GreenBiz
JULY 12, 2023
Naomi English shares her journey to head of product strategy at MSCI, spotting the emerging opportunities for ESG in investments and finding new challenges within the same organization.
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 12, 2023
A new study commissioned by Scotland’s Share & Repair Network , a project of Circular Communities Scotland, seems to show that the cost-of-living crisis is driving Scots to embrace share and repair projects in a bid to save money while also reducing waste. Financial savings were the primary motivation for Scots considering using share and repair projects, with 61% of nation-wide respondents citing this as their main reason for considering alternatives to buying new.
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GreenBiz
JULY 12, 2023
Most organizations today understand the reasons why a strong ESG strategy is crucial, however many struggle to effectively build, communicate, and implement a clear company-wide ESG strategy. We break down this potentially complicated process for you so that you can ensure you’re creating an actionable and measurable ESG strategy your organization will align with and love.
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 12, 2023
A used batteries collection point at a recycling facility in Bunya, Australia in February 2022. Film aims to raise awareness of fires caused by batteries in the waste stream An apparent growth in reports of fires caused by batteries and electricals containing batteries in the waste and recycling system, has prompted Material Focus – a not-for-profit focused on electricals recycling – to release a public safety film addressing the issue.
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.
GreenBiz
JULY 12, 2023
The Inflation Reduction Act indelibly changed the climate tech marketplace as we know it. What will its impact look like by the end of the century?
Envirotec Magazine
JULY 12, 2023
Xavier Alexis Walter, a senior researcher at the James Hutton Institute. Scientists at The James Hutton Institute are contributing more than just their grey cells to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and energy use – thanks to a newly installed urinal. The otherwise unassuming facility, at the independent research organisation’s Aberdeen campus, is collecting urine from staff to help advance a wastewater treatment technology using power-producing common microbes.
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Envirotec Magazine
JULY 12, 2023
Ecological organisations across all sectors and specialisms are invited to upload their research, reports and grey literature* to the British Ecological Society’s new open access platform, Applied Ecology Resources (AER), in a bid to improve knowledge sharing and collaboration across the ecological community. AER enables a range of organisations, scientists and practitioners working across research, policy or practice to pool their knowledge relating to ecological science in a permanent, secure
Renew Economy
JULY 12, 2023
Tesla chair says Australia needs to act now to forge a new vision for what the Australian economy can look like, or "our luck may just run out." The post “Our luck may just run out:” Tesla chair urges new vision for Australia economy appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Charged
JULY 12, 2023
Tesla is opening the gates of its walled garden of Supercharger charging stations, to the cheers of ( almost ) everyone in the EV industry. The move is good news for EV drivers, who will soon have lots more places to charge. The legacy automakers are insisting it’s good news for them too (we’re not so sure, but that’s a story for another day). One thing that’s indisputable is that the brave new world of charging is spectacularly good news for Tesla, and for several reasons.
Renew Economy
JULY 12, 2023
Origin to build Australia's biggest electrolyser in Hunter as Port of Newcastle targets 1.5GW of hydrogen capacity to avoid being "stranded" by switch from fossil fuels. The post Origin to build Australia’s biggest electrolyser as world’s largest coal port pins hopes on hydrogen appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
Charged
JULY 12, 2023
Legrand, a manufacturer of a broad range of electrical wiring devices for commercial, industrial and residential applications, has announced the launch of its first residential EV charger. “We’re about delivering access to power, wherever and however people need it,” states Scott Bausch, VP and General Manager for Legrand’s wiring device business. “The need for simple, safe and fast ways to charge EVs at home is growing rapidly.
Renew Economy
JULY 12, 2023
Climate Council calls for federal government intervention as Australia's biggest polluters set net zero targets while expanding further into fossil fuels. The post Fossil fuel giants “gaslighting” on emissions, Climate Council calls for greenwash ban appeared first on RenewEconomy.
The City Fix
JULY 12, 2023
Today’s city leaders face a level of complexity and rapid pace of change that can be overwhelming. Particularly in developing countries, urbanization is unfolding quickly and often haphazardly. One in three urban residents worldwide lack adequate access to at least.
Renew Economy
JULY 12, 2023
Japanese oil and gas giant to become newest player in Australia's renewables market, in a deal to buy a 50 per cent stake in a range of solar and wind assets. The post Japan oil and gas giant takes stake in Australian wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
Impact Alpha
JULY 12, 2023
ImpactAlpha, July 12 – The race is on to decarbonize heavy industrial materials like concrete, cement and steel. CarbonCure injects CO2 into concrete, The post CarbonCure scores $80 million to commercialize lower-carbon concrete appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Renew Economy
JULY 12, 2023
Going all-electric is not easy – or is it? University of Wollongong’s Ty Christopher shares his lived and worked experience of home electrification and busts some myths. The post Solar Insiders Podcast: Demystifying home electrification appeared first on RenewEconomy.
DeSmogBlog
JULY 12, 2023
This story was originally published by Grist , and is republished here as part of Covering Climate Now, a global journalism collaboration strengthening coverage of the climate crisis. On June 29, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont signed a law to prohibit the state’s investor-owned utilities from charging customers for lobbying expenses and other efforts to sway political outcomes.
Renew Economy
JULY 12, 2023
Macquarie's battery offshoot Eku Energy signs deal to build more than 1GW of battery capacity in Italy with up to eight hours storage. The post Macquarie’s Eku to develop more than 1GW of battery storage in Italy appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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?
Charged
JULY 12, 2023
Mack Trucks has announced that dealers are now taking orders for the Mack MD Electric, the brand’s first medium-duty electric vehicle. The MD Electric is designed to complement the diesel Mack MD, introduced in 2020. The company’s first EV was the Mack LR Electric, which began production in December 2021. The new truck, which is exempt from the 12% federal excise tax, is available in a Class 6 model with a GVWR of 25,995 pounds and a Class 7 model with a GVWR of 33,000 pounds.
Renew Economy
JULY 12, 2023
Australian company says its technology uses green electricity to turn air into plasma, breaking apart nitrogen before turning it into ammonia. The post Australian start-up targets fertiliser and hydrogen markets with plasma-to-ammonia tech appeared first on RenewEconomy.
DeSmogBlog
JULY 12, 2023
Consumer Choice Center, a libertarian outfit, has advocated against green regulations in the EU without being registered as a lobbying group, DeSmog can reveal. The US-based organisation – which has links to a network of fossil fuel funded think tanks and advocacy groups – has opposed climate-friendly measures in Europe, such as the phase-out of petrol cars and green farming reforms, despite being removed from the lobby register over a year ago.
Renew Economy
JULY 12, 2023
A 41-year old man has died at the site of one of Australia's biggest solar projects, in what is being described as a workplace accident. The post Police investigate death of worker at one of Australia’s biggest solar projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.
CleanTech Group
JULY 12, 2023
EV adoption is picking up. Last year, about 14% of new car sales were EVs, up from 9% in 2021. As more EVs.
Renew Economy
JULY 12, 2023
Tighter reliability standards extended to deal with growing threat of "tail risk" events amid climate change, ageing fossil power plants, and the switch to wind and solar. The post Tight grid reliability standard extended to deal with “tail risk” and extreme weather events appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Business Green
JULY 12, 2023
Overhauling the aviation taxation regime would help European governments claw back billions of Euros in missed revenue and help cut carbon emissions, a new analysis suggests
Canary Media
JULY 12, 2023
This story was first published by Energy News Network. Few government officials will have a bigger say in how states transition from fossil fuels than public utility commissioners.
Energy Central
JULY 12, 2023
Natural gas has been the fuel of choice for utilities since supplies increased, due to deregulation of price, and especially the plenty guaranteed by fracking. It burns 60-percent cleaner than coal and is easily transported and stored. Gas turbines are flexible. Above all, the power they produce is dispatchable on demand. As more wind and solar comes on line, the need for.
Canary Media
JULY 12, 2023
The U.S. government is committed to bringing an abundance of advanced nuclear reactors to market as part of its decarbonization strategy — but until now, there has been no domestic corporate supply of the specialized fuel they require. That’s about to change.
Charged
JULY 12, 2023
Korea-based tire maker Hankook Tire has introduced iON evo and iON evo SUV, two tires specifically designed for high-performance EVs and summer driving conditions. Hankook says its proprietary technologies deliver superior handling and wet grip as well as reduced tread wear, rolling resistance and noise. The iON evo is available in eight sizes from 18 to 21 inches; the iON evo SUV is available in eight sizes from 18 to 22 inches.
Canary Media
JULY 12, 2023
Batteries are already powering cars, trucks and buses, and backing up homes, businesses and the grid. So can they also replace the ubiquitous but dirty diesel generator? Staid corporations and plucky startups have been trying to answer that question for more than a decade, with relatively little success.
Impact Alpha
JULY 12, 2023
ImpactAlpha, July 12 – If “democracy dies in darkness,” as the Washington Post says, there’s cause for concern in India, the world’s largest. The post Acumen invests in Gram Vaani to increase accountability in India’s ‘media dark’ communities appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Business Green
JULY 12, 2023
Major new report from RMI suggests surging solar, wind, and battery capacity is now in line with global net zero scenarios
Impact Alpha
JULY 12, 2023
ImpactAlpha, July 12 — A “new wealth agenda” aims to increase by 10-fold the wealth of U.S. households of color and those in. The post Paths to inclusive wealth run through residential and commercial real estate appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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