How implementing reuse systems can impact cities
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Cities, with growing populations and demands on resources, exacerbate the waste crisis, and may be a key focus area to help change course away.
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New study provides hope for restoring tropical forests
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Tropical forests can grow back naturally and relatively fast, according to a new study. The study, published in the journal Science, shows that most tropical forests can bounce back in about 20 years if left untouched. This revelation provides the world with hope in efforts to restore troubled forests.
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Could the insurance industry help trigger a new wave of nature-based solutions?
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 10, 2021
A new study predicts that the nature-based carbon market could present a $1.3 billion opportunity for the insurance industry.
Celebrate nature on International Mountain Day
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 10, 2021
The appeal of mountains has long been obvious to people around the world. They’re impressive in their size and variety, dotted with fascinating trees, plants and wildlife, and if you climb one, you can see for a long way. So it’s not surprising that they have their own day — International Mountain Day.
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.
Article 6 creates two kinds of carbon credits — what that means for business
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Hugh Salway explains what Article 6 means for the voluntary carbon market and how standards such as Verra and The Gold Standard will continue to evolve
What should you get for your coworker this holiday?
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 10, 2021
At home and at the office, it’s the time of year that sees you handing out everything from socks to chocolate to share the joy of the season and show your appreciation for those around you. It can be challenging to find appropriate gifts for people you may not know that well at the office, so we’ve come up with a list of goodies that’ll make them smile and leave you feeling good about choices that honor the environment.
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Community-based complex in Moscow is a winning design
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 10, 2021
UNStudio won its submission for 31 Krzhizhanovskogo Street that marries cultural relevance with modern amenities. The competition was by Citymakers for project developer Glavstroy for a residential complex in Moscow that incorporates the heritage of the region.
Plastic's toxic reach in Louisiana
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Tracing the destructive path of plastic in the most notoriously toxic region of America's petrochemical landscape.
Los Angeles builds justice through building decarbonization
Inhabitat - Innovation
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Los Angeles officials announced a new community engagement process to involve the people most affected by climate change in the city’s building decarbonization process. The city’s Climate Emergency Mobilization Office will solicit and incorporate the input of vulnerable communities into policy decisions, with a goal of decarbonizing all buildings by 2050.
Apple shifts direction on right to repair
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 10, 2021
The shift is a big deal. And we have repair advocates to thank.
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.
Former Bosch Executive Joins Zinc Battery Developer Enzinc’s Senior Advisory Team
altenergymag
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Former president of Robert Bosch GmbH's Powertrain Solutions division, Stefan Seiberth, has joined advanced zinc battery technology developer Enzinc's board of senior advisors. He sees advanced zinc batteries as critical for electric mobility's future and brings mobility expertise to the team developing batteries for emoblity, microgrid and grid applications.
Alphasense joins the AMETEK family
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Essex-based gas sensor manufacturer Alphasense has acquired AMETEK, a firm with a global presence in electronic instruments and electromechanical devices. Founded in 1996 and celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, Alphasense operates from a head office and manufacturing facility in Braintree, Essex (pictured, above). Erik Boergesen from AMETEK MOCON is joining the company in the coming weeks to oversee the transition period alongside Alphasense Interim CEO Peter Saxton.
NaturChem (Opterra Solutions): Sustainable Vegetation, Pest and Stormwater Management and Repair
Green Business Bureau
DECEMBER 10, 2021
NaturChem helps to maintain infrastructure, landscaping and safe work environments by providing industrial vegetation management and stormwater maintenance services as well as a full-range of vegetation and pest management products. NaturChem understands that in order to protect public health, worker safety and the integrity of our natural surroundings, a harmonious relationship between people and nature must be maintained.
Subsidies to biomass plant in Teesside must be stopped says environmental coalition
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 10, 2021
On the day that MGT Teesside misses its latest deadline to begin operations (10 December), the Cut Carbon Not Forests (CCNF) coalition warns the Low Carbon Contract Company (LCCC) to reject any further deadline extensions for the biomass power plant. The MGT Teesside plant – which is the largest dedicated biomass-burning power station in the world – will burn over one million tonnes of imported wood pellets a year.
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.
Companies Must Find the Courage to Back Up Statements on Climate Action
Andrew Winston
DECEMBER 10, 2021
[Hi all. I’m reposting this piece I wrote with my Net Positive co-author, the great CEO Paul Polman, in MIT Sloan Management Review. The issue of companies saying one thing on climate for their own goals, and saying a different thing through their silence or trade associations, is a critical issue, right now in the U.S. The budget bill, with massive and needed investment in climate action, is still being held up, in part because it pays for it by rolling back tax breaks to companies —
Recent net zero cities ranking puts Brighton and Hove on top
Envirotec Magazine
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Image credit: ShutterStockStudio / Shutterstock. Brighton and Hove appears to be the UK city closest to becoming net zero, according to a recent analysis 1 of emissions per capita from alldayPA , a UK call-answering customer services company. The East Sussex city seemingly committed itself to the agenda set out by the UN’s Paris Agreement in 2015, and set a course for carbon neutrality by 2030 – it began reducing its carbon emissions through a series of initiatives targeting business and d
Cornish Lithium secures £18-million investment from TechMet
Charged
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Cornish Lithium has secured an investment package of up to £18 million ($24 million) from metals investment company TechMet. Cornish Lithium seeks to create a domestic supply of lithium and other battery metals for the UK. The company expects to benefit from TechMet’s knowledge of the battery metals supply chain, and its commercial and strategic relationships.
Energy justice and local solar go hand-in-hand
Renewable Energy World
DECEMBER 10, 2021
By Odette Mucha, Vote Solar and Luis Nasvytis Torres, Earthjustice. Local energy resources have the potential to equitably distribute the benefits of clean energy in a way that provides jobs, resilience and savings to communities left out of our century-old electricity grid. These resources – like rooftop and community solar, and battery storage – have demonstrated this potential and are the most affordable solution in the transition to a clean energy future.
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?
Introduction to measuring power losses in motors and inverters
Charged
DECEMBER 10, 2021
The battery life of a device is a crucial for the adoption of more electric devices. One of the main drivers for improving battery life is minimizing losses in the power conversion. Power losses happen for a variety of reasons in both the motor and inverter. In this presentation, we will review the basic sources of losses in electric machines and how to measure them, including copper, mechanical, and iron losses.
Leading-Edge Science Using Planet Data Presented at AGU 2021
Planet Pulse
DECEMBER 10, 2021
It’s that time of year again: Nearly 30,000 geoscientists from around the world gather every December for the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting , the largest of its kind. Planet is always excited to see what innovative science applications researchers have discovered using our data! This year, 70 abstracts were submitted from researchers accessing data through pathways such as our Education and Research program , the NASA Commercial SmallSat Data Acquisition (CSDA) Program , and Norw
Resonant Link says its wireless charging tech achieves 5-10 times lower power losses than others
Charged
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Wireless charger manufacturer Resonant Link has been selected to participate in the Shell GameChanger Accelerator (GCxN), a collaboration between fossil fuel giant Shell and the US DOE’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) that provides early-stage cleantech companies with resources to accelerate product commercialization. By participating in the program, Resonant Link will benefit from NREL’s research capabilities, receive up to $250,000 in funding, and have access to networking opportu
7 People in Virginia Play an Outsized Role in Progress on Global Climate Goals
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 10, 2021
While the recent UN climate change conference in Scotland may have captured the world’s attention, an equally important, albeit far more obscure process has been slowly unfolding far from the glitz and glamour of the global stage. Indeed, just seven people in Virginia will play an outsized role in determining whether we keep accelerating toward climate breakdown, or begin, finally, to tap the brakes.
Octillion Ships 1,500 Battery Packs Per Day Globally, Reducing C02 Emissions by Almost 1.5M Metric Tons
altenergymag
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Wuling Hongguang Mini EV, powered by Octillion batteries, is best-selling electric vehicle in China
Mapped: Europe’s Fossil Fuel-Backed Hydrogen Lobby
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Hydrogen has shot up the European legislative agenda in recent years, with politicians of all stripes touting its potential to help countries meet their climate goals. The UK government’s Hydrogen Strategy , launched in August, promises to develop a “thriving low carbon hydrogen sector” as a “key plank” of its climate plans, and the fuel was given pride of place at a “Hydrogen Transition Summit” hosted in Glasgow during the recent UN climate talks.
Giant Norfolk Boreas offshore wind farm granted planning permission
Business Green
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Vattenfall's Norfolk Boreas Wind Farm to form part of giant 3.6GW offshore wind zone off the East Anglian coats. Planning permission to build a 1.8GW offshore wind farm off the coast of Norfolk has today been granted, with Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng giving developer Vattenfall the green light for its giant Norfolk Boreas Wind Farm. Vattenfall confirmed that construction is now expected to commence in 2023 with work to engage with suppliers set to begin immediately.
NaturChem (Opterra Solutions): Sustainable Vegetation, Pest and Stormwater Management and Repair
Green Business Bureau
DECEMBER 10, 2021
NaturChem helps to maintain infrastructure, landscaping and safe work environments by providing industrial vegetation management and stormwater maintenance services as well as a full-range of vegetation and pest management products. NaturChem understands that in order to protect public health, worker safety and the integrity of our natural surroundings, a harmonious relationship between people and nature must be maintained.
Building out renewables in India could cost $26.5b through 2030, report says
Renewable Energy World
DECEMBER 10, 2021
A new study from the Energy Department’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory found that deploying 307 GW of solar and 142 GW of wind capacity in India by 2030 would need around a $26.5 billion annual investment. That spend would be around 20% lower than what was invested across all of the country’s generation resources between 2015 and 2019. .
'This partnership is huge': Octopus Energy Group valued at $5bn following latest $330m investment
Business Green
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Energy giant has entered into a new strategic partnership with long-term investors, CPP Investments. Octopus Energy Group announced today an initial $330m funding boost from CPP Investments, bringing the fast-expanding clean energy group's valuation up to circa $5bn. The strategic partnership will see Canada Pensions Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) invest an initial $330m in the clean energy pioneer with the aim of growing its capital over time in a bid to support the green energy revolu
Chris Sacca: ‘Cheaper, better, faster, stronger, simpler and just plain cooler’
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 10, 2021
If climate tech is the new software, Chris Sacca is the new, well, Chris Sacca. The Google executive turned venture capitalist made early. The post Chris Sacca: ‘Cheaper, better, faster, stronger, simpler and just plain cooler’ appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Plans for controversial Cambo oil field put on 'pause'
Business Green
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Developer Siccar Point Energy confirms it is 'pausing' the project after Shell concludes economic case is not strong enough. Controversial plans to develop a major new oil field off the coast of Shetland have reportedly been shelved, following oil and gas giant Shell's decision last week to pull out of the project. Shell last week announced it would be not be proceeding with its investment in the project, concluding that "the economic case for investment is not strong enough".
The Week in Impact Investing: Whole
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 10, 2021
TGIF, Agents of Impact! ??? Make us whole. The world’s largest purchaser of goods and services could become the largest off-taker for homegrown. The post The Week in Impact Investing: Whole appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Net Zero Culture Spotlight: Carly Leonard CEO of PECT
Business Green
DECEMBER 10, 2021
BusinessGreen's senior reporter, Cecilia Keating speaks with Carly Leonard, CEO of PECT ahead of her case study presentation at our Net Zero Culture Summit. Earlier this month BusinessGreen's senior reporter, Cecilia Keating spoke with Carly Leonard, CEO of PECT ahead of her case study presentation at our Net Zero Culture Summit. PECT is an environmental charity with almost three decades of experience helping to preserve, protect and enhance the environment.
Briefing: The Reconstruction This Time
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 10, 2021
On this week’s podcast, host Monique Aiken reflects on the themes of The Reconstruction podcast – rethink, redress, liberate – with selections from. The post Briefing: The Reconstruction This Time appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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