These three apps can help you become a more conscious eater
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Many apps claim the can and want to change the world. These three are focusing on the emissions coming from your kitchen.
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The entire state of California is now under drought emergency
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 21, 2021
A drought emergency has been declared for California. On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom made a statement urging residents to use water responsibly. The statewide drought emergency declaration comes just a few months after the governor declared a drought emergency in selected counties.
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5 ways to help reduce seafood waste and loss
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Much of seafood is discarded including byproducts like skin, bones and head. To reduce food loss and curb emissions we should be using all parts of the fish.
Greater action required to prevent irreversible outcomes for farming
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 21, 2021
North Hampshire, 5 September, 2021 (image credit: AndyHi8 , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license). Farming needs to urgently scale and pace the adoption of nature-based solutions for addressing climate change and biodiversity loss or face an uncertain future, warns the Nature Friendly Farming Network, an independent organisation that aims to unite farmers across the UK.
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.
Apollo, Lendlease, McDonald’s bring on new CSOs
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Plus, former EPA chief Lisa Jackson will chair the board of a new climate action nonprofit.
Using data to create a safer environment for lone workers on an AD plant
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Will Rogers is health and safety director at Eco Verde Energy, a firm that provides operational, advisory and back office support to anaerobic digestion plants. With the waste and recycling sector ranking the second highest for workplace death rates according to the HSE annual workplace fatality figures for 2020/21, and as recent incidents illustrate , there is clearly a need to raise awareness of the risks in this sector and share best practice advice.
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Try these hauntingly delicious vegan treats for Halloween
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 21, 2021
When we see seasonal treats at the grocery store, we remember our childhood memories of munching our way through the holidays. Scouring for vegan options, we might flip the bag over to read the label, then put it back when we find it doesn’t measure up.
The best packaging options for sustainable companies
The Environmental Blog
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Eco-Friendly initiatives used to be quite a naive idea in the business world. Just a few years ago, going green and sustainable was something that only niche or forward-thinking companies would promote. However, in today’s era, sustainable or eco-friendly measures are no longer unusual but a new standard for companies worldwide. In terms of industrial impacts on the environment, one of the biggest culprits is the packaging material and accessories that tag along with products.
Space tech may help improve weather predictions on Earth
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 21, 2021
As you probably know, space exploration has brought us such fabulous advances as Tang and Velcro. And now, a weather technology called radio occultation (RO) that’s long been used to study Mars and Venus may help us better understand and predict Earth’s weather.
What Is Sustainable Marketing and Why Is It Important in 2021
Green Business Bureau
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Sustainability: A Strong Business Strategy. Sustainability can be defined as the ability for us to meet the needs of everyone today without compromising the security and opportunities for future generations. While environmental sustainability is the first thing that comes to mind for most when this term comes up, it also has a great deal to do with social equity (meeting the needs of everyone).
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.
Wild & Stone products are all plastic-free
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Plastic waste is junking up the ocean. Many companies and individuals are finding ways to help reduce the levels of waste by creating brand new products out of recycled plastic waste.
How Your Healthy Habits are Better for the Planet
Green Living Guy
OCTOBER 21, 2021
From the moment you first started eating solid foods as a young child, you’ve been urged to eat your vegetables and steer clear of unhealthy meals and snacks. While the wellness benefits of a nutritious diet and wholesome personal health practices are transparent, new research has shown that healthy habits are also beneficial for the […]. The post How Your Healthy Habits are Better for the Planet appeared first on Green Living Guy.
YouBodyCare takes the plastic bottle out of your body wash
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 21, 2021
The morning shower is as routine as the daily cup of coffee. It’s almost a ritual for many. Many people's shower are equipped with a host of plastic bottles, including shampoo, conditioner and body washes.
Today’s EV engineering webinar schedule: Thursday, October 21
Charged
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Charged is hosting a virtual conference on EV engineering that’s free to attend this week. The conference includes live webinar sessions with interactive Q&As and on-demand webinars. View the daily session schedule online here. All of the live sessions will be recorded and available to view after the broadcasts. You can access the recorded videos on each session’s registration page.
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.
How will the energy crunch impact the transition to renewables?
Renewable Energy World
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Follow @EngelsAngle. Record-high natural gas prices are fueling an energy crunch ahead of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, leading to power shortages in parts of the world. Anne-Sophie Corbeau, an energy policy researcher at the University of Columbia, believes the ongoing energy crisis could affect renewables and the broader energy transition in a couple of ways.
Tesla deploys first Megacharger to charge Tesla Semi
Charged
OCTOBER 21, 2021
The Tesla Semi is sure to be a real game-changer when it finally hits the road, but at this point it’s anybody’s guess when that will be (we all know how Tesla hates to set deadlines it may not be able to meet). A massive EV like the Semi is going to need a massive charging solution, and when Tesla unveiled the vehicle in 2017, it spoke of a network of Megachargers, a more powerful version of the Supercharger that could add 400 miles of range in 30 minutes, and that would deliver electricity at
$100 billion is just a down payment on financing the climate transition in developing nations
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 21, 2021
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 21 – For want of a nail…the kingdom was lost, as the old proverb goes. For want of $100 billion, a. The post $100 billion is just a down payment on financing the climate transition in developing nations appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
TE Connectivity’s GreenSilver contact surface tech claims improved sustainability
Charged
OCTOBER 21, 2021
TE Connectivity has announced its GreenSilver contact surface technology for connectors, which features a green coating that delivers needed performance while improving sustainability. The GreenSilver contact surface technology on TE’s new connectors uses less precious metal, less energy and less water, and also helps to reduce pollution by improving performance in EVs.
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?
Republic raises $150 million to ride the growth of equity crowdfunding
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 21, 2021
ImpactAlpha, October 21 — Roughly 250,000 retail investors are funding startups and small businesses online each month. That trend has spurred fundraising for. The post Republic raises $150 million to ride the growth of equity crowdfunding appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Greentown Labs, Saint-Gobain, and MassCEC Announce the Healthy Buildings Challenge Startup Participants
Greentown Labs
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Somerville, Mass., Oct. 21, 2021 — Greentown Labs , the largest climatetech startup incubator in North America, Saint-Gobain , a multinational manufacturer and distributor of high-performance materials, and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC), an economic development agency dedicated to accelerating the clean energy sector across the state, have selected five startups for the Healthy Buildings Challenge that are developing technologies that advance building sustainability and wellbei
Rewilding Britain: Nature restoration can build 'ecosystem of employment'
Business Green
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Analysis by Rewilding Britain reveals the benefits of building nature-based economies. A new report from Rewilding Britain has today called on the government to develop nature-based economies across 30 per cent of Britain by 2030, arguing that nature restoration can create an 'ecosystem of employment'. The report, titled Rewilding and the rural economy , details how 33 rewilding projects in England, collectively covering 82,000 acres, have seen a 54 per cent increase in full-time equivalent jobs
Distributed solar+storage should qualify for Minnesota utility energy efficiency programs
Renewable Energy World
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Due to interconnection delays, Minnesota utilities plan to replace their fossil fuel generators with utility-scale solar in Integrated Resource Plans. The strategy is to keep their existing MISO interconnection rights at the retiring unit locations. But that diminishes distributed scale solar prospects. Even though each investor-owned utility is different, if all utilities move in this direction, distributed solar would be at a disadvantage to access energy market benefits outlined in Federal En
While Imperfect, HB951 Signals Growth for North Carolina’s 100,000-Strong Clean Energy Workforce
E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Governor Cooper Signing HB951 Last week, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper signed HB951 into law, a substantially revised version of a bill that originally included misguided investments in fossil fuel infrastructure and granted too much power to the state’s monopoly utility. The revised bill codifies central elements of the Governor’s Clean Energy Plan , which established targets of 70% reductions in power sector climate emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050.
Third Quarter 2021 Energy Sector Scorecard
R-Squared Energy
OCTOBER 21, 2021
The third quarter of 2021 closed on September 30th. The S&P 500 returned 1.4% for the quarter, and eight of eleven S&P 500 sectors posted a positive return. (Note that all returns discussed here are total returns, which include the effect of dividends paid). September was an especially bad month in the markets, with the S&P 500 falling 3.7% for the month.
DoE aims to increase the lifespan of solar plants from 30 to 50 years
Renewable Energy World
OCTOBER 21, 2021
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has announced funding for research and development of technologies that can help increase the lifespan of solar energy power plants. A total of $40 million in funding announced by the DoE will also be directed to enhance energy storage technologies, reduce the costs of solar energy and enable concentrated solar energy plants to operate under very high-temperature conditions.
Going door to door, this hero brings the world closer to ending polio
GatesNotes
OCTOBER 21, 2021
19 million people who would have otherwise been paralyzed are now walking today thanks to heroes like Shumaila Rehmani.
Belarus Chastised for Persecuting Environmental Defenders
DeSmogBlog
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Belarus is to have its rights and privileges under a major international treaty suspended for persecuting environmental defenders and shutting down green NGOs. A high-level summit of parties to Aarhus Convention on environmental rights on October 21, chastised the state for liquidating one of its oldest green NGOs and suppressing many other domestic environmental organisations.
Tigo Energy to Showcase Solutions for Roof Space Usage, Monitoring, and Safety at Key Energy
altenergymag
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Italian tradeshow features the Tigo Flex MLPE product range and module-level monitoring platform.
UK raises £6bn for green projects in second green gilt
Business Green
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Treasury claims issuance puts UK in top three national issuers of green bonds worldwide, with £16bn raised so far. The second issuance of UK green gilts has attracted more than £70bn in bids from investors looking to raise funds for green projects, the Treasury announced this afternoon, as it confirmed the second round of its green bond programme had raised £6bn.
Mosaic Completes $221 Million Solar Loan Securitization with Another Record-Setting Green Bond Offer
altenergymag
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Expands Executive Bench Strength with Addition of Industry Veteran to Lead Solar and Storage Team
Pension schemes to be forced to show Paris Agreement alignment
Business Green
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Thérèse Coffey says pensions can become the 'superpower' in the transition to net zero. The government has announced plans to require trustees to measure and report how their investment portfolios are aligned to the Paris Agreement. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) launched a consultation yesterday seeking views on the policy proposals on Paris alignment reporting, accompanying draft regulations and statutory guidance, and draft statutory/non-statutory guidance explaining the DWP's exp
The Brief: Living Cities Q&A, crypto in West Africa, funding the crowdfunders, good gig jobs, mapping ocean impact, $100 billion climate downpayment
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 21, 2021
Greetings, Agents of Impact! The Call: Catalytic climate capital. Global investment in the low-carbon transition looks likely to cross the $1 trillion mark. The post The Brief: Living Cities Q&A, crypto in West Africa, funding the crowdfunders, good gig jobs, mapping ocean impact, $100 billion climate downpayment appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
The Lancet: Few countries prepared to tackle worsening climate-related health risks
Business Green
OCTOBER 21, 2021
New report warns climate change is putting humanity at greater risk from infectious diseases and food insecurity. The 2021 Lancet Countdown report has today warned the impacts of climate change pose increasing health risks and are exacerbating existing health and social inequalities. The sixth annual Lancet climate report - titled Countdown on health and climate change: code red for a healthy future - tracks 44 health indicators that are linked to climate change across 84 countries that are resp
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