Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Proving that less can be more, architect Bruno Zaitter upcycled a secondhand shipping container into a 538-square-foot abode with a bedroom, bathroom, living and dining area, kitchen and an outdoor terrace.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Even when goods are sold as rental or subscription services to extend their lifespan, other factors still matter in determining whether they're circular.
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Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Taking on a geodesic dome in the tiny Berkshires town of Becket was a new challenge for Jess Cooney Interiors — a challenge that the team overcame with much success.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
A coffee company's wake-up call from the circular economy.
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.
Inhabitat - Innovation
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
The consignment retailer and secondhand shop recently kicked off RAAS, or Resale-As-A-Service, a project to attract traditional department stores to get on board with more sustainable fashion.
Forbes Green Tech
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Oil's days as a transportation fuel are numbered because the economics of renewable energy are so compelling, says a new report from BNP Paribas. In order to compete, the oil price would need to be $9-$10 a barrel, says the report's author Mark Lewis, the bank's head of sustainability.
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Forbes Green Tech
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
California's Diablo Canyon nuclear plant provides 20% of California's clean, carbon-free electricity. Governor Newsom can save it.
Charged
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Volkswagen plans to install around 4,000 charging points at its German company facilities by 2025, beginning with 60 points recently installed for employees at a component plant in Braunschweig. The company will invest some €250 million ($276.5 million) to expand the charging infrastructure at its European sites, aiming to add around 36,000 new charging points across the continent.
Forbes Green Tech
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Aviation needs to take a page out of the automotive industry playbook for faster progress on reducing emissions. By creating a dual-propulsion system—part internal combustion, part electric—the industry has a shot of lowering emissions, despite rising air travel demand.
Charged
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
The Chinese government has added Tesla’s Model S, Model X and Model 3 to a list of EVs that qualify for exemptions to the country’s 10% vehicle sales tax. No reason was offered for the move, which took China-watchers by surprise. Imported vehicles are generally not eligible for the exemption. As fate would have it, the move comes just as Tesla has increased prices of its vehicles in China by about 3% in order to compensate for exchange rate fluctuations and the on-again, off-again trade war.
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.
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Packaging firm targets the millions of disposable coffee cups used by commuters, which it says are falling through the gaps of the recycling system.
Forbes Green Tech
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
The first edition of the Trebinje Energy Summit (SET 2020) is set to take place on the 5th-6th March 2020.
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Largest banana-producing nations set to suffer 'significant declines' in yields as a result of a warming world.
AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Whether it is a handbag from the 1970s or a leather motorcycle jacket circa 1999, what’s old is new again, and online retailer thredUP sees the circular economy movement as a thriving opportunity. The consignment retailer and secondhand shop recently kicked off RAAS, or Resale-As-A-Service, a project to attract traditional department stores to get on board with more sustainable fashion. “The closet of the future … is going to look very different than the closet of today,” said
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.
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Supermarket announces intention to help customers find homes for unwanted clothes, with the proceeds of sales going to cancer charities.
AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
When a client approached Bruno Zaitter with a request for a minimalist and sustainable getaway in Brazil’s Balsa Nova, the Brazilian architect and professor decided that cargotecture would be the perfect fit for the brief. Proving that less can be more, the architect upcycled a secondhand shipping container into a relatively compact 538-square-foot abode with a bedroom, bathroom, living and dining area, kitchen and an outdoor terrace.
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
It is not enough for the UK to be a leader in Artificial Intelligence, we should be a leader in green tech deployment, argues Susanne Baker from TechUK.
AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
After more than 15 years styling vacation homes in Massachusetts’ Berkshires, Jess Cooney and her design team have become specialists in combining clean-line elegance with a space where kids, house guests and dogs can play, relax and have fun. But taking on a geodesic dome in the tiny Berkshires town of Becket was a new challenge for Jess Cooney Interiors — a challenge that the team overcame with much success.
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?
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Hundreds of homes, community and commercial buildings will receive energy efficiency upgrades.
AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Even when goods are sold as rental or subscription services to extend their lifespan, other factors still matter in determining whether they’re circular. Read the rest here: Is it always circular to turn a product into a service?
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Ahead of Wednesday's Spending Review, coalition of charities say low-carbon spending must rise rapidly to hit Net Zero target.
AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
More home and business owners are installing solar panels than … The post How to Compare Solar Energy Bids & Select a Solar Installer appeared first on Earth911.com. See the original post here: How to Compare Solar Energy Bids & Select a Solar Installer.
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Energy technology manufacturer is promising to source 100 per cent renewable electricity by 2025.
AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
The Earth911 team gathers round the microphone to talk about … The post Earth911 Podcast, Sept. 3, 2019: Lawn Alternatives & Summer Allergies appeared first on Earth911.com. Originally posted here: Earth911 Podcast, Sept. 3, 2019: Lawn Alternatives & Summer Allergies.
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
With both a no-deal Brexit and General Election potentially looming, could the Chancellor unveil any green spending tomorrow?
AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
A coffee company’s wake-up call from the circular economy. Continued here: Managing packaging perceptions vs. realities for a truly circular future.
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
China is eyeing $12tr investment across 126 developing countries by 2030, but will the resulting infrastructure be low carbon?
Eco-Business
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
A new study has found that factors such as press freedom and national income shape how local media portray the climate crisis. In reporting a global phenomenon, how have journalists brought home the story of climate change?
Business Green
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Project could be the first to be subsidy-free in Scotland, though developer calls on UK government to allow the sector to bid in energy auctions.
Eco-Business
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
Instead of passing on old and unwanted clothes to charity stories, they should be re-directed to fast fashion companies in need of a new zero waste business model.
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
The move away from single-use plastic containers could still result in the use of other plastics — and be another incremental corporate action.
Eco-Business
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
As satellite technology becomes more sophisticated, palm oil industry players have increasingly been using it to identify deforestation non-compliances. But high resolution images should not be the only basis for effectively gathering data from satellites, argues Wilmar International's Ginny Ng.
AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 2, 2019
The move away from single-use plastic containers could still result in the use of other plastics — and be another incremental corporate action. Excerpt from: Removing mini-shampoos from hotel rooms isn’t enough to save the environment.
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