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Second quarter food startup roundup

GreenBiz

Second quarter food startup roundup. Jim Giles. Fri, 06/04/2021 - 02:30. Welcome to the second quarter edition of Food Weekly’s startup roundup. Here are the companies that caught my eye over the past few months for snagging funding, releasing products or breaking the mold with unexpected technologies. Kula Bio. Nitrogen compounds are heroes and villains on a global scale.

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Netherlands court rules that Shell must reduce its emissions

Envirotec Magazine

Image credit: Darrell Nash , CC BY-SA 2.0 license). Environmental activists hailed a decision by a court in The Hague on 26 May, which ruled that Shell must reduce its CO2 emissions by 45% within 10 years (compared to 2019 levels). The “historic verdict has enormous consequences for Shell and other big polluters globally”, said Friends of the Earth Netherlands ( Milieudefensie ) which brought the action, in collaboration with 17,000 co-plaintiffs and six other organisations.

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The future is climate-friendly software

GreenBiz

The future is climate-friendly software. Sarah Golden. Fri, 06/04/2021 - 01:30. Last week, Microsoft announced it is teaming up with Github, Accenture and Thoughtworks, a software consultancy, to inspire emissions reductions using a little-considered tool: software. The new nonprofit organization, Green Software Foundation , aims to change the culture of software development to prioritize sustainability.

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Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to fund nuclear reactor in Wyoming

Inhabitat - Innovation

The billion-dollar reactor promises renewable energy and lots of jobs for Wyoming. But not everybody is convinced the project is a good idea.

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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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Climate Cruelty and Local Governments

The Environmental Blog

Local governments are uniquely impacted by climate change. They are also uniquely ill-positioned to do anything about it. Climate change is a cruel phenomenon. Those least able to mitigate climate pollutants and adapt to the changing climate are those who will suffesSaasr the most. Indeed, the world’s poorest countries are the least responsible for greenhouse gas emissions and the least capable of adaptation but yet they will bear the brunt of climate change.

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Miomojo presents luxurious plant-based leather bags

Inhabitat - Innovation

This fashion brand is making handbags with plant-based leathers made from apples, cactus and corn.

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Taste-testing the latest versions of Beyond and Impossible burgers

Inhabitat - Innovation

I tried Beyond Meat's new-and-improved burger and compared it to the latest burger iteration from Impossible Foods. Here's what I thought.

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Port of Tilbury flood defence gates project is well underway

Envirotec Magazine

Pictured (left to right): David Housden, Head of Engineering & Procurement, the Port of Tilbury; Paul Dale, Asset & Site Director, the Port of Tilbury; John Curtin, Executive Director for Local Operations, Environment Agency; and Mark Johnson, Area Flood & Coastal Risk Manager, Environment Agency. Construction work is progressing on the £34m scheme, says the Environment Agency.

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Kauhale Kai is a solar-powered, pavilion-style home on Hawaii's Big Island

Inhabitat - Innovation

With views overlooking the west coast of Hawaii, Kauna’oa Bay sits just below Kauhale Kai.

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How energy storage can unlock the potential of renewables

Envirotec Magazine

Wind turbines in the Columbia Gorge, California (image credit: Sheila Sund , CC BY 2.0 license). By storing energy we can address the challenge of guaranteeing flexible and reliable supply from weather-dependant energy sources, writes VINCI Energies – cutting bills, reducing carbon emissions and delivering on the promise of the energy transition. Energy generation hit the headlines in May as the UK went two weeks without burning coal for the first time since 1882.

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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.

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Link International Inc: Helping Businesses Pursue Zero Waste and Build Accountability

Green Business Bureau

Established in 2008 and operating nationwide, Link International Inc. partners with businesses to help develop waste stream management programs that achieve zero waste to landfill, improve supply chain efficiency, yield cost savings and elevate brand reputation. Given that waste management greatly differs across industries, Link International understands the importance of being able to custom-tailor waste and recycling programs to fit their clients’ needs and goals as well as governing regulatio

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Audi pilots concept for premium-level fast charging hubs

Charged

Audi has big plans to ramp up its EV offerings, introducing more than 20 fully electric models by 2025, and it’s working on a concept for premium-level charging infrastructure in keeping with its market position as a luxury brand. Audi plans to implement a pilot project in the second half of this year, which will provide a practical test for a possible serial rollout.

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The Week in impact investing: Building forward

Impact Alpha

TGIF, Agents of Impact! ?? Impact Briefing. On this week’s podcast, host Monique Aiken looks back and looks forward, with highlights of her. The post The Week in impact investing: Building forward appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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California makes $17.5 million available for public charging in 13 rural counties

Charged

The California Energy Commission (CEC) has announced the availability of $17.5 million in incentives to install public EV chargers in 13 rural counties. Incentives available through the new Inland Communities Incentive Project will cover up to 75 percent of EVSE costs. More than a third of the funding is dedicated to installations in under-resourced communities.

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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?

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Ørsted announces commitment to recycling wind turbine blades

Renewable Energy World

Ørsted has announced its new commitment to reuse, recycle or recover all the wind turbine blades in its global portfolio of onshore and offshore wind farms upon decommissioning. The commitment, made on the company’s Capital Markets Day, is part of Ørsted’s strategy to expand its sustainability position and work toward achieving a carbon-neutral footprint by 2040.

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U.S. Department of Energy awards $9.5 Million to Support Clean Energy Innovation and Commercialization across America

LA CleanTech Incubator

Energy Program for Innovation Clusters Strengthens Innovation Ecosystem Development in Ten Regions Around the United States WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today awarded Energy Program for Innovation Clusters (EPIC) funding to ten incubators and accelerators that will harness regional ingenuity and resources, develop pipelines for energy technology to reach the market, and.

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5 Tips To Select An Eco-friendly Garage Door

Green Living Guy

People are more aware of growing climatic and environmental concerns, and hence they are opting for environment-friendly items made from sustainable materials. From buying electric cars to using GHG-free kitchen appliances, people prefer better things for the environment. Your garage door… Read More 5 Tips To Select An Eco-friendly Garage Door.

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Vermont clean energy jobs board aims to net more resumes from women

Renewable Energy World

Advocates in Vermont hope a new clean energy jobs board and resume bank can help open doors and diversify a sometimes clubby, male-dominated sector. Renewable Energy Vermont’s clean energy resume bank , launched last month, lets employers post job listings and review resumes uploaded by job seekers. The goal is to help companies fill positions as they rebound from the pandemic, and also share opportunities with underrepresented groups, particularly women.

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UK touts £8m for nature conservation projects in Overseas Territories

Business Green

Government unveils biodiversity funding boost as it also joins global efforts to protect Amazon rainforest in Peru. The government has today announced an £8m funding boost for more than 30 conservation projects in the UK's Overseas Territories, in a bid to stem the decline of rare species and vulnerable habitats. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the funding would be released through its Darwin Plus grant scheme over the course of the next three years.

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POWERGEN International announces 2022 event theme and partnerships to shape the future of energy

Renewable Energy World

POWEGEN International, the world’s largest power generation event, is pleased to announce its 2022 theme of Destination 2050 as well as partnerships with the California Energy Storage Alliance (CESA), Electrical Generating Systems Association (EGSA), Epicenter, and Green Hydrogen Coalition (GHC) for its 2022 event taking place January 26-28 in Dallas, Texas.

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TNFD: Nature-related risk disclosure guidelines set to launch in 2023

Business Green

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures unveils co-chairs and work plan to help improve financial decision making worldwide. A raft of major global banks, businesses and governments are backing efforts to draw up a robust framework for assessing the complex financial risks posed by nature destruction and biodiversity loss, with a target announced today to finalise a set of guidelines for organisations within two years.

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On Hiatus

R-Squared Energy

Due to a devastating family emergency, I am taking the month of June off from writing at Forbes or here on my blog. For friends and family who need more details, you can refer to my Facebook page. Sincerely, Robert Rapier.

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Count Us In: Major firms team up to rally 100 million staff to take 'personal climate actions'

Business Green

PwC UK, BT Group, Landsec, Reckitt, EDF and IKEA among firms backing global campaign to encourage climate-friendly behaviours among staff. A host of major corporates including PwC UK, BT Group, Landsec, Reckitt, EDF and IKEA have teamed up to launch a campaign today to encourage 100 million employees globally to take "personal climate actions" by 2025.

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Impact Briefing: Week of June 4

Impact Alpha

Host Monique Aiken looks back and looks forward, with highlights of her conversations with Tiffany Crutcher and Greg Robinson in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Anne Price of the Insight Center for Community Economic Development in Oakland, Calif. The post Impact Briefing: Week of June 4 appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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So Energy offers 'first of a kind' solar and battery storage service to customers

Business Green

System allows energy supplier to remotely control consumers' batteries to optimise their use in order to boost efficiencies, savings and drive down CO2. Householders and commercial landlords are in line to benefit from a step-change in the generation, storage and use of renewable energy in their properties, several announcements from energy firms this week suggest.

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Bold Ideas 2020 Startups Highlight Their Work with Schneider Electric and Energy Storage Advances

Greentown Labs

Energy storage is critical to electrifying our world with renewable energy. That’s why Greentown Labs and our partner Schneider Electric ran Bold Ideas 2020 , a Greentown Launch partnerships accelerator focused on enabling the swift deployment, integration, and operation of energy storage assets at scale. Over the course of six months, the participating startups— Packetized Energy , Salient Energy , Sensai Analytics , and e-Zinc —worked closely with Schneider Electric to advance their energy sto

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PwC: Upfront cost of green home upgrades holding back UK's net zero drive

Business Green

Upgrading UK’s leaky homes will deliver major CO2 and bill savings, but upfront homeowner costs remain major barrier to progress, management consultancy warns. Achieving the government's 2035 home energy efficiency retrofit goals could take a significant bite out of UK emissions while slashing £9.5bn off household energy bills, PwC has calculated.

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Miomojo presents luxurious plant-based leather bags

AGreenLiving

Leather is at the top of the toxic list when it comes to manufacturing practices for textiles. Plus, traditional leather is not an acceptable option for animal-lovers. Synthetic leather alternatives have not been particularly Earth-friendly, either. Miomojo, a premier Italian fashion brand, set out to change all that with vegan leather bags made from sustainable and natural materials.

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The future is climate-friendly software

Business Green

How coding and application design can pay a role in decarbonisation. Last week, Microsoft announced it is teaming up with Github, Accenture and Thoughtworks, a software consultancy, to inspire emissions reductions using a little-considered tool: software. The new nonprofit organisation, Green Software Foundation, aims to change the culture of software development to prioritise sustainability.

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Bill Gates and Warren Buffett to fund nuclear reactor in Wyoming

AGreenLiving

Bill Gates and Warren Buffett are teaming up to turn an old Wyoming coal plant into a billion-dollar nuclear reactor. Known as an advanced nuclear reactor, it will be a carbon-free power source that’s said to be safer and cheaper than old-school reactors, according to the World Nuclear Association. The new project will be called Natrium, and it brings together TerraPower, Gates’ company, with PacifiCorp, Buffett’s power company.

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11 things businesses can do now to restore nature

Eco-Business

Every business has impact. But can a company restore what has been lost? This World Environment Day, Eco-Business has some tips on how companies can transition from doing harm to helping nature to recover.

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5 Ways To Help Keep America Beautiful

AGreenLiving

If you haven’t joined in the 23rd annual Great American Cleanup yet, there is still… The post 5 Ways To Help Keep America Beautiful appeared first on Earth911. Read more here: 5 Ways To Help Keep America Beautiful.

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Sustainability Exchange throws up fresh ideas for sustainability

Eco-Business

The inaugural youth mentorship programme hosted by EB Impact was brought to a close with a virtual showcase on 21 May.

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Second quarter food startup roundup

AGreenLiving

Second quarter food startup roundup Jim Giles Fri, 06/04/2021 – 02:30 Welcome to the second quarter edition of Food Weekly’s startup roundup. Here are the companies that caught my eye over the past few months for snagging funding, releasing products or breaking the mold with unexpected technologies. Kula Bio Nitrogen compounds are heroes and villains on a global scale.