January, 2023

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The renewable energy transition is creating a green jobs boom

GreenBiz

million people work in the global renewable energy sector, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency

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Long-term landmarks needed: Reflections on the Net Zero review

Envirotec Magazine

The report recommends ending routine oil and gas flaring by 2025, rather than 2030. An independent review of the UK’s current progress and plans in relation to achieving net zero – titled “Mission Zero” – was published on 13 January.

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Jan. 11 – The BUILT Cluster: Working Together for Infrastructure Decarbonization

CleanTech Alliance

The Buildings, Utilities, and Infrastructure Living Together – or the BUILT Cluster leverages Washington State’s social and intellectual capital to accelerate, scale, and replicate sustainable and innovative planning, design, and construction practices/technologies.

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Cobalt-free lithium-ion battery cathode brings fairer phones into view

Envirotec Magazine

(image credit: Fairphone , CC BY-NC 2.0 license ) A new study appears to identify potential alternative materials to use in the positive terminals of consumer electronics batteries, replacing cobalt.

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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

Join Ayesha Choudhury, Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium, to learn why we need eFuels in the carbon neutrality mix, how eFuels are produced, and how Infinium globally scales eFuel production to benefit society

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4 Things to Know Before Buying an Electric Car

The Environmental Blog

If you’re trying to live a greener lifestyle , you might be considering purchasing an electric vehicle, or EV. This can be a great option for many people. Let’s take a closer look at four things to know before buying an electric car.

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3D-printed tiny homes are made from recycled plastic

Inhabitat - Innovation

Building a house is time-consuming, requires a large number of raw materials and labor and is not environmentally friendly. Now, imagine a world where houses are built quickly, yet affordable and even sustainable. This may sound surreal, but it is actually happening — thanks to 3D printing technology.

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6 Benefits of Green Technology in Construction Today

U.S. Green Technology

The construction industry is a significant contributor to environmental degradation, consuming vast amounts of raw materials and natural resources, and generating a staggering 39% of the world’s carbon emissions as reported by the World Green Building Council.

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What is the Net-Zero Meaning in Business?

Green Business Bureau

In this article, we explain the net-zero meaning, what it takes to be a net-zero business, low/zero emissions business practices that you should know, and skepticism around carbon offsetting. Explaining the Net-Zero Meaning.

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Comment: Massive IoT enables massive opportunities for utilities

Envirotec Magazine

Massive IoT , alias massive Machine-Type Communications (mMTC), is already impacting multiple industries. From fleet management to environmental monitoring and smart grid management, to consumer applications including smart watches, smart buildings and, ultimately, entire smart cities.

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5 Ways to Clean and Decontaminate Soil

The Environmental Blog

To keep your landscaping looking great, soil health and cleanliness are essential components. Contaminated or unhealthy soil can lead to unpleasant odors, water contamination, and damage to vegetation.

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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 Carbon Zero, Circular Economy, is easily the most profoundly important result of digital transformation. Industry 4.0 has a massively cumulative impact on dematerialization (in all forms) and resultant decarbonization (both emissions and embodied) throughout the economy. Join panelists Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Jimmy Jia, Fabienne Durand, and their moderator Roger Strukhoff as they discuss how bending the carbon/GHG heavy linear economy to the circular is one of the hidden benefits of digital disruption.

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A gorgeous pavilion in Helsinki is getting global attention

Inhabitat - Innovation

The Helsinki Biennial Pavilion on the south harbor of Helsinki, Finland, has won the Architecture MasterPrize 2022, an award that honors global designs

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12 women cultivating sustainable food systems in 2023

GreenBiz

It's the annual list of badass women in food. Here's a dozen women to inspire your 2023

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The Importance of Stormwater Management to the Environment

U.S. Green Technology

Stormwater from melting snow, ice, or rainfall is increasingly becoming a challenge in cities and urban centers. Naturally, stormwater should evaporate or infiltrate into the ground. The soil in natural habitats, such as forests, absorbs significant amounts of stormwater, minimizing runoff.

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Best of GBB in 2022: Green Businesses Leading the Sustainable Business Movement

Green Business Bureau

Our members continue to amaze us with their commitment to sustainability and their innovative green and social responsibility initiatives. They lead by example and demonstrate how business can be used as a platform for good.

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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

Join our amazing panelists, Nik Gowing, Founder at Thinking the Unthinkable and International Broadcaster; Brenda Laurel, PhD, Principal, Neogaian Interactive; Sheridan Tatsuno, Principal, Dreamscape Global; Archie Kasnet, CEO, Regenerative; and Bruce Armstrong Taylor, The Climate 4.0 Project, to discuss how today's AR/VR and related AI-enabled technologies can be effectively applied, using data from such sources as NASA and NOAA, to both improve and accelerate urban sustainability planning and design.

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The lens of history

Envirotec Magazine

The London smog of 1952 was certainly tragic in its effect, claiming over 12,000 lives. But it also marked the moment when air pollution’s harms were finally acknowledged, and efforts began to legislate against it.

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4 Ways Prefab Homes Give Rise To A Sustainable Future

The Environmental Blog

Prefab is short for prefabricated —essentially enough to begin foretelling this housing option’s benefits. Caring for the environment can be done in more than one way, and deciding on environmentally-friendly housing options is a major decision that’ll have effects in the long run.

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Scientist use "miracle material" to make sustainable fuel

Inhabitat - Innovation

University of Cambridge researchers have developed a new solar-powered system to convert greenhouse gases and plastic waste into sustainable fuels. The new solar-powered reactor could have applications for many industries

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Why we can't stop talking about greenwashing

GreenBiz

If we don’t know what greenwashing is, how can we avoid it or fight it

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A Compact Guide To Solar Panel Technology

U.S. Green Technology

Solar panels are the most crucial component of a solar power system. You use them to collect solar energy and convert it to electrical energy. Solar panels come in a variety of designs and sizes. Most of them are available in 60, 72, or 90-cell configurations.

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Biodegradable vs Compostable: Understanding The Difference

Green Business Bureau

Biodegradable vs compostable: Addressing the confusion. Biodegradable vs compostable: Which material would you choose ?

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Comment: Building a cyber-resilient water future

Envirotec Magazine

A criminal cyber-attack on a UK water company in August 2022, which saw hackers gain access to customer banking details, led utilities to urgently reassess cybersecurity strategies.

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How to Build an Eco-Friendly Home

The Environmental Blog

With today’s climate change issues, people are paying more attention to their carbon footprint and, overall, trying their best to be environmentally conscious. Due to this, eco-friendly housing is becoming popular.

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Scientists unearth fossil of a new swimming dinosaur

Inhabitat - Innovation

Dinosaurs were the most fascinating creatures that once ruled the world for more than 150 million years. The peculiar fossils serve as a window into the past, revealing the diverse dinosaur species that inhabited the planet's ecosystems, ranging from forests to deserts. However, it is unclear whether dinosaurs spent time in or near water. As it turns out, they did!

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Water recycling programs are on the rise

GreenBiz

Water conservation and efficiency are critical but not sufficient in most situations to address water shortfalls and reliability challenges

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What integrated smart building technology means for the GreenTech industry

U.S. Green Technology

Each year it appears that more world industries are turning their attention to eco-friendly business practices, not only in an effort to reduce the negative impacts associated with excess CO2 emissions, but also to meet a growing public demand to facilitate a more sustainable approach to modern life.

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How to Select a Sustainability Certification for Your Business

Green Business Bureau

Selecting the right sustainability certification for your business can be a tedious process requiring thorough research and understanding which program will best suit your needs and budget.

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AI firm aims to help maximise gains from solar installation

Envirotec Magazine

An AI technology company based in Southampton says it is making it easier for businesses and homeowners to install solar panels and get the best energy savings possible.

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Essential Guide to WEEE Compliance

The Environmental Blog

The EU has issued a legal directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). This should motivate the European industry to reduce pollution and conserve resources. This will enable the EU recycling industry to advance and strengthen its action plan.

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A restoration project in China uses a sponge system

Inhabitat - Innovation

This is the first cross-provincial ecological restoration project in China and it's a design that is truly paving the way for the future. Green ecology and harmony is the theme and the end result is absolutely stunning

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The year ahead in ESG: Pledges, politics and biodiversity

GreenBiz

Is 2023 the year the pens writing pledges get put down and the finance sector gets to work in investing towards a net-zero future

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How Resource Management Can Help Businesses With Sustainability

U.S. Green Technology

Sustainability is more important than ever. A surprising 4 out of 5 people say that they’d rather choose a brand with a positive approach to sustainability, and a further 87% say they want businesses to act now to protect the future of the environment.

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Blink to be exclusive provider of EV charging stations to Mitsubishi’s US dealers

Charged

Bl i nk Charging , a manufacturer and provider of EV charging equipment and services, has reached an exclusive agreement to provide its MQ 200 and IQ 200 Level 2 chargers, as well as DC fast chargers and turnkey installation services, to all 323 Mitsubishi dealerships in the US.

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Eating one freshwater fish equals a month of drinking ‘forever chemicals’ water, says US study

Envirotec Magazine

A new study appears to find that consumption of just a single serving of freshwater fish per year could be equal to a month of drinking water laced with the “forever chemical” PFOS at high levels that may be harmful.

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Exxon’s models predicting climate change were spot on — 40 years ago

Grist

In the early 1980s, America’s biggest company knew more about climate change than basically anyone else. Rising emissions posed a threat to Exxon’s business — selling fossil fuels — so the oil giant took the lead on understanding what was called the “CO2 problem.”.