GreenBiz

JULY 12, 2022

Formula E plants its flag in NYC and returns for Season 8 as the city strives to increase EV adoption among New Yorkers and its fleet.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 12, 2022

The North Atlantic with regions of phytoplankton visible (image credit: Stuart Rankin , CC BY-NC 2.0 license). The amount of carbon stored by microscopic plankton will increase in the coming century, predict researchers at the University of Bristol and the National Oceanography Centre (NOC). Using the latest IPCC models (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change), the team expects the ‘biological pump’ – a process where microscopic plants, often called phytoplankton, take up carbon a

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GreenBiz

JULY 12, 2022

The sustainability space is more active and dynamic than ever. Key regulators across the world are beginning to home in on climate disclosure, including three proposals from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission which seek to bring transparency and credibility to ESG investments. Coalitions like the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) are uniting the financial sector to push for a net zero reality in the real economy, and frameworks like the Task Force on Climate-Related Financ

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 12, 2022

Cooling towers at the Drax power plant in North Yorkshire. UK energy utility Drax has unveiled plans to build the world’s largest carbon capture facility with the goal of removing more CO2 from the atmosphere than it produces, and thereby securing “carbon negative” status. But campaign groups continue to insist that the maths behind biomass doesn’t add up.

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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

JULY 12, 2022

Delaware Public Benefit Corporations (PBCs), as distinct from Certified B Corps or Benefit Corps, have moved from the “impact” shadows to mainstream capital markets. There are now 19 publicly traded PBCs and hundreds of rapidly growing private companies that have employed this form. A confluence of factors has contributed to their popularity, including investors with a focus on benefiting broader stakeholders in addition to shareholders and increasing profitability.

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altenergymag

JULY 12, 2022

Electric scooters are plug-in electric vehicles with two wheels. One or more electric motors are powered by electricity stored in a rechargeable battery on board.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 12, 2022

Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) aims to identify potential commercial use cases for green hydrogen energy storage. SoCalGas is partnering with the Bonn, Germany headquartered green hydrogen producer GKN Hydrogen and the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) on what is set to be a groundbreaking project to demonstrate green hydrogen as a megawatt scale clean energy storage resource.

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GreenBiz

JULY 12, 2022

Accurate and reliable ESG ratings are key for sustainable investing to allocate capital toward long-term value creation and impact. But the credibility of third-party raters has taken a hit due to their disparate methodologies and information sources. Moreover, there is ample confusion in the market about what ESG ratings actually measure and mean. What will it take to create consistent, credible, and reliable ratings that allow the ESG space not just to grow, but to deliver?

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Charged

JULY 12, 2022

The quest to provide convenient, scalable and cost-effective EV charging, and make a profit by doing so, has spawned many interesting technological solutions over the years. The latest audacious proposition to cross our desk comes from EV Safe Charge, which has developed a mobile EV charging robot called ZiGGY. EV Safe Charge says ZiGGY will “bring EV charging to parking facilities, shopping centers, hotels, fleet operators and property owners, overcoming the limitations of stationary EV charger

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GreenBiz

JULY 12, 2022

The Series B funding round is being led by Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures.

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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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Charged

JULY 12, 2022

A team of researchers from MIT and Samsung have invented a new approach for manufacturing oxide-based and thin solid-state electrolytes that doesn’t require sintering. In an article published in Energy & Environmental Science , the researchers write: “We report a ceramic manufacturing method termed sequential decomposition synthesis (SDS), which results in ceramic films with thicknesses between 1 and 10 ?

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GreenBiz

JULY 12, 2022

Transitioning the global economy to net-zero emissions may be the most Herculean task modern society has faced. To sustain a healthy society, strong economy and dignified life on earth, there is no other viable option. Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of England now serving as the United Nations’ Special Envoy on Climate Action and Finance, is leading the net-zero transition from the frontlines.

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Sustainability 241

Charged

JULY 12, 2022

BMW’s i3 was a ground-breaking EV that introduced a number of new technologies when it went on sale in 2014. It was always a bit of a niche vehicle—a small but classy city car—and sales in the US have been fairly modest. In some European markets, however, it’s been a pretty big hit, and BMW has seen fit to keep it in production even as most of the other early EV models of its era fell by the wayside.

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GreenBiz

JULY 12, 2022

Sponsored: Consistent, comparable climate-related disclosure is necessary to ensure accountability for the urgent climate action needed in this critical decade.

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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

Charged

JULY 12, 2022

Materials and surfaces developer Meta Materials has signed an agreement to acquire all the assets and intellectual property of Optodot , a nano-composite battery separator and coating technology company. The acquisition, valued at $48.5 million, includes 67 patents and 22 pending patents. One of Optodot’s patents is for its third-generation NPORE ECS (electrode-coated separator) technology.

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GreenBiz

JULY 12, 2022

The need to deliver high-quality data to validate environmental claims and take action on climate has never been greater. Pressure from investors, employees, customers, and communities means that increasingly, sustainability is tied to financial, reputational, and operational risks for companies. Organizations that proactively prioritize sustainable solutions not only foster positive stakeholder sentiment in the short term, but also set themselves up for long-term success by minimizing risk, cap

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altenergymag

JULY 12, 2022

-Woodfibre LNG will be powered by clean, renewable hydroelectric power, reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by more than 80% -Siemens Energy will provide motors, variable speed drives, and the main refrigerant compressors for the Woodfibre LNG project -Once operational, Woodfibre LNG will provide over 100 jobs for the lifetime of the project

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Energy Energy 111

GreenBiz

JULY 12, 2022

Since the murder of George Floyd in 2020, corporations have begun to wake up to the importance of demonstrating their commitment to the key social issues of economic and racial justice, like supporting opportunities for Black homeownership, Black entrepreneurship and Black education. Learn how leadership companies are staying true to their pledges, making substantive progress in uplifting underserved communities and how organizations like CEO Action for Racial Equity are working to identify, dev

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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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altenergymag

JULY 12, 2022

Integrated control and safety platform optimizes world’s largest green hydrogen production and storage facility and supports reliable, clean power generation

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GreenBiz

JULY 12, 2022

Wellington Management believes that through stewardship, ESG integration and informed, active ownership they can improve investment outcomes for their clients. Wendy Cromwell serves as head of sustainable investment, setting the research agenda and strategies for the firm’s sustainable investment practice, and as vice chair, where she is a senior member of the firm’s management team.

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Investment Sustainability 228

U.S. Green Technology

JULY 12, 2022

Planning a trip to Bavaria’s capital? Munich is one of those European cities where you can make the most of your eco-tourism practices. Germans are very open to sustainability practices, so don’t be surprised when you don’t get your products packed in a plastic or paper bag. You’ll need to buy your own tote in. The post Top Tips for an Eco-Friendly Vacation in Munich appeared first on U.S.

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GreenBiz

JULY 12, 2022

The Emerging Leaders program aims to elevate, cultivate and support the next generation of leaders representing Black and Indigenous communities, as well as other people of color, who are driving the transition to a sustainable financial system. The program creates a pathway into the sustainable finance and investing industry for students and early-career professionals who face barriers to entry in the field, and wouldn’t otherwise be able to attend GreenFin 22.

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Renew Economy

JULY 12, 2022

"Sky's the limit" for what Climate 200 movement could do next, its chief says, including targeting state elections, or even an independent prime minister. The post Could Australia have a ‘teal independent’ as PM? Climate 200 thinks so appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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GreenBiz

JULY 12, 2022

NineDot Energy, a clean tech startup, is launching a vehicle-to-grid battery storage project in New York City.

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Green Living Guy

JULY 12, 2022

Running a café that’s sustainable is one of the most thrilling ways to make a living in this day and age. However it’s also among the hardest ways to do so. With so many cafés all over the place, it’s safe to say that every neighborhood in the world has at least a few of […]. The post How to Make Your Café More Sustainable appeared first on The Green Living Guy.

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GreenBiz

JULY 12, 2022

Climate change is not a future state but rather our current reality. Economic risks posed by climate change will only increase, but measuring and mitigating the economic costs of a changing climate is a work in progress. Sarah Bloom Raskin served as Deputy Secretary of the Treasury during the Obama administration and sat on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors prior to that.

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Green Living Guy

JULY 12, 2022

Battery powered vehicles have made a remarkable impact on the transportation market. Because of this companies have been trying to make batteries for vehicles for greater ranges. A promising possibility are these batteries. For the cost of the materials cost a lot less then lithium batteries. These batteries are around 20-40% cheaper then lithium batteries. […].

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GreenBiz

JULY 12, 2022

If we’re going to make global capital markets responsive to social, ecological, and climate concerns, we’re going to need vast amounts of high-resolution, real-time, and high-quality data. Fortunately, we’re in the middle of a sensor revolution wherein new streams of real-time data from the ground, air and space are making changes on Earth more transparent than ever.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 12, 2022

Last week I was back in Brussels attending GRIDTech 2022, organised by Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) and Eurogas with the technical support of ENTSOG. From the moment the first panel – participants: Petr Binhack, Energy Attaché, Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU, Presidency of the Council / Boyana Achovski, Secretary General, GIE / Piotr Ku?

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GreenBiz

JULY 12, 2022

State Street, among the world’s largest asset managers and custodian banks, is working to utilize its scale and reach to do its part in transitioning the capital markets to support the clean economy transition. Learn about what the firm is prioritizing and acting on in this pivotal year for ESG and sustainable finance, with Ron O’Hanley, State Street CEO, in conversation with GreenBiz Editorial Director Heather Clancy.

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Sustainability 266

Energy Central

JULY 12, 2022

It appears that the White House and at least two of the Executive Branch Agencies are not on the same page of the climate change “playbook” The Administration has clearly enunciated goals of eliminating coal use by 2030, achieving fossil-free electric generation by 2035 and achieving Net Zero CO2 emissions by 2050. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA) Annual Energy.

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GreenBiz

JULY 12, 2022

The energy transition is an economic, political and existential imperative. But it can't be done without recognizing and acting on the ethical imperative to develop and grow wealth for nations and communities left behind in modern development. Global business has a major role in realizing the transition to a clean economy, justly. This session will cover how the Just Transition Framework can be used to support company action on the energy transition that accounts for justice, not just gigawatts.

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Smart Energy International

JULY 12, 2022

With Eskom – South Africa’s state-owned utility – having recently announced a settlement with trade unions in South Africa, there is a spark of hope that the load shedding situation in the country will soon get back to normal. Unfortunately, this ‘normal’ is not a reference to having a secure power supply, but is rather a tired reference to a state of insecurity where the potential for power cuts lies on the tip of the populace’s tongue.

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