Farming plays key role in UN climate push on land restoration
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
"The whole land-climate system" needs indigenous peoples, sustainable agriculture and reforestation to cut emissions.
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Disneys American parks will now offer hundreds of vegan menu items
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
The “Happiest Place” on Earth will begin adding hundreds of plant-based dishes. The rollout will begin this October at Disney World, then make its way to Disneyland in 2020. The.
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The startup disrupting Unilever
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Algramo was one of more than 60 startups delivering finalist pitches for the latest series of challenges issued as part of MIT Solve.
Tooth: the eco-friendly toothbrush made from recycled and biodegradable materials
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
As ubiquitous as morning coffee is the practice of brushing your teeth. We know you’re conscientious about water consumption by turning off the faucet while you brush, but there’s that seldom discussed issue of toothbrush waste, mostly plastic, that equates to around 1,000,000,000 toothbrushes heading to the landfill annually, and that’s just in the United States.
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.
How Hawaii has built momentum to become a renewable energy leader
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
The effort has been strewn with obstacles.
Solar Trade Association calls on government to cease publishing inaccurate deployment stats
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
On 26 September, the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) published its latest figures on solar PV deployment in the UK. The figures have been deemed inaccurate by the STA as the methodology for data collection relies on subsidy schemes that are no longer in operation, including the Feed-in Tariff, which was drawn to a close at the end of March this year.
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There's another grim climate report on oceans — but there's still time to act
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere.
Artist suspends a giant cube filled with images of ocean plastic inside a London museum
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
The installation highlights the burgeoning threat that plastic waste poses to the planet.
New network of weather stations in Sheffield
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Installation at the Urban Flows Observatory. Instrumentation firm OTT HydroMet is installing fifteen automatic weather stations as part of the University of Sheffield’s Urban Flows Observatory, which is led by the Departments of Civil and Structural Engineering, and Automatic Control and Systems Engineering (ACSE). The monitoring sites are conveniently located at Sheffield schools, and data from the stations will contribute to the project’s wider environmental monitoring objectives which include
Innovative fish adoption program protects San Marcos River from invasive species
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
The San Marcos Parks and Recreation Department has devised an innovative way to protect both the river and unwanted pet fish.
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.
Environment directors urge Dutch government to rethink RDF import tax
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
One of the UK’s most respected Local Government Associations is calling on the Netherlands Government to think twice before levying a €32 per tonne tax on the import of Refuse Derived Fuel RDF from 1st January 2020. The Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport (ADEPT) has sent a position paper to the Netherland Parliament’s Vaste Commissie voor Infrastructuur en Waterstaat (Commission for Waste, Public Works and Water Management) ahead of a roundtable meeting o
To increase recycling rates, empower consumers and skip the guilt trip
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Messaging has to change.
CalCom Energy’s $100M Fund Targets Farms for Solar-Battery Systems
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
In California, it’s not just vulnerable families and critical services that could use battery-backed solar systems to ride through wildfire-prevention power outages. Farms also have critical energy needs, like pumping water to crops on set schedules, or chilling them after harvest, that could face significant disruption under the state’s new wildfire prevention regime.
South Dakota university to create international center for solid-state batteries
Charged
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology plans to establish an international center to develop solid-state batteries. Associate Professor Alevtina Smirnova says the solid-state batteries developed at the new Center for Green Solid-State Electric Power Generation and Storage (CEPS) will be ideal for portable and medical applications, electric grids and the automotive industry.
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.
EV Charging Firms Create Roaming Network in UK
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
A group of European EV charging networks will make their services interoperable for drivers in the U.K. by the end of the year. The roaming deal was announced in a joint letter of intent signed by Allego, EVBox, NewMotion, Chargemap, ChargePoint, Charge4Europe, Engenie, Franklin Energy and Travelcard. Users of any of these services will be able to use one subscription to access all the participating infrastructure and will only receive one bill.
Ivys Energy Solutions Spurs a New Fueling Framework
Greentown Labs
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Ivys Energy Solutions’ SimpleFuel station. Photo courtesy of Ivys. Everyone knows the drill: you take the exit for a station, pull up to one of a dozen pumps, and fill your vehicle with fuel that was truck-delivered there. That’s what putting gasoline in your car looks like. But the team at Ivys Energy Solutions doesn’t think that’s what filling up your fuel-cell electric vehicle needs to look like.
Sunnova CEO John Berger on the Solar ITC: ‘Extend It and Move On’
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
SALT LAKE CITY — This year’s Solar Power International has one clear theme eclipsing all others: an extension of the federal Investment Tax Credit. Yes, the movement does have stickers. But not all solar executives feel the same way about the ITC, or with the same level of intensity. In 2015, the last time the industry worked to secure an extension, John Berger, the founder and CEO of residential solar company Sunnova, wrote in a letter to lawmakers that it was unnecessary for the &l
Blockchain At The United Nations Leading Solutions To The Global Crisis
Forbes Green Tech
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
UNGA 2019 is dominated by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how blockchain and related technologies can help expedite the achievement of the goals.
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?
Sungrow Introduces Latest PV & Energy Storage Portfolio at Solar Power International
altenergymag
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Sungrow, the world's most bankable inverter brand, presented the latest product portfolio for PV and energy storage applications at Solar Power International (SPI), in a bid to meet the ever-evolving North American energy demand and bolster the efforts in supporting local state-level renewable energy deployment and carbon emission targets.
Aavishkaar scores $37 million for expansion in Asia and Africa
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
ImpactAlpha, September 26 – India-based impact investor Aavishkaar has more than $1 billion in assets under management and three open funds in India, Southeast Asia and Africa. But it’s eyeing a $7 billion global portfolio by about 2026. To fuel Aavishkaar’s growth, Dutch development bank FMO stepped in as an equity investor, taking a 10% stake The post Aavishkaar scores $37 million for expansion in Asia and Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
12 Cool Tech Innovations That Contribute To The Greater Good
Forbes Green Tech
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Experts from Forbes Technology Council share their favorite tech innovations that genuinely contribute to the greater good.
Fidelity adopts Ethic to boost financial advisors’ sustainable investing options
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
ImpactAlpha, September 26 – Investors with Fidelity accounts have access to a small number of sustainable investment options—mostly index funds constructed around women’s leadership, clean energy and other themes. But the $7.4 trillion asset manager doesn’t have any way to help clients customize options for “mid-size” investors, like foundations or family offices, based on their values.
How Precision Agriculture Can Change Farming’s Financial Landscape
Planet Pulse
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
It’s not surprising that agricultural technology, and in particular, precision agriculture are becoming crucial tools in a farmer’s arsenal. In order to boost productivity and profitability, farmer’s need to carefully manage where they invest their time and resources. New technologies are making this possible at a scale never before possible. . During Zambia’s first harvest in May 2018, Derek Nicolle, General Manager of Agrivision Zambia – Mkushi Estates, who grows soy, wheat, and maize on
Nearmap and OpenSolar create a one-stop product for solar installers to sell, map and design their next project
altenergymag
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
The Nearmap on OpenSolar platform combines high resolution vertical and oblique aerial imagery with remote solar design software in a game-changing way that helps installers win more customers
Is EPA At War With The Ethanol Industry?
R-Squared Energy
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Following my recent series of ethanol articles, I engaged in a substantive discussion with Douglas A. Durante, who is the Executive Director of the Clean Fuels Development Coalition , a pro-ethanol advocacy group. I am publishing our exchange in two articles. In Part 1 , we discussed the origins of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), and whether a different approach is needed (my position).
Natural Power recruits Energy Manager to support clients’ carbon targets
altenergymag
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has appointed Duncan Wren in the role of Energy Manager. This new role has been created in response to the growing demand from clients in the built environment to help with lowering their carbon emissions.
Report finds New England must add 4-7 GW of new clean energy per year to meet targets
Solar Power World
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
The Brattle Group released a new report that estimates that New England will need to add between 4 and 7 gigawatts of new clean energy capacity every year to achieve an 80% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050. Commissioned by the Coalition for Community Solar Access (CCSA), the report estimates that decarbonizing the… The post Report finds New England must add 4-7 GW of new clean energy per year to meet targets appeared first on Solar Power World.
The Brief: Bloomberg’s Global Business Forum, Fidelity’s Ethic option, Aavishkaar’s expansion, Allianz’s impact fund, ANDE’s entrepreneurship for development
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Amsterdam happy hour. ImpactAlpha is heading to the GIIN Investor Forum in Amsterdam next week and we’re eager to meet up. Agents of Impact in town for the forum, as well as locals, are invited to gather at 5&33, a club and art space at Martelaarsgracht 5, on Tuesday, Oct. 1 from 7pm to The post The Brief: Bloomberg’s Global Business Forum, Fidelity’s Ethic option, Aavishkaar’s expansion, Allianz’s impact fund, ANDE’s entrepreneurship for development appeared fir
Scotland passes legislation pulling net zero goal forward to 2045
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
'No one should be in any doubt of the Scottish Government's commitment to use every policy lever at our disposal to rise to this challenge'.
Overheard at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 26 – “Not enough capital is flowing” toward the low-carbon transition, Michael Bloomberg declared at last year’s Bloomberg Global Business Forum. The unavoidable takeaway from yesterday’s forum: Still not enough capital is flowing. The third annual forum, billed as the “economic complement to UN Week,” kicked off with a highlight reel of destabilizing forces The post Overheard at the Bloomberg Global Business Forum appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Record renewables output helps push coal to less than one per cent of UK grid
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Official data shows renewables provided over 35 per cent of UK power during the second quarter, as coal hit a record low of 0.6 per cent.
Rebuilding the Bahamas with Distributed Solar and Storage [GTM Squared]
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Threat to post-Brexit environmental safeguards escalating, green groups warn
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 26, 2019
Quarterly Brexit Risk Tracker from Greener UK group concludes environmental standards 'under greatest threat since start of Brexit process'.
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