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The International Energy Agency’s Bizarre Roadmap For Global Decarbonization

Jim Conca

The International Energy Agency published a roadmap for decarbonizing the global energy sector by 2050. Their requirements call for unlikely actions on the part of the world. They downplay nuclear and make unachievable goals for changes in energy use like the rate of electric vehicle penetration.

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Solar Trees Marketplace honors nature, technology and Chinese culture

Inhabitat - Innovation

Architecture takes all forms, representing culture, history, function and innovation. Some structures incorporate them all, like the in-process Solar Trees Marketplace currently under construction in the Minhang district, not far from Shanghai, China.

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Peer-To-Peer Electric Vehicle Charging Market Hit 21.9% Growth by 2028

altenergymag

The Peer-To-Peer Electric Vehicle Charging market is expected to hit growth at a CAGR of 21.9% during forecast period 2021 to 2028.

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Harvards new Science and Engineering Complex is an example of healthy design

Inhabitat - Innovation

The Science and Engineering Complex (SEC) will be a space to achieve more understanding in the fields of materials science, computer science, bioengineering, robotics, mechanical engineering and other disciplines.

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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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What the Stimulus Tax Extension Means for Renewables

U.S. Green Technology

President Biden developed the Build Back Better policy, promoting renewable energy-driven development in America. He plans on expanding the clean power industry, working towards a carbon-neutral energy grid and increasing employment in the industry. However, the solar tax credit expiration concerned many individuals, making them question our nation’s ability to eliminate fossil fuel-driven energy.

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This micro-home is low-impact, convenient and versatile

Inhabitat - Innovation

A new micro-home by UOOU Studio reduces waste via prefabrication.

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Leading fashion brand Canada Goose goes fur-free

Inhabitat - Innovation

Canadian fashion brand Canada Goose has announced that it will be ending the use of fur in its products by the end of 2022.

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Meet 100% clean energy expert and Stanford Professor Mark Z. Jacobson

Renewable Energy World

Mark Z. Jacobson is not only a clean, renewable energy expert, but he’s an athlete, an author, a globally recognized speaker and a legendary & beloved atmospheric science professor and climate leader at Stanford University. He’s also the author of a complete guide to renewable energy: “ 100% Clean, Renewable Energy and Storage for Everything ,” which I reviewed for REW previously.

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5 Solar Energy Facts That Will Make You Want to Move to Solar Power

U.S. Green Technology

Solar energy is the energy generated using Sun’s light (photovoltaic energy) and sun’s heat (solar thermal energy) to generate electricity. Solar energy is inexhaustible and renewable, and it is harnessed using panels and reflectors. Photovoltaic solar cells convert sunlight directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect, by which certain materials can absorb photons (light particles).

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EY report says EVs will gain market share much quicker than previously thought

Renewable Energy World

Electric vehicle (EV) sales in the US, China and Europe will outstrip all other engines five years sooner than previously expected, according to new EY research and analysis. The latest predictions show that by 2028 EV sales in Europe will surpass those of other powertrains, a trend that will be repeated in China by 2033 and in the US by 2036. The analysis also shows that by 2045, non-EV sales will shrink to less than 1% of overall sales.

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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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Hexagon adopts Fugaku supercomputer for aircraft and EV simulations

Charged

Hexagon has adopted the Fugaku supercomputer to run complex CFD (computational fluid dynamics) simulations. The company’s Manufacturing Intelligence division is using the supercomputer to explore the performance of next-generation aircraft and EVs. Hexagon says its Cradle CFD customers will have the opportunity to tap into the ARM-based Fugaku computer architecture to perform complex simulations, such as those related to aerodynamics, turbulence and thermal management.

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Celebrate July 4th with a lighter footprint

Greenability Magazine

This Fourth of July weekend, invite your family and friends to a fun celebration that also reduces your impact on the environment. Here are four ideas to get you started. Traditionally, Independence Day is full of fireworks, barbecue and outdoor activities that Americans look forward to every year. However, lighting the skies of your neighborhood with fireworks and overloading landfills with disposable party ware has environmental consequences.

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New eco-labelling system for food and drink to debut in September

Business Green

Traffic light labelling system aims to help shoppers make more sustainable choices and drive environmentally friendly food. A new environmental scoring system for food and drinks packaging is set to launch across select retailers and products this autumn, as part of a government-backed drive to help consumers make more environmentally friendly choices.

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Centering disability justice and including Covid long haulers in the post-pandemic economy

Impact Alpha

Since recovering from COVID-19 last November, I have experienced brain fog, heart issues, intense fatigue, sleepless nights, and difficulty breathing. In May, I. The post Centering disability justice and including Covid long haulers in the post-pandemic economy appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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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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Legal Action Against High Emitters Failing to Use Latest Climate Science, Study Finds

DeSmogBlog

Attempts to sue polluting companies and governments over their responsibility for climate change would have a greater chance of success if they made better use of the latest science, according to a study by Oxford University researchers. The paper , published in the journal Nature Climate Change , finds that the growing ability of scientists to link emissions with specific damages caused by climate change, known as attribution science, could provide further evidence in lawsuits against the world

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The Reconstruction: Building community power and agency to redress racial wealth gaps in Atlanta

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, June 28 – Atlanta has been the de facto headquarters of the civil rights movement since the 1950s and ‘60s. A 1971. The post The Reconstruction: Building community power and agency to redress racial wealth gaps in Atlanta appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Wood Mackenzie: Electric vehicles set to dominate global market

Business Green

Internal combustion engines sales will be overwhelmingly concentrated in Africa, Middle East, Latin America, and Russia, report predicts, as electrification abounds in Europe, US and China. Electric vehicles (EVs) will dominate the world's roads by mid-century, accounting for 56 per cent of all vehicle sales, according to a new analysis from Wood Mackenzie.

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Novonix expands anode materials business

Charged

Novonix has announced its plan for the next phase of growth for Novonix Anode Materials in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Novonix is under contract to purchase a building formerly owned by Alstom, which it plans to retrofit. The 400,000-square-foot plant, the company’s second facility in Chattanooga, will accommodate a planned 8,000-ton-per-year production operation.

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BusinessGreen Technology and Investment Forum clean tech showcase: Mootral

Business Green

VIDEO: CEO and founder of emissions-reducing animal feed developer pitches to top investors as part of BusinessGreen's Technology & Investment Forum. Last month saw 15 of the UK's most exicting clean tech entrepreneurs pitch their prospective businesses to investors at BusinessGreen's Technology & Investment Forum, which was hosted online this year in association with Innovate UK.

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SRE and OGUSA to deliver 120 MW of community solar capacity to Maine customers

Renewable Energy World

Today, Summit Ridge Energy (SRE) announced that it has entered into a joint venture with Osaka Gas USA Corporation (OGUSA), a subsidiary of Osaka Gas Co., Ltd., to construct, own and operate over 120 MW of community solar projects throughout the state of Maine. Once operational, the portfolio of 20+ distributed solar farms will generate enough clean energy to provide approximately 11,000 residential and commercial customers with monthly utility savings, said SRE.

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Energy consortium launches UK's largest domestic flexibility study

Business Green

Major new project to explore how over 25,000 homes with electric vehicles, heat pumps, and home batteries can help support a greener grid. As energy markets become increasingly dominated by wind farms and solar arrays, sophisticated new flexible grids will emerge that will use energy storage capacity and demand-shifting technologies to ensure power supply and demand remain in balance whatever the weather.

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Employee ownership to get a boost from Apis & Heritage’s buyout fund

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, June 28 — Bethesda, Md.-based Apis & Heritage Capital Partners helps small and mid-sized businesses with large workforces of color transition to. The post Employee ownership to get a boost from Apis & Heritage’s buyout fund appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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How Do Hybrid Vehicles Perform on the Second-Hand Market

U.S. Green Technology

Hybrid vehicles continually increase in popularity as petrol prices soar. While fully electric cars will revolutionize the automotive industry, hybrid cars are the best current alternative to petrol-guzzlers. Typically, used hybrids retain the majority of their value and rise and fall in price depending on the national petrol-price average. Used Car Comparison 2010 Hyundai Accent.

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How can nature-based solutions foster transformative change? Assessing the potential for change in mountain environments.

Ideas 4 Sustainability

Originally posted on SCIENCE FOR SUSTAINABILITY : In order to meet global sustainability targets, it is becoming increasingly obvious that profound and fundamental changes are needed. This transformative change is necessary to meet biodiversity targets, therefore a reframing of social-ecological relationships could be useful, especially by considering nature-based solutions to sustainability problems.

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Government launches £60m hydrogen funding competition

Business Green

New competition designed to demonstrate how supply of the low-carbon fuel can be ramped up in response to growing demand. The government has launched a £60m competition for innovative hydrogen production, storage, and transport solutions, as part of its effort to accelerate the development of the UK's nascent hydrogen economy. Funding for the Low Carbon Supply 2 Competition, which opened for applications on Friday, comes from the government's Net Zero Innovation Portfolio, a £1bn fun

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Like the solar transition, federal action is critical to launching the e-mobility economy

Renewable Energy World

Asaf Nagler, Senior Director, Government Relations, ABB Inc. In 2010, solar power was just 4 percent of new electric generating capacity and there was a patchwork of state solar policies and renewable portfolio standards. [1] At the end of 2020, that number had risen to 43 percent of new generating capacity and utility scale solar became cheaper than coal, nuclear power, and natural gas [2] —saving taxpayers money, creating nearly a quarter of a million new jobs, and reducing harmful emissions.

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Madagascar’s Sayna secures investment to offer digital skills-training in francophone Africa

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, June 28 – Nearly 95% of Africa’s youth are informally employed. Antananarivo-based Sayna upskills young people to meet the continent’s growing need for. The post Madagascar’s Sayna secures investment to offer digital skills-training in francophone Africa appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Cleaner kitchens: Magnet and Beko cook up green plans

Business Green

Magnet signs up to science based climate target, as Beko debuts new 'eco-friendly' appliances. Kitchens could be about to get a lot greener, after two of Europe's leading brands announced fresh efforts to curb their environmental impacts. Magnet last week confirmed it has become the latest high profile brand to sign up to the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi), while global white goods giant Beko launched a series of new 'eco friendly' appliances designed to slash energy and water use.

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The case for climate-positive beef — In conversation with Vence founder Frank Wooten

Elemental Excelerator

We eat a lot of meat in this world of ours — over 300 million tons per year , in fact. Nearly a quarter of that is beef, with environmental impacts ranging from methane emissions (aka cow burps) to land-use changes to water stresses. With global demand for beef climbing and emissions from food production on track to rise 60% by 2050 , it’s clear that something in the livestock production system needs to change.

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From “be OK” to “be the best!” on Sustainability

Terra Infirma

My avalanche of work rumbles on – never have I had so many big simultaneous projects on the go, so things like blogging, vlogging etc have had to go on the back burner. My fellow Sustainability consultants are reporting the same and collectively we’re starting to turn down opportunities so we can keep the quality up on our live projects. Amongst several trends I have noticed in this period is the elevation in ambition from mid-table mediocrity to winning the league.

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Ocean finance: Planet Tracker launches 'blue bond' dashboard for investors

Business Green

Influential think tank publishes dashboard highlighting benefits of innovative ‘blue bond’ model for investors, fishing companies, and marine ecosystems. Financial think tank Planet Tracker has unveiled an interactive tool that aims to encourage investors to consider financing the regeneration of wild fish stocks by issuing 'blue bonds'. The Blue Recovery Bond Dashboard, launched on Monday, aims to demonstrate how the fishing companies and investors can benefit from a temporary reduction in fish

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Tour the Beanstalk Children’s Garden

Greenability Magazine

Let the kids taste ripe fruits and vegetables and learn about healthy food, nutrition, insects and plants at the Beanstalk Children’s Garden in Kansas City. The 14,500-square foot garden contains more than 300 plant varieties that grow in themed gardens to encourage learning. As part of Kansas City Community Gardens, the children’s garden was developed with a curriculum designed to teach children about growing seasons, crop rotation, insects, nutrition and plant science.

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Contractor’s Corner: Veregy

Solar Power World

Veregy is a newish energy services company (ESCO) with a much longer history. The company started in 2019 after six regional ESCOs merged to offer energy optimization and performance contracting to commercial clients nationwide. One of those companies was a commercial solar installer out of Arizona, and the new Veregy now focuses on a holistic… The post Contractor’s Corner: Veregy appeared first on Solar Power World.

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Energy transition is now Canada’s energy reality, so are the jobs that come with it

Clean Energy Canada

Last year, saw a collapse in global energy demand brought on by the pandemic—the biggest drop since the end of the Second World War. It might seem like a sombre lead for an op-ed about Canadian energy, but there was something unusual about the drop. While most energy sources struggled, renewable energy actually grew worldwide. Not only was it the only energy sector to do so, it grew at its fastest pace in almost two decades, according to the International Energy Agency.

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