GreenBiz

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Electric tractors, agribots and regenerative agriculture. Heather Clancy. Thu, 12/17/2020 - 01:30. Without the benefit of their favorite search engine, I’m certain many readers would be hard-pressed to name the largest, pure-play agricultural equipment company in the world. But digging into innovations being advanced by that organization — AGCO, based in Duluth, Georgia — reveals much about the potential future of technology for cultivating regenerative and precision agriculture.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The cottagecore aesthetic has become popular with Gen Z, but what many don't realize is how this trend actually finds its roots in sustainability.

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 17, 2020

rePurpose Global. saracefalu2. Thu, 12/17/2020 - 10:49. rePurpose Global is the World's First Plastic Credit Platform dedicated to making planetary action delightfully simple for purposeful people and companies of any size, anywhere. Today, our one-stop solution empowers anybody to take meaningful environmental action and go Plastic Neutral by financing innovators on the frontlines of fighting for our planet's future. .

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Coroner Philip Barlow ruled that failure to keep air pollution below legal limits was one of the causes of Ella Kissi-Debrah’s death in 2013.

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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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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Google on Wednesday unveiled plans to install its first backup battery at a data center, with ambitions to use the project as a test case for grid service applications. The 3-megawatt, 2-hour-duration battery will be installed at a Google data center in Belgium, a location selected because its market has policies that allow batteries to provide frequency regulation to the grid.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 17, 2020

CLAE is celebrating its 20th anniversary with the release of a new vegan sneaker line.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 17, 2020

This energy-efficient home employs passive design and modern technology for a reduced environmental impact.

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Charged

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Heavy-duty EV manufacturer Proterra has announced the opening of a new battery production line, co-located at its electric bus manufacturing facility in Los Angeles County. The battery packs manufactured at the City of Industry facility will feature Proterra’s redesigned modules with next-generation cells developed with LG Energy Solutions, a company that Proterra has been collaborating with since 2016.

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altenergymag

DECEMBER 17, 2020

• Located in Texas, La Chalupa is ACCIONA’s 10th wind farm in the US, and takes its wind power capacity above 1,000MW in the country • The wind farm is equipped with 63 Nordex AWP 3150 turbines

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 17, 2020

ImpactAlpha, Dec. 17 – The COVID pandemic was just a warm-up for the coming catastrophe: climate change. As wrenching as was this year’s. The post With alarm bells ringing, investors step up for dramatic climate action in 2021 – or else appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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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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Charged

DECEMBER 17, 2020

PREMO , a manufacturer of inductive components, announces its new MICU family that covers a wide frequency range for power line communications (PLC) in smart grid and EV charging applications. PREMO says the inductive couplers provide these benefits: Non-intrusive (no need to disconnect cables, terminals, etc) Easy to use and install. Clamp, click and connect in under 5 seconds.

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 17, 2020

ImpactAlpha, December 17 — Lack of charging infrastructure is one of the biggest inhibitors to electric vehicle adoption in the U.S. Miami-based OBE. The post EV infrastructure startup OBE Power raises $300,000 in Opportunity Zone funding appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Charged

DECEMBER 17, 2020

San Diego-based V2G specialist Nuvve has begun operation of a V2G pilot in White Plains, New York. The batteries on five electric school buses, built by Lion Electric, are now providing power to Con Edison’s grid. The charging and discharging takes place at a depot in North White Plains. When plugged in, Nuvve’s V2G platform determines the optimal time to charge according to when rates are lowest.

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 17, 2020

ImpactAlpha, December 17 — Black and Latino Americans are hospitalized with COVID-19 at nearly five times the rate of white Americans. L.A.-based ConsejoSano. The post ConsejoSano secures $17 million to improve healthcare for vulnerable communities appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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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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EDF + Business

DECEMBER 17, 2020

From nutritional value, how and where food is produced, to the harmful chemicals that could be lurking within — consumers today are increasingly concerned about their food. Despite some encouraging progress on transparency and labeling , toxic chemicals are still getting into our food, primarily from food contact materials such as packaging and handling equipment.

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Forbes Green Tech

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Extreme weather conditions paired with failing infrastructure are at the core of Mexico’s water crisis. Could decentralized rainwater harvesting be a solution? Enrique Lomnitz thinks so, and he is already transforming Mexico City’s water supply that way.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Read time: 12 mins Parler is fast becoming a conservative echo-chamber but big name climate deniers don't seem to be abandoning mainstream social media for the fringe platform — at least not yet.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 17, 2020

HSBC poll of 1,000 UK businesses indicates operational and supply chain net zero targets are heading into the mainstream. A major survey of UK firms has found almost three-quarters of businesses plan to introduce net zero emissions goals covering their own operations and supply chains over the next year, as climate-aligned business strategies head into the mainstream, according to banking giant HSBC.

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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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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 17, 2020

ImpactAlpha, December 17 – The aviation industry has become more fuel efficient in recent years, but global demand for air travel (pre-pandemic) put. The post ZeroAvia clinches $37.7 million to speed zero-carbon air travel appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Treasury publishes interim Net Zero Review outlining approach to estimating costs associated with decarbonising UK economy. Delivering a net zero emissions economy by 2050 is "essential" for ensuring long term prosperity in the UK, as the transition will create new jobs and opportunities while helping stave off the "existential threat to humanity" posed by climate change.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Read time: 12 mins Deep in the heart of Texas, by far the nation's top oil producer , the city of San Antonio is starting to grapple with its reliance on fossil fuels. But the key player in implementing the Alamo City’s energy transition — the local energy utility CPS Energy — remains committed to carbon-based fuels like coal and natural gas, even while it begins to invest more in renewable alternatives.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Net Zero Index reveals UK has maintained highest decarbonisation rate in 21st century, but warns efforts must be accelerate rapidly to achieve global climate goals. The global economy must slash its carbon intensity five times faster than current levels if the world is to stand a chance of keeping global temperature increases to the 1.5C limit set out by the Paris Agreement, according to a new analysis from PwC.

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Featured: With alarm bells ringing, investors step up to dramatic climate action in 2021 – or else. The post The Brief: Climate finance lookahead, inclusive and culturally-appropriate healthcare, hydrogen air travel, charging infrastructure, finite carbon, air sensors appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 17, 2020

One of UK's largest onshore wind turbines installed to help directly power Budweiser's Magor brewery in South Wales. One of the UK's largest onshore wind turbines has been installed in South Wales to directly power a nearby Budweiser brewery in Magor, thanks to a partnership between Brewing giant AB InBev and renewable energy developer CleanEarth. Boasting blades of 68 metres in length, the turbine is believed to be the longest to enter commercial operation on UK soil, the two companies said tod

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altenergymag

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Energy storage technology leader announces new innovations and customer support for 2021

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Business Green

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Update from BloombergNEF reveals battery pack prices have plummeted from $1,100 per kWh in 2010 to $137 per kWh in 2020, powered by soaring EV sales, cheaper materials, and manufacturing and tech innovation. Lithium-ion battery pack prices have for the first time dropped under the $100 per kWh threshold widely regarded to be the price point required where electric vehicles (EVs) will be able match the upfront cost of fossil fuel vehicles, according to BloombergNEF.

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Forbes Green Tech

DECEMBER 17, 2020

The fledgling electric vehicle company hasn't yet started production or sales of its first vehicle, the eponymous Canoo passenger van, but today it is announcing two new multi-purpose delivery vehicles designed to carry up to 1,980 pounds and have a range of up to 250 miles.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Insurance giant sets out wide-ranging new sustainability strategy designed to curb investment in fossil fuel infrastructure, but campaigners argue faster timetable is required. Lloyd's of London yesterday published its first environmental, social, and governance report, as it became the latest financial institution to pledge to end investment in coal and other high carbon assets.

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Wildfires are natural. Catastrophic firestorms are not. More than 4 million acres of California burned this year, a record that included the first. The post Wildfires bring to the fore financing for forest resilience appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 17, 2020

VIDEO: Rugeley coal station has generated electricity for over 50 years, but will soon make way for green homes and job opportinities - BusinessGreen paid a visit. After generating electricity for more than half a century, Rugeley coal station in Staffordshire closed in 2016. Now, site owner ENGIE plans to transform the site into a sustainable mixed-use community fit for the UK's net zero future.

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 17, 2020

ImpactAlpha, December 17 – Global Ventures hit the market two years ago with an investment thesis focused on leveraging technology to address basic. The post Global Ventures tightens focuse on global health with investment in Ilara Health appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Green energy supplier claims its new tariff will offer a longer off-peak charging window than others on the UK market. Good Energy is gearing up to launch its first 'time-of-use' consumer energy tariff next year aimed at electric vehicle (EV) drivers, enabling them to charge up their cars at times of lowest demand on the grid when electricity is cheaper, the company announced this week.

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R-Squared Energy

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Last week I read a press release that piqued my interest. Vancouver-based Lithium Americas Corp. announced that they had received an environmental impact statement (EIS) from the U.S. government for a proposed lithium mining project in Nevada. The EIS is required for certain projects that have the potential to significantly impact the environment. It is one an important milestone in getting major projects executed.

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