How a global plastics leader is betting big on circularity
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Sponsored: Berry Global prioritizes innovations for circularity to build an attractive portfolio for its customers, while driving growth, jobs and stability.
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Global database of healthcare’s environmental impacts launched
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Healthcare provision is a major contributor to the climate crisis, accounting for more than five percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, according to researchers at Dalhousie University and Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS) who have launched a new open-access, interactive database of healthcare’s environmental impacts. The HealthcareLCA database attempts to serve as an up-to-date evidence repository, bringing together new and existing assessments into one publicly accessible loca
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What to know about Europe's new anti-greenwashing laws
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Supply chain transparency is crucial to building consumer trust in the face of greenwashing.
Sensor-based sorting key to UK’s first picker-less C&I MRF
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Essex-based waste management and recycling solutions provider, Green Recycling, has achieved its goal of becoming the UK’s first picker-less C&I MRF with the help of a sensor-based sorting system able to identify the weight and quantity of plastics, one of a number of features enabled by AI. Green Recycling initially installed one of TOMRA’s AUTOSORT® units at its C&I MRF in Maldon, Essex, in November 2021 to recover fibre from the end of its process line.
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.
A roadmap for ESG excellence
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Corporate sustainability is a journey, not a destination. Here are a few steps to start or fine-tune your ESG strategy.
Home in Vietnam holds more than 300 years of history
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 13, 2022
The history of a building and a place matters. This property in Vietnam, home to the same family for three generations, powerfully reminds the world of that message.
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Okabashi shoes are 100% recyclable and cruelty-free
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Recognizable brand Okabashi is on a mission to develop sustainable footwear options, and has a recycled and vegan collection of shoes to prove it.
Carbon credits for oil companies?
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Carbon Path and ZeroSix are two companies creating a carbon credit to incentivize companies to plug old oil wells.
New Toyota bZ electric vehicle is sleeker than a Tesla
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 13, 2022
If you've been driving a Prius for years or holding out for a sleeker electric vehicle, Toyota now has the car for you.
Getting Onboard with Corporate Volunteerism
Green Business Bureau
DECEMBER 13, 2022
What is Corporate Volunteerism? Corporate volunteerism is a rewarding way for companies to make a positive impact in their local community. It involves employees volunteering their time and skills to help out in various ways, such as fundraising, collecting donations, providing mentorship or engaging with local charities. Corporate volunteerism offers many benefits to those involved, from enhancing work culture and increasing employee satisfaction to positively affecting the bottom line through
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.
Andreu World chairs awarded for BIO Thermopolymer material
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 13, 2022
The hard angles and sharp edges of furniture's past are gone in this collection from Andreu World. This furniture gives new meaning to the term circular design.
“Epic stuff:” Renewables reach 84 pct share of world’s biggest isolated grid
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 13, 2022
WA grid hits new record of 84 per cent renewables share on Monday, mostly from rooftop solar. The post “Epic stuff:” Renewables reach 84 pct share of world’s biggest isolated grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Global Battery Alliance proposes comprehensive Battery Passport platform
Charged
DECEMBER 13, 2022
In case someone is looking for candidates for the Buzzword of the Year, “battery passport” might be a good choice. Traceability and tracking of battery materials is a hot topic, thanks to “Buy American” provisions of the IRA and BIL in the US, and similar regulations under development in the EU. Industry players have floated the idea of a battery passport—a standardized way to document the provenance of a battery—for some time, but now the Global Battery Alliance (GBA), an industry group made up
Adani’s Carmichael coal mine is not alleviating energy poverty in Asia, it’s making it worse
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Carmichael coal was supposed to alleviate energy poverty in south Asia, but instead Bangladesh will be paying twice as much as forecast. The post Adani’s Carmichael coal mine is not alleviating energy poverty in Asia, it’s making it worse appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
Unique sailboat concept made from ocean plastic waste
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Now, designer Cesar Pieri and Furf Design Studio have come up with a new way to combat plastic waste.
Prologis to build two electric truck charging hubs in Southern California
Charged
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Logistics real estate specialist Prologis has unveiled two upcoming electric truck charging installations as part of its Prologis Mobility platform. The two charging sites will enable Performance Team, a national logistics company, to simultaneously charge up to 38 of its Volvo VNR Electric Class 8 battery-electric trucks. Prologis manages some 1.2 billion square feet of logistics properties around the globe, which puts it in position to get into the red-hot field of electric fleet management.
Fossil Australia at risk of “domino effect” as EU moves ahead on carbon border tax
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 13, 2022
As Europe edges closer to implementing a carbon border adjustment mechanism, the risk to Australia of being edged out of some major export markets becomes more real. The post Fossil Australia at risk of “domino effect” as EU moves ahead on carbon border tax appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Autonomy to add 2,500 VinFast EVs to its fleet
Charged
DECEMBER 13, 2022
EV subscription company Autonomy has ordered more than 2,500 VF 8 and VF 9 EVs from Vietnamese automaker VinFast. The VF 8 is a mid-size SUV with an estimated 248 to 292 miles of range, and the VF 9 SUV offers between 262 and 369 miles of range. VinFast will begin delivering vehicles to Autonomy over the next 12 months, as it starts exporting vehicles to international markets.
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?
Greens support gas price cap with deal to help people get off gas
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Labor strikes deal to develop "significant" home electrification package with Greens in return for support for its move to cap coal and gas prices. The post Greens support gas price cap with deal to help people get off gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Trina Storage Elementa chosen by Econergy for their first 50MW/102 MWh battery project in the UK
altenergymag
DECEMBER 13, 2022
-The Swangate project is the first-of-its-kind utilizing Trina Storage's vertically integrated battery storage product - Elementa -Trina Storage will provide a full wrapped system solution as well as the EPC scope in consortium with partner G2 Energy.
Major banks are setting climate targets. What the agricultural finance sector needs to know.
EDF + Business
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Many major banks have set targets to reduce financed greenhouse gas emissions in their loan portfolios to zero by 2050 (also known as net zero targets). They join a growing movement of companies throughout the agricultural supply chain to set ambitious targets to reach net zero by 2050 to prevent the most severe impacts from climate change. The Banking for Impact on Climate in Agriculture (B4ICA) initiative recently published “An introductory guide for net zero target setting for farm-based agri
Meet Our Members: Introducing Greentown’s Newest Startups of Q4 2022
Greentown Labs
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Seventeen startups joined our community in the final months of 2022, working on innovations as diverse as a smart nanocoating to keep products fresh, an autonomous waste-sorting system, and drinking water drawn from air’s humidity. We’re thrilled to support these groundbreaking climatetech startups—let us introduce you! Buildings. Conduit Tech builds software and machine learning technologies that integrate home-specific insights and data into the HVAC sales process.
From banks to bunds: how Africans are harnessing satellite data to financially derisk pastoral livelihoods
Planet Pulse
DECEMBER 13, 2022
By: Njeri Maina and Megan Zaroda. Although Africa as a whole has contributed the least to greenhouse gas emissions, no continent has been more affected by climate change-induced natural disasters like flooding and droughts. And since Africa is home to a third of the world’s natural resources and 70% of its population is dependent on agriculture for their livelihoods, this underscores the importance of water management in times of scarcity, sustainable land use planning as the region develops, an
Here comes the sun tax: The export tariffs proposed for households with rooftop PV
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 13, 2022
NSW network draft plans for solar export tariffs could become models for other NEM jurisdictions if they're approved. Here's what they want to do. The post Here comes the sun tax: The export tariffs proposed for households with rooftop PV appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Jigar Shah on the DOE’s $140 billion ‘bridge to bankability’ (podcast)
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Talk about catalytic capital. With a fresh $100 billion in funding from the Inflation Reduction Act boosting its financing capacity to $140 billion, The post Jigar Shah on the DOE’s $140 billion ‘bridge to bankability’ (podcast) appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Contract for “world’s most powerful battery” blacked out, and the regulator is not happy
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Waratah super battery is being built to help prevent black-outs after the closure of NSW coal generators. But details of its contract have been blacked out, and the AER is not happy. The post Contract for “world’s most powerful battery” blacked out, and the regulator is not happy appeared first on RenewEconomy.
E.ON reports 5 million smart meters milestone in GB
Smart Energy International
DECEMBER 13, 2022
E.ON has installed 5 million self-reading smart meters on its path towards meeting the national target of a full rollout by the end of 2025. The company, the UK subsidiary of the E.ON Group, reports that the meters are giving customers live data on how much energy they are using and what it is costing them at any time. They also are enabling participation in the new demand flexibility service, which was introduced by National Grid Electricity System Operator to encourage consumers to reduce ener
The Global Hydrogen Value Chain | Gulf Intelligence
Energy Central
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Global Hydrogen Value Chain | Gulf Intelligence The Global Hydrogen Value Chain Amidst Challenges in 2022, Hydrogen’s Value Chain is starting to take shape! The community may find the Gulf Intelligence webinar of interest? The development of a hydrogen economy has accelerated this year, with the energy security situation in Europe further.
The Brief: Jigar Shah’s $140 billion bridge to bankability, narrowing the racial wealth gap, commercializing fusion power, tracking Scope 3 emissions
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 13, 2022
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Smart solar retailer Amber buys energy monitoring app Powerpal
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Independent energy retailer Amber acquires Australia’s number one rated energy monitoring app, Powerpal, in a deal worth $9.5 million. The post Smart solar retailer Amber buys energy monitoring app Powerpal appeared first on RenewEconomy.
'Voluntary action is not enough': 150 top investors demand ambitious global biodiversity treaty
Business Green
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Financial giants ramp up pressure on negotiators at COP15 with call for clear mandate in treaty requiring finance sector to align activities with nature goals. Scores of financial firms, banks, and institutional investors representing more than $24tr in assets worldwide have today called on world leaders to adopt an ambitious global nature treaty that establishes clear guidelines for the financial sector to ensure biodiversity loss is reversed.
The Storyteller Studios
U.S. Green Technology
DECEMBER 13, 2022
Located in Springfield, Illinois, The Storyteller Studios is a premiere video production service. The company specializes in story-driven video marketing. They can capture key stakeholders in your business and craft a unique story for your business that will evoke emotion in your audience. Alison O’Brien Located in Springfield, Illinois The Storyteller Studios provides professional video.
Government unveils £100m plan to power up nuclear and hydrogen development
Business Green
DECEMBER 13, 2022
New funding aims to accelerate development of innovative nuclear and hydrogen technologies, as consultation launched on plans for hydrogen-ready boilers. The Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has today issued a flurry of new announcements designed to help accelerate the development of new nuclear and hydrogen technologies in the UK.
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