GreenBiz

JANUARY 21, 2021

5 steps boards can take to be ESG-ready for 2021. Pamela Gordon. Thu, 01/21/2021 - 01:40. Amongst the many dramatic challenges global businesses faced in 2020, one that had been simmering for years bubbled up and promised to stay at a high boil in 2021 is ESG: Environment, Social, Governance. . Signs that ESG expectations were becoming more ubiquitous included the establishment of global ESG standards published by the World Economic Forum’s International Business Council in September and BlackRo

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2021

Image: Shutterstock.com/Dusit Kachatong. Greenback Recycling Technologies , a company striving to develop circular solutions for packaging waste, has closed an approximately £8m series A financing round. The firm says it is building a globally distributed, decentralised network of advanced recycling plants near the sources of plastic waste. It buys this waste from local collectors and sorters to provide feedstock for the production of food-grade packaging.

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GreenTechMedia

JANUARY 21, 2021

Hydrogen will be the key energy source for global road freight, according to a new report commissioned by European oil major Shell. Electrification is the most economic and environmental solution for smaller delivery vehicles. The study, carried out by global accountancy firm Deloitte on Shell’s behalf, questioned 158 executives in the road freight sector in 22 different countries.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2021

Waste sorting at a recycling plant in Sterlitamak, Russia, in 2019. Image: Shutterstock.com/Vitaly Fedotov. Intelligent waste management start-up Recycleye has secured £1.2 million in seed funding, it was announced in mid-December. The firm is developing a computer vision system and affordable robotics, that will seemingly combine to create the world’s first fully automated, and deployable material recovery facility.

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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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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 21, 2021

Holly Thorpe, a middle school student at Miami-Dade County Public Schools, has pushed the school district to shift from diesel-powered buses to electric buses.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2021

Image: Shutterstock.com/darksoul72. A decarbonisation rate of 11.7% per annum is now required to keep warming within 1.5°C – five times greater than what was achieved prior to the pandemic (2.4%), according to new analysis from PwC in December. The PwC Net Zero Index shows that, based on current trends in energy consumption and CO2 emissions, the century’s global carbon budget would be used up by the end of this decade.

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U.S. Green Technology

JANUARY 21, 2021

When you hear clean energy, your mind likely goes to solar and wind power. They are green alternatives to fossil fuels and are much healthier and safer for the environment. While many researchers have been looking for even more ways to create clean energy, they may not be considering one of the greenest of all. The post The Relationship Between Trees and Clean Energy appeared first on U.S.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 21, 2021

Reindeer herders of the Sámi Indigenous community have moved to a court of appeals in Norway to challenge a proposed wind power project.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 21, 2021

Our members continue to amaze us with their commitment to sustainability and their innovative green and social responsibility initiatives. They lead by example and demonstrate how business can be used as a platform for good. Now that 2020 is over, we’d like to take this time to recognize some of our member companies via our 2nd annual “Best of GBB” awards.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 21, 2021

If ever there is a building type to emphasize dynamic appeal and make a statement, it should belong to an architectural firm.

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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.

Transportation

Charged

JANUARY 21, 2021

Most automakers may have rejected hydrogen as an energy storage medium for passenger vehicles ( Toyota is the notable exception), but the technology may yet find applications for industrial processes, and in other forms of transportation such as aviation and shipping. Some envision the lightest element as a medium to store energy from intermittent renewable sources, and others see it as a way for fossil fuel producers to find a market for natural gas reserves that otherwise risk becoming strande

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Clean Energy Canada

JANUARY 21, 2021

Join a new Clean Energy Canada webinar : Fixing Canada’s car conundrum. The webinar will feature Bloomberg New Energy Finance Head of Advanced Transport Colin McKerracher, Automotive Parts Manufacturer’s Association President Flavio Volpe, and Unifor President Jerry Dias. . Canada has a car conundrum. According to the International Energy Agency, Canadians drive the most polluting cars in the world.

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Charged

JANUARY 21, 2021

Electric school buses seem like a no-brainer at this point—although they cost two to three times more up front than diesel buses, at about $230,000 each, they save money in the long run, as fuel and maintenance costs are about 80 percent lower. They’re also prime candidates for future vehicle-to-grid (V2G) applications, which could generate income for school districts during the buses’ down time.

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altenergymag

JANUARY 21, 2021

Two weeks after the Company announced the specifications of the IoniX Pro Home Smart Wall, the company has now began pre-orders for one of the most powerful and cost effective Home Smart Wall available today.

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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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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 21, 2021

New buyers aim to turn around an iconic Alaska salmon processor that was a money-loser for its former Japanese owner. Alaska-based McKinley Capital. The post U.S. buyers test sustainability strategies at Peter Pan Seafood appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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altenergymag

JANUARY 21, 2021

Leading lithium-ion recycling company receives certification for ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001 and R2

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Charged

JANUARY 21, 2021

Current Direct , a new €12-million research and innovation project funded by the European Commission, aims to develop a new type of lithium-ion cell, as well as a swappable containerized energy storage system, both optimized for waterborne transportation. The project’s aim is to develop and demonstrate an interchangeable battery system and Energy-as-a-Service (EaaS) platform in an operational environment at the Port of Rotterdam that facilitates fast charging, fleet optimization and novel

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 21, 2021

A city development authority committed to supporting the creative industries found that the key ingredients were a supportive state leadership, transparency and trust. The post The creative industries: Driving economic opportunity in Atlanta 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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Solar Power World

JANUARY 21, 2021

Most states have adopted the 2017 update of the National Electrical Code, and some have even graduated to the 2020 version. In both, module-level rapid shutdown is required for any solar project on a building. In the past year, many manufacturers have introduced their own rapid shutdown devices with different features and price points. “Having… The post New entrants bring flexibility in rapid shutdown device choice <br><span style='color:#404040;font-weight:600;font-size:1

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altenergymag

JANUARY 21, 2021

- Pexapark market outlook for 2021 predicts continued investment in energy risk management to prepare for evolving PPA market dynamics - Mergers and acquisitions in renewable energy predicted to increase as companies seek to vertically integrate energy sales capabilities from across the value chain

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Planet Pulse

JANUARY 21, 2021

Planet is rocketing into the new year with 48 SuperDoves, our Flock 4s, scheduled to fly on SpaceX’s Transporter-1 mission. This rideshare mission launching out of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida will deliver Flock 4s to a sun-synchronous orbit at approximately 500 km altitude. These 48 SuperDoves bring improvements to image sharpness and quality, plus new spectral bands for analysis.

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LA CleanTech Incubator

JANUARY 21, 2021

E-Bike Rentals and Electric Shuttle Service Launched With Community Input LOS ANGELES, CA – LACI recently launched its fourth community pilot in Leimert Park with a consortium of community partners to bring zero emissions mobility to the South LA neighborhood. The pilot is the fourth pilot launched under the Zero Emissions Mobility and Community Pilot.

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Charged

JANUARY 21, 2021

Charging power levels are on an upward trend, as OEMs and charging providers strive to enable longer ranges and faster charging times. Volkswagen is planning a major expansion of the charging infrastructure at its company facilities in Germany—some 750 new charging points are planned for 2021, and some of these will be High Power Charging stations offering up to 300 kW of power.

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altenergymag

JANUARY 21, 2021

Digital solutions provide greater resiliency even in the face of a pandemic. Here's how web design and web hosting companies can help brands survive.

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Solar Power World

JANUARY 21, 2021

Solar is prevailing in the Northeast following a string of passed legislation creating community solar programs in New England. States like New Jersey, Maryland and Maine all recently created community solar programs, and Pennsylvania may soon follow. It varies by state, but many markets in the Northeast are still fledgling, with Maine, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island,… The post An installation boom is coming to the Northeast and its temperamental soil conditions <br><span style=�

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 21, 2021

ImpactAlpha, Jan. 21 – It was the executive order heard ‘round the world. “Welcome back to the Paris Agreement!” tweeted French president Emmanuel. The post And that was just Day One of Biden’s climate agenda appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Greentown Labs

JANUARY 21, 2021

What around you is made of plastic? Your water bottle cap, your phone case, your computer mouse, your kids’ toys—all of these are likely hard plastic, which is made of petrochemical-based polymers sourced from petroleum, a fossil fuel. Applied Bioplastics seeks to change that with its plant-based polymers—technology that avoids 500 kg of CO 2 emissions per metric ton of material, according to the company.

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Business Green

JANUARY 21, 2021

Retailer issues its first sustainability-linked bond aimed at supporting efforts to reduce its Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse gas emissions. Tesco has become one of the first major UK corporates to issue a bond linked to its sustainability performance, yesterday announcing a green finance facility which is aligned to the retail giant achieving greenhouse gas reductions against its science-based climate targets.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 21, 2021

Conventional investment approaches are a poor fit for creative entrepreneurs. A model that leads to steward-ownership is a better solution for enterprises with. The post Aligned capital for creative entrepreneurs appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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Business Green

JANUARY 21, 2021

Audit by conservation group finds six out of 10 fish stocks in UK waters are being overfished or are already in a 'critical state'. More than six out of 10 the UK's most popular fish species are being overfished in UK waters with populations of cod, herring, crabs, scallops, and whiting already in a critical state in much of the North Sea and English Channel.

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altenergymag

JANUARY 21, 2021

Lium's energy industry research service is live with the introduction of a series of quantamental data models and reports. Today's launch provides independent perspective on value drivers in solar, wind, power, oil, and natural gas.

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Business Green

JANUARY 21, 2021

Progressive Energy says pilot project will provide evidence base to support switch from fossil fuel to hydrogen, as industry advances plans for UK's first hydrogen fuelled town. The UK's nascent hydrogen economy celebrated a major milestone this week, when a 1MW boiler was fired up with the low carbon fuel at a test centre in Rochdale, Greater Manchester.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 21, 2021

ImpactAlpha, January 21 – Hedge fund Two Sigma launched its nine-figure impact investing initiative from its own balance sheet to prove the correlation between. The post Two Sigma Impact invests in workforce educator Penn Foster appeared first on Impact Alpha.

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