This tiny farmhouse features a quaint reading nook
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
New York-based tiny home builder Willowbee Tiny Homes has managed to combine a comfy farmhouse aesthetic with a sophisticated and space-efficient tiny home.
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Why today's turkey is more affordable and sustainable than it was in the 1970s
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
Scientific developments and innovation has produced more turkey for a larger population using fewer of our natural resources.
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6 helpful ways to give back to nature this Thanksgiving
Inhabitat - Innovation
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and it is the best time to reflect on our planet and give thanks for nature and all of its glories.
Ireland’s ESB Doubles Down on Offshore Wind With EDF Deal
GreenTechMedia
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
Ireland’d ESB has taken a 50 percent stake in EDF’s 450-megawatt Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind project off the east coast of Scotland. Financial details have not been disclosed. ESB controls Ireland’s transmission and distribution networks as well as generating 42 percent of the island of Ireland’s power. The news came as EDF announced it had reached financial close on the project, which it acquired last year from Mainstream Renewable Power.
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.
2020 Will Be The Year Of Sustainable Business: Here’s Why
Forbes Green Tech
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
With tech the game changer of the 2010s, the shift to sustainable business will define the next decade - and there are several major, transformational ways this will take shape
The Reality Behind Green Hydrogen’s Soaring Hype
GreenTechMedia
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
Green hydrogen produced using renewable energy is increasingly seen as a key asset for grid and transport decarbonization. Interest in the technology is surging. Shell believes the hydrogen sector deserves the same levels of support that went to solar energy over the years. But at least in the medium term, the decarbonization potential of hydrogen is limited.
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GOOD NEWS COMES IN THREEs FOR ALL-ENERGY AND DCARBONISE
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There's good news in plenty from All-Energy, the UK's largest renewable and low carbon energy exhibition and conference and the co-located Dcarbonise, which focuses on low carbon heat, energy efficiency, and low carbon transport.
Boris Johnson replaced with ice sculpture at climate leaders debate
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Conservative Party leader and Brexit Party leader were only two not to attend Climate Leaders Debate last night on Channel 4, where politicians sparred over best way to hit net zero.
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Supermarkets increase plastic use despite promises
Business Green
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
Buoyant sales and slow action on packaging of branded products threatens supermarket plastic reduction pledges, research reveals.
Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport
Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium
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Can An Electric Car World Handle Thanksgiving Travel?
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Each Thanksgiving season, stories abound on travel. In a world of mostly electric vehicles, how will the charging work on Thanksgiving or other peak days?
IPPR: UK should pay £20bn into UN climate fund
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NOVEMBER 28, 2019
The UK's contribution to global decarbonisation should be more in line with its 'fair share' of responsibility for climate breakdown, think tank says.
Thanksgiving Gratitude and the Natural World
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NOVEMBER 28, 2019
Today is Thanksgiving in the United States and people across the nation are celebrating by coming together to give thanks. This is the holiday long weekend when people get together to celebrate the bounty of the fall harvest. Thanksgiving traces its origin to a 1621 feast the Wampanoag people shared with Pilgrim settlers. The Pilgrims survived their first winter in the new world thanks to the goodwill of the Wampanoag.
Green Alliance: Majority of Black Friday buys get binned
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NOVEMBER 28, 2019
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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.
Turning Holiday Shopping Green: Gifting Tree Certificates Instead Of “Stuff”
Forbes Green Tech
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
We have a climate emergency. As citizens, we must demand policy change. As consumers, we must rethink our consumption choices. Instead of gifting “stuff,” why not give tree certificates?
Labour pledges to create ten new "national nature parks" across England
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NOVEMBER 28, 2019
Labour plans to shake up England's system of protected land designations in new plans for nature.
6 helpful ways to give back to nature this Thanksgiving
AGreenLiving
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and it is the best time to reflect on our planet and give thanks for nature and all of its glories. What better way to celebrate our world and its wildlife than by offering a helping hand? Here are some ways to give back to and celebrate Mother Earth this Thanksgiving. Save a turkey While Thanksgiving traditionally means turkey at the table, those who are vegetarian, vegan or simply interested in protecting turkeys can instead adopt or sponsor a turkey.
European Parliament declares climate emergency
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EU urged to step up ambition on slashing greenhouse gas emissions as key climate meetings loom.
How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular
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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?
This tiny farmhouse features a quaint reading nook
AGreenLiving
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
New York-based tiny home builder Willowbee Tiny Homes has managed to combine a cozy, farmhouse aesthetic with a sophisticated and space-efficient tiny home. The Burmenbov is a 30-foot-long tiny home on wheels that has a gorgeous interior space, which includes a charming reading nook where the reader can also take in amazing views. Husband-and-wife team Bob and Esther (along with their four children) have made a name for themselves by building quality tiny houses for other families looking to liv
Gnewt completes ten million zero emission parcel deliveries
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NOVEMBER 28, 2019
Electric delivery firm hits milestone as it celebrates ten years in business.
Why today’s turkey is more affordable and sustainable than it was in the 1970s
AGreenLiving
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
Scientific developments and innovation has produced more turkey for a larger population using fewer of our natural resources. Go here to read the rest: Why today’s turkey is more affordable and sustainable than it was in the 1970s.
From idea-stealing to systems-thinking: The many paths to net zero
Business Green
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
Parties may all now agree UK must hit net zero emissions by mid-century, but disagree on how to get there. BusinessGreen reports from last night's debate hosted by the Aldersgate Group, where party representatives thrashed it out.
4 Easy Ways to Use Less Energy at Home
The Environmental Blog
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
The campaign to get people to use less energy at home has been going on for many years, so most people know to turn off lights and turn down the heat. However, it can be difficult to remember all these things, especially when you don’t see much difference day to day. So, here are some ways you can use less energy at home that can be done without you needing to make a day to day effort.
Mars: Time for business and governments to step up climate action
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NOVEMBER 28, 2019
Ahead of COP25 kicking off in Madrid on Monday, Mars' Kevin Rabinovitch calls for the Paris targets to become the 'ground floor' of ambition.
Cultured meat? This could create more problems than it solves
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NOVEMBER 28, 2019
Lab-grown meat has been known to consume less energy, water and emit significantly less greenhouse gases than regular meet. However, new research suggests that its environmental impact in the long run could be higher than that of livestock.
The Conservatives need a plan to deliver Net Zero - but what should it look like?
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GRI Standards Certified Training Course
Eco-Business
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
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European Utility Week 2019: The Energy Transition Is Happening in Customers’ Homes – Are Utilities in Control?
Bidgely
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
With Europe becoming the pioneer of energy transition, the European Utility Week (EUW) has evolved from a classic industry trade fair to a hotbed of energy innovation and thought leadership. This year’s Parisian event was no exception, with the emphasis on the transition bigger and bolder than ever before. Let’s define energy transition as the process of decarbonising energy production while electrifying energy consumption (space heating, transportation, industrial loads, etc.).
GRI Certified Workshop—Integrating the SDGs into Your Reporting Process
Eco-Business
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
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23 Awards Tesla Cybertruck Is Sure To Win
CleanTechnica
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
I'm not sure all of these awards actually exist. It's possible some of them (ahem, #9) should have never been imagined. Nonetheless, this is what some Thanksgiving-night brain juice has dreamt up about the Tesla Cybertruck after reading about the Tesla Model 3 winning Car of the Year in Denmark.
IIRC-Approved Integrated Reporting Training Course—Practitioner Level
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Ellen, World’s Largest Electric Ferry, Has Battery Equivalent To 50 Tesla Model S Batteries
CleanTechnica
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
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'Perfect storm' awaits farming and fisheries if world doesn't curb emissions
Eco-Business
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
If emissions continue to rise rapidly, nearly 90 per cent of the world's population are projected to be exposed to losses of food production.
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