The first ISSB reporting standards are here — what that means for investors
GreenBiz
JUNE 26, 2023
ISSB Chair Emmanuel Faber on investors’ need for comparable disclosures, collaborating to harmonize standards and what’s ahead for Scope 3 data.
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Want to save the planet? Save the bus
NRDC onEarth
JUNE 7, 2023
California, with the fifth largest economy in the world, is at risk of steering public transit off a fiscal cliff. It's time for the State's leaders to take action to protect transit riders and transit jobs.
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How To Make Your Building Green And Smart
U.S. Green Technology
JUNE 7, 2023
Green and smart buildings gain attention due to the growing demand for eco-friendly and energy-efficient solutions. Awareness of conventional construction’s environmental and well-being impact prompts increased emphasis on green and smart buildings. Property owners and managers have the chance to make their buildings into energy-efficient, environmentally friendly, and intelligent settings by using cutting-edge technologies and.
Worse than passive smoking: Gas stoves emit high levels of cancer-linked benzene
Renew Economy
JUNE 18, 2023
When used at normal cooking temperatures gas stoves and ovens push benzene levels up by as much as 70 times above baseline. The post Worse than passive smoking: Gas stoves emit high levels of cancer-linked benzene appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
Lucid Air Touring: Test Drive Results
Green Living Guy
JUNE 16, 2023
The Lucid Air Touring is a no joke. Really one of those cars that are remarkable feat of engineering. Then combining incredible comfort, remarkable speed. Moreover and a really spacious interior. It is also the culmination of everything Lucid Motors stands for. That’s innovation, luxury and sustainability. In this comprehensive review, we will delve into […] The post Lucid Air Touring: Test Drive Results appeared first on Green Living Guy.
GreenPower and its California dealership have over 40 electric school buses in the pipeline
Charged
JUNE 7, 2023
Heavy-duty EV manufacturer GreenPower Motor is doing a brisk business in electric school buses in California, thanks in part to the state’s Hybrid and Zero-Emission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project. GreenPower’s exclusive dealer, Creative Bus Sales, has more than 40 GreenPower Type D BEAST and Type A Nano BEAST school buses in the HVIP voucher funding pipeline.
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New York Protects ‘the Birds and the Bees’ with Nation-Leading Legislation
NRDC onEarth
JUNE 9, 2023
The New York State Legislature has passed the Birds and Bees Protection Act (A.7640/S.1856A), a first-in-the-nation bill that would rein in the use of neurotoxic neonicotinoid pesticides (“neonics”), which now heads to Governor Hochul’s desk for her signature.
Mono vs. Poly Solar Panels: Which is More Effective?
U.S. Green Technology
JUNE 12, 2023
Comparing the Efficiency of Mono and Poly Solar Panels Solar energy has unquestionably emerged as a remarkably immaculate and infinitely sustainable solution for the formidable challenge of power generation. As the insatiable demand for renewable energy relentlessly ascends to unprecedented heights, solar panels have inevitably soared in popularity, captivating the hearts and minds of individuals.
Big batteries storm the fossil fuel citadels, and spell the end for coal and gas
Renew Economy
JUNE 14, 2023
Big batteries were first built next to wind and solar farms. Now they are found within massive coal and gas compounds, eating the fossil fuel industry from the inside out. The post Big batteries storm the fossil fuel citadels, and spell the end for coal and gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Car Electric Subaru: Test Drive Results SolTerra
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JUNE 23, 2023
Car electric Subaru coming at ya folks! We know electric cars are popular. I mean with each passing year. First of all, the world shifting towards a more sustainable future. For clearly, EV cars or electric cars are the way to go. In this post, we will be reviewing the Subaru Solterra electric car. One […] The post Car Electric Subaru: Test Drive Results SolTerra appeared first on Green Living Guy.
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.
Another climate tipping point to worry about: Plankton
Grist
JUNE 2, 2023
Rising temperatures could transform plankton and other tiny aquatic organisms into a huge source of carbon emissions, a little-known — and potentially catastrophic — climate tipping point that could accelerate global warming. A study , published Thursday in Functional Ecology, found that rising temperatures cause a sudden shift in these microbes’ eating habits, flipping them from carbon absorbers to carbon emitters.
Now you can copy the Allbirds zero-footprint shoe design
GreenBiz
JUNE 27, 2023
The company’s new Moonshot high-top, due commercially in 2024, uses specially sourced merino wool and a bio-based sole that slashes emissions associated with production. Allbirds published the “recipe” so other footwear companies can copy the approach.
California Assembly Passes Climate-Resilient Food & Farming Bill
NRDC onEarth
JUNE 1, 2023
With AB 408, California can reduce climate emissions, protect farmworkers, stimulate economic growth, and increase equity across the food and farming system.
Renault to introduce bidirectional-capable EV, charger and V2G platform
Charged
JUNE 21, 2023
The Ford F-150 Lightning’s bidirectional charging feature is proving to be a surprise hit with buyers , and Hyundai/Kia has added bidirectional capability to its new models. The latest automaker to go bi is Renault, which has announced that the upcoming R5 will be its first car to come with a bidirectional on-board charger. Mobilize, the Renault Group’s e-mobility brand, will also introduce the Mobilize Powerbox, a bidirectional charging station with power levels ranging from 7 kW to 22 kW; and
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?
“Day for history books:” Hazelwood becomes first coal plant to transition to big battery
Renew Economy
JUNE 13, 2023
Hazelwood big battery officially commissioned, becoming first of many big batteries to be built at the site of a former coal generator in Australia. The post “Day for history books:” Hazelwood becomes first coal plant to transition to big battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Solar Energy Investment Vikram: $1.5 Billion in US Supply Chain
Green Living Guy
JUNE 22, 2023
Solar energy investment by Vikram Solar Ltd. in the USA. For Vikram is an Indian solar panel manufacturer. For it has announced a new venture called VSK Energy LLC. One which most noteworthy plans to invest up to $1.5 billion in the U.S. solar energy supply chain. The aim of this investment is to also […] The post Solar Energy Investment Vikram: $1.5 Billion in US Supply Chain appeared first on Green Living Guy.
The landmark trial that could determine who pays to rid America’s drinking water of PFAS
Grist
JUNE 2, 2023
This story was co-published with Fast Company. David Peters’s nightmare began on a Monday in the spring of 2016, just before the end of the work day. Peters was the assistant public works director for the city of Stuart, a community of 18,000 on southeast Florida’s tranquil Treasure Coast. One of his many duties was to help oversee the municipal drinking water supply, a responsibility he took seriously.
How regenerative tourism can help avert a sixth extinction
GreenBiz
JUNE 2, 2023
John Pagano, Group CEO of Red Sea Global, examines the benefits regenerative tourism can bring and explores the importance of biodiversity to both business and planet.
What Happens If the Supreme Court Ends “Chevron Deference”?
NRDC onEarth
JUNE 21, 2023
For one, the power of federal agencies like the EPA to set rules and enforce environmental protections would shrink.
CharIN is not thrilled about the Ford/Tesla charging deal
Charged
JUNE 3, 2023
Ford and Tesla recently reached an agreement that will give Ford EV customers access to Tesla’s network of 12,000 North American Superchargers starting in 2024. What’s more, Ford says it will equip future EVs with Tesla’s NACS charging port starting in 2025. The deal is the talk of the EV industry, and most of the opinions we’ve read are broadly positive—the more access to chargers, the better.
Neoen and Tesla to build giant four-hour battery in landmark deal to squash solar duck
Renew Economy
JUNE 19, 2023
Neoen is to build a massive four-hour battery in Western Australia in landmark and highly profitable contract designed to flatten solar duck in world's biggest isolated grid. The post Neoen and Tesla to build giant four-hour battery in landmark deal to squash solar duck appeared first on RenewEconomy.
2023 Nissan Ariya Electric SUV Better Than Expected: Test Drive Results
Green Living Guy
JUNE 11, 2023
2023 Ariya Nissan vehicle is the perfect one. I mean with the electric combination of performance and comfort. As an electric car expert, I am always on the lookout. Especially for the latest and greatest electric vehicles on the market. And with the recent announcement of the 2023 Ariya Nissan vehicle I got locked in. […] The post 2023 Nissan Ariya Electric SUV Better Than Expected: Test Drive Results appeared first on Green Living Guy.
Why is the summer off to such an extreme start?
Grist
JUNE 13, 2023
It has been a chaotic start to the Northern Hemisphere’s “ danger season ,” those few months of the year that are accompanied by a parade of disasters. This year’s danger season already includes abnormally high sea-surface temperatures in the world’s oceans, catastrophic wildfires in Canada , and unusual flooding in California. Experts say recent extremes are being influenced by a hodgepodge of distinct factors.
How AI chatbots are transforming the sustainability profession
GreenBiz
JUNE 5, 2023
We put ChatGPT and five other bots to real-world tests. The results were impressive, but how will it affect your job?
Midwest states need a modern grid to supercharge clean energy goals
NRDC onEarth
JUNE 15, 2023
Midwest states are already leading on clean energy, but achieving their goals depends on the power grid's readiness. We need the electricity system to catch up.
Lightning eMotors to deliver 126 commercial EVs to Macnab EV Sales
Charged
JUNE 2, 2023
Canadian commercial EV provider Lightning eMotors has contracted with Canadian vehicle distributor Macnab EV Sales to supply 126 Lightning ZEV3 and ZEV4 cargo vans, passenger vans and shuttle buses by the end of the year. Lightning says it is ramping up production of its GM-based ZEV4 platform in school bus, box truck and shuttle bus configurations.
ACT passes first law in Australia banning gas in new homes, as fossil empire strikes back
Renew Economy
JUNE 7, 2023
ACT votes on law to ban new gas connections for homes and businesses, in a major coup for electrification and a new blow to the fossil fuel lobby. The post ACT passes first law in Australia banning gas in new homes, as fossil empire strikes back appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Design Automotive Interior: How Industry Green Transition Inspiring
Green Living Guy
JUNE 22, 2023
Look at design automotive interior. For as the automobile industry gears up for a green revolution, its innovations are not confined to transportation alone. This shift reverberates across diverse sectors. Especially with interior design taking a front seat. Likewise, the push for sustainability is shaping fresh trends in design. That’s from eco-conscious materials to the […] The post Design Automotive Interior: How Industry Green Transition Inspiring appeared first on Green Living G
Poll: 7 in 10 Canadians connect the country’s recent wildfires with climate change
Clean Energy Canada
JUNE 27, 2023
A large majority (68%) of Canadians believe that Canada’s recent wildfires are “definitely” or “most likely” at least partly the result of climate change, according to a new survey from Clean Energy Canada and Abacus Data. Additionally, nearly all (89%) Canadians say they have noticed an increase in natural disasters over the past decade, with seven in 10 believing that this is a direct effect of climate change.
The circular economy is about avoiding waste and fixing broken value systems
GreenBiz
JUNE 9, 2023
Nearly all companies and organizations have contributed to the ever-expanding mess of extraction, waste, soil degradation, environmental racism and social injustice all in the name of growth at any cost.
The Week in Impact Investing: On the brink
Impact Alpha
JUNE 2, 2023
TGIF, Agents of Impact! ? Nick of time. “When a man knows he is to be hanged,” Samuel Johnson once said (according to. The post The Week in Impact Investing: On the brink appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: Electric Microbus for North America appears, at last
Charged
JUNE 2, 2023
Iconic design, two-tone paint, three rows, AWD; whatever you call it, the Buzz won’t be cheap. The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. The concept for an all-EV reboot of the classic Type 2 Microbus appeared in 2016 and was confirmed for production in August 2017. It’s been on sale in Europe for a year, as has the Cargo commercial-van variant.
Scientists produce green hydrogen directly from seawater at offshore wind farm
Renew Economy
JUNE 6, 2023
Chinese researchers produce green hydrogen at an offshore wind farm using a direct seawater electrolysis process that avoids the need for desalination. The post Scientists produce green hydrogen directly from seawater at offshore wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.
TELO Truck Most Efficient EV Pickup
Green Living Guy
JUNE 15, 2023
Introduction to TELO Trucks: Urban Living, Weekend Adventuring Let’s go TELO truck! For last week I was able to meet the new and exciting startup called TELO Trucks. In the world of electric vehicles (EVs), innovation is constantly pushing the boundaries of what is possible. TELO Trucks, a leading player in this field, has redefined […] The post TELO Truck Most Efficient EV Pickup appeared first on Green Living Guy.
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