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Companies won't reach their science-based targets without suppliers on board

GreenBiz

There is a close correlation between the companies managing their supply chains and setting science-based targets. In order to meet net-zero targets, companies must include their supply chains in their environmental strategies.

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Huntington Beach oil spill destroys wildlife habitat

Inhabitat - Innovation

A wildlife habitat has been destroyed after 127,000 gallons of oil spilled along the Huntington Beach coast in Orange County, California. Officials are working round the clock to clean up the shores.

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How adding rock dust to soil could help drive carbon into the ground

GreenBiz

Researchers are finding that when pulverized rock is applied to agricultural fields, the soil pulls far more carbon from the air and crop yields increase. More studies are underway, but some scientists say this method shows significant benefits for farmers and the climate.

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Largest nature reserve in Jordan threatened by copper mining

Inhabitat - Innovation

Dana Biosphere Reserve is the largest and most ecologically diverse protected region in Jordan. However, a Jordanian government plan to explore copper mining within the reserve may threaten that beauty.

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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.

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Why Ford is bullish on domestic EV manufacturing

GreenBiz

Inside Ford's “transformative” $11.4 billion plan to build new EV and EV battery plants in Tennessee and Kentucky by 2025.

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Goat Organic Apparel supports human rights and sustainability

Inhabitat - Innovation

Traditional apparel production often comes at a cost to the environment, as well as risk to the people making the products. Goat Organic Apparel has set out to change that with clothing that makes a bold statement in favor of human rights and ethical manufacturing.

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Research finds people want Apple and Samsung to go green

Inhabitat - Innovation

Smartphones have become an essential part of most people’s daily functions. Such a massive industry has the potential to have an extensive environmental impact, from production, to the waste cycle. Smartphone manufacturers are showing signs of accountability through efforts to incorporate recycled materials into product design and work towards carbon neutrality.

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ESG in 20 Questions: A Practical Guide that Goes Beyond the Letters

GreenBiz

As the pressure increases to address the most critical challenges of our time – climate change, water scarcity, social injustice, corporate responsibility – it is easy for organizations to feel overwhelmed when trying to make a real impact. When done well, better Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) management can reduce an organization’s ecological footprint, improve efficiency, and unearth new market opportunities, all while reducing risk and building resiliency.

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Top 20 greenest schools in America 2021

Inhabitat - Innovation

Sierra Club is America’s largest grassroots environmental organization with a membership around 3.5 million. It’s mission is to encourage people to enjoy the many benefits of the outdoors, while lobbying for wildlife protection, clean energy, health and safety and environmental preservation.

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A new way to track truck pollution

GreenBiz

By accounting for, disclosing and then mitigating transport pollution, companies can be better local neighbors and better global citizens.

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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.

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20 Sustainable Business Practices for Your Workplace and Office

Green Business Bureau

The Benefits of Sustainable Business Practices. A green wave is currently surging through the business world in full force, and it’s not expected to let up anytime soon. As a result, there has never been a better time to transform your office into a green workspace. Besides doing the right thing for future generations, going green in the office can provide your company with tangible bottom-line benefits.

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Reimagining investment: Human rights in venture capital

GreenBiz

There's a link between startups that fail and poor performance on ESG.

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Rising sea temperatures and coral loss: “Most detailed scientific picture to date”

Envirotec Magazine

The “Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2020” report , released on 5 October, documents the loss of approximately 14 per cent of the world’s coral since 2009. The report, the sixth edition produced by the Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network (GCRMN), is said to provide the most detailed scientific picture to date of the toll elevated temperatures have taken on the world’s reefs.

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Austin transit agency orders 197 electric buses

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Capital Metro, the transit agency serving Austin, Texas, has approved the purchase of 197 new electric buses, which will expand its zero-emission bus fleet to more than 200 units. The agency’s?eventual goal is to convert its entire fleet of more than 400 buses to zero-emission. The new?buses, from Proterra and New Flyer ,? support both plug-in and overhead charging, and come with modern features such as USB charging ports and digital displays for passengers.

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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?

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Grant for first continuous pyrolysis plant in the UK

Envirotec Magazine

The firm behind the first continuous pyrolysis plant in the UK for end-of-life tyres, says it has received a substantial grant from the BEIS Invest to Grow grant scheme. The grant recognises the innovation behind the project, says Carlton Forest Renewables, the jobs that it will create in the local community (both initially and long term), and the exciting plans that it has for tyre recovery and pyrolysis.

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The world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine just got more powerful

Renewable Energy World

Follow @EngelsAngle. GE Renewable Energy's prototype Haliade-X offshore wind turbine. GE Renewable Energy's prototype Haliade-X offshore wind turbine, the most powerful in the world, has reached a production output of 14 megawatts, the company announced Tuesday. Initially certified for 12 MW, the Haliade-X reached an output of 13 MW last year. The updated Heliade-X 14 MW can produce up to 74 GHh of gross annual energy production.

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Using LIDAR data to help accelerate the move to carbon-neutral farming

Envirotec Magazine

The LIDAR data is being used to calculate above-ground carbon storage. A project in Northern Ireland is using LIDAR data from commercial farms to inform future farming practices. The ARCZero (Accelerating Ruminant Carbon Zero) project has commissioned aerial mapping specialist Bluesky to record LiDAR measurements for seven commercial farms across Northern Ireland.

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Tips for a More Eco-Friendly Home

Green Living Guy

An eco-friendly home is goes hand in hand with a sustainable lifestyle. And with the steady advance in the perils associated with climate change and environmental imbalance, sustainability has become a priority for human existence. But how do you make your home eco-friendly? There are plenty of simple changes that you can adopt in your […]. The post Tips for a More Eco-Friendly Home appeared first on Green Living Guy.

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Shortlist for Scottish Green Energy Awards sees tidal, hydro, heat and more vie for honours

Envirotec Magazine

Tidal power firm Nova Innvation is among the shortlisted entries. Finalists announced on 5 October in 11 categories. Gravity, indigenous crofters and in-turbine toilets are all key parts of projects which have been shortlisted for the 2021 Scottish Green Energy Awards, announced on 5 October. A project which can capture and store renewable energy using gravity and 50 tonne weights, a hydro scheme developed and built by indigenous crofters which is providing clean energy and long-term employment

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PVcase Closes Oversubscribed Series A Round with $23M

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With the largest solar software company fundraising round in Europe, PVcase expands to the U.S.

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Online clothing portal gives consumers option to donate unwanted items to charity instead of returning

Envirotec Magazine

A new scheme allows consumers to donate unwanted clothing to charity, earning donation ‘drop points’ – a fixture of the bricks-and-mortar shopping experience that is now being introduced with e-commerce. Online clothing retailer Oh Polly is the first sign-up to the initiative. The Online Clothing Bank (and Oh Polly’s page is viewable here ), launched by The Salvation Army and returns expert ReBOUND, will give shoppers the option to provide much-needed support to the charity sec

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Reducing Your Footprint: Hybrid Cars With Best Gas Mileage

Green Living Guy

So let’s really talk hybrid cars and gas mileage. One of the most difficult questions regarding environmentally conscious living is “What can I do to reduce my carbon footprint?” It is very important for us on a personal and global level to reduce carbon emissions and decrease our reliance on fossil fuels. There are many […].

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Roads operator funds salmon baffles under the A38 in Devon

Envirotec Magazine

Oak baffles installed in the culvert underneath the A38. In time for the autumn migration season for salmon, National Highways has funded a £168,000 improvement scheme to modify a culvert under the A38 near Newton Abbot. The culvert carries the River Lemon under the dual carriageway but following studies by the Environment Agency and environmental charity Westcountry Rivers Trust, it was found that fish were unable to navigate the culvert to reach their traditional spawning grounds.

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3D-MICROMAC INTRODUCES NEW LASER SYSTEM FOR HALF- AND SHINGLED-CELL CUTTING IN PHOTOVOLTAIC MANUFACTURING

altenergymag

The microCELL™ MCS cell cutting system provides free choice of cutting layouts that range from half- to shingled cells without compromising throughput or yield

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Booming hydrogen market heralds water technology opportunities

Envirotec Magazine

Global market could grow to be worth up to US$12 trillion, says BlueTech Research, with opportunities for water technology suppliers. The hydrogen economy is at the start of a period of growth, with the size of the global market predicted to be as much as US$12 trillion by 2050, according to recent research findings. As part of global decarbonisation efforts, hydrogen is expected to emerge as an alternative fuel.

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Nissan replaces e-NV200 with new Townstar EV, a modified Renault Kangoo

Charged

Nissan has introduced the Townstar, a new commercial that will replace its e-NV200 in European markets. Actually, the Townstar isn’t new— Nissan neglected to tell us (but InsideEVs helpfully did) that it’s a rebadged and slightly modified 2021 Renault Kangoo that will be available with either a gas or electric powertrain. The Nissan Townstar EV, like the Kangoo E-Tech Electric, is built on the Alliance CMF-C platform, and it will come in both panel van and passenger versions.

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Natural Power appoints Dumfries intern for technician role

altenergymag

Dumfries and Galloway based renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, has appointed Amber Wright to the full-time role of Field Technician.

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Thermally conductive adhesives for next generation cell-to-pack configurations

Charged

Sponsored by Parker Lord. With the significant growth and development of battery pack technologies, manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (EVs) are placing an increased emphasis on pack design optimization. Manufacturers seek lighter weight, yet more compact solutions to gain additional energy density and reduce cost. In parallel, they also strive for simpler and more affordable manufacturing operations.

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10 most common causes of lost energy in wind systems

Renewable Energy World

Contributed by Won Shin, Vice President of Products, ONYX Insight. Every megawatt-hour counts. To the wind industry, to the energy transition, and perhaps most of all, to the sustainability of the planet. Therefore, every megawatt-hour lost is a problem. Downtime, maintenance, deratings, and other issues all result in lost energy and the industry has been trying to reduce these losses for many years.

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How impact venture capital differs in the U.S. and Europe

Impact Alpha

A decade ago I experienced what is described as ‘multiple discovery’ – the idea where most discoveries or inventions are made independently and. The post How impact venture capital differs in the U.S. and Europe appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Lower real EV inverter cost without compromising safety, quality, or test coverage

Charged

In the evolving world of eMobility one thing remains constant – the inverter is the heart and soul of electric vehicles. When it comes to testing inverters, the trend has been to pull tests further up the development cycle, using virtualization to simulate components at lower costs and test scenarios faster than in-vehicle field testing. Power-level hardware-in-the-loop (pHIL) testing extends traditional signal-level HIL to include testing the power electronics circuits on EV traction inverters

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LOOP secures $21 million to make car insurance more equitable

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, October 5 — The average cost of car insurance for a good driver with good credit in the U.S. is $1,592 per. The post LOOP secures $21 million to make car insurance more equitable appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Bloomy opens new HQ for battery testing and control systems

Charged

Bloomy , a provider of automated testing, data acquisition and control systems, has opened a new 30,000-square-foot headquarters in South Windsor, Connecticut. The facility houses 25 independent manufacturing cells for concurrent assembly, testing and integration. Bloomy’s automated test systems are largely based on commercial, off-the-shelf technologies, and enable customers to take advantage of the rapidly progressing state of digital transformation.

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Reforestation startup DroneSeed raises $36 million for rapid wildfire recovery

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, October 5 — Seattle-based DroneSeed works on reforestation projects with government agencies, timber companies and nonprofits such as The Nature Conservancy. The. The post Reforestation startup DroneSeed raises $36 million for rapid wildfire recovery appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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