Mon.Oct 05, 2020

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Inside Beautycounter’s quest to transform its mica supply chain

GreenBiz

Inside Beautycounter’s quest to transform its mica supply chain. Joel Makower. Mon, 10/05/2020 - 02:11. First in a two-part series. This story begins, as so many supply-chain stories do, at a mine, the beginning of a journey in which a commodity — mica, in this case — finds its way into an extraordinarily diverse array of quotidian things: attic insulation; brake linings; car paint; concrete; electronic capacitors; epoxies; fertilizers; gypsum wallboard; LED lights; molded rubber; oil and gas dr

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UK-India water MoU offers “great boost” to trade

Envirotec Magazine

The Ganga, or Ganges, river: Cleaning the river is the brief of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), one of the co-signatories. British Water chief executive Lila Thompson has said a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreed between India and the UK’s leading water sector trade association will “bring a great boost” to trading relationships between the two countries.

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SEC rule change stifles key risk signal, disenfranchises retail investors

GreenBiz

SEC rule change stifles key risk signal, disenfranchises retail investors. Sara Murphy. Mon, 10/05/2020 - 02:00. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted Sept. 23 to amend its shareholder proposal rule , effectively depriving most retail investors of the ability to use the process to protect and advance their interests. In so doing, the SEC is dampening an important risk signal to corporate management and investors, especially with respect to environmental, social and governance i

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WOOMETRY upcycles salvaged wood into eco-friendly home goods

Inhabitat - Innovation

On the outskirts of Lisbon, Portugal in Santa Iria de Azoia, sustainable creative studio WOOMETRY is giving unwanted wood pieces a second life by transforming the salvaged materials into home goods.

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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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Can the US Catch Up in the Green Hydrogen Economy?

GreenTechMedia

The U.S. needs a massive green hydrogen industry to decarbonize its electricity, transportation and industrial sectors, and major investments and policy changes today to enable it to grow to its full potential in the decades to come. So says a new report sponsored by major oil companies, automakers, hydrogen producers and fuel cell manufacturers pushing U.S. policymakers to follow the lead of the European Union in making a major commitment to building the infrastructure to grow its green hydroge

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Nordstrom to end the sale of fur and animal skins

Inhabitat - Innovation

One of America's leading fashion retailers, Nordstrom, has announced that it will be ending the sale of fur and animal skins by 2021.

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Lack of cruise ships gives researchers the perfect chance to study humpback whales

Inhabitat - Innovation

Thanks to slow-down of tourist activities, researchers are taking the rare chance for a closer study of Alaska's humpback whales.

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Major global cities have seen a surge in air pollution post-lockdown

Envirotec Magazine

Midtown Manhattan seen from Gantry Plaza State Park in Long Island City on 16 July 2020. As the world slowly revolves back to normality, some cities are still benefitting from lockdown-related improvements to air quality, while others are slipping back into a haze. New research collated by workspace provider Instant Offices appeared to reveal that air pollution has increased in six out of the top 15 major cities since June.

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Christophe Caranchini proposes resilient floating houses for Kiribati

Inhabitat - Innovation

French architect Christophe Caranchini has proposed prefabricated floating communities that promote off-grid, communal living in Kiribati.

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Software firm introduces “the next generation of sustainable drainage design tools”

Envirotec Magazine

Water infrastructure software firm Innovyze has launched InfoDrainage , which it describes as the next generation of Sustainable Drainage design tools. The firm says the announcement “opens a new chapter in drainage design by making it quicker and easier to gain planning approval for drainage design as well as save time and money by reducing the need to rework designs.” “With requirements for sustainable drainage in developments increasing, InfoDrainage ensures that developers

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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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Breathtaking alpine views await atop Iceman tzi Peak

Inhabitat - Innovation

At 10,666 feet above sea level, the newly constructed Iceman Ötzi Peak observation deck provides nature-lovers with a stunning vantage point of the Italian Alps.

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Green Space: An Underestimated Tool to Create More Equal Cities

The City Fix

As coronavirus restrictions ease around the world, many consider a walk around their neighborhood for some fresh air to be a welcome break from confinement. However, socioeconomic status could greatly affect the landscapes people find on these strolls, particularly in how much. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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With policy prompts, private equity fund managers can drive social benefits, too

Impact Alpha

Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, an economy officially in recession, and a stock market that seems increasingly divergent from the experience of most Americans today, it’s fair to say that the U.S. love affair with free markets is getting a thorough re-examination. Professor Mehrsa Baradaran’s op-ed in The New York Times this summer. The post With policy prompts, private equity fund managers can drive social benefits, too appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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California Sees Zinc As Likely Successor To Lithium-Ion In Energy Storage

Forbes Green Tech

As it strives for 100-percent clean energy by 2045, California is shifting its attention from lithium-ion batteries to zinc energy-storage technologies that can provide a charge longer.

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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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Generac Accelerates Its Energy Technology Capabilities With Acquisition of Enbala Power Networks

altenergymag

Acquisition advances Generac into the rapidly growing virtual power plant and smart grid services markets

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How to Green Your Studio Apartment

U.S. Green Technology

California is famous for its environmentalist movement. Yet your options are limited if you don’t own your home. After all, you can’t install solar panels on the roof if you’re renting. However, there are ways you can make your rental more eco-friendly. Here are a few ways to “green” your studio apartment. Look at Your.

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Webinars show housing providers how to deliver on next generation heat network ambitions

altenergymag

Heat network specialist Switch2 Energy and lawyers Winckworth Sherwood are hosting two webinars to help housing providers plan and deliver next generation low and zero carbon heat networks.

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Indian startups and social ventures attracted $1.8 billion in venture capital last month

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, October 5 – September was a killer month for venture capital in India, with two record-setting weeks of over $500 million in commitments each. A handful of large funding rounds boosted the total, but early-stage impact startups comprised a significant share of the smaller deals. Companies supporting India’s digital transition, particularly in health, education.

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Natural Power serves as Independent Engineer on Amadeus Wind Project

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Leading renewable energy consultancy and service provider, Natural Power, was recently appointed by BayWa r.e. Wind LLC as Independent Engineer of Record for its 250-MW Amadeus Wind project located north of Rotan, Texas, which is currently under construction.

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From impact measurement to impact management to impact verification

Impact Alpha

The future of impact investing depends on a way to reliably verify impact claims and practices. BlueMark, Tideline’s independent verification business, has been launched this year with a vision to bring greater accountability, discipline, and comparability to the impact investment market. In this sponsored series, “Impact Verified,” BlueMark CEO Christina Leijonhufvud discusses best practices in.

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Oil giant Total acquires London charging network

Charged

Total , along with fellow European oil giants BP and Shell , has been buying up assets all along the EV charging value chain. Now we learn that Total has acquired a major UK charging network, Source London, which operates over 1,600 on-street charging points in London. Total acquired Source London from the French Bolloré Group , which also operates electric car-sharing services in several cities around the world ( a couple of these have gone bust ).

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The Brief: Public policy for private equity, impact verification, India’s VC boom, Chicago’s service businesses, Latin America’s working capital crunch

Impact Alpha

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Agents of Impact Call No. 24: Solar financing for frontline health clinics in Africa and Asia. Renewable energy meets global health in a compelling challenge for innovative finance. Join We Care Solar and ImpactAlpha to explore emerging solutions for financing clean, affordable and reliable solar power for frontline public health clinics.

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Food and drink giants urge UK government to strengthen deforestation laws

Business Green

Firms including Tesco, Nestle and Waitrose want UK government proposals expanded to encompass all deforestation, not just that defined as illegal. More than 20 major supermarkets, food manufacturers and restaurant chains have called on the UK government to strengthen plans to tackle deforestation in supply chains, urging ministers to expand proposed restrictions to encompass all deforestation, not just that which has been defined as illegal.

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Clenergy Secures 293MW Order for EzTracker

altenergymag

Clenergy entered into an Equipment Purchase Agreement with TBEA Xinjiang SunOasis Co., Ltd. on 22 September 2020. The amount of this agreement totals USD 2.93 million.

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Octopus Energy to create 1,000 clean tech jobs and new tech hub

Business Green

Clean energy technology firm touts plans to double its workforce by the end of 2021 and make the UK the 'Silicon Valley of energy'. Octopus Energy has announced it intends to create 1,000 new jobs across the UK and set up a new technology hub in Manchester as part of plans to make the UK the 'Silicon Valley of energy'. The green energy technology company confirmed this morning that it is set to double its workforce by the end of 2021 by opening up hundreds of new positions, primarily for graduat

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Why Investors Hold The Key To A More Sustainable Planet

Forbes Green Tech

What business leaders must now recognise is that ESG is not just a ‘nice-to-have’, it’s essential to the future prosperity of their company.

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Government places temporary hold on controversial Cumbrian coal mine project

Business Green

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government is considering whether to call in for review Cumbria Council's controversial approval for new coal mine. The development of the UK's first new coal mine in 30 years has been put on hold by the government just hours after it was approved by Cumbria Council, with Housing Secretary Robert Jenkins announcing late on Friday he was considering requests to review the controversial project.

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What Does “Green” Hydrogen Mean, And What Can We Use It For?

Forbes Green Tech

The oil industry is deliberately trying to sow confusion over hydrogen. From now on, when we hear about hydrogen, let's clarify what we're talking about, what we mean, how is it obtained, and what color it is. Even if it's still colorless.

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'Real urgency required': Business leaders urge G20 to act now on climate change

Business Green

Bosses at world's leading businesses step up calls for G20 to deliver tangible progress on curbing emissions. G20 leaders must develop clear policy and regulatory frameworks to enable the business community to help accelerate the transition to a carbon neutral world, according to a new set of recommendations published yesterday by some of the world's top business leaders.

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Will Amazon’s “Climate Pledge Friendly” Label Transform Online Shopping?

Forbes Green Tech

Amazon has announced a new initiative that identifies products as “Climate Pledge Friendly”. However, Amazon’s website makes is difficult for shoppers to find such products. Without mainstreaming the climate information on its website, the new initiative is unlikely to transform online shopping.

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Green Aisles take root in Homebase stores

Business Green

New dedicated spaces to showcase energy efficient and environmentally friendly products alongside expert advice on efficiency measures in the home. Customers visiting selected outlets of Homebase can now browse a dedicated 'Green Aisle' showcasing a range of energy efficient and environmentally friendly products, the retailer announced today. The move is intended to meet growing consumer demand for sustainable products, Homebase said, citing new research from campaign group Smart Energy GB showi

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ZF to provide 8-speed plug-in hybrid transmission for new Jeep Wrangler 4xe PHEV

Charged

Fiat Chrysler will use ZF Friedrichshafen’s 8-speed plug-in hybrid transmission in the new Jeep Wrangler 4xe. The latest version of ZF’s 8-speed features a compact electric motor with a peak output of up to 100 kilowatts and 245 Newton-meters of torque. ZF produces a full range of driveline technologies. The company recently affirmed its commitment to electric mobility by announcing that it will no longer invest in automatic transmissions that are not hybrid-ready.

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'Our seas hold immense potential': PM pledges to power all UK homes with offshore wind by 2030

Business Green

Boris Johnson trails first stage in '10-point plan' for a green industrial revolution, as government confirms new £160m wind turbine manufacturing investment. Boris Johnson is set to deliver a major vote of confidence in the UK's flourishing offshore wind sector tomorrow in a bid to help the country "build back greener", confirming a new goal to provide 40GW of capacity from the sector by 2030, backed by £160m of investment in state-of-the-art turbine manufacturing.

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4 Technologies That Could Unlock Transmission Capacity on the Grid [GTM Squared]

GreenTechMedia