic British brand that has been in the business for over 50 years, is the creative mind behind this collaboration. The presentation of this […].

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Bowen slams Morrison and Taylor for hiding extent of Snowy 2.0 delays

Renew Economy

Delays in the government-funded Snowy 2.0 could have big impact on timing of coal plant closures and shape of energy policy. The post Bowen slams Morrison and Taylor for hiding extent of Snowy 2.0 delays appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Ford is Creating Thousands of New Union EV Manufacturing Jobs in Michigan, Ohio and Missouri

Green Living Guy

DEARBORN, Mich., June 2, 2022 – United Auto Workers and Ford Motor Company leaders today announced plans to add more than 6,200 new U.S. manufacturing jobs in the Midwest, convert nearly 3,000 temporary UAW-Ford workers to permanent full-time status and provide all hourly employees healthcare benefits on the first day of employment. These actions – […].

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Emera Technologies and Novonix Launch Microgrid Battery

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Emera Technologies and NOVONIX first announced their partnership to develop the innovative battery storage technology in Halifax early in 2021. The prototype was developed by NOVONIX to support Emera Technologies’ residential microgrid system, BlockEnergy™, which is operating in a residential pilot project south of Tampa, Florida.

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Acura Motorsport’s New Electric Acura ARX-06 LMDh Prototype to Race in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship

Green Living Guy

Acura Motorsports releases the first images of the company’s new, electrified Acura ARX-06 LMDh prototype. This prototype will race in the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship hybrid-powered GTP category beginning in 2023. The Acura ARX-06 [Acura Racing experimental, generation 6] is the latest in a successful line of endurance prototypes fielded by the brand, beginning in 1991.

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Offshore Wind Innovation Hub Launched in New York

altenergymag

Equinor, the NYU Tandon School of Engineering, NOWRDC Create Partnership Supported by NYCEDC to Advance Offshore Wind Technology

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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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How Athletes and Sports Fans Can Live a Planet-Friendly and Healthy Lifestyle

Green Living Guy

Making a Sustainable Changes 07 Jun 2022 – On the occasion of World Environment Day, the IOC has published a new guide entitled “How to be a sustainable champion”, which includes a series of practical ideas to help athletes and sports fans live a “planet-friendlier and healthier life”. Featuring the voices of athletes from around the […].

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Group14 raises $400 million for silicon-carbon battery materials factory in US

Charged

Silicon-carbon battery tech supplier Group14 Technologies has raised $400 million in Series C funding, which it plans to use to open its second battery active materials factory in the US. The plant will produce the company’s proprietary SCC55 lithium-silicon battery material for Porsche subsidiary Cellforce Group , which will use it to begin producing battery cells in south Germany beginning in 2024.

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RE+ Events Sets International Focus on Egypt, Partners with Egytec

altenergymag

Desert-Tec focused on renewable energy in Egypt, part of the 7igears event.

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Optronics International Announces New LED Utility Lamps

Green Living Guy

TULSA, Okla., USA — Optronics International, a leading manufacturer of vehicle harnesses, electronic control systems and LED lighting for the global transportation industry, announced the introduction of its new UCL45 Series LED utility, scene, and work light today. The robustly constructed lamps come with an IP65 rating for dust and water resistance and change the […].

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Con Edison Sustainability Report: Leading the Clean Energy Transition

Energy Central

Con Edison has released its annual Sustainability Report, detailing the company’s progress in preparing its energy grid for the renewable future, laying the groundwork for electric vehicle charging, and ensuring its workforce reflects the rich diversity of the communities it serves. In 2021 Con Edison expanded its Clean Energy Commitment, pledging to deliver 100 percent clean power by.

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Slow 2050 net-zero scenarios not worth the paper they’re written on, say economists

Renew Economy

Leading economists blow a hole through the main tool used to produce the slow net-zero scenarios embraced by climate policymakers. The post Slow 2050 net-zero scenarios not worth the paper they’re written on, say economists appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Europe’s Energy Crisis with Gerard Reid

Energy Central

Europe is in an energy crisis. Power prices have quadrupled, governments have scrambled to provide liquidity to markets and subsidize households. And for the moment, gas is still flowing from Russia. How did we get to this state? What are the impacts and short-term consequences? Can Europe navigate to the “whole of Europe response” needed or could this test the political.

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Hot, humid, dusty and …. boring: Building solar farms in the outback is not piles of fun

Renew Economy

Heat, humidity, dust, swarms of flies and monotonous work. Building a solar farm in the outback is not quite what they say in the brochure. The post Hot, humid, dusty and … boring: Building solar farms in the outback is not piles of fun appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Top 10 State Legislative Issues of 2022

Energy Central

Since the start of this year’s legislative sessions, Advanced Energy Economy has been tracking energy legislation across all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Congress through its online PowerSuite platform. PowerSuite provides policy tracking by policy professionals.

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Macquarie’s Corio unveils plans for Australia’s biggest offshore wind farm

Renew Economy

Macquarie offshoot Corio unveils plans for the biggest offshore wind project to date in Australia. The post Macquarie’s Corio unveils plans for Australia’s biggest offshore wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The State of the Water Sector

CleanTech Group

As the world’s freshwater supply decreases, the demand for freshwater will increase and so will the need for innovative technologies that can save,

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Loy Yang A unit outage to extend beyond winter as Corbett departs AGL

Renew Economy

AGL loses yet another senior leader as it announces Loy Yang A unit outage could last all of winter. The post Loy Yang A unit outage to extend beyond winter as Corbett departs AGL appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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What’s Your Regen Conversation

Fairsnape

The latest Regen/ Notes newsletter “What’s Your Regen Conversation” explores Potentialism, Eco Reads, Bread, Ride with Nature, Place, Home Health, Living Product Challenge, Digital Design, Warming Stripes + Zoom Regenerative. Read, Like and Subscribe to Regen/ Notes here. Regen/ Notes also features upcoming on line and in person regenerative events: 9th June: Is your home trying to kill you?

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Forgotten fuel: Australia’s failure on energy efficiency is a global embarrassment

Renew Economy

In Europe, the mantra is "energy efficiency first" and the IEA calls energy efficiency the "first fuel." In Australia, it is the "forgotten fuel" – to our great cost. The post Forgotten fuel: Australia’s failure on energy efficiency is a global embarrassment appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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KORE Power Selected to Supply Batteries for 20 MWh Storage Partnership in UK Between ABB and Ecotricity

altenergymag

KORE Power batteries will be installed at new 10 MW/20 MWh grid scale battery collaboration between ABB and Ecotricity project which paves the way for UK’s National Grid journey to Net Zero by 2050 and highlights the potential of BESS to stabilize the grid