GreenBiz
OCTOBER 15, 2020
IKEA will buy back used furniture in stand against 'excessive consumption'. Cecilia Keating. Thu, 10/15/2020 - 00:45. IKEA customers soon will be able to sell their flat-pack furniture back to the company, after the retail giant announced a new buy-back scheme that will see it purchase old and unwanted IKEA items and resell them to shoppers at discounted rates.
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 15, 2020
A powerful documentary that aims to drive positive change in water is set to reach a global audience of millions. Brave Blue World , narrated by Liam Neeson and featuring actors and activists Matt Damon and Jaden Smith, will be available to watch on Netflix 21 October 2020, to an audience of 193 million subscribers worldwide, and available in 29 languages.
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Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 15, 2020
A group of artists, engineers and dedicated community members are finding ways to clean up local pollution and turn it into something meaningful.
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 15, 2020
There has been “significant growth” in the use of data by the UK water sector but technology now needs to be rolled out at scale if optimum benefits are to be felt over the next five years. This is the picture from Paul Dickenson, chair of the British Water Data & Analytics Focus Group, who was speaking ahead of British Water’s Data Conference, which will take place on 21 October 2020.
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.
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 15, 2020
When the Pingshan District government in Shenzhen, China tapped OPEN Architecture to design the district’s first theater, the architects knew immediately that they wanted to create something different from the norm.
The Environmental Blog
OCTOBER 15, 2020
For over a century now, radiation has been explored and leveraged to provide various solutions in our hospitals. Perhaps you are already familiar with radiotherapy for cancer. After all, at least half of cancer patients go through it at some point. But how does radiation therapy work? What is Radiotherapy? In a nutshell, radiation therapy is a form of treatment that targets malignant cells using high-energy particles.
CleanTech Focus brings together the best content for cleantech professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 15, 2020
On 14 October, the European Commission adopted its new EU Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability , described as as a first step towards a “zero-pollution ambition for a toxic free environment” in the context of the EU Green Deal. The strategy sets out a number of measures that aim to protect human health and the environment from hazardous chemicals – by boosting innovation in the area of safe and sustainable chemicals, prohibiting the use of the most harmful ones “unless proven essent
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 15, 2020
A recent study has revealed that corals of the Great Barrier Reef have more than halved since 1995.
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 15, 2020
Water engineering solutions firm ELIQUO Hydrok has welcomed Peter Wroe as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) as of October 2020. He has a remit to further develop the future growth strategy of the company and build upon its reputation for quality and service, working in partnership with all UK water utility companies. Peter is an experienced board Director and leader of finance, procurement, contract management, tendering and governance teams.
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 15, 2020
If your new, boxed iPhone 12 feels a little light, that might be because it doesn’t contain a wall charger or earbuds.
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.
altenergymag
OCTOBER 15, 2020
New capabilities amplify and extend Fluence’s energy storage product line, enabling customers to maximize the value of energy storage & renewables while accelerating grid decarbonization
DeSmogBlog
OCTOBER 15, 2020
Read time: 11 mins Amid a record wave of bankruptcies , the U.S. oil and gas industry is on the verge of defaulting on billions of dollars in environmental cleanup obligations. Even the largest companies in the industry appear to have few plans to properly clean up and plug oil and gas wells after the wells stop producing — despite being legally required to do so.
altenergymag
OCTOBER 15, 2020
Following is a statement from American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE) President and CEO Gregory Wetstone:
Charged
OCTOBER 15, 2020
Fluid Truck, a national truck rental platform, plans to add 600 Lightning Electric vehicles to its offerings, beginning in Q4 2020. Fluid Truck allows businesses to rent vehicles through the company’s web site or mobile app, and pick them up from locations in major cities across the US at any time. Fluid Truck’s 600-vehicle order includes an assortment of Lightning Electric Ford Transit 350HD delivery vans, Lightning Electric Ford E-450 Class 4 trucks, and Lightning Electric Hino 268 Class 6 tru
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.
The City Fix
OCTOBER 15, 2020
We need to reframe the concept of inclusive cities. That observation made by renowned urbanist Günter Meinert helped set the tone for a deep discussion on more equitable cities during the Daring Cities forum, a free virtual event geared for local. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 15, 2020
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Forbes Green Tech
OCTOBER 15, 2020
The Los Angeles startup’s odds of turning its battery-powered crossover vehicle into reality just got a lot better by partnering with auto engineering heavyweight Magna.
altenergymag
OCTOBER 15, 2020
The database allows manufacturers that have had their cell, module, unit or installation evaluated for thermal runaway fire propagation by UL to share the data in three ways: the model number with contact information to obtain more test details, the UL 9540A report summary or the full test report.
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?
Forbes Green Tech
OCTOBER 15, 2020
Proterra vehicles produce zero tailpipe emissions and decrease dependency on fossil fuels. Each time a Proterra battery-electric bus replaces a diesel vehicle, greenhouse gas emissions are reduced by more than 200,000 pounds.
R-Squared Energy
OCTOBER 15, 2020
Twice over the past two weeks, ExxonMobil has made headlines for all the wrong reasons. Two weeks ago, the utility NextEra Energy surpassed the market capitalization of ExxonMobil to replace it as the largest U.S. energy company. Last week, there was another milestone. At some points over the past decade, ExxonMobil — the biggest of “Big Oil” in the U.S. — was worth as much as $225 billion more than Chevron.
Charged
OCTOBER 15, 2020
Electric motor manufacturer Linear Labs has raised an additional $6 million in funding to further develop manufacturing capabilities and grow its employee base. The new capital raise comes shortly after the announcement of a $68.9-million partnership with the City of Fort Worth, Texas, which includes an incentive package for Linear Labs’ plans to develop an advanced manufacturing facility in the area.
altenergymag
OCTOBER 15, 2020
Sage Energy Consulting issued a request for proposals for two new microgrids slated for development in Spring 2021
Business Green
OCTOBER 15, 2020
VIDEO: In the second of our three Glimpses reports looking at potential net zero gamechangers, BusinessGreen looks at the role for sport in catalysing the world's net zero transition. The transition to net zero represents an incredibly exciting - if intimidating - challenge, requiring wholesale change politically, economically and culturally. Whether it's in the books we read, films we watch or the music we listen to, climate change is becoming an ever present issue, particularly as the phsycial
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 15, 2020
ImpactAlpha, October 15 – Africa pioneered mobile money more than a decade ago. Since then, digital lending and insurance products have extended access to finance to hundreds of millions of un- and under-banked people. But alongside many responsible providers are bad actors who have engaged in predatory lending and collection practices (see, “Investors called to.
Business Green
OCTOBER 15, 2020
All the winners and highly commended entries from the 10th annual BusinessGreen Leaders Awards. BusinessGreen has this week broadcast the results of the 10th annual BusinessGreen Leaders Awards, confirming the winners and highly commended entries for the UK's most prestigious green business awards. The two shows are now available on demand , featuring a chance to meet the judges, keynote speeches from BusinessGreen editor James Murray, Business Minister Paul Scully, and We Mean Business CEO Mari
altenergymag
OCTOBER 15, 2020
Residential Solar and Energy Storage Installers Get Ready to "PowerOn" New Nationwide Financing Option for Homeowners
Business Green
OCTOBER 15, 2020
Vacuum cleaner made from plastic previously found in old cleaners, computers, and hairdryers forms latest part of tech giant's ongoing mission to introduce more recycled materials into its product line. Electrolux has built a vacuum cleaner made from components recycled from used electronic products, as part of an ongoing effort to test ways to increase the percentage of recyled material in its household projects.
AGreenLiving
OCTOBER 15, 2020
You gaze at a vibrant collision of color. Are you looking at the Earth? Is this bacteria under a microscope? Is it a distant galaxy through the lens of a telescope? Or could it be a rainbow of unique pigments created from none other than a stream of coal mine pollution? As it turns out, this series of art by John Sabraw reflects many meanings, and it symbolizes a deep commitment to the planet.
Business Green
OCTOBER 15, 2020
Beta version of tool that calculates a firm's potential to save money and carbon through different flexible working scenarios is being tested by a number of companies. O2 and the Carbon Trust have today launched a ‘green savings calculator' to help UK businesses optimise financial and carbon savings as they develop long-term flexible working policies over the coming months and years.
AGreenLiving
OCTOBER 15, 2020
If your new, boxed iPhone 12 feels a little light, that might be because it doesn’t contain a wall charger or earbuds. Apple announced that its new lineup of iPhone 12s — plus all previous models still for sale — will only include the USB-C to Lightning cable and skip the other accessories. This move will also decrease packaging, “further reducing carbon emissions and avoiding the mining and use of precious materials, which enables smaller and lighter packaging, and allows for 70 percent more bo
Business Green
OCTOBER 15, 2020
VIDEO: Leading climate scientist Dr Emily Shuckburgh underscores the planetary urgency, challenge and benefits of shifting to a net zero economy. Dr Emily Shuckburgh OBE is a hugely respected climate scientist and communicator, who as director of Cambridge University's Cambridge Zero Programme, is working to put the world leading institution on a path to net zero emissions.
AGreenLiving
OCTOBER 15, 2020
Coal still powers 42% of U.S. electric generation capacity as … The post Quiz #88: Coal-fired Energy Reduction Challenge appeared first on Earth 911. Read the original here: Quiz #88: Coal-fired Energy Reduction Challenge.
Business Green
OCTOBER 15, 2020
Arrival secures major funding boost, as it confirms plan for first US 'microfactory' capable of delivering 10,000 electric vans a year. UK electric van developer Arrival has today announced that it has secured a $118m investment from funds managed by BlackRock, providing a major boost to its ambitious expansion plans. The company said the latest funding round would support the ramping up of its vehicle production capacity, including the launch of its first US 'microfactory' in South Carolina.
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