GreenBiz
AUGUST 17, 2021
Ships carry around 90 percent of goods transported globally, and the shipping sector accounts for about 3 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions today. But maritime trade volumes are projected to triple by 2050.
Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 17, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic and raging wildfires were two heinous events of 2020. And in one of life’s unfair twists of evil synergy, a new study from Harvard says that smoke from west coast wildfires increased the cases of COVID illnesses and deaths.
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GreenBiz
AUGUST 17, 2021
Changemakers in Bangkok have learned first-hand what early conversations with leaders in business and policy need to drive circular change.
Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 17, 2021
Data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) shows that July 2021 was the hottest month in recorded history. Due to climate change, the average monthly temperatures for July have risen in recent years.
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
AUGUST 17, 2021
Gen Z and young, fintech-savvy Millennials need to get involved with carbon markets. It just might make them rich and save the planet.
Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 17, 2021
A new floating eco-hotel design by Hayri Atak Architectural Design Studio (HAADS) boasts a zero-waste system and will generate its own electricity by slowly rotating. The studio envisions sitting the hotel off the coast of Qatar.
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Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 17, 2021
Used daily, BeBot aids in the effort as it rolls along the sand via remote control, quietly picking up debris as it goes. Not only does it make beach cleanup much quicker than manual options, but it targets plastics in the design.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 17, 2021
There are 15 organizations in the inaugural cohort of the Apple Impact Accelerator, ranging from a Native American-run renewable power company to one of the largest Latino-owned businesses in the United States.
Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 17, 2021
An original Gwathmey design finds new life via Worrell Yeung's modern renovation with timber accents. Check out this makeover for House in the Dunes.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 17, 2021
From Apple to New York's Metropolitan Transit Authority, dozens of corporations and public agencies have issued green bonds, yet none answers to a global standard.
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.
altenergymag
AUGUST 17, 2021
The concentrated solar power industry is predicted to witness growth at a CAGR of 10.8% in next 7 years. Increase in government support for the adoption of renewable technologies coupled with rise in energy demand & capability to supply power without CO2 emission drive the growth of the market.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 17, 2021
How COP26 can pave the way for equitable mobility decarbonization.
altenergymag
AUGUST 17, 2021
Solar developer helps restore a scenic northwest New Jersey community transitioning a Superfund site to a clean power generation plant that delivers a revenue stream, and helps to create a.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 17, 2021
This video is sponsored by Procter & Gamble. Pete May, Co-Founder & Board Member at GreenBiz, interviewed Regina Gray, Senior Vice President of Product Supply Global Family Care at Procter & Gamble, during Circularity 21 (June 15-17, 2021).
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.
Renewable Energy World
AUGUST 17, 2021
Construction costs for U.S. onshore wind generators declined by 27% from 2013-2019 , according to data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The average construction cost per kilowatt fell from $1,895 in 2013 to $1,391 in 2019. The report acknowledges that wind capacity and construction costs vary significantly by region. Average constructions costs for onshore wind generators in the ERCOT region were $1,114/kW in 2019 – lower than the national average of $1,391.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 17, 2021
This video is sponsored by Bloom Energy. John Davies, Senior Vice President & Analyst at GreenBiz, interviewed Sharelynn Moore, Executive Vice President & Chief Marketing Officer at Bloom Energy, during VERGE Net Zero (July 27-28, 2021).
Impact Alpha
AUGUST 17, 2021
ImpactAlpha, August 17, 2021 – Rising demand. Shrinking supply. Higher prices. Carbon markets in Europe, California and elsewhere are finally starting to work. The post Forget crypto: Here’s how to play the rising price of carbon (podcast) appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 17, 2021
This video is sponsored by Cox Enterprise. Sarah Golden, Senior Energy Analyst & VERGE Energy Chair at GreenBiz, interviewed Will Thorburn, Director of Cleantech Strategy & Investments at Cox Enterprises, during VERGE Net Zero (July 27-28, 2021).
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?
Charged
AUGUST 17, 2021
Lightning eMotors (NYSE: ZEV), a provider of specialty commercial EVs for fleets, and Forest River, a Berkshire Hathaway company, have formed a strategic partnership to deploy up to 7,500 zero-emission shuttle buses. The $850-million deal calls for Lightning to build fully electric powertrains and provide charging products and services for Forest River over the next four and a half years.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 17, 2021
This video is sponsored by Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions. Sarah Golden, Senior Energy Analyst & VERGE Energy Chair at GreenBiz, interviewed Robert Vary, Senior Vice President of Sales & Relationship Management at Duke Energy, during VERGE Net Zero (July 27-28, 2021).
Impact Alpha
AUGUST 17, 2021
Financial heavyweights from Blackrock to the billionaire-backed Breakthrough Energy recognize the opportunity The opportunity to blend private capital with philanthropic and public funding. The post Five critiques of blended finance – and five responses from Convergence appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 17, 2021
This video is sponsored by 3Degrees. Pete May, Co-Founder & Board Member at GreenBiz, interviewed Kelly Rytel, Director of 3Degrees, during VERGE Net Zero (July 27-28, 2021).
Charged
AUGUST 17, 2021
The C40 Recharge is the first Volvo model designed as a native EV (that is, not adapted from a legacy fossil-fuel vehicle). The new EV, which “has all the benefits of an SUV but with a lower and sleeker design,” will go on sale in the US this year at a starting MSRP of $58,750. The new C40 Recharge will initially be available in the Ultimate trim level, which incorporates every available feature, including the Android operating system, a fixed Panoramic Moonroof, Pixel LED lighting, Pilot Assist
Renewable Energy World
AUGUST 17, 2021
On its quest to develop negative carbon footprint projects, Strategic Biofuels claims to have successfully completed a carbon capture and storage test at its diesel fuel plant in Louisiana. The test pilot has completed at the company’s Louisiana Green Fuels Project in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana — the first renewable diesel fuel project to achieve such a feat, according to the company.
Charged
AUGUST 17, 2021
The Volkswagen Group and charging management specialist Enel X have agreed to set up a joint venture that will operate as a charging point operator in Italy. The new JV will own and operate a DC fast charging network of over 3,000 charging points, each with up to 350 kW of power. The charging network, which will be built out between 2021 and 2025, will be open to all EV drivers, and will be designed to “enable a comfortable ride with electric vehicles from north to south of the peninsula.”.
Renewable Energy World
AUGUST 17, 2021
CS Energy is expanding its footprint in the Southeast with three new solar + storage projects under construction in Florida. Two of the projects are standalone battery energy storage systems with 5.5 MWh and 11.5 MWh in capacity, installed for a leading U.S. utility as part of a technology pilot program “to address growing peak demand and reduce congestion on the distribution grid,” the company said.
Impact Alpha
AUGUST 17, 2021
ImpactAlpha, August 17 — Chicago-based Clinify is aiming to improve healthcare access and outcomes for families by combining financial and clinical data with. The post Clinify Health and HUED raise funding to improve access to health providers for underserved communities appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Renewable Energy World
AUGUST 17, 2021
Florida Power & Light crews have installed the first battery modules and more than two-thirds of the containers for its massive Manatee solar-storage hybrid project. The NextEra Energy-owned utility has installed 100 of 132 containers for the FPL Manatee Energy Storage Center. The plant will have 409 MW/900 MWh of capacity, enough to power 329,000 homes for more than two hours.
Impact Alpha
AUGUST 17, 2021
ImpactAlpha, August 17 — Federal affordability restrictions on more than 123,000 housing units expire this year; hundreds of thousands more expire over the. The post IMPACT Community Capital raises $210 million to preserve U.S. affordable housing appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
DeSmogBlog
AUGUST 17, 2021
Nearly one in three directors of Australia’s largest banks have worked for firms operating in the oil, gas and mining industries, DeSmog research has revealed, prompting concerns about a “vested interest” on the banks’ boards that campaigners fear could delay action to address climate change. DeSmog’s research analysed director CVs on company profiles, LinkedIn pages, official filings and news clippings to log the past and present work experience of 38 current directors across Australia’s “big 4
Business Green
AUGUST 17, 2021
Devolved authority unveils fresh green guidelines for social house building, and hopes the private sector will soon follow suit. Fossil fuels will no longer be used to heat new social homes built in Wales from October this year, under new building standards unveiled by the Welsh Government yesterday, The fresh guidelines - ‘Welsh Development Quality Requirements 2021 - Creating Beautiful Homes and Places by 2025' - establishes a suite of green standards for new homes as part of the devolve
DeSmogBlog
AUGUST 17, 2021
Right-leaning UK newspapers provide some of the least scientifically accurate coverage of climate change among outlets analysed in a new study, with the Daily Mail and Telegraph “well behind the curve”, according to one of its authors. . Researchers at the Technological University of Munich, the University of New England, and the University of Colorado Boulder looked at nearly 5,000 articles published between 2005 and 2019 in 17 print media outlets in the English-speaking world.
Business Green
AUGUST 17, 2021
BusinessGreen rounds up all the reaction from politicians, green business figures, NGOs, investors and think tanks to the government's long-awaited Hydrogen Strategy. It has finally arrived. After numerous delays, the government today published its hotly-anticipated Hydrogen Strategy - the UK's first - which offers a glimpse of its vision for scaling the nascent energy source into a major net zero-enabling sector in its own right.
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