Low Impact
JUNE 13, 2021
This is part 2 of a conversation with John Thackara. In part 1 we talked about what the future might hold for humanity, and here we talk about what our responses might be. ‘Strange’ ideas might be required for strange times. There’s a World Economic Forum risk report from 2016. It shows a lot of global problems, from financial panics, war, mass migration, pandemics.
Business Green
JUNE 13, 2021
Business lobby group chief Tony Danker ramps up rhetoric demanding government deliver raft of missing net zero policy on heating, hydrogen and transport. Britain's biggest business group, the CBI, is yet again urging the government to "fill in the blanks" in the UK's net zero policy landscape, warning the country remains far off-track to deliver on its domestic climate goals and "nothing less than unprecedented, unstoppable action" is needed in 2021 to accelerate the pace of decarbonisation and
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Eco-Business
JUNE 13, 2021
The UN’s State of Finance for Nature report says that public and private entities need to quadruple their annual investment in nature if the climate, biodiversity and land degradation crises are to be tackled by the middle of the century.
Business Green
JUNE 13, 2021
A fair policy strategy to shift away from gas boilers without heaping costs onto householders can win the public’s support - but it is needed fast, writes Green Alliance's Joe Tetlow. The government is right. The way we heat our homes needs to change if we are to reach net zero. Over 85 per cent of UK homes are currently heated using fossil gas and this accounts for around 16 per cent of total UK emissions.
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.
Eco-Business
JUNE 13, 2021
From 2019 to 2020, market surveys from wildlife trade watchdog TRAFFIC found close to 78,000 illegal wildlife parts and products on sale in more than 1,000 outlets across Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar and Cambodia.
Business Green
JUNE 13, 2021
New initiative sets target of helping 100 million customers make greener choices to help accelerate decarbonisation. A new coalition of leading UK tech companies will formally launch in London today, with a target of bringing together 1,000 tech-focused businesses in support of the net zero transition ahead of this autumn's COP26 Climate Summit. Dubbed the Tech Zero Taskforce, the new group has been orchestrated by industry body Tech Nation and is backed by Bulb co-founder Hayden Wood.
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Business Green
JUNE 13, 2021
Aside from the drive to deliver a carbon neutral workplace environment, the benefits of net zero for businesses could be far reaching on a much wider scale, according to E.ON. The increasing focus on cutting carbon emissions on the path to net zero has been reinforced by successive lockdowns caused by the Covid-19 pandemic - and businesses are starting to think differently about decarbonisation in relation to their own business as a result.
CleanTechnica
JUNE 13, 2021
Not including rooftop solar power, solar PV accounted for 36.5% of new US electricity generation capacity in the first quarter of 2021. (Note that we are talking about new power capacity in this article, not electricity generation itself.) Another 63.2% of new US electricity generation capacity came from new wind power plants. Those two combine […].
CleanTechnica
JUNE 13, 2021
Originally posted on Tesla Oracle & EVANNEX It has been less than a year since a Tesla Model Y and Ford Mustang Mach-E were spotted side-by-side at the Ford R&D Center in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Now, as more and more customers are getting their hands on both of these vehicles, some practicality comparisons can be measured and evaluated. Shannon from […].
CleanTechnica
JUNE 13, 2021
Originally published on RMI.org. By Ji Chen, Shuyi Li, & Yanjun Wu For the first time, RMI has examined the vast potential for resource recycling in China and shown how it can serve as an important component of reaching the nation’s zero-carbon goal. Growing the Circular Economy: Opportunities for Resource Recycling under China’s Carbon-Neutrality Target [PDF] quantifies the market […].
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.
CleanTechnica
JUNE 13, 2021
Originally published on NRDC Expert Blog. By Ariana Gonzalez, Director, Colorado Policy, Climate & Clean Energy Program After months of drafting, negotiating, and rallying around legislation in the Colorado State Capitol, the General Assembly has adjourned. Looking back over the past six months, it’s clear that achieving enforceable and equitable climate action was a top priority […].
CleanTechnica
JUNE 13, 2021
Courtesy of Union Of Concerned Scientists, The Equation. By Elliott Negin As electric vehicle (EV) aficionados like to say, the cleaner the grid, the cleaner the EV. That certainly rings true. Unlike gasoline-fueled vehicles, all-electric vehicles don’t emit tailpipe pollution of any kind, smog-forming or climate change-creating. But given that EVs are charged by electricity, they […].
CleanTechnica
JUNE 13, 2021
Curiosity and Keen Observation Provide Insights for Next Generation of Thin-Film Solar Cells.
CleanTechnica
JUNE 13, 2021
Collaboration Increases Reach and Impact of NREL R&D.
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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