The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 15, 2021

A rear view of arborist men with chainsaw cutting a tree, planning. Trees are essential to humans and the environment. They provide shade during hot summer days, generate and release the oxygen we breathe, as well as increase the value of a property. These benefits are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to what trees can do for us. However, for trees to be able to thrive and for us to benefit from them, they should be properly taken care of first.

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Charged

AUGUST 15, 2021

Nuvve Holding (Nasdaq: NVVE), the developer of a proprietary vehicle-to-grid (V2G) platform, and iconic school bus manufacturer Blue Bird (Nasdaq: BLBD) plan to use the financing resources of Levo Mobility to allow customers to lease V2G-enabled electric school buses, charging infrastructure and energy management for a flat monthly fee. Levo Mobility is a joint venture of Nuvve, Stonepeak Partners and Evolve Transition Infrastructure.

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Low Impact

AUGUST 15, 2021

“Burning biomass is just another path to environmental destruction,” claims a recent article in The Ecologist. Really? Simon Fairlie, who has blithely been burning biomass for the last 50 years, investigates. In May 2020 The Land received an unsolicited article entitled The Dangerous Bioenergy Delusion. The author, Katja Garson, works for the Climate Land Ambition and Rights Alliance, a body whose aims include “securing land rights for indigenous peoples and local communities” and &#

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Charged

AUGUST 15, 2021

Multinational oil giants are beginning to invest in companies in several different sectors of the EV industry. Phillips 66 has announced plans to acquire a 16% stake in Novonix, a supplier of materials, equipment and services for the battery industry. Phillips 66 will reportedly pay a total purchase price of $150 million, and will nominate one director to Novonix’s board.

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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

Business Green

AUGUST 15, 2021

Greater transparency would help consumers make 'climate conscious' choices, Minister argue. The government is to crackdown on energy companies that overstate the environmental benefits associated with the energy they provide, as part of reforms designed to tackle alleged "greenwashing" across the sector. Energy Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan said how energy retailers market 'green' electricity tariffs to consumers would now be reviewed by the government, amid concerns that the definition of a "gr

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

AUGUST 15, 2021

October 13, 2021. 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM PST. Virtual Event. Coming Soon. The post Save The Date – Fast Fashion Microfibers Panel • 10/13/21 appeared first on Women in Cleantech & Sustainability.

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EDF + Business

AUGUST 15, 2021

Five key questions to turbocharge your job hunt. Feeling overwhelmed? Sustainability jobs expert Trish Kenlon has advised hundreds of job hunters. Join us for a real-time coaching session with green jobseeker Maya Johnson. You’ll learn the key questions to help you find the right job for you, faster. Follow Trish Kenlon on LinkedIn , Twitter.

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Business Green

AUGUST 15, 2021

Major backers eye technology firm's potential to support grid decarbonisation efforts. Grid technology firm Reactive Technologies is to launch a global expansion drive following the successful completion of a $15m investment round, the company has announced. The UK and Finland-based firm confirmed late last week that it following the new funding boost it plans to export its technology to countries around the world that are experiencing rapid renewable energy growth and already beginning to manag

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Eco-Business

AUGUST 15, 2021

Consumers in Asia Pacific believe that financial services brands are not supporting sustainable development in emerging markets, and are less trustworthy than tech or car brands, a BBC study suggests.

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Business Green

AUGUST 15, 2021

Friends of the Earth sets out series of proposals to help councils drive down emissions. More than a third of councils are supporting policies which could increase carbon emissions, such as new roads or airport expansion, a BBC survey has found, despite almost 90 per cent of local authorities having declared a 'climate emergency'. The findings have led campaign group Friends of the Earth to call on the government to do more to enable councils to play their part in the UK's net zero transition, l

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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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Eco-Business

AUGUST 15, 2021

Politician Fawzia Koofi, one of the few women involved in peace negotiations and a vocal critic of the Taliban, said women are being forced to marry fighters and banned from leaving home without a male companion.

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Business Green

AUGUST 15, 2021

Drones and 3D printed pot hole repairs among emissions-curbing projects to receive funding. The Department of Transport (DfT) has announced £15m is to be spent on efforts to cut congestion and reduce emissions as part of a new package of motorist friendly projects. The government said the funding will help improve traffic light systems to cut congestion, boost safety, and reduce journey times and emissions, building on a commitment set out in the recently announced Transport decarbonisatio

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Eco-Business

AUGUST 15, 2021

This year’s Ricoh Eco Action Day Forum will gather leaders from the worlds of business, government and civil society to explore ways to drive inclusive growth while sustaining the environment for generations to come.

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Business Green

AUGUST 15, 2021

Food and agricultural systems need deep transformation, requiring nothing less than fundamental reframing of what land and ‘farming’ means to businesses, argues Forum for the Future's Caroline Ashley. There is something very fundamental brewing in the food and agriculture sector, perhaps hiding in plain sight. It's about the need to reframe land and reinvent farming.

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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.

Sustainability

Eco-Business

AUGUST 15, 2021

New guidelines from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority suggest that climate risk assessment will be a wide-ranging exercise.

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Charged

AUGUST 15, 2021

A vehicle catching fire is no more newsworthy than a dog bite—unless of course it’s an EV that goes up in flames. Tesla, which suffered a spate of bad publicity following three highly-publicized vehicle fires in 2013, wants to set the record straight. In its 2020 Impact Report , the company presents data to demonstrate that ICE vehicles catch fire at a vastly higher rate than do Teslas.

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CleanTechnica

AUGUST 15, 2021

Your Excellency, You probably think, why does a Dutch know-it-all think he has to tell you what to do? That is very understandable. My countrymen have often treated their neighbors below their southern border as simple people who only have value as providers of beer and frites. I try to be different, and I was […].

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CleanTechnica

AUGUST 15, 2021

I’m now 2 years into ownership of my Tesla Model 3, and generally, I love the car. As anyone who reads CleanTechnica regularly knows, most of our writers are generally favorable in their viewpoint of Tesla, and I’m no exception. It is hands-down the best “car experience” I’ve ever had (it’s not just a car, […].

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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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CleanTechnica

AUGUST 15, 2021

In an SEC proxy filing, Tesla has said that it wants Robyn Denholm to continue as the chair of its board of directors. Tesla recently announced its stockholder meeting for October 7, and the company cited Ms. Dehnolm’s leadership experience and financial expertise in this push to prolong her role as chair. Tesla stated: “We […].

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CleanTechnica

AUGUST 15, 2021

Tesla CEO Elon Musk took a trip to Europe this week, and part of that included a trip to Berlin and Giga Berlin where he met with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) chairman, Armin Laschet. Tagesspiegel noted that this was mostly a working visit and that he also met with Brandenburg Prime Minister […].

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CleanTechnica

AUGUST 15, 2021

Originally published on the NRDC Expert Blog. By Gabrielle Habeeb & Ashok Gupta Eliminating carbon emissions from our building and transportation sectors will be critical to maintaining a healthy and livable climate. This week’s IPCC report makes it clear that heat waves will continue to worsen — so we must rise to the challenge in addressing and […].

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CleanTechnica

AUGUST 15, 2021

Originally posted on EVANNEX. by Charles Morris When PC Magazine added a new section on vehicle connectivity to its annual Readers’ Choice survey in 2020, it was no surprise that Tesla topped the rankings. After all, Tesla’s flagship connectivity feature — over-the-air updates — is one that no other automaker offered at the time (the Porsche Taycan and Ford […].

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CleanTechnica

AUGUST 15, 2021

Like all good stories these days, we’re going to start in the middle, but only for a few seconds so the audience gets both confused and invested. We’re going to talk in this article about what the latest is for the “Mad Max” Tesla. They’ve upgraded the car a bit since last week’s initial video, […].

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CleanTechnica

AUGUST 15, 2021

I know that headline alone is going to give a few people on here an aneurysm, but before you get mad enough to fall over dead (or faint like a goat), let’s look at what I’m not saying first. I’m not going to argue in this article that we don’t want self-driving cars, nor am […].

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CleanTechnica

AUGUST 15, 2021

Three weeks ago, I wrote what was wrong with the EU “Fit for 55” plans as presented by EU Commissioner Frans Timmermans. Writing that it is wrong or not good enough is easy. Rewriting his speech with more sensible measures is the better way to show what is needed. What follows is the speech he […].

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CleanTechnica

AUGUST 15, 2021

Yesterday, Twitter user Nick Howard asked Elon Musk on Twitter when FSD Beta 9.2 would be released. Elon explained that there had been some unexpected last-minute issues but that it should be going out the next day or two. After this, the update was released to more people (some had already received it when he […].

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CleanTechnica

AUGUST 15, 2021

Agora’s CO2-based redox flow battery technology is an industrial component from the future.

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CleanTechnica

AUGUST 15, 2021

Before today, no electric car had ever raced in the Mt. Washington Hillclimb, one of the oldest car races in the USA (the first runs were on July 11 and 12, 1904). Today, two electric cars are racing up the highest peak in the US Northeast. One is a modified electric vehicles, and one is […].

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