GreenBiz

JANUARY 6, 2022

These women are changing investing norms, animal feed, cheesemaking, seafood production; all with an eye towards a more sustainable future for agriculture.

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Seafood Sustainability Agriculture Investment 526

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2022

The research looks at the erosion of carbonatite rock formations, and how this might permit the easier extraction of rare earth elements than the chemistry-based methods that currently predominate (inage credit: James St. John , CC BY 2.0 license). University of Brighton researchers have received a £97,000 grant to study ways to make sourcing vital rare earth elements less environmentally damaging.

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Waste Waste Carbon Transportation 255

GreenBiz

JANUARY 6, 2022

Last year was a reckoning for companies racing the clock to meet their 2025 sustainable packaging goals.

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Packaging Sustainability 534

Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 6, 2022

Plans for the eco-resort Qanat Hotel place it on a coastal, semi-desert strip in southeast Iran. Notably, it’s located near an existing qanat, a feature that sets the foundation for the entire design of the building.

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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.

Energy

GreenBiz

JANUARY 6, 2022

The food waste reduction strategy with the greatest environmental benefits is not recycling, it is prevention.

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Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 423

Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 6, 2022

With home offices and online schooling, we’re spending more time than ever inside our homes. Coupled with an innate desire to connect with the outdoors, it’s no surprise there’s been an unprecedented interest in biophilic interior design — houseplants being a primary element of the look.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 6, 2022

International design and innovation office CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati and Italo Rota Building Office just unveiled a new café at Expo Dubai 2020’s Italian Pavilion that makes coffee with solar power.

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Solar Power Innovation 198

GreenBiz

JANUARY 6, 2022

Greener, friendlier alternatives exist.

Batteries 463

Batteries 463

Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 6, 2022

If you’re like most people, you haven’t given a moment’s thought to how banking affects climate change. But if you do pause, it makes sense that such a major institution could, and does, impact everything from forests to water. As a customer, your choices at the bank can mean the difference between burdening the planet and benefitting it.

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Investment Climate change 197

GreenBiz

JANUARY 6, 2022

Here are three political stories that could make or break our clean energy future.

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Politics Energy Energy 238

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

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2022

One of the recipients, Kensington and Chelsea Council, has been awarded over £1.1 million to develop a new zero carbon heat network. Following the publication of the Heat and Buildings Strategy , funding awards were announced on 6 January for a suite of low carbon heat network projects, under the Heat Networks Investment Project (HNIP) , a scheme partly funded by the UK government.

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Carbon-neutral Carbon Investment Technology 130

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 6, 2022

There are many business advantages of running a sustainable business, but getting there is not easy and often starts with engaging employees to create a green company culture. To build a company culture committed to sustainability, business leaders must create a purpose-driven organization where employees find meaning in their work and feel like they are making a difference. .

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Sustainability Organic Education Startups 148

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2022

Almost 1,000 electric car chargers have been fast-tracked to connect to the electricity network in London, the South East and East of England, seemingly thanks to an online portal for chargepoint installers. Since launching Smart Connect in February 2021, UK Power Networks says it has approved more than 2000 new applications for electric car chargers, heat pumps, batteries and solar panels in record time.

Electricity 130

Electricity Batteries Innovation Carbon 130

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 6, 2022

How To Build A Green Business Culture. There are many business advantages of running a sustainable business, but getting there is not easy and often starts with engaging employees to create a green company culture. To build a company culture committed to sustainability, business leaders must create a purpose-driven organization where employees find meaning in their work and feel like they are making a difference. .

Sustainability 148

Sustainability Organic Education Startups 148

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.

Sustainability

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2022

Image credit: Pia B. Hansen. Scientists appear to have found evidence that a type of the antibiotic resistant superbug MRSA arose in nature long before the use of antibiotics in humans and livestock, which has traditionally been blamed for its emergence. Hedgehogs carry a fungus and a bacteria on their skin, and the two are locked in a battle for survival.

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Medicine Health Agriculture Europe 130

U.S. Green Technology

JANUARY 6, 2022

Society’s reliance on electronic products has only increased over the years. More people have several connected devices that eventually lose value. Where do these obsolete devices go once they are deemed useless? The unfortunate answer is that electronic waste, known as e-waste, ends up in landfills when not properly disposed of. Landfills are piling up.

Waste 141

Waste Waste Recycling Recycling 141

Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2022

With sector-wide recognition that a step-change is required to deliver the environmental improvements required by all stakeholders, a new year brings fresh opportunities for supplier and water company collaboration, writes David Frost, chief executive of water technology firm Ovarro. A smarter approach to network management is now non-negotiable for the water and wastewater industry, which has historically been conservative in the adoption of data-led solutions.

Pollution 130

Pollution Technology Innovation Sustainability 130

Impact Alpha

JANUARY 6, 2022

Developed countries received $60 billion more in clean energy investments last year than developing countries according to a recent BloombergNEF survey. Poorer countries. The post To address climate inequality, we need innovative finance solutions appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Innovation Investment Energy Energy 138

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

JANUARY 6, 2022

‘‘As a world-renowned solar inverter manufacturer, Solis knows that the development of technology and maintaining a competitive edge is closely linked to talent,’’ said Lucy Lu, Assistant General Manager and Marketing Director of Ginlong Technologies (Solis).

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Technology Asia 131

Charged

JANUARY 6, 2022

International non-profit The Climate Group has issued a Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) pledge calling on government organizations to shift 100% of their owned or leased fleets to ZEVs. The Climate Group’s ZEV pledge calls for buses and two- and three-wheelers to be converted by 2030, light-duty vehicles by 2035, and medium- and heavy-duty vehicles by 2040.

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Impact Alpha

JANUARY 6, 2022

ImpactAlpha, January 6 — Accra-based mPharma, launched in 2013, has partnered with more than 155 hospitals, 850 pharmacies to deliver telehealth services and. The post Ghanaian pharmacy venture mPharma raises $35 million to expand drug access in Africa appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Africa Health Investment 121

Charged

JANUARY 6, 2022

The DOE has awarded power management company Eaton $4.9 million for a program to reduce the cost and complexity of deploying DC fast-charging infrastructure. Under the three-year program, Eaton will develop and demonstrate a compact turnkey fast-charging solution that is anticipated to reduce costs by 65% through improvements in power conversion and grid interconnection technology, charger integration and modularity, and installation time.

Packaging 124

Packaging Demand Technology Energy 124

Impact Alpha

JANUARY 6, 2022

ImpactAlpha, January 6 — Santa Fe, N.M.-based impact venture fund Cottonwood Technology Fund received backing from more than 40 new LPs from the. The post Cottonwood Technology Fund raises $75 million for deeptech impact appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

Technology 111

Technology Energy Energy 111

Charged

JANUARY 6, 2022

US-based battery cell manufacturer EnPower is planning to open a customer qualification facility for batteries in Indianapolis in 2022. The company plans to produce batteries with its proprietary multilayer anodes at the facility. “A customer qualification facility is critical to scale production, optimize cell geometries, complete comprehensive cell testing and secure sales agreements,” said EnPower VP of Operations and Manufacturing Earl Wiggins.

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Batteries 122

Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 6, 2022

Bureau Veritas said it welcomed the UK government’s plans to invest in the tidal energy industry, suggesting that tidal stream electricity has the potential to become one of the most viable and reliable sources of renewable energy in the world. The government investment is part of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, which invites renewable energy companies from across Britain to bid for a share of £285 million ($382 million) of funding for low-carbon technologies.

Energy 109

Energy Energy Fossil fuels Investment 109

Impact Alpha

JANUARY 6, 2022

ImpactAlpha, Jan. 6 – Add political stability to the list of systemic risks that keep investors up at night. ‘Political risk’ has historically. The post On anniversary of Capitol attack, stakeholders hold corporations accountable for democracy appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

Politics 105

Politics Investment 105

Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 6, 2022

Kansas City-based Evergy said that its Hawthorn power plant would be home to 10 MW of new solar energy capacity, pending regulatory approval. Evergy said it plans to build the solar array on 67 acres near the Hawthorn plant in northeast Kansas City, Mo. The site is expected to include more than 22,000 solar panels and be operational in fall 2022. Half of the renewable energy produced onsite would be available to customers who enroll in Evergy’s Solar Subscription program.

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Carbon-neutral Natural gas Energy Energy 109

Impact Alpha

JANUARY 6, 2022

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Capitalism Reimagined On anniversary of Capitol attack, stakeholders seek to hold corporations accountable for democracy. At least since. The post The Brief: Corporate accountability for democracy, pharmacy supply-chain in Ghana, carbon recycling, deeptech impact, innovative climate finance appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Recycling Recycling Innovation Carbon 97

Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2022

New guide on how to ensure forest projects deliver promised benefits comes amidst soaring carbon offset prices and fresh calls for improved governance of natural capital projects. Against a backdrop of rising carbon offset prices and a surge in corporate forest protection pledges, The Trillion Trees initiative has today launched a new interactive guide to help consumers and businesses invest in effective forest restoration projects.

Investment 101

Investment Carbon-neutral Biodiversity Carbon 101

Impact Alpha

JANUARY 6, 2022

ImpactAlpha, January 6 — LanzaTech captures industrial carbon emissions and converts it into sustainable fuel and chemicals to make materials such as textile, The post Carbon recycler LanzaTech is looking to go public appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Recycling Recycling Carbon Sustainability 96

Solar Power World

JANUARY 6, 2022

Back in 2012, solar mounting manufacturer QuickBOLT developed an attachment for PV projects on shingled roofs that didn’t require the conventional metal sheet for flashing. Although it wasn’t the first roof attachment to do so, QuickBOLT popularized minimal flashing and attaching straight through asphalt shingles instead of prying them up and sliding metal flashing sheets… The post Top-mounted solar attachments gain more traction <br><span style='color:#404040;font-weight:

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Solar Power 92

Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2022

Survey reveals that 80 per cent businesses with a net zero strategy are confident they will meet their goals. Less than a third of UK businesses have a strategy for reaching net zero and 42 per cent of companies are feeling "overwhelmed" by the steps needed to achieve the goal, research from YouGov on behalf of Veolia has found. According to the survey of over 1,000 senior business decisionmakers, 29 per cent said UK businesses have a strategy for achieving carbon net zero.

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Carbon-negative Carbon-neutral Carbon Electric vehicle 98

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 6, 2022

How To Build A Green Business Culture. There are many business advantages of running a sustainable business, but getting there is not easy and often starts with engaging employees to create a green company culture. To build a company culture committed to sustainability, business leaders must create a purpose-driven organization where employees find meaning in their work and feel like they are making a difference. .

Sustainability 78

Sustainability Organic Education Startups 78