2 big ideas for counting down emissions by 2050 (or sooner)
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Al Gore, Tzeporah Berman and Susan Ruffo offer solutions for addressing the impacts of climate change.
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Self-sustaining 3D-printed house harnesses the power of nature
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 22, 2021
The Rain Catcher is a 3D-printed house that's off-the-grid and designed specifically to meet Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) 2030 Climate Challenge criteria for electric, heating and water consumption. This eco-house is truly made to harness all the power of nature.
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Amazon, Unilever, IKEA back zero-emission shipping initiative
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Nine global corporations adopt ambition statement that commits them to transitioning their freight vessels to zero-carbon fuels by 2040.
Oil and meat producing countries attempt to weaken UN report
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Greenpeace investigative team announced this week that oil, coal, beef and animal feed producing countries have been lobbying to tone down a major United Nations climate report.
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.
Episode 290: Countdown to COP26
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Plus, we speak with VERGE 21 keynote speaker Yishan Wong, founder and CEO of a startup working on 'reforestation in a box.
Building Transparency brings carbon-cutting tools to construction
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Building Transparency, a nonprofit dedicated to driving awareness around the effects of embodied emissions and supporting action to limit them, has developed a free tool anyone can use to achieve carbon reduction goals.
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Comment: Northern Ireland waste statistics and the importance of collecting organics
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Colm Warren is Chief Executive of Belfast-based Natural World Products (NWP), a firm which converts food and garden waste into organic compost. Well over half of all household material sent for recycling over the three months to June this year was composted, according to the quarterly Northern Ireland Local Authority Collected Municipal Waste Management statistics produced by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (NISRA).
For the world’s athletes, COP26 is no game
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Athletes and the broader sports community traditionally have not had much of a presence at prior global climate conferences. That will change at COP26.
Turning e-waste into gold: The Royal Mint brings precious metal recovery technology to the UK
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 22, 2021
The Royal Mint has signed an agreement with Canadian clean tech start up Excir to introduce a seemingly world first technology to the UK, allowing it to safely retrieve and recycle gold and other precious metals from electronic waste. Excir’s patented technology recovers 99%+ of gold from electronic waste, contained within the circuit boards of discarded laptops and mobile phones.
Where to focus your emissions-reduction efforts
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Where can we significantly reduce GHG emissions? Where do we get the best GHG reduction bang for our buck?
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.
Technologies to reach net zero explained in new ‘key facts’ guide
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 22, 2021
The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) has launched a new Energy technologies for net zero guide which gives a detailed look at the technologies available that can decarbonise the UK energy system and shift energy demand from fossil fuels to a low-carbon supply – vital to reach the Government’s Net Zero targets. The easy-to-follow guide, produced by energy system researchers at the University of Strathclyde on behalf of the IET, is intended to help the public, policy makers and anyo
How can you remotely manage power assets?
altenergymag
OCTOBER 22, 2021
The loss of electricity can have a significant impact, whether on the day-to-day operations of a business, the productivity of staff working from home or the bottom line of power asset management companies and grid operators. Here, Beth Ragdale, product manager at energy control system expert Beckhoff Automation UK, explains the role that modern control systems play in power asset availability.
£6.1 million to help recycle plastic waste into construction products
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Thanks to an injection of £6.1 million, including the help of PRN funding, the UK’s largest producer of damp-proof membranes is increasing its capacity for recycling ethylene-based plastics by 66 per cent. Mercers, which is based in Bolton, transforms plastic packaging waste into 100 per cent recycled damp-proof membrane. The new, high-tech equipment will allow it to recycle up to 50,000 tonnes of plastics each year, making sure that UK waste is dealt with responsibly in the UK.
Amprius partners with US Army to develop silicon anode batteries for unmanned aircraft
Charged
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Amprius Technologies has been awarded a contract with the US Army’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office. The 18-month rapid prototyping contract includes the design, development, and validation of high-energy-density silicon anode lithium-ion batteries to be used in unmanned aircraft system applications. Amprius offers a silicon anode battery with high energy density in commercially available cells.
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.
London ULEZ expansion could cut emissions from worst polluting vehicles by up to 98%, says new analysis
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Image credit: Sarflondondunc , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license. New analysis of real-world emissions data collected in London and throughout Europe by the TRUE Initiative appears to detail the significant impact on a range of pollutants that London’s ULEZ can have by changing the pattern of vehicles in the city: Encouraging a shift in diesel vehicles to latest Euro 6d models cuts average vehicle nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions by up to 94% and particulate matter (PM) by up to 98%.
GM teases electric Chevy Equinox and Blazer
Charged
OCTOBER 22, 2021
GM has promised to launch 30 new EV models by 2025, and the automaker teased a couple of these at the recent From Automaker to Platform Innovator event for investors. GM President Mark Reuss said that Chevrolet will launch an electrified version of the Equinox. “The Chevrolet crossover you see up here is an Equinox EV or the equivalent and is part of our 30 EVs by 2025.
The Week in impact investing: Countdown
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 22, 2021
TGIF, Agents of Impact! ??? Watchful waiting. With SOCAP following on GSG following on Climate Week, impact investing’s virtual fall conference season is. The post The Week in impact investing: Countdown appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Stellantis shifts production to EVs amid semiconductor shortage
Charged
OCTOBER 22, 2021
It’s said that a crisis tends to accelerate changes that were already on the way, and we’re hoping that’s the case when it comes to the global semiconductor shortage. Stellantis, the multinational conglomerate made up of no less than 14 American, Italian and French auto brands, is now prioritizing the production of EVs over legacy models in Europe. “We will continue to manage all powertrains together, but EVs come first,” Anne-Lise Richard, Stellantis’s head of e-mobility, told Automotive News.
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?
KROHNE Announces that Master Controls and Jobe & Company as New Manufacturer’s Reps
altenergymag
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Experienced firms will represent Krohne measuring instruments in the natural gas and general industry sectors.
Infineon half-bridge power module can reach 50 kW and 230 A
Charged
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Infineon has released the EasyPACK 2B EDT2, a flexible and scalable half-bridge power module. The 750 V device can reach a maximum power of up to 50 kW and current of 230 A rms. The module is optimized for inverter applications in hybrid and electric vehicles. The main feature of the EDT2 technology is higher efficiency at low-load conditions. An EDT2 chip ensures lower losses than current products, and outperforms Infineon’s previous chip generation by 20 percent.
Microgrids bring first-time electricity access to 80,000 people in West Africa
Renewable Energy World
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Follow @EngelsAngle. Developed in response to the 2014 Ebola crisis, 32 solar microgrids will provide first-time access to electricity to 80,000 people in West Africa. Developed in response to the 2014 Ebola crisis, 32 solar microgrids will provide first-time access to electricity to 80,000 people in West Africa. (Courtesy: Energicity). The Movamba project -- which will add 1.3 megawatts of renewable energy capacity -- aims to increase system capacity and improve resilience by connecting directl
Corporate Giants Promote Climate Action, But Work With Oil Lobbyists in State Capitols
DeSmogBlog
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Many of the largest U.S. companies, including Walmart, Amazon, and Microsoft, employ lobbyists that also do work for the oil and gas industry, according to new research into state lobbying data. The connections with oil and gas lobbyists, the researchers say, undercut the highly public positions the companies have taken on addressing climate change.
OECD nations agree to end export credit support for unabated coal power stations
Business Green
OCTOBER 22, 2021
BREAKING: Ahead of COP26 US, EU, Japan, Canada, Australia, Turkey, and others join UK in ending export credit support for most polluting projects. The global campaign to phase out unabated coal power received a major boost ahead of the start of the COP26 Climate Summit next week, after a coalition of many of the world's richest nations today pledged to end export credit support for coal power projects.
Demand-side emission reduction key to meeting decarbonization goals, report says
Renewable Energy World
OCTOBER 22, 2021
New study from Brattle Group and Oracle shows utility customer action can be twice as impactful as current clean energy supply policies in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In the race to meet aggressive decarbonization and net-zero carbon goals and regulations, a new study shows that utilities cannot afford to just focus on clean energy supply investments.
Electric Vehicle batteries, concrete and chemical manufacturing: Innovative thinking from Cleantech Forum Europe
CleanTech Group
OCTOBER 22, 2021
How will we take aggressive step toward addressing industrial emissions? Address the increasing demand for downstream materials to meet the demands of the.
Lightsource bp enters Polish renewables market with $582 million deal
Renewable Energy World
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Lightsource bp has announced its first renewable energy projects in Poland. Lightsource bp has reached an agreement with a local energy company to develop 757MWp of solar energy capacity in Poland. The nine projects will be developed in the regions of Zachodnio-pomorskie, Lubuskie, Dolno?l?skie and Wielkopolskie. Approximately half of the capacity will begin to be constructed in 2022.
Terra-Gen, Mortenson® and Solas Energy® Consulting Recognize Construction Inclusion Week Builders of World’s Largest Integrated Solar and Battery Energy Storage Project
altenergymag
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Terra-Gen, Mortenson, and Solas Energy Consulting, builders of world’s largest integrated solar and battery energy storage project, celebrate the first-ever Construction Inclusion Week, October 18-22. These innovative companies are committed to promoting the importance of diversity and inclusion in their company culture by recognizing the exceptionally diverse teams at their projects, which include a high percentage of women and others from underrepresented groups in project leadership positions
Government promises 'clamp down' on landlords who are lagging on energy efficiency
Business Green
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) announces landlord engagement campaign as it unveils plan for £10m green home innovation competition. The government has this week unveiled a series of initiatives designed to bring the UK's large and growing private rental sector in line with the country's climate goals. The plans, which include a new £10m competition designed to boost innovation of green home technologies and financial products and a council-led energy effici
The Rise and Fall of the Fossil Fuel Industry
Rinexii
OCTOBER 22, 2021
2021 has shaped up to be rather a surprising year for the fossil fuel industry. After the sudden quarantine of vast swaths of the world through 2020, the shuttering of businesses, and the general loss of revenue, large fossil fuel giants are getting hammered from citizens, government, and even their own investors. The world has been powered by these companies for centuries, and for a long time have seemed untouchable.
Circular materials startup Made of Air raises seed round
Business Green
OCTOBER 22, 2021
US start up secures fresh backing for pioneering technology that sequesters carbon from biomass waste in the form of thermoplastics. There may be more funding for climate tech startups floating around than ever - roughly $17bn in the first half of 2021 alone - but that doesn't mean investors aren't doing their due diligence. "It takes a long time to win hearts and minds all the way to the paperwork," observes Allison Dring, co-founder and CEO of German startup Made of Air, which in early October
Dawn Lippert, Elemental Excelerator and Earthshot Ventures
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 22, 2021
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 22 – Dawn Lippert is closing capital gaps at both ends of climate tech funding. For more than a decade with Elemental. The post Dawn Lippert, Elemental Excelerator and Earthshot Ventures appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
'Warm words don't cut it': Latest UK trade pledges derided by green groups and farmers
Business Green
OCTOBER 22, 2021
Campaigners express frustration with 'strengthened' Trade and Agriculture Commission unveiled by government to help maintain green standards in trade deals. The government continues to insist maintaining high environmental protection, animal welfare, and food standards in the UK "will be a red line in all our trade negotiations", as it yesterday launched a new "strengthened" Trade and Agriculture Commission that it said would help inform ratification of any future agreements.
Impact Briefing: SOCAP Week
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 22, 2021
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 22 – On this week’s podcast, ImpactAlpha’s David Bank joins host Monique Aiken to pick out highlights from SOCAP21 and from Monique’s. The post Impact Briefing: SOCAP Week appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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