GreenBiz
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Are lawyers and accountants doing enough on climate change? Joel Makower. Tue, 10/13/2020 - 01:40. When it comes to the climate crisis, it’s not just what you make and sell, it’s what you do, and for whom you do it. That’s the message from several recent reports focusing on the role of service-sector companies in addressing — positively or negatively — climate change.
The Environmental Blog
OCTOBER 13, 2020
These days, more and more people are cluing into the fact that it is more important than ever to make a conscious effort towards being more environmentally friendly. Sometimes, even simple changes towards a greener lifestyle can make a big difference in the long run. If you are looking to implement greener practices in your own life, why not start with the area of your home that is actually green?
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GreenBiz
OCTOBER 13, 2020
San José's bold new plan for climate-friendly transit. Elizabeth Stampe. Tue, 10/13/2020 - 00:22. San José is rolling out the green carpet for biking, thanks to the city council’s unanimous passage of the Better Bike Plan 2025. With the plan’s adoption, the city commits to building a 550-mile network of bike lanes, boulevards and trails to help thousands more people ride safely.
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 13, 2020
At the heart of Hong Kong's central business district, the 36-story Murray Road project designed by Zaha Hadid Architects has broken ground — and its energy-efficient design has already earned the building LEED Platinum and WELL Platinum pre-certification along with the highest 3-Star rating of China's Green Building Rating Program.
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.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 13, 2020
HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century. Cecilia Keating. Tue, 10/13/2020 - 00:46. HSBC has become the latest bank to commit to achieving net-zero financed emissions, announcing Monday that it intends to align its portfolio of investments and debt financing with global climate targets by mid-century. The bank, currently Europe's second largest financier of fossil fuels, has committed to reaching net-zero across its supply chain and operations by 2030, before reac
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 13, 2020
In the latest "Tiger King" criminal news, Bhagavan “Doc” Antle has been indicted on charges of wildlife trafficking and animal cruelty.
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Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 13, 2020
The Depot Boijmans Van Beuningen features a mirrored exterior topped with a forest and a rooftop restaurant.
GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Solar power is the "new king" of global electricity markets, with the International Energy Agency calling it the cheapest form of electricity in history in its annual centerpiece World Energy Outlook report. Solar's ascent and coal's decline have been rapid by the standards of the electricity industry. Just a decade ago, in its 2010 Outlook , the IEA called coal “the backbone of the global electricity system.
altenergymag
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Hydropower to help integrate wind and solar energy resources, helping move toward the joint vision to reach a majority renewables American electric grid within a decade
GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Hydropower, the world's largest source of renewable electricity, could begin using environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) measures to bolster project financing from the end of this year. The hydro sector has had a voluntary ESG code of practice in place for the past decade. But the industry's criteria may soon be used for green bond financing under a scheme being developed with the Climate Bonds Initiative, an international, investor-focused nonprofit body.
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.
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Make the most of the season's harvest with these delicious vegan apple recipes.
GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Santa Barbara’s public school system is finalizing a solar microgrid project that could set a model for investment in clean backup power. Purveyers of carbon-free backup power have struggled for years to convince customers to pay for resilience. But a novel design will save the Santa Barbara Unified School District considerable amounts of money while creating resilience for critical infrastructure in the face of California’s many and varied calamities.
CleanTech Group
OCTOBER 13, 2020
China’s Hydrogen Society Beginning to Take Shape Last year, we detailed how China’s government had promoted ambitious plans for the development of a hydrogen economy and specifically, how the country’s Science and Technology.
The City Fix
OCTOBER 13, 2020
In 2015, the City of Oslo, Norway, made a commitment after years of rising transportation injuries to reduce car traffic and prioritize the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and the environment. Unlike in the United States and other countries where transportation. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.
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.
R-Squared Energy
OCTOBER 13, 2020
If you had invested in Florida-based utility NextEra Energy a decade ago, your total return through this week, including dividends, would have been 600%. That is a phenomenal return for an energy company. In contrast, if you had invested in ExxonMobil a decade ago, you have seen the share value decline by half. Add in the dividends, and the total 10-year return of ExxonMobil is -25%.
altenergymag
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Dr. Stephen Campbell, CTO of Nano One Materials (TSXV: NNO) (OTC Pink: NNOMF) (FSE: LBMB) (Nano One), announced that Nano One has developed a breakthrough in longevity for a cobalt free high voltage battery that has been successfully demonstrated at automotive rates of charge and discharge for over 900 cycles.
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 13, 2020
As the election nears, Opportunity Zones (OZs) have been thrust into the spotlight once again, with politicians on both sides of the aisle debating the initiative’s effectiveness. Its critics repeat a now-familiar charge: that the initiative doesn’t provide the social impact it purports to. This, they argue, is due in large part to the fact. The post Opportunity Zones can deliver social impact.
EDF + Business
OCTOBER 13, 2020
By Maren Taylor and Victoria Mills. U.S. Chamber of Congress. In its official climate policy position , the U.S. Chamber of Commerce claims to support “an approach that rises to the challenge of climate change.” Yet the Chamber is currently working to eliminate one of the most effective climate and public health protections on the books in the United States.
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?
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 13, 2020
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 14 – The COVID pandemic “has caused more disruption to the energy sector than any other event in recent history,” opens the International Energy Agency’s annual energy outlook. Global energy demand will drop by 5% this year and CO2 emissions by 7% – and energy investment by 18%. Oil investments have fallen by. The post Four scenarios for the energy transition in the age of COVID appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Charged
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Energy Absolute is a major Thai electric utility that’s branching out into e-mobility. The company has developed a mid-market EV , and is planning a $3-billion battery factory. Now Energy Absolute has announced plans to deploy a fleet of 27 electric catamarans, which will operate as passenger ferries on the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. Bangkok claims to be the world’s most visited city—it welcomed some 23 million international visitors in 2019—but suffers from choking air pollution.
Forbes Green Tech
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Finally, we are starting to talk about the end of the oil era. We know what is happening, and we know who is responsible. The climate emergency is going to be a key business variable. If you haven’t grasped this yet, you’re going to have a lot of problems, and not just with your conscience.
DeSmogBlog
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Read time: 5 mins U.S. oil majors like Exxon and Chevron are failing to grapple with the energy sector’s transition away from polluting fossil fuels and refusing to disclose potential risks to their portfolios from assets that may become “stranded,” or uneconomical to develop, in a low-carbon world, new research from the London-based think tank Carbon Tracker shows.
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Greetings, Agents of Impact! Have your say. Are we covering the topics you want? And delivering them the way you need? Let us know what you expect. Complete our five-minute subscriber survey by this Thursday, Oct. 15. We want to hear from you. Featured: Impact Voices More Opportunity Zone funds are targeting operating businesses –. The post The Brief: Opportunity Zones’ second act, Europe’s clean energy startups, wildfire sensors, investor pressure on corporate emissions, four energy scenarios
altenergymag
OCTOBER 13, 2020
CEO of CS Energy, is awarded Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 New Jersey.
Business Green
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Swedish furniture giant will launch resale scheme on 'Black Friday' in late November, the day where retailers have historically encouraged a shopping frenzy by announcing a glut of deals and discounts. Ikea customers will soon be able to sell their flat pack furniture back to the company, after the retail giant announced a new 'buy back' scheme that will see it purchase old and unwanted Ikea items and resell them to shoppers at discounted rates.
altenergymag
OCTOBER 13, 2020
PVComplete announces the January 2021 public release of PVSketch Mega, the first and only precision layout, modeling and proposal web app for utility-scale solar projects. The company is hosting a live demo and discussion of the new platform during a free webinar on October 27 called "Mega Tools for MWs" which will also feature AutoCAD-based PVCAD Mega engineering software.
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 13, 2020
ImpactAlpha, October 13 – More investors are pressing more companies to cut more emissions. The new Business Ambition for 1.5°C campaign is urging more than 1,800 high-emitting companies to set science-based emissions targets to achieve net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest. U.K.-based nonprofit CDP, which is leading the effort, has warned that large.
Business Green
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Major new Count Us In campaign signs up influential tabloid as it seeks to engage one billion people with climate action. A Love Island contestant covered in green body paint may not be a conventional approach to encouraging people to cut their carbon emissions, but that is just one of the headlines The Sun newspaper is deploying this week to try and encourage its readers to join its new Green Team.
Forbes Green Tech
OCTOBER 13, 2020
At the beginning of the pandemic, many faced something unprecedented: empty grocery store shelves. For the past month Forbes Under 30 honorees created innovative solutions to create a more resilient, equitable and sustainable food system.
Business Green
OCTOBER 13, 2020
EXCLUSIVE: As the government deliberates on bringing forward its ban of new sales of fossil fuel cars into the first half of the next decade, the Scottish energy company has called for a separate rule mandating corporate fleet decarbonisation by 2030. Energy giant SSE has urged the government to introduce a ban on diesel and petrol cars and vans across all corporate fleets in the UK by 2030.
altenergymag
OCTOBER 13, 2020
The annual Energy from Waste conference will feature presentations which explore waste to fuels from companies such as Department of Transport, Hitachi Zosen Inova and Westminster City Council
Low Impact
OCTOBER 13, 2020
Thinking about getting some chickens but not sure which breed to start with? Chris Lesley of Chickens And More shares her top tips for what to consider when choosing your backyard chicken. For the many people launching themselves on their first adventure in keeping backyard chickens, one of the most difficult and important questions to answer is which breed of chicken to use to build their starter flock.
Greenability Magazine
OCTOBER 13, 2020
You can start planning now for spring planting by ordering native tree and shrub seedlings for as little as 22 cents each from the Missouri Department of Conservation. Here’s how you can tap this resource or find more resources in your state. The MDC George O. White State Nursery grows three-million tree seedlings each year and sells one-year-old, bare-root seedlings with sizes varying by species.
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