Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Mexican architecture firm Gabriel Beas Arquitectura has transformed a 1905 building in the historic Mexico City neighborhood of Colonia San Rafael into Corporativo BNS, a contemporary office space surrounded by lush landscaping. Completed in phases over four years, the adaptive reuse project recovered much of the carved stonework, iron windows, carpentry and tiled floors original to the 1905 construction while introducing a new contemporary aesthetic that welcomes the outdoors in.

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Forbes Green Tech

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Nature-based solutions to tackle climate change will be a big talking point in 2021, as countries, companies and investors step up efforts to cut carbon. But few people know what they are, even though they can help with flooding, water scarcity, preserving coral reefs and soil erosion.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 24, 2020

The new Urban Park and Environmental Interpretation Center in construction for the Portuguese city of Oliveira de Azeméis offers over roughly 12 acres of public-use area designed with special consideration for the ecosystem.

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Impact Alpha

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Season’s greetings, Agents of Impact! Each week this year, the ImpactAlpha team has chosen a word with which to wrap a bit of zeitgeist around our Friday. The post Last words of the year from ImpactAlpha appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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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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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 24, 2020

A new study shows that compared to conventional meat production, organic is still just as bad when it comes to emissions and contributing to climate change.

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Forbes Green Tech

DECEMBER 24, 2020

One provision will heavily penalize the EU or UK if either breaches its commitments to the 2015 Paris climate accord. And other details.

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Green Living Guy

DECEMBER 24, 2020

We love to surprise our friends and family with cool gift items, however choosing gifts for people is not an easy task. Especially when you have to consider their personal interests and are trying to do right by the environment. There are different occasions in which we give gifts to. The post 5 Cool eco-Friendly Gift Items for a Timeless Party Look appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 24, 2020

The societal pressure of all this gift-giving has many bad consequences for the planet.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 24, 2020

2020 was certainly one for the history books. But among all of the negativity in the news throughout this past year, there were also plenty of innovative and creative design solutions to the world’s problems shining through. While a large portion of Americans adjusted to life working remotely and others faced economic struggles due to the pandemic, tiny homes and inventive office spaces have never been so relevant.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Brexit deal finally brokered on Christmas Eve, but big questions remain over long term ramifications for environmental standards and green trade. The UK and the European Union have finally come to an agreement on their future relationship after the Brexit transition period ends next week, with the two sides announcing an historic trade deal on Christmas Eve that at last delivers a degree of stability for green businesses after more than four years of uncertainty.

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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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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Mexican architecture firm Gabriel Beas Arquitectura has transformed a 1905 building in the historic Mexico City neighborhood of Colonia San Rafael into Corporativo BNS, a contemporary office space surrounded by lush landscaping. Completed in phases over four years, the adaptive reuse project recovered much of the carved stonework, iron windows, carpentry and tiled floors original to the 1905 construction while introducing a new contemporary aesthetic that welcomes the outdoors in.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Here are three trends that defined the circular economy in 2020, and what they might mean for the year to come. As the year comes to a (welcome) close, it's worth taking a moment to consider how the circular economy concept has emerged and evolved during this very particular year. Here are three trends that defined the circular economy in 2020, and what they might mean for the year to come. 1.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 24, 2020

People rarely shop for a clothes dryer by itself. It’s … The post Buyers Guide: Clothes Dryers appeared first on Earth 911. Read the original here: Buyers Guide: Clothes Dryers.

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Green Market Oracle

DECEMBER 24, 2020

This year was difficult to say the least. This season shines light into the darkness of our grief and despair. However, like the Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol, the horror we have endured calls us to reflect on how our destructive ways have given birth to this dystopian nightmare. If we move forward it will be because we face the shameful environmental neglect of the past, the woeful inadequacy of the present and the hopelessness of a future in which we fail to act.

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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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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Community gathering spaces for indoor and outdoor use are central to the idea of shared land. As such, parks should be structured to maximize these benefits, though sometimes this comes at the cost of the surrounding landscape. However, the new Urban Park and Environmental Interpretation Center in construction for the Portuguese city of Oliveira de Azeméis offers over roughly 12 acres of public-use area designed with special consideration for the ecosystem.

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Green Market Oracle

DECEMBER 24, 2020

This year was difficult to say the least and this season shines light into the darkness of our grief and despair. However, like the Dickens classic, A Christmas Carol, the horror we have endured calls us to reflect on how our destructive ways have given birth to this dystopian nightmare. If we move forward it will be because we face the shameful environmental neglect of the past, the woeful inadequacy of the present and the hopelessness of a future in which we fail to act.

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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 24, 2020

As we scramble around gathering up last-minute Christmas gifts, we often worry more about hurting somebody’s feelings if we don’t get them something compared to how much we consider that gift’s impact on the environment. But the societal pressure of all this gift-giving has many bad consequences for the planet. The top 10 types of Christmas gifts given in the U.K., in order, are: clothes and shoes, food and drink, health and beauty products, toys and games, books, jewelry, vouchers, music, movie

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Two people, known as Mr. & Mrs. T on Tour (T for Tesla), went on an epic Tesla adventure that spanned 18 countries, used 9 Tesla vehicles, and involved the couple embracing their dream despite the challenges and fears of what could happen from such a risky decision.

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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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AGreenLiving

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Research published in the journal Nature Communications has revealed that the environmental impact caused by organically farmed meat is equal to that caused by conventionally farmed meat. The research was carried out to determine the exact cost of foods if their climate costs were accounted for. According to the researchers, the analyzed data should be used to set food prices and taxes that reflect the true costs of food.

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Tesla Greater China is in the holiday spirit and has shared some adorable Christmas decorations.

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 24, 2020

For better or for worse, the internal combustion engine (ICE) transformed human society.

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Imagine having the chance a few years ago to buy a company that is, today, worth over $600 billion (and counting) at one-tenth of its current value. Sounds like a dream offer, right? Who would skip out on that? That would be Apple, another company that is at the peak of its success.

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 24, 2020

“Hey kids, it’s winter in the great white North — you know what that means, eh? Track Mode!” That's what my good old friend Ian Pavelko said before he started enjoying snow drifting in his Tesla Model 3 Performance (aka MAGNETO).

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Santiago Navarro, CEO of Garçon Wines, shared some thoughts about the idea of sustainable wine packaging and how it should be "more Tesla than Tide" in an interview with The Drink Business.

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 24, 2020

With the Volkswagen ID.4 just entering the US market, I decided it was time to see how this new electric SUV compares against gasoline-powered compact SUVs it is theoretically competing against.

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 24, 2020

As we roll toward 2021, we have some truly exciting and competitive electric vehicles arriving that aren't Teslas. (Finally!) One of those models — perhaps the one that will end up selling at the highest volume — is the Volkswagen.

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 24, 2020

What kind of climate influence will BlackRock bring to the Biden administration.

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CleanTechnica

DECEMBER 24, 2020

Proterra is about more than building electric buses. It is also heavily involved in designing high power charging systems and forging relationships with local communities.

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