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Explaining mutual credit to small business owners

Low Impact

At Lowimpact.org, we’ve been banging on about something called ‘mutual credit’ for about 3 or 4 years now – constantly trying to think of ways to explain it that can be grasped really quickly. We think it really is a world-changing idea – in that it can help keep wealth in communities, keep small businesses alive, and reduce the need for banks or interest.

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Scotland to ban raft of single-use plastic items from June 2022

Business Green

New legislation will see plastic forks, knives and spoons phased out as part of latest effort to crack down on plastic waste. Single-use cutlery, plates, and food containers are among the plastics set to be banned in Scotland next year, the Scottish Government announced last week, as it laid out new legislation that will ban certain single-use items from 1 June 2022.

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13 big deals that made COP26 the ‘Business COP’

AGreenLiving

Amid a controversial climate summit, a baker’s dozen of initiatives that will affect the private sector for years to come. View post: 13 big deals that made COP26 the ‘Business COP’.

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Expanded Scottish manufacturing plant promises to deliver feed that curbs cows' methane emissions

Business Green

New animal feed additive from Royal DSM promises to reduce methane emissions from cows by 30 per cent. Bioscience company Royal DSM has announced it is to scale up the production of a new animal feed that promises to reduce the levels of methane produced by cows, unveiling plans for a new manufacturing plant in Dalry Scotland. The company announced the move on the sidelines of the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow last week, confirming it is planning to scale up the production of Bovaer, its novel

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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.

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The world is heading for 2.4°C of warming under current climate pledges

Eco-Business

A hotter future will mean widespread extreme weather becomes the norm. The COP26 climate talks have done little to avoid impending disaster.

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NFI Expands Its Partnership With Li-Cycle To Recycle Heavy-Duty EV Batteries At Scale

CleanTechnica

NFI Group has announced the expansion of its partnership with Li-Cycle, which will facilitate heavy-duty battery recycling at scale as heavy-duty EV adoption continues to grow. The partnership is built upon the successful completion of an EV battery recycling pilot program between New Flyer of America, Inc, a subsidiary of NFI, and Li-Cycle, which is […].

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New Mexico Utilities Can Invest Over $11 Million Into EV Infrastructure & Education

CleanTechnica

The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project has announced that the Public Service Company of New Mexico can invest $10 million in a suite of EV programs with over $3 million focusing on low-income families. The New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (PRC) approved plans for the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) and El Paso Electric […].

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Tesla Starts Installing Starlink Satellite Dishes At Some Of Its Superchargers

CleanTechnica

Elon Musk and Tesla are making progress on yet another promise. In October 2021, Elon Musk promised that Tesla’s Superchargers will eventually have free WiFi. He was replying to @JayInShanghai after Jay pointed out that all Superchargers should have WiFi. They will — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 14, 2021 Twitter user, Brandon Starr, noticed something […].

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Tesla Supercharger Tips, Facts, & Conversations

CleanTechnica

When you first learn about (and perhaps contemplate buying) a Tesla Model 3 or Model Y, you find out that they have almost no knobs or dials and everything is controlled by the center computer screen. If you are driving an older car, you don’t have any driver automation. You don’t have smart cruise control […].

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The Anti-Tesla: Why Toyota Remains Hung Up On Hydrogen

CleanTechnica

Originally posted on EVANNEX. By Charles Morris Toyota didn’t rise to the pinnacle of the global auto industry by chance. Throughout its history, it’s been an extremely innovative, forward-looking company. Books have been written, and college courses taught, about its engineering excellence. That’s why the company’s vaunted revamp of its Mirai fuel cell–powered sedan has so many […].

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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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Ask a Scientist: While Nations Dither, US Cities, Counties, & States Are Suing Fossil Fuel Companies

CleanTechnica

Originally published by Union of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By Elliott Negin President Joe Biden kicked off the United Nations’ 26th Conference of the Parties (COP) in Glasgow, Scotland, earlier this month by warning delegates that there is only a “brief window left before us to raise our ambitions, and to [rise] to meet the task that’s rapidly narrowing.

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ITIF: Biden Infrastructure Bill Makes Major Investments To Accelerate Clean Energy & Climate Innovation

CleanTechnica

The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), which is a think tank for science and technology policy, has released a statement from the director of its Center for Clean Energy Innovation, David Hart. Hart noted that there is a lot of work to be done to create the solutions that will move the world into […].

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Hybrid Batteries From SES, Recycled Batteries From Northvolt

CleanTechnica

Advances in solid state batteries and battery recycling are accelerating.