GreenBiz

MAY 27, 2021

Is your carbon accounting system prepared to count remote work? Heather Clancy. Thu, 05/27/2021 - 02:00. Over the course of the pandemic, I’ve seen numerous dispatches issued by software developers touting the carbon footprint reduction potential of shifting to collaboration applications for many employee meetings. . Here’s one example: An April dispatch from Boston-based LogMeIn estimates that its roughly 2 million customers avoided up to 63 million metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions betwe

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Inhabitat - Innovation

MAY 27, 2021

Environmentally friendly materials, community-focused design and renewable energy combine in Tsha’thoñswatha’, the Onondaga Nation’s new fire station.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 27, 2021

Mars UK, Mondel?z International, Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever announce plans to finance and launch £1m Flexible Plastic Fund. Manufacturers, retailers and recyclers urged to join the collaboration. Fund designed to drive progress towards household collection of flexible plastic for recycling. Five of the UK’s largest branded manufacturers: Mars UK, Mondel?

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Inhabitat - Innovation

MAY 27, 2021

Ferry Meadows, a 1,700-acre park in Peterborough, England, is transforming. A 10-year master plan for the site includes the breathtaking Glenn Howells Lakeside Project, a climbing center that is sure to become the focal point of the entire project.

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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.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 27, 2021

On 20 May 2021, metal sorting technology expert TOMRA Recycling held its first metals sorting webinar, which was entitled ‘Aluminium sorting industry outlook – key sorting technologies, innovations and opportunities in a circular economy.’ More than 200 participants from across the globe joined the 45-minute live session, said the firm. An automotive expert at Alutrade, Patrik Ragnarsson kicked off the session, noting that the switch to electric vehicles has happened much faster than predicted,

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Inhabitat - Innovation

MAY 27, 2021

The Biden administration has struck a deal with the Department of Defense to open the California coast to wind power exploration.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

MAY 27, 2021

BrightAction turns a plethora of sustainability information into an easy, actionable plan with rewards for each achievement.

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altenergymag

MAY 27, 2021

YMCA of Southwest Kansas has selected Budderfly to upgrade its lighting and HVAC units—at no out-of-pocket expense and Budderfly providing 100% of the capital, equipment and installation—to transform the YMCA for better energy efficiency.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

MAY 27, 2021

In a radical move, Burger King has announced a meatless outlet in Cologne, Germany.

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Charged

MAY 27, 2021

Commercial EV specialist Endera has acquired Metro Titan, a school and shuttle bus manufacturing company. The acquisition gives Endera the capability to deliver electric commercial vehicles in all 50 states. From its Ohio-based facility, Endera will manufacture electric Type A school buses, shuttle buses, and paratransit vehicles for the DOT, healthcare, airport, university, corporate, municipal and last-mile transportation industries, all built on electrified Ford and Chevrolet chassis.

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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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altenergymag

MAY 27, 2021

EIT InnoEnergy talks to the impact of a systemic electric, shared and connected micromobility rollout by 2030

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U.S. Green Technology

MAY 27, 2021

During the winter months, your fireplace provides a cozy atmosphere for you and your family to gather around. However, fireplaces can waste energy, especially if not properly insulated. The warm air is pulled up the chimney and leaked into the exterior. This process ends up drawing in more air to the space. Traditional fireplaces also. The post 5 Tips for Choosing a Greener Fireplace appeared first on U.S.

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Charged

MAY 27, 2021

AMPLY Power offers managed charging services to operators of EV fleets. Its newest customer is the Palermo Union Elementary School District in Northern California. AMPLY helped to secure funding from the Butte County Air Quality Management District, and local utility PG&E provided charger rebates and “make ready” EVSE incentives, eliminating the need for any upfront investment by the school district.

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Energy Monitor Electricity Resilience Transportation 119

The City Fix

MAY 27, 2021

During Caroline Owala’s childhood, flooding during rainstorms was a normal occurrence. “When it rained, it would be very difficult for us to even sleep because the flooding would get into the houses,” she told WRI. Caroline grew up in Kibera, Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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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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Charged

MAY 27, 2021

Aggreko, a provider of mobile and modular energy solutions, has delivered a smart battery storage system to Argonne National Laboratory. Argonne will incorporate the new system into a fast charging facility at its Smart Energy Plaza near Chicago. Aggreko and ANL will use this net-zero battery storage system to demonstrate how smart management of stored energy systems with co-located fast charging and solar photovoltaics can decrease grid impacts and reduce site owner energy costs.

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Impact Alpha

MAY 27, 2021

To successfully address the global crises we face, we must close the distance between investment and impact. As the need to deploy more. The post Everything is ‘market-rate,’ but not everything is ‘impact-first’ appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 27, 2021

By Mark DesJardine, assistant professor of strategy and sustainability at Penn State and Tima Bansal, Canada research chair in business sustainability at Western University for The Conversation. One of the most expensive Wall Street shareholder battles on record could signal a big shift in how hedge funds and other investors view sustainability. Exxon Mobil Corp. has been fending off a so-called proxy fight from a hedge fund known as Engine No. 1, which blames the energy giant’s poor performance

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Impact Alpha

MAY 27, 2021

ImpactAlpha, May 27 – To meet the Sustainable Development Goals, remote and low-income populations need access to beneficial products that address basic needs, such. The post These distributors deliver impact to customers and communities at the last mile appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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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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altenergymag

MAY 27, 2021

According to a recent survey, 52 per cent of UK business travellers believe that automated technology such as robotics would make their trips safer. Here, Robert Brown, marketing executive at UK battery manufacturer Accutronics, considers why hoteliers should invest in both hotel robot and smoke alarm batteries now.

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Impact Alpha

MAY 27, 2021

ImpactAlpha, May 27 – Atlanta-based Collab Capital launched its fund less than a year ago to invest in early-stage, Black-led businesses that are building. The post Collab Capital closes $50 million Black innovation fund appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Business Green

MAY 27, 2021

New study calculates that switching to a four day working week could cut UK emissions by 21 per cent. A four-day working week has the potential to shrink the UK's carbon footprint by over a fifth, or a massive 127 million tonnes per year by 2025, according to a new report by Platform London and the 4-Day Week Campaign. That 21 per cent estimated reduction is more than the entire footprint of Switzerland, according to the campaigners, or the same as removing 27 million cars from the road, equival

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Impact Alpha

MAY 27, 2021

Hundreds of professional investors and fund managers are now using one of the many variations of revenue-based finance – structured exits, royalty finance, and. The post Is revenue-based financing equity or debt? Tax authorities and investors may disagree appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 27, 2021

It’s been a busy week for the latest member of the UK’s most prominent climate science denial group – trending on Twitter, if not in real life. Steve Baker MP , the most recently appointed trustee of the Global Warming Policy Foundation , did not enter the fold quietly. This week, his #CostOfNetZero hashtag began trending, becoming the “most used by Conservative MPs” early this week, according to an account that monitors politicians’ activity on the platform.

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Impact Alpha

MAY 27, 2021

ImpactAlpha, May 25 – During her fundraising, Maya Winkelstein knew there would be strong demand for Open Road’s emergency bridge loans because, well, The post Tallying the enterprises – and impact – that survived COVID with loans from Open Road Alliance appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Business Green

MAY 27, 2021

The concept of a 'just transition' is gaining more traction ahead of COP26, but positive examples of implementation are still scarce, writes Prospect's Sue Ferns. Significant shifts in the energy industry means that many workers will need new skills to facilitate their step from traditional generation to low carbon alternatives. Whether necessitating a move between business units in larger energy companies or the need to find a new job elsewhere, it's clear that there are currently barriers to m

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Impact Alpha

MAY 27, 2021

ImpactAlpha, May 27 – Many building owners and operators want to take control of their energy supply, but on-site microgrids require significant capital outlays. The post Blackstone’s ClearGen commits $500 million to build minigrids for commercial users appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Business Green

MAY 27, 2021

UK government joins Canada as second G7 country to back the ORRAA, which aims to funnel $500m into nature-based ocean climate solutions by 2030. The UK has joined the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA), a multi-sector collaboration established to funnel $500m investment into coastal natural capital by the end of the decade, the government announced this week.

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altenergymag

MAY 27, 2021

Statement From Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE):

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Business Green

MAY 27, 2021

Fourfold rise in investment needed for efforts restore the natural world while also mitigating greenhouse gases and climate impacts, UN warns. As much as $8.1tr global investment in protecting, conserving and restoring the natural world is required over the next 30 years in order to tackle the interlinked climate, biodiversity and land degradation crises, with annual finance needing to triple by 2030, according to the UN-led study.

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altenergymag

MAY 27, 2021

Recent funding round from Small World Group will bolster market expansion

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MAY 27, 2021

In a virtual meeting with investors, Ford outlined a plethora of plans to expand its electrification efforts. There was a big bundle of news, which will take the media some days to fully unpack, but the gist of it is that, under a plan dubbed Ford+, the automaker will be allocating capital to three priority areas: fully electric vehicles, commercial solutions and connected services.

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Rinexii

MAY 27, 2021

Crows and other corvids are ingenious animals who have managed to adapt from forest life to suburbia relatively quickly. While many species have died off due to habitat loss, crows have learned to forage for trash and make use of lawns in order to survive. These intelligent animals aren’t just remarkably good at adapting to the world around them–they may be an essential part of regrowing our forests.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 27, 2021

The Koehler Group has announced plans to fully convert its power plant at its Oberkirch location in Germany to a combined heat and power plant using biomass as a fuel. At its Oberkirch location, Koehler operates three paper machines, including the associated auxiliary systems. The paper processing and drying processes require enormous amounts of energy, which is why the company originally built its own power plant in 1943.

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