PepsiCo doubles down on reducing virgin plastic
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
The food and beverage company is bringing all of its water, agriculture and new plastic commitments under an umbrella plan called pep+.
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Wind tech jobs are one of the fastest growing in America
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Are you mechanically inclined? Do you enjoy climbing tall ladders and yearn to join the green economy? If so, consider retraining and switching to the fastest-growing job in the U.S. — wind turbine technician.
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Former BlackRock executive believes we are sleepwalking into a climate disaster
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Tariq Fancy, BlackRock’s former chief investment officer for sustainable investing, thinks its governments, not businesses, that must take the lead on climate change.
Failing to curb emissions puts Earth on "catastrophic pathway"
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
The world will face catastrophic weather events unless governments take steps to cut greenhouse gas emissions. This is according to a new report released by the United Nation last Friday. The report reviewed all the commitments submitted by the Paris Climate accord signatories and found that the globe would experience a 16% rise in greenhouse gasses by 2030 compared to 2010 levels.Scientists have warned that the world would be inhabitable if governments will not stop greenhouse gas emissions and
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.
Is rental really the worst?
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
The business model recently deemed “the worst green option.” But the devil’s in the (assumed) details.
Proposal for worlds largest timber structure offers possibilities
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
All over the world, unique projects are being developed to mitigate carbon emissions. One such project comes from Anders Berensson Architects in Sweden. The firm's bold proposal is for Bank of Norrland, the world's largest timber structure.
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Zip around the city with CAKE's new electric moped, the Makka
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
With this new electric moped, reducing your carbon footprint is a piece of CAKE.
CO2 pipelines need safeguards, too
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
As captured carbon becomes a popular way to decarbonize the planet, we need to think about the pipes that will hold that carbon and if they are up to code.
8 Ways To Make Your Business More Green
Green Living Guy
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Helping the environment starts with one person making a conscious effort to go green, encouraging more people to make the same changes. If you are in charge of a business, making some simple environmentally conscious changes to your workplace can potentially cause a massive difference. Not only would having a green business make a positive […].
Will climate migration derail the 4th industrial revolution?
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
The best technology in the world is no match for millions of hungry souls.
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.
Fun “Green” Activities
Green Living Guy
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
In a day and age that feels constantly connected to the internet and the digital world, a day without technology can be a welcome invitation. While everyone needs to unplug now and again, it is not always easy to remember a world that does not revolve around devices and technological advances. If you and your […]. The post Fun “Green” Activities appeared first on Green Living Guy.
American Clean Power: Resource & Project Energy Assessment Virtual Summit 2021
altenergymag
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Natural Power will be at American Clean Power's virtual Resource & Project Energy Assessment Virtual Summit 2021 on September 27-30.
New battery resources: FAQs, Webinars, White Papers and More
Charged
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Sponsored by Intertek. The battery industry is quickly evolving as new technologies come to market and power everything from automobiles to socks! Intertek offers Total Quality Assurance in battery testing and certification services, ensuring your energy storage technologies meet performance, reliability and safety criteria. To help keep Charged readers informed about what’s happening and how to get their products to market quickly, Intertek has created a battery resource page with a variety of
It’s Climate Week in New York as global leaders convene to bridge ‘the ambition gap.
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
ImpactAlpha, Sept. 20 – Climate Week NYC kicks off today with hundreds of sessions meant to showcase climate solutions – and spur action. The post It’s Climate Week in New York as global leaders convene to bridge ‘the ambition gap. appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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.
CEP Renewables Develops Phase Two of 16-Megawatt Solar Project: The Projects’ Clean Energy Contributes to New Jersey’s Energy Master Plan
altenergymag
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Solar developer expands their power portfolio with the second project located on remediated former paper mill site in Hunterdon County, New Jersey.
The reason I feel optimistic about the future of Alzheimer’s research
GatesNotes
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
New breakthroughs in Alzheimer’s diagnostics may someday soon let us substantially alter the course of the disease.
Arcadia raises $100 million to spur U.S. demand for community solar
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
ImpactAlpha, September 20 – Arcadia is on a mission to accelerate community solar in the U.S. The Washington, D.C.-based energy access company matches. The post Arcadia raises $100 million to spur U.S. demand for community solar appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Morningstar Corporation’s Advanced Solar Technology Helps Oil & Gas Production Facilities Reduce Carbon Emissions
altenergymag
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
‘Digital oilfields' are going solar to reduce carbon emissions, minimize maintenance, and.
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?
The Reconstruction: Redressing the past with climate-smart infrastructure for a just transition (podcast)
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
ImpactAlpha, Sept 20 – Infrastructure is highways and bridges. And hospitals and airports; broadband, clean water, plumbing and electricity. And it all needs. The post The Reconstruction: Redressing the past with climate-smart infrastructure for a just transition (podcast) appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Biden climate plans would cut emissions by 1 billion tons, study finds
Renewable Energy World
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Follow @EngelsAngle. Rhodium Group estimates that the initial policies outlined in the infrastructure and reconciliation plans, though subject to change, would be equivalent to removing the annual emissions from all light-duty vehicles in America or zeroing out net annual emissions from Texas and Florida combined. President Biden's signature climate initiatives would cut greenhouse gas emissions by nearly a billion tons in 2030, according to a report on key pieces of the legislative proposals.
Monday Flashback Story – Red Fort, Agra – The Sustainable fort from Mughal Era !
Econaur
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Agra Fort is a historical fort in the city of Agra in India. It was the main residence of the emperors of the Mughal Dynasty until 1638, when the capital was shifted from Agra to Delhi. Before capture by the British, the last Indian rulers to have occupied it were the Marathas. In 1983, the Continue reading. The post Monday Flashback Story – Red Fort, Agra – The Sustainable fort from Mughal Era !
From policy to action: EV car share success in two underserved Los Angeles communities
LA CleanTech Incubator
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Pilot Frameworks for Sustainable EV Car Sharing solutions in disadvantaged communities Summary The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI), Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA), Pacoima Beautiful, and Envoy Technologies Inc. (“Envoy”) recently completed two pilots of electric vehicle (EV) car share services in Pacoima and San Pedro. The lessons we learned from.
Ørsted lands 100MW power purchase agreement for future German offshore wind farm
Renewable Energy World
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Follow @EngelsAngle. Ørsted has reached a 10-year, 100-megawatt power purchase agreement with European retail giant REWE Group for renewable energy from a future German offshore wind farm. The agreement will produce enough green power to equal the power consumption of 1,500 REWE stores, the companies said. The Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm in the North Sea is expected to become operational in 2025 with an export capacity of 900 MW.
Major Animal Pharma Industry Group Forced to Remove UN Logo from ‘Misleading’ Briefing on Livestock Climate Impact
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
By Sophie Kevany, in a joint investigation by DeSmog and Sentient Media. An animal pharmaceutical representative body appears to have made a failed attempt to influence the United Nations by using what experts are calling distorted climate information to protect the livestock industry against calls to reduce food animal numbers and eat less animal protein. .
227MW solar farm completed in Alabama to support Facebook data center
Renewable Energy World
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Follow @EngelsAngle. The 227-megawatt Muscle Shoals solar farm has been completed in Alabama. The utility-scale solar farm was developed through a partnership between Ørsted and the Tennessee Valley Authority. The project will support the sustainability goals of Facebook's data center in Huntsville. "We're very excited to add to our high-quality, diverse customer base through this long-term partnership with TVA and Facebook," says Vishal Kapadia, Chief Commercial Officer of Ørsted's Onshore busi
From policy to action: EV car share success in two Los Angeles under-resourced communities
LA CleanTech Incubator
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Pilot frameworks for sustainable EV car sharing solutions in disadvantaged communities Summary The Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI), Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA), Pacoima Beautiful, and Envoy Technologies Inc. (“Envoy”) recently completed two pilots of electric vehicle (EV) car share services in Pacoima and San Pedro. The lessons we learned from.
The Brief: Redressing infrastructure harms (podcast), spurring community solar, gender alpha in Australia, Climate Week in NYC
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Greetings, Agents of Impact! ?? Agents of Impact Call No. 31: Optimizing for Impact. Knowing the basics of impact measurement and management is. The post The Brief: Redressing infrastructure harms (podcast), spurring community solar, gender alpha in Australia, Climate Week in NYC appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Palmetto Launches New 'Get Solar, Give Solar' Program to Bring Solar Energy to Underserved Communities
altenergymag
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Solar Sister Honored as First Recipient; Awarded $5 Million Multi-Year Commitment
Australia’s Verve Super raises early venture financing to manage its women-centered retirement fund
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
ImpactAlpha, September 20 – Verve Super launched in 2018 to offer Australian women a responsibly invested “superannuation,” or retirement, fund matched to women’s. The post Australia’s Verve Super raises early venture financing to manage its women-centered retirement fund appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
'A huge step forward': Rolls Royce all-electric airplane completes 15-minute maiden flight
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Engineering giant's zero emission milestone comes as British Airways completes chartered London-Glasgow flight partly powered by sustainable aviation fuel. An electric aircraft currently being developed by Rolls Royce with a view to breaking speed records has successfully completed its maiden flight above Wiltshire, the engineering giant announced last week.
Lendable backs Finclusion Group to drive financial inclusion for underserved Africans
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
ImpactAlpha, September 21 — Singapore’s Finclusion Group offers credit and financial services through a variety of consumer brands in Africa. It has deployed. The post Lendable backs Finclusion Group to drive financial inclusion for underserved Africans appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
EVs to increase Britain’s electricity demand by 31 times by 2040
Renewable Energy World
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
As a result of an increase in electric vehicle use across Britain, electricity demand from the transport sector will increase by 31 times by 2040 from the current levels, according to a new report released by research firm Cornwall Insights. The Benchmark power curve report states that electric vehicles will contribute an additional 71.6TWh of energy capacity by 2040.
Contractor’s Corner: Aurora Energy
Solar Power World
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021
Aurora Energy has established a name for itself in the Washington, D.C., area as a risk-taking, ahead-of-the-curve solar installer. The company has evolved over the last three decades and sees its specialty in commercial projects that may need a little custom engineering. In this episode of the Contractor’s Corner podcast, Cord Briggs, managing director of… The post Contractor’s Corner: Aurora Energy appeared first on Solar Power World.
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