As COP28 begins, let's take stock of corporate climate efforts
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
The latest indicators suggest that companies’ climate ambitions are significantly off-track. But there are signs of hope.
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More than 100 Organizations Call for a Forest Accountability Framework
NRDC onEarth
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
At the start of COP28, civil society groups from around the world are urging countries to establish a Glasgow Declaration Accountability Framework (GDAF).
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The first step toward an embedded sustainability strategy: Pinpoint key ESG issues
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
The initial building blocks in creating an embedded strategy are establishing material ESG factors and stakeholders and developing a materiality matrix.
Housing crisis poses threat to survival of rural communities, CPRE report warns
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Rural housing development. An acute and overlooked shortage of genuinely affordable housing poses a threat to the survival of communities in rural England, says a report published on 28 November by CPRE, the countryside charity. ‘Unraveling a crisis: the state of rural affordable housing in England’ sets out the causes of the problem, lays bare its impact on real people and explains what the next government can do to fix it.
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.
Why COP28 is a pivotal moment for climate finance
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
It will require an estimated $4 trillion annually by 2030 to reverse climate change, and the money isn’t flowing fast enough.
Transatlantic flight runs on100% SAF
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
The first transatlantic passenger flight powered by 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) was completed on Tuesday 28 November by Virgin Atlantic, with the journey hailed as a milestone in assessing the viability of the putative green propellant. SAF seems widely viewed as the most promising avenue for decarbonising long-haul aviation at present, but key problems remain: Notably, a vast shortfall in its availability (with only 0.1% of global demand for aviation fuel currently met by SAF).
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Nature critical to infrastructure for sustainable development: UN report
Envirotec Magazine
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Nature-based infrastructure solutions can influence 79% of all targets across the Sustainable Development Goals, highlighting the critical role nature can play in advancing sustainable development, climate action and biodiversity conservation, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), UNOPS, and the University of Oxford. Nature-based infrastructure solutions use nature to provide services relevant to the functioning of infrastructure.
China to install record-breaking 230 GW of wind and solar in 2023
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
China is quietly reorganising its entire power sector to support rapid electrification and renewables uptake – and smashing records along the way. The post China to install record-breaking 230 GW of wind and solar in 2023 appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Big Meat Unveils Battle Plans for COP28
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Major meat companies and industry lobby groups are planning a large presence at COP28 in a few days time, equipped with a communications plan to get a pro-meat message heard by policymakers throughout the summit, DeSmog can reveal. Documents seen by DeSmog and the Guardian show that the meat industry is poised to “tell its story and tell it well” in the lead up and during the Dubai conference, which comes on the heels of the world’s hottest ever year.
NSW passes climate bill to write 70 pct by 2035 emissions reduction target into law
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
In a triumph of multi-partisanship, NSW Parliament has passed legislation to cut the state's emissions by 70% by 2035, and reach net zero by 2050. The post NSW passes climate bill to write 70 pct by 2035 emissions reduction target into law appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
Kenya government power company appointed for World Bank-funded energy storage pilot
Energy Storage News
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KenGen) has been selected to carry out a battery storage pilot project, through a programme to increase electricity access funded by the World Bank.
SEC makes first investment in “one of world’s biggest” batteries in Melbourne
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Victoria's state-owned SEC announces first investment with an equity stake and an offtake deal in what will be one of the biggest battery projects in the world. The post SEC makes first investment in “one of world’s biggest” batteries in Melbourne appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Global PV Market Outlook, 4Q 2023
BloombergNEF
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
As 2023 draws to a close, the solar industry is installing record volumes worldwide and selling at record-low prices. The post Global PV Market Outlook, 4Q 2023 appeared first on BloombergNEF.
Aker Carbon Capture Awarded Feasibility Study for E-fuel Project in Finland
FuelCellsWorks
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Aker Carbon Capture has been awarded an integration feasibility study for an e-fuel project in Finland. The company will investigate fully integrating one of its standardized and modularized Just Catch.
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.
“Outrage economy:” Sky News and Alan Jones in global list of climate misinformation
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
World is grappling with an environmental crisis compounded by an information crisis, and Australia's Sky News and broadcaster Alan Jones are near the top of the list. The post “Outrage economy:” Sky News and Alan Jones in global list of climate misinformation appeared first on RenewEconomy.
$13.5 Trillion for Clean Power, Clean Hydrogen and CCUS Needed to Help Transition Key Hard to Abate Industries to Net Zero, World Economic Forum Report Finds
FuelCellsWorks
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Net Zero Tracker 2023 Report provides recommendations in technology, infrastructure, demand, policy and capital. GENEVA– The decarbonization of eight production, energy and transport sectors requires an investment of $13.51 between now.
Fossil Fuel Friendly Daily Mail Firm Handed £500k Government Contract to Run UK COP28 Events
DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
The UK’s events at this year’s COP28 summit will be hosted by a Daily Mail events firm that specialises in organising exhibitions for the oil and gas industry, DeSmog can reveal. Government records show that dmg events, which is owned by the Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT), will be paid £545,000 for “commissioning and delivering pavilion and office space for the UK’s COP28 delegation taking place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE)”.
First Hydrogen Showcases FCEV with Europe and UK’s Largest Companies
FuelCellsWorks
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Vancouver, British Columbia– First Hydrogen Corp. (“FIRST HYDROGEN” or the “Company“) is please to announce twenty-one (21) fleet operators & industry specialists, from Europe and UK, attended the Company’s Track.
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?
“Cascading risks:” Bowen puts national security at heart of climate and clean energy push
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Chris Bowen warns of "cascading risks" to Australia's national security from climate change, and uses it to push for urgent action this decade on emissions and clean energy. The post “Cascading risks:” Bowen puts national security at heart of climate and clean energy push appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Internal Markets in Renewable and Natural Gases and in Hydrogen: Council and Parliament Reach Deal
FuelCellsWorks
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
The Council and the Parliament today reached a provisional political agreement on the directive to establish common rules for the internal markets in renewable and natural gases and in hydrogen.
Bowen rejects CCA call for home gas ban and zero emissions for cars by 2040
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Two key calls from Climate Change Authority, including for phase out of gas connections for new and existing homes, have been rejected by the federal energy minister. The post Bowen rejects CCA call for home gas ban and zero emissions for cars by 2040 appeared first on RenewEconomy.
ACWA Power Breaks Ground on Green Hydrogen Project in Uzbekistan
FuelCellsWorks
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Phase 1 of project inaugurated by President Mirziyoyev of Uzbekistan and HE Khalid Al Falih, Saudi Minister of Investment Company signed hydrogen and power purchase agreements for the 3,000 tonne.
New technology installed beneath Detroit street can charge electric vehicles as they drive
TechXplore
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Crews have installed what's billed as the nation's first wireless-charging public roadway for electric vehicles beneath a street just west of downtown Detroit.
Aurelia Turbines Sells 20 Turbines to Taiwan – 400 Kwe Gas Turbines Can Use Hydrogen as a Fuel
FuelCellsWorks
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Taiwan-based Jhuo Sih International, Aurelia Turbines’ newly appointed integrator, has ordered 20 of Aurelia’s turbine configurations. It will locally package several units for its clients in the region using its.
Experts revive ancient techniques to make concrete more sustainable
TechXplore
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
A team of experts from EPFL, ETH Zurich and a Geneva-based architecture firm has developed a new type of non-reinforced concrete made from stone offcuts. Their method, which reduces the use of carbon-intensive cement-based binders, draws on ancient techniques uncovered in historical archives.
Western Australia Study Probes Big Switch From Gas to Hydrogen
FuelCellsWorks
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
If hydrogen is to replace natural gas in green industrial applications, it must be both renewable and transportable. Is a big piece of the jigsaw already in place? If hydrogen.
U.S. Steel pilots battery-electric locomotives
Charged
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
U.S. Steel has converted two of its diesel switcher locomotives at the Mon Valley Works’ Edgar Thomson and Clairton Plants to battery-electric drive. The locomotives travel within the facilities carrying steel, coke, scrap metal, iron ore and other materials. U.S. Steel invested some $2.3 million in the locomotives. The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection provided an unspecified amount to offset the remaining cost, through the agency’s Marine and Rail Freight Movers Grant Program
Generating a Cleaner Future with Hydrogen: Air Products’ Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Samir J. Serhan, to Deliver Keynote Address at Hydrogen Transition Summit During COP28 in Dubai
FuelCellsWorks
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Other Leaders across Air Products to Speak and Participate in COP28 Events Focused on Advancing the Energy Transition through Clean Hydrogen DUBAI, UAE— Air Products (NYSE:APD) a world leader in industrial.
TeraWatt Infrastructure breaks ground on heavy-duty EV charging site near Port of Long Beach
Charged
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
TeraWatt Infrastructure is taking a comprehensive approach to providing charging for commercial EVs. The company owns strategically-located sites where it offers both public charging and turnkey infrastructure solutions. Now the company has broken ground for a new heavy-duty EV charging site in Rancho Dominguez, California. Located 15 miles north of the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles, the site is perfectly positioned to support electric trucks serving the largest container ports in the US.
Rice husk and recycled newspaper may be the eco-friendly insulation material of the future
TechXplore
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
The building sector is the second largest sector in plastic consumption, and is responsible for more than a third of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. Manufacturing processes of construction materials pollute air, land, and water. Accordingly, construction materials made from agro-industrial waste become increasingly attractive due to their lower environmental impact.
BMS functional verification: the safety-first approach
Charged
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
Sponsored by Pickering Interfaces. In this white paper, we explore the importance of BMS simulation and specifically how hardware-in-the-loop offers a safe BMS testing environment, comprehensive testing capabilities, replication of real-world conditions including state-of-charge and state-of-health functional verification, flexibility, scalability, and time and cost savings.
NRDC at COP28: Taking Stock of Global Progress
NRDC onEarth
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
The 28 th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), held in Dubai from November 30 through December 12, is a critical moment for global action to fight climate change.
SSE Energy Solutions to build electric truck charging hub in Birmingham, UK
Charged
NOVEMBER 29, 2023
SSE Energy Solutions plans to build a charging hub for electric heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) at Tyseley Energy Park in Birmingham. SSE’s charging hub, located near the A45 motorway, will feature 360 kW chargers, and will accommodate up to four electric HGVs at a time. The facility will include a canopy made from galvanized steel and sustainable timber, as well as a rainwater harvesting system that will help irrigate a living green wall.
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