Fri.Mar 05, 2021

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Episode 258: Hacking climate solutions, finding 'good work'

GreenBiz

Episode 258: Hacking climate solutions, finding 'good work'. Heather Clancy. Fri, 03/05/2021 - 02:00. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (5:05). A just energy transition in action: Developing 1G of wind power with tribes. The role of time horizons and relationship banking in financing a net-zero economy. The coming net-zero backlash. Features.

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Design unveiled for a sustainable wooden tower in Switzerland

Inhabitat - Innovation

Architecture firms 3XN and IttenBrechbühl have won an international competition with their design for the Tilia Tower©, an 85-meter-tall timber high-rise that will serve as a beacon for sustainability and an anchor for the up-and-coming district of Prilly-Malley.

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5 opportunities of a circular economy

GreenBiz

5 opportunities of a circular economy. David McGinty. Fri, 03/05/2021 - 00:12. More than 100 billion tons of resources enter the economy every year — everything from metals, minerals and fossil fuels to organic materials from plants and animals. Just 8.6 percent gets recycled and used again. Use of resources has tripled (automatic PDF download) since 1970 and could double again by 2050 if business continues as usual.

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This Indonesian high-rise performs 36% better than LEED baseline

Inhabitat - Innovation

Located in Jakarta's central business district of Sudirman, Sequis Tower makes a space for itself on the city skyline. Drawing inspiration from the Banyan tree for both design influence and metaphoric meaning, the tower is meant to look like it's rising organically from the ground.

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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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Q1 2021: Food waste; the secret of fat; keep it local

GreenBiz

Q1 2021: Food waste; the secret of fat; keep it local. Jim Giles. Fri, 03/05/2021 - 01:00. Want more great analysis of sustainable food systems? Sign up for Food Weekly , our free email newsletter. I wrote recently about the intense level of innovation we’re seeing in food and ag. To try to stay on top of things, I’ll run quarterly roundups that highlight startups with the potential to move the needle on sustainability.

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San Diego Zoo apes get experimental, animal-only COVID-19 vaccine

Inhabitat - Innovation

They’re the first great apes to receive an experimental COVID-19 vaccine made specifically for animals.

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Soltec signs 852 MW in Brazil for the largest bifacial tracker project in Latin America

altenergymag

• Soltec Power Holdings has signed a contract in Brazil with Focus Energia to supply solar trackers for a total of 852 MW. • This is the first phase of what will be the largest project with bifacial trackers in Latin America. • Soltec is committed to Brazil for its potential as a strategic PV market, where it already has a market share of 35.7% and a track record of more than 2.2 GW in projects executed in the country.

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Glowing sharks found near New Zealand

Inhabitat - Innovation

Scientists have found three glow-in-the-dark sharks off the coast of New Zealand.

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Germany Settles Nuclear Phaseout Legal Disputes for $2.9B

GreenTechMedia

The German government has agreed to a multibillion-euro compensation deal with major utility firms on Friday over its ongoing nuclear energy phaseout. The majority of the €2.4 billion ($2.9 billion) compensation package will be awarded to RWE and Swedish firm Vattenfall. This is largely to make up for lost revenue from the electricity they could otherwise have sold.

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News From the Future imagines iconic landmarks after a climate apocalypse

Inhabitat - Innovation

Have you ever wondered what the world might look after an environmental apocalypse?

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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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6 Simple Ways to Achieve Environmental Sustainability in Life Science Laboratories

U.S. Green Technology

Back in 2017, there are around 350,000 Instagram posts tagged as “zero-waste.” Add to that the zero-waste blogs and websites that are sprouting left and right. Consumers these days also have an increasing option of zero-waste products, from beauty and hygiene to household items. This shows that living a sustainable life is no longer a. The post 6 Simple Ways to Achieve Environmental Sustainability in Life Science Laboratories appeared first on U.S.

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ArcelorMittal invests in electrical steel plant for EV motors

Charged

ArcelorMittal is investing €13 million in its plant in Saint Chély d’Apcher, France, which specializes in iCARe electrical steels for the automotive sector. The company has been undergoing a series of transformations as a supplier for the electromobility market. Its iCARe range of electrical steels for automotive traction motors is a flagship product range.

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Cleaning up renewable energy

Renewable Energy World

A University of South Australia researcher is helping establish a lifetime stewardship scheme to manage renewable energy waste from solar panels. by Sezen Bakan, The Lead, Australia. Australia has the highest proportion of household photovoltaic (PV) systems in the world, with more than 21 percent of homes — or around 2.59 million — now possessing a solar energy system.

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TVA and five other major utilities team up to build comprehensive DC fast charging network

Charged

Six of the eastern US’s largest major utilities have announced a plan to develop a seamless network of DC fast charging stations connecting major highway systems from the Atlantic Coast through the Midwest and South, and into the Gulf and Central Plains regions. The newly-formed Electric Highway Coalition is made up of American Electric Power, Dominion Energy, Duke Energy, Entergy, Southern Company and the Tennessee Valley Authority.

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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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FedEx says it will be carbon-neutral by 2040

Renewable Energy World

Company is going all-electric and funding a new Yale center for applied research focused on carbon-negative technologies. FedEx Corp. announced this week that it wants to achieve carbon-neutral operations globally by 2040. The company laid out three key areas it will focus on via a $2B investment: vehicle electrification, sustainable energy, and carbon sequestration.

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Rivian Adventure Network may offer 300 kW of charging power

Charged

Rivian is targeting the sporty set with its upcoming R1T pickup truck and R1S SUV. The company understands the importance of public charging infrastructure, and it plans to roll out its own network—one that will cater to its target demographic. In addition to fast chargers located in the usual locations along interstate highways, the Rivian Adventure Network will include Level 2 destination chargers at adventurous destinations such as national parks, RV parks and other popular outdoor sport loca

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Analysis: Some Fracking Companies Are Admitting Shale Was a Bad Bet — Others Are Not

DeSmogBlog

Read time: 10 mins Energy companies are increasingly having to face the unprofitable reality of fracking, and some executives are now starting to admit that publicly. But the question is whether the industry will listen — or continue to gamble with shale gas and oil.

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Goldman Sachs commits to net zero financed emissions by 2050

Business Green

US investment bank joins Citigroup, Bank of America, Morgan Stanley, and JP Morgan Chase in pledging to slash emissions from its financing activities over the coming decades. Goldman Sachs has joined the ranks of major US investment banks committing to align their financing activities with net zero emissions by mid-century and pledging to measure and disclose its progress towards meeting those goals.

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Carbon-negative bioenergy project underway with Chevron, Microsoft and Schlumberger

Renewable Energy World

Big name corporations Chevron and Microsoft are joining Schlumberger on a plan to develop a bioenergy project that will include carbon capture and sequestration. As a result, the energy produced would be carbon negative. The project will be located in Mendota, California and will use an idled bioenergy plant. The plant will convert agricultural waste biomass, such as almond trees, into a renewable synthesis gas that will be mixed with oxygen in a combustor to generate electricity.

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Petitioners Are Asking The EU To Stop Trade With Countries Responsible For Deforestation

Forbes Green Tech

F. C. is an anonymous Italian petitioner who contemplates the possible suspension of trade relations with South American countries responsible for deforestation.

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7.39-MW wind power plant in Japan begins operation

Renewable Energy World

On March 2, sustainable infrastructure company Ichigo announced the completion of its 52 nd power plant, Ichigo Yonezawa Itaya ECO Power Plant (Ichigo Yonezawa). Ichigo Yonezawa is the company’s first wind plant, with all of its other projects being solar. The project is located near the border of Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures in Japan. Ichigo Yonezawa has a capacity of 7.39 MW with the use of four 1.8475-MW Hitachi turbines.

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First Natural Foodware Brand Can Wrap A Burger And Restore The Oceans

Forbes Green Tech

Next time you grab a burger, have some fries, drink a soda or a milkshake, think of all the waste that is generated by packaging, straws and cutlery.

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McKinsey looks to boost climate expertise with Vivid Economics and Planetrics acquisitions

Business Green

Consulting giant snaps up leading climate-focused advisors as it moves to beef up its climate risk and net zero transition expertise. McKinsey & Company has beefed up its presence in the green economy, after yesterday announcing it has snapped up leading climate and energy consultancy Vivid Economics and climate analytics specialist Planetrics for an undisclosed sum.

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Roush Fenway Racing Sets A Nascar Precedent By Going Carbon Neutral

Forbes Green Tech

Roush Fenway Racing recently became the first Nascar team to go carbon neutral, and team president Steve Newmark believes more green-friendly changes are coming. He also said Roush Fenway Racing could expand going forward.

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Kim Folsom, Founders First

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Mar. 5 – Seven-time entrepreneur-turned-investor Kim Folsom is seeking to bridge a massive gap: financing for the millions of U.S. businesses that don’t. The post Kim Folsom, Founders First appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Billions Of Dollars To Be Made Post-Covid So Increase Bicycle Production, Specialized’s VP Tells Asian Suppliers

Forbes Green Tech

Bob Margevicius, Specialized’s Executive Vice President, told Asian industry leaders that they must “invest in additional capacity.”.

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Renewable developers are bearing the brunt of siloed transmission planning

Renewable Energy World

Renewable project developers are bearing the burden of decades of transmission planning focused on transmission owner needs. Renewable projects are dropping out of generator interconnection queues because of the high cost of transmission upgrade costs. PJM, MISO, SPP are all dealing with the same issue – high volume of renewables projects in their interconnection queue.

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Study shows net zero transition to affect over six million jobs, as criticism grows of Budget's 'climate failure'

Business Green

Just Transition Jobs Tracker details how around one in five UK jobs are likely to be affected either positively or negatively by the net zero transition, further cranking up pressure on government to deliver coherent transition plan. A new analysis has today sought to quantify the scale of the jobs impact from the transition to a net zero emission economy, as the government comes under fresh criticism for its failure to come forward with a comprehensive plan for meeting its climate goals.

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The Week in Impact Investing: Tailwinds

Impact Alpha

Featured: The Week's Agent of Impact, Kim Folsom, Founders First. The post The Week in Impact Investing: Tailwinds appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Global Briefing: UN calls for rapid acceleration in European CCS deployment

Business Green

UN argues 'rapid deployment' of CCUS needed to meet carbon neutrality goals. A new report from the United Nations has this week warned that time is running out to deliver on the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, arguing that the rapid deployment of carbon capture use and storage (CCUS) technologies is needed to meet carbon neutrality targets.

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Watch out for this new form of greenwash!

Terra Infirma

A couple of times recently, I’ve seen organisations show a graph of their carbon footprint over time, showing a nice steady downward trend. A closer look shows that this is mainly in their ‘Scope 2’ emissions which, for most, are the emissions associated with generating electricity used by that organisation. OK, you might conclude, they must be rolling out LED lighting or other energy efficiency measures.

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Nokia dials up net zero commitment to include supply chain and end product use

Business Green

Nokia CEO warns 'climate change is a race against time' as telecommunications, IT, and electronics giant unveils enhanced 2030 climate goal. Nokia has ramped up its climate ambition with a plan to halve emissions generated by its operations, supply chain, and products by 2030, a push it said will involve putting sustainability "at the heart" of the design of the electronics and software it sells.

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Bigham’s boosts green credentials with bespoke 300kWp solar system

altenergymag

Somerset fine-food company to use almost 100% of the sustainable energy it generates

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'Underwhelming': China's CO2 set to grow under latest Five Year Plan, analysts warn

Business Green

Latest economic strategy set out by the world's largest emitter allows for growth of both coal and renewables. China's latest economic plan leaves wriggle-room for country to increase its greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 10 per cent over the next five years, despite its recent pledge to put the country's giant economy on track to deliver net zero emissions by 2060, analysts have warned.