GreenBiz
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Amazon, Google, Microsoft and the climate cloud. Heather Clancy. Thu, 10/01/2020 - 01:30. Despite all they're doing to address climate change with both emissions reduction plans, circular economy innovation and consumer awareness, Amazon, Google and Microsoft have been criticized — rightly so, in my mind — for their close ties to the oil and gas sector.
GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 1, 2020
The trend toward ever-more-colossal turbines is not only cutting the cost of wind energy but could also deliver another important benefit: fewer bird deaths. Although there are multiple, complex factors behind wind farm-related bird mortality, one key feature of current collision models is the swept-area ratio: the proportion of an at-risk area that is occupied by wind turbine blades.
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Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Located in Norwalk, Connecticut, this recently listed pollutant-free home at 88 Old Saugatuck Road has been void of chemicals, insecticides and pesticides for more than 26 years.
GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 1, 2020
The severe wildfire smoke that cast an orange glow over sections of the West Coast this summer also curtailed the productivity of solar panels in California. Newly released analysis from the Energy Information Administration and the California Independent System Operator shows particulate matter from fires sparked in August and early September blotted out the Sun enough to cause quantifiable differences in solar output.
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.
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 1, 2020
UNStudio has completed the first 37 stations for Qatar Railways' Doha Metro, one of the most advanced and fastest driverless metro systems in the world.
GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), the publicly-owned utility in California's capital city, has changed its energy efficiency metric from avoided electricity consumption to avoided CO 2 emissions. SMUD is the first utility in the country to count avoided carbon emissions from the existing building stock as part of its progress on energy efficiency.
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Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 1, 2020
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 1 – If you think things already are bad, consider that we’re also hurtling towards what scientists are calling Earth’s sixth mass extinction. Biodiversity experts are ringing the alarm bells. A million species are at risk of extinction in as little as a decade. Human activity has altered nearly three-quarters of all land, The post Biodiversity summit aims to increase urgency and financing to avert ecosystem collapse appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 1, 2020
For the entire month of July, the Estonian city of Tartu transformed one of its main streets into a Car-Free Avenue.
Charged
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Chinese automaker Xpeng is the most recent of a string of EV-makers to launch a headline-grabbing IPO. The company’s US stock-market debut (NYSE: XPEV) raised $1.5 billion off the bat, and the stock posted healthy gains on its first day. However, as John Voelcker writes in The Drive , the exploits of Xpeng and its Chinese colleagues (Nio, Geely, BAIC et al) seem very abstract viewed from the US.
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 1, 2020
With 10 minutes to go of the first debate, the moderator said, "I'd like to talk about climate change." The results were revealing.
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.
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 1, 2020
ImpactAlpha, October 1 – Heavy transport accounts for 30% of transport-related carbon emissions and 7% of total global carbon emissions. Pandemic-related disruptions to global logistics exposed the transport sector’s vulnerability. Einride’s freight management platform integrates electric and autonomous vehicles to move commercial products. Partners include plant-based dairy company Oatly and European grocery chain Lidl.
The City Fix
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Water is essential to human health and well-being. In cities, leaders strive to provide secure access to clean, safe and affordable water. In rural areas, farmers hope for adequate rain and healthy rivers to produce healthy crops. The coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 1, 2020
ImpactAlpha, October 1 – The challenge of universal healthcare access for India’s uninsured rural poor has been made starkly clear by the COVID crisis. The country’s six million cases ranks second in the world. (The U.S., with a quarter of India’s population, is No. 1, with more than seven million cases.) Entrepreneurs and investors are. The post BestDoc secures $2.1 million amid India’s digital healthcare expansion appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Forbes Green Tech
OCTOBER 1, 2020
As the Black Lives Matter movement questions how we look at the past, some think it's time for fashion to confront its adoration of Chanel.
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.
altenergymag
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Witnessing how superstorms, mega-fires and a global pandemic are reshaping our world, three former GRID Alternatives executive directors launch new initiative to address systemic issues fueling climate change and build an equitable clean energy future
DeSmogBlog
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Read time: 4 mins With lawsuits against major fossil fuel producers over climate damages on the rise , a new report and initiative examines how prestigious law firms are enabling climate breakdown. The student-led initiative, Law Students for Climate Accountability , calls for holding the legal industry accountable for profiting from work defending and lobbying for fossil fuel clients as the world faces what scientists say is a climate emergency.
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 1, 2020
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 1 – What got us here won’t get us where we need to go. Guidelines that govern global finance need to be rewritten to drive equity and justice throughout the economic system. “Anti-blackness is the foundational architecture of the rules that maintain racial oppression and economic exclusion today, so we need a new. The post Call No. 23 recap: Changing investment algorithms to advance racial justice (video) appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Charged
OCTOBER 1, 2020
UK parking app provider RingGo recently conducted a survey of UK drivers, which found that only 40% of respondents would consider an EV for their next car. Price appears to be the main objection, but charging infrastructure and range are also factors—almost a third of respondents who are open to EVs said they want to see more availability of charging points before making the switch, while one in five of those who are not interested in EVs said they would consider buying one if their range were g
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?
Solar Power World
OCTOBER 1, 2020
By Scott Maskin, CEO and co-founder, SUNation Solar When COVID-19 hit and quarantine began on Long Island, the residential solar business, like many others, had to pivot and come up with a new approach to sales. Home visits were not on the table any longer, and while the world started to Zoom, FaceTime and Hangout,… The post How the COVID pivot to digital selling will make the solar industry stronger appeared first on Solar Power World.
Charged
OCTOBER 1, 2020
The DOE has announced FY2020 federal funding for projects that support new and innovative advanced vehicle technologies. Enovix has been selected to advance R&D on lithium-ion batteries using silicon-based anodes. The selection, recommended by the Vehicle Technologies Office, authorizes Enovix to complete negotiations for a $3.2-million federal award funded through the DOE’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE).
Business Green
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Natural England's latest People and Nature survey found four in ten people are spending more time in natural spaces since the pandemic began. The natural world is under unprecedented pressure, but Brits continue to cherish it as a source of sustenance in difficult times, according to a new survey by Natural England, which found more than 90 per cent of respondents view environmental protection as paramount.
Charged
OCTOBER 1, 2020
FEV has developed a combined simulation and testing process for the optimization of thermal propagation behavior in automotive battery packs. The company claims the process can help to reduce the risk of injury and damage from battery cell thermal runaway, while also saving development time and cost. Thermal runaway is a key safety aspect for hybrid and electric vehicles.
Clean Energy Canada
OCTOBER 1, 2020
TORONTO — Sarah Petrevan, policy director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement regarding the Prime Minister’s announcement of a $10-billion infrastructure plan : “At a time when some of the world’s biggest banks and financial institutions are putting climate at the forefront of their recovery efforts, it’s vital that Canada does the same.
altenergymag
OCTOBER 1, 2020
This year’s safety campaign focuses on sprains and strains
Business Green
OCTOBER 1, 2020
As many as 55 banks and financial firms including Standard Chartered and Amalgamated Bank have already committed to setting climate targets under the new system. Banks, investors and insurance companies can now draw on a scientifically vetted methodology to set climate targets aligned with the Paris Agreement, as the Science Based Targets initaitive (SBTi) today launches a validation system tailored to financial institutions. 55 such firms have already committed to setting goals under the mechan
altenergymag
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Roll-A-Rack to demonstrate its new faster, lower-cost, solar-racking solution in October
Forbes Green Tech
OCTOBER 1, 2020
About 200 metres out from the jetty, Konrad Bergström asks me a question he’s almost certainly asked before: what can I hear?
Business Green
OCTOBER 1, 2020
The energy giant is aiming to slash greenhouse gas emissions and air travel while electrifying most of its vehicle fleet by 2030. National Grid has today unveiled a raft of new science-based climate commitments covering emissions from its core business and value chain as well as air travel and fleet electrification. The energy network firm has pledged to reduce its Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions for the electricity and gas it sells to its customers by 20 per cent by 2030, in addition to reduci
Rinexii
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Everyone is concerned about the fate of our planet, from celebrities to children, to–gamers? While you might not think that video games have much to do with climate change, 21 of the biggest companies in the video game industry united in 2019 to form the Playing for the Planet alliance. Their goal: To reach 900 million players, plant over a million trees, and reduce emissions by 30 million tonnes.
Forbes Green Tech
OCTOBER 1, 2020
As the Black Lives Matter movement questions how we look at the past, some think it's time for fashion to confront its adoration of Chanel.
GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Solar Power World
OCTOBER 1, 2020
By Michael Kadish, Renee Sharp and Nicole Steele, Founding Partners, Insight Power Partners As 2020 careens to its eventual close, among the numerous profound challenges we’ve keenly felt this year are two global crises, the COVID-19 pandemic and the severe present day impact of climate change. These challenges have more in common than you would… The post What COVID-19 can teach us about equity in climate solutions appeared first on Solar Power World.
Forbes Green Tech
OCTOBER 1, 2020
The CAT S42 marks the fourth CAT branded phone that I’ve had the pleasure of dropping intentionally on the pavement.
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