Inhabitat - Innovation
JULY 3, 2020
Ahmedabad-based Openideas Architecture has completed Hive, an adaptable and sustainable family home that takes inspiration from nature in more ways than one. Located in Vesu, an up-and-coming area in Surat, Gujarat, the luxury home was commissioned by a client who sought to manufacture a flawless home inspired by his work with diamond industry machinery.
GreenTechMedia
JULY 3, 2020
Far from depressing the market, the response to the COVID-19 outbreak looks set to accelerate the take-up of electric vehicles across Europe. The combined market share of EVs and plug-in hybrids jumped 6.8 percent in the first quarter of the year, faster than the 2.5 percent growth seen in the same quarter last year, according to sales figures from the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA).
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Inhabitat - Innovation
JULY 3, 2020
A new AI invention could prove to be an effective solution to mitigating climate change.
U.S. Green Technology
JULY 3, 2020
How to Maximize Independence Day Sales For Americans, the 4th of July holds a lot of importance. It is when America came into being. It is one of the most awaited dates for adults and children alike. From decorations to costumes, everyone wants to celebrate this day to the fullest. However, Independence Day celebrations can. The post How retailers and shoppers can make the most of Independence Day?
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
JULY 3, 2020
The Invisible House is a mirror-clad home designed to look like a New York skyscraper flipped on its side.
altenergymag
JULY 3, 2020
With eight successful webinars under their corporate belt, All-Energy and Dcarbonise have a further three programmed for July, featuring offshore floating wind; the need for an inclusive transition to net zero, and solar PV. Registration is now open at [link] all are free to attend.
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Charged
JULY 3, 2020
In 2015, French conglomerate the Bolloré Group opened an all-EV car-sharing service called BlueIndy in Indianapolis. Alas, BlueIndy announced plans to close last December, and terminated operations in May. “This difficult decision to end the service has been made because we did not reach the level of activity required to be economically viable,” said BlueIndy in an email to customers.
Forbes Green Tech
JULY 3, 2020
It’s more important than transport, electricity and even—shock horror—the internet. It accounts for half the energy used in the world and creates 30% of the emissions. But how do we make this vital need carbon neutral?
Business Green
JULY 3, 2020
Greenpeace, Friends of the Earth, CPRE and Possible propose 'cash for clunkers' scheme, and urge government to prioritise heat pumps over hydrogen in its green heating plans. In a last ditch pitch ahead of the unveiling of the next phase of the government's economic recovery package next week, green groups have written to the Chancellor today to urge him to prioritise investments that can decarbonise the nation's housing stock.
Impact Alpha
JULY 3, 2020
Agents of Impact: Aaron Mitchell (Netflix) and Ruth Porat (Google/Alphabet) Agents of Impact: Aaron Mitchell (Netflix) and Ruth Porat (Google/Alphabet). The post Agents of Impact: Mobilizers of corporate cash for community impact appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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.
Business Green
JULY 3, 2020
Governor Andrew Bailey reiterates central bank's 'strong commitment' to net zero as he seeks to fend off criticism from green groups. Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey has promised to consider including climate change as a factor in the central bank's corporate bond purchase decisions once the worst of the coronavirus crisis has passed, as he reiterated the Bank's "strong commitment" to the UK's net zero goal.
Impact Alpha
JULY 3, 2020
TGIF, Agents of Impact! We hold these truths to be self-evident. The convergence of COVID and the movement for racial justice has made clear that the future of finance is sustainability, inclusivity and equality. And ramped up impatience for a faster and deeper shift of capital, not least by impact investors themselves (see Nos. 1, 2. The post The Week in impact investing: Independence appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Business Green
JULY 3, 2020
Shell and BP are writing down assets while a raft of US fracking firms are entering bankruptcy protection – change is coming to the fossil fuel industry faster than anyone expected. The stranded asset hypothesis just got real. In the past month, first BP and now this week Shell have announced plans for multi-billion pound write downs on some of their fossil fuel assets; the former poster child of the US fracking industry Chesapeake Energy has filed for bankruptcy protection; dividends have been
U.S. Green Technology
JULY 3, 2020
It’s not too late to give your barbecues an eco-friendly spin -- and we’re not just talking about ditching those plastic cups and straws. Here are a couple of novel ways to enjoy green grilling this summer. The post Green Grilling: Unique Ways to Make Barbecues More Eco-friendly appeared first on U.S. Green Technology.
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.
Business Green
JULY 3, 2020
The jewellery giant is reaching out to its supply chain to help bolster its circular economy ambitions. By 2025, Pandora, the world's largest jewelry brand by volume, will use 100 per cent recycled silver and gold in its products. At least that's the goal the Danish company set at the beginning of June. As it stands, 71 percent of the silver and gold in Pandora jewelry comes from recycled sources.
Clean Energy Canada
JULY 3, 2020
You may have missed it, but an interesting evolution happened here in Canada over the past two months: the country’s clean energy sector, which employs 298,000 Canadians, rallied together as it has never rallied before. Canada’s clean energy sector has long been especially quiet compared to its fossil fuel counterpart. Unlike in oil and gas, clean energy jobs are not regionally centralized, most companies are relatively small, and industry associations are numerous.
Business Green
JULY 3, 2020
However, government declines to provide further details on precise nature of climate and net zero targets attached to firm's rescue support. The government has agreed to provide an emergency loan to Celsa Steel with a string of unspecified climate change and net zero target conditions attached, as Ministers bid to help the struggling metals firm weather the economic downturn spurred by the coronavirus crisis.
Green Market Oracle
JULY 3, 2020
Canadians often see the systemic racism of their southern neighbors as a uniquely American phenomenon. However, the evidence suggests that racism and is alive and well in Canada. There are hundreds of hate groups in Canada and Canadians are involved thousands online channels that espouse rascism, misogyny and other extreme right-wing views. Canada is a bastions of the white supremacy movement.
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?
Business Green
JULY 3, 2020
California's epic clean truck rule has arrived. It's big. It's bold. It's controversial. After months of discussion, last week the California Air Resources Board (CARB) unanimously approved the Advanced Clean Truck rule, which says that more than half of the trucks sold in California have to be zero-emission by 2035. By 2045, all new commercial trucks sold in California must be zero-emission.
AGreenLiving
JULY 3, 2020
The Invisible House is a mirror-clad home designed to look like a New York skyscraper flipped on its side. It is covered in heat-reflective “Solarcool” glass to mirror the surrounding remote desert of its site, located 10 minutes from downtown Joshua Tree, California. Designed by architect Tomas Osinski and Chris Hanley, the LA-based producer behind American Psycho , the Invisible House is situated on 90 acres.
Eco-Business
JULY 3, 2020
Technology allows rural solar panel owners to sell excess power to neighbours, improving income and access to clean energy.
AGreenLiving
JULY 3, 2020
What if there was a healthy alternative to mammal- or … The post Cricket Protein Promises a More Sustainable Dog Food appeared first on Earth911.com. Read more from the original source: Cricket Protein Promises a More Sustainable Dog Food.
Business Green
JULY 3, 2020
Survey commissioned by Conservative Environment Network reveals overwhelming majority of British public want next week's recovery package to back measures that tackle pollution and climate change. As the government gears up to unveil the latest phase of its coronavirus recovery plan next week, new findings have demonstrated that a signficant majority of the British public want it to comprise measures that tackle pollution and climate change.
AGreenLiving
JULY 3, 2020
Ahmedabad-based Openideas Architecture has completed Hive, an adaptable and sustainable family home that takes inspiration from nature in more ways than one. Located in Vesu, an up-and-coming area in Surat, Gujarat, the luxury home was commissioned by a client who sought to manufacture a flawless home inspired by his work with diamond industry machinery.
Grist
JULY 3, 2020
The coronavirus may have canceled many of this weekend’s organized Fourth of July fireworks displays, but that doesn’t mean people aren’t celebrating at home. Roadside fireworks stands are seeing an explosion of business, and firework complaints are cropping up across the country. In Boston, police calls regarding illegal fireworks were 23 times higher this year compared to last year — and that was in May.
AGreenLiving
JULY 3, 2020
Today’s quote is from Ralph Waldo Emerson, poet, philosopher, and … The post Earth911 Inspiration: Nature’s Colors of the Spirit appeared first on Earth911.com. See original here: Earth911 Inspiration: Nature’s Colors of the Spirit.
Business Green
JULY 3, 2020
Plus all the top green business news from around the world this week. UN report reveals how $10bn of precious metals are lost to e-waste each year. The UN has this week published its annual Global E-waste Monitor report , revealing that at least $10bn of gold, platinum, and other precious metals were lost each year as part of the world's growing e-waste mountain.
AGreenLiving
JULY 3, 2020
A new artificial intelligence invention by Hypergiant Industries could prove to be the solution to the world’s carbon dioxide problem. The company is launching the second generation Eos Bioreactor, currently still a prototype, that can be used to absorb excess carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and give out oxygen. Besides its ability to reduce environmental pollution, the new AI-based bioreactor also improves health.
CleanTechnica
JULY 3, 2020
If you were looking to nominate a particular technology as the most influential of the early 21st century, batteries would be a logical choice. Cheap, compact batteries made smartphones and mobile computing possible, and larger and more powerful batteries represent the enabling technology behind electric mobility, renewable energy, and the smart grid.
CleanTechnica
JULY 3, 2020
The transition to electromobility is well underway. In fact, it is happening much faster than most people think. EV market share figures are starting to look quite nice in many markets in the developed world.
CleanTechnica
JULY 3, 2020
Traffic pollution is a distinct cause of neurodevelopmental disorders, according to new research out of the University of California at Davis.
CleanTechnica
JULY 3, 2020
Germany, Europe's largest auto market, saw plug-in electric passenger vehicle market share hit 8.4% in June 2020, significantly up from 3.4% in June 2019. The H1 2020 plug-in share stood at over 7.7%, and will grow further in the second half.
CleanTechnica
JULY 3, 2020
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