Tesla has big recycling goals — but is now the time to celebrate?
GreenBiz
AUGUST 30, 2021
Tesla is driving down the amount of waste generated per vehicle and has decreased manufacturing waste by 50 percent in new facilities.
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Net zero by 2050 is “too little too late”: Scientists make a case for net negative strategies
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 30, 2021
A view of the city of Manaus (on the other side of the river) in the Brazilian Amazon, through a flooded area on the edge of the Rio Negro (image credit: International Monetary Fund , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license ). A report published on 26 August by an independent group of experts warns that reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is now “too little too late”, and will not achieve the long-term temperature goals identified in the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5°C by the end
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If they won’t get vaccinated, how will they take action on climate?
GreenBiz
AUGUST 30, 2021
The pandemic showed just how wide the intention-behavior gap is with something as imminent as a deadly virus. Climate change action will be much harder.
This university student built her own wooden e-bike, Electraply
Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 30, 2021
Creative minds are introducing e-bike innovations such as energy generation from tire rotation and creative new body styles. Evie Bee, a woodworker, model maker and university student, has melded her passions into a unique and beautiful wooden e-bike she calls Electraply.
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.
The race is on to find killer applications for graphene
GreenBiz
AUGUST 30, 2021
One atom thick, 2D materials including graphene promise new energy efficient, circular solutions.
England plans single-use plastic ban
Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 30, 2021
England has announced a planned ban on polystyrene cups and single-use plastic cutlery and plates. But frustrated activists say the government is moving way too slowly.
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Passive design keeps House Under Shadows cool and near net-zero
Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 30, 2021
House Under Shadows is actually two houses, connected through passive design elements to provide efficient space for two families in a sustainable way. The structure is located in Karnal, Haryana, India, and was designed by Zero Energy Design Lab.
Why This IPCC Climate Report Is Different
GreenTechMedia
AUGUST 30, 2021
The world’s most scrutinized and peer-reviewed document is out: the IPCC report on climate change. Thousands of scientists have spent decades pouring over every measurement and research report known. The findings are clearer than ever : It is “virtually certain” that the increases in extreme temperatures and droughts are caused by human activity.
Evacuations ordered as Caldor Fire moves toward Lake Tahoe
Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 30, 2021
Over the weekend, evacuation warnings were issued to the residents of South Lake Tahoe as the Caldor Fire advanced. Additional evacuation orders now include El Dorado County. Toxic smoke clouds South Lake Tahoe, causing fear among locals and vacationers.
AD trade body responds to IPCC report: UK commitment “needed more than ever ahead of COP26”
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 30, 2021
As the UK prepares to host a critical COP26 and Prime Minister Boris Johnson reflects on a “sobering” Sixth Assessment report by the Inter-Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the UK Anaerobic Digestion and Bioresources Association (ADBA) has renewed its call to the British Government to urgently create a policy framework that will unlock the industry’s potential to reduce UK annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 6% by 2030 – and therefore play a vital role in
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.
Apply to live in a 3D-printed Mars dwelling right here on Earth
Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 30, 2021
Do you want to live on Mars? There have been books and movies about what it might be like, but now there’s a Mars replication right on Earth, and it needs inhabitants to test out the environment.
Opinion: Policies for tackling climate change must work in rural areas too
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 30, 2021
Image credit: Dominic Wade , CC BY-SA 2.0 license. By Brian Wilson, a Director at Rural England CIC, a not-for-profit research organisation which seeks to improve the evidence base and understanding of rural issues. The UK has made a legal commitment to reach net zero for greenhouse gas emissions by the year 2050. Some notable progress has been made, most obviously with power generation, but a greater push is needed soon in other spheres, such as home heating and transport.
Genesis GV60 design that speaks luxurious EV
Green Living Guy
AUGUST 30, 2021
Tomorrow’s drivers are expecting more from their vehicles, with EVs at the forefront of a bold new era in mobility. With the introduction of the GV60, Genesis is redefining the experience of luxury electric vehicles, combining youthful athleticism with sustainable technology to create a new path for drivers who are focused on a better future. […].
Chinese firm unveils cobalt-free EV battery
Renewable Energy World
AUGUST 30, 2021
Follow @EngelsAngle. Chinese electric vehicle battery manufacturer SVOLT Energy has unveiled the world’s first cobalt-free battery. SVOLT’s cobalt-free pack can reach 82.5 KWh of electricity, energy density of 170 WH/kg, and range of more than 600 kilometers under normal conditions, the company said. The pack uses standard platform MEB modules and aerospace-grade thermal insulation materials. “SVOLT has successfully developed cobalt-free cathode material, cobalt-free cell and P
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.
Financial Benefits of Sustainability Reporting that Managers should Know
Green Living Guy
AUGUST 30, 2021
The global social and environmental challenges are becoming more apparent to households, corporates, and governments. Analysts and investors on capital markets are now expanding their valuation models by appreciating that for long-term success, investor focus must go beyond profit optimization. This is why calls for the adoption of ESG reporting principles have intensified, with the […].
Updates to NEC 2020 that solar installers need to know
Solar Power World
AUGUST 30, 2021
By Edgar Lim, managing director, UGEngineering As of August 2021, 13 states have already adopted NEC 2020 and eleven states are undergoing the process of adoption. For the solar industry, these updates to the electrical code will impact project engineering, improve safety and ensure that regulations keep up with the pace of technological advancements.
Huhtamaki partners with RiverRecycle with VTT develop technology tackling floating river waste
Green Living Guy
AUGUST 30, 2021
Huhtamaki partners with RiverRecycle and VTT. All to tackle floating river waste with a new river waste collector now operational. Located on the Mithi River and directly in Mumbai, India. It’s obvious that Huhtamaki is in. For they are a key global provider of sustainable packaging solutions. I mean for consumers around the world and […].
Battery swapping specialist Ample raises $160 million in Series C funding
Charged
AUGUST 30, 2021
Battery swapping is an old idea with a troubled history. Better Place , an Israeli startup that was a promising early promoter of EVs, made battery swapping a centerpiece of its strategy—it went bust in 2013. Tesla demonstrated a swapping system for Model S in 2013, but dropped the technology in 2015. Chinese EV startup NIO brought the idea back from the dead, and in June 2020, the company announced that it had installed 131 battery swap stations in 58 cities across China.
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?
Tips for Eco-Friendly Bedroom Designs
Green Living Guy
AUGUST 30, 2021
If you are planning to redo your bedroom, then here are some great eco-friendly bedroom decorating tips. Most of us love the concept of “green” living, but often we do not know how to implement this concept in our homes. But, with these tips, you will get the best out of your bedrooms. Let us […]. The post Tips for Eco-Friendly Bedroom Designs appeared first on Green Living Guy.
Faraday Battery Challenge to fund 17 new tech projects
Charged
AUGUST 30, 2021
The Faraday Battery Challenge, a project initiated by the UK government to promote advanced battery technologies, has announced a new £10-million round of funding, which will be shared across 17 projects being undertaken by businesses and research institutions across the UK. The funded projects cover a wide range of topics, including a new sodium nickel chloride battery system, a solid-state battery manufacturing system, graphene composite materials, a second-life battery solution, and battery r
Former golf course site could provide Michigan with 30 MW solar energy
Renewable Energy World
AUGUST 30, 2021
Follow @EngelsAngle. Consumers Energy announced a 20-year agreement to purchase 30 megawatts of solar energy from a proposed project located on the site of a former golf course in Michigan. Prism Power Partners is developing and building the Heathlands Solar project, which is expected to begin operation by the end of 2022. The project is being built on the former Heathlands Golf Course site in Manistee County, Michigan.
New Space Opportunities Supplying the Future of Tip and Cue Strategies
Planet Pulse
AUGUST 30, 2021
Before the advent of satellite technology, global powers and organizations were able to set up strategic bases in remote static geographical locations to enable covert operations. In the modern era, however, activities such as building unsanctioned missiles in remote locations have evolved to operate in fleeting geographical points, often shifting bases weekly to avoid satellite monitoring.
Carbon Equity secures €1.2 million to lower minimums for private climate investing
Impact Alpha
AUGUST 30, 2021
ImpactAlpha, August 30 — “The vast majority of innovation and transformation concerning climate change will happen in private markets,” says Carbon Equity’s Jacqueline. The post Carbon Equity secures €1.2 million to lower minimums for private climate investing appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Ghostly satellite image captures the Arctic ‘losing its soul’
Grist
AUGUST 30, 2021
This story was originally published by Atlas Obscura and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. “We started hearing a noise, like breaking, or coins falling,” says Marco Tedesco, a climate scientist at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory. He makes a loud, sustained crunching sound, recreating what he and his team heard, years earlier, while doing fieldwork on the Greenland Ice Sheet.
Khatabook and Bazaar raise financing to digitize small businesses in India and Pakistan
Impact Alpha
AUGUST 30, 2021
ImpactAlpha, August 30 — Investors continue to swarm enterprise technology providers helping small businesses go online. Last week, Nuvemshop raised $500 million to. The post Khatabook and Bazaar raise financing to digitize small businesses in India and Pakistan appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
What effect will the “Code Red” climate report have on COP26?
Renewable Energy World
AUGUST 30, 2021
Anybody who’s watched the news over the past month will know that the effects of climate change are becoming too pressing to ignore. Cologne’s devastating floods last month left 168 dead, thousands homeless and created damage estimated to total over six billion euros. Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, the equivalent of a year’s average rainfall fell in just three days in Zhengzhou, China, drowning commuters trapped on the subway system and leading to a mass evacuation event involv
Monday Flashback story of Dholavira – Ancient Sustainable City since Harappa Civilisation
Econaur
AUGUST 30, 2021
This week we present the Flashback story of Dholavira, the archaeological site of a Harappan-era city, which received the UNESCO world heritage site tag on Tuesday. While Dholavira became the fourth site from Gujarat and 40th from India to make the list, it is the first site of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation (IVC) in Continue reading. The post Monday Flashback story of Dholavira – Ancient Sustainable City since Harappa Civilisation appeared first on Econaur.
What a year for wind
Renewable Energy World
AUGUST 30, 2021
Follow @EngelsAngle. The U.S. added 16.8 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2020, while project costs declined and performance improved, according to the Dept. of Energy’s annual report on the industry. The 2021 Land-based Wind Market Report , prepared by the Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, found that wind increased its share of the U.S. electricity supply last year to 8%, fueled by $25 billion of investment and the federal production tax credit.
Recovery from Hurricane Ida starts with equitable treatment for the ‘resilience force’ of essential workers
Impact Alpha
AUGUST 30, 2021
ImpactAlpha Aug. 30 – With hurricane winds still blowing and rain falling, essential workers already are stepping up to bring back services and. The post Recovery from Hurricane Ida starts with equitable treatment for the ‘resilience force’ of essential workers appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Hurricane Ida Badly Damages Home of Goldman Prize Winner Sharon Lavigne and Others in Louisiana’s Cancer Alley
DeSmogBlog
AUGUST 30, 2021
On Sunday afternoon, Hurricane Ida made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane, making it one of the most powerful storms to strike Louisiana in recorded history. Ida made landfall on the 16th anniversary of the devastating Hurricane Katrina. And around 10:00 p.m. that night in St. James Parish, a wind gust from Ida lifted most of the roof from the home of Sharon Lavigne.
Solar + storage provider unveils new financing structure for C&I, community solar projects
Renewable Energy World
AUGUST 30, 2021
Solar PV module manufacturer and energy storage provider Q Cells has unveiled a new financing structure to boost value in C&I and community solar projects. The company announced an investment into a solar + storage portfolio developed by Amped Solutions through its new ‘Grid Equity’ financing structure. Under the framework, Q Cells will provide capital investment in exchange for the rights to future grid services revenue expected to be generated by the portfolio in California.
Solar Spotlight: Backless solar trackers maximize yield for bifacial projects
Solar Power World
AUGUST 30, 2021
In this special edition of Contractor’s Corner, solar tracker and racking manufacturer OMCO Solar discusses the company’s latest innovations in bifacial trackers. Below is a portion of the company’s Solar Spotlight podcast with Solar Power World, but be sure to listen to the full episode here or on your favorite podcast app. How have OMCO’s… The post Solar Spotlight: Backless solar trackers maximize yield for bifacial projects appeared first on Solar Power World.
How Eco-Friendly Sleep Can Make Your Life Better
Green Living Guy
AUGUST 30, 2021
Eco-friendly sleep is not only good for your body, but it is also good for the environment. A lot of companies have already jumped on the bandwagon, offering eco-friendly mattresses, sheets, and more. But what are the top tips for going green? First, you must make sure that the organic materials used in making the […]. The post How Eco-Friendly Sleep Can Make Your Life Better appeared first on Green Living Guy.
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