The Environmental Blog

APRIL 7, 2020

The escalation of COVID-19 across the globe has hampered recycling efforts in Europe and North America. After the World Health Organization deemed the outbreak a pandemic, stock prices began to plummet, global shipping became strained, and the prospect of a global economic recession was plastered over many morning newspapers.

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Greentown Labs

APRIL 28, 2020

Experts from BASF , Saint-Gobain , and Schneider Electric —three of Greentown Labs’ most engaged partners—joined the Greentown community to share their perspectives on how startups can traverse this challenging time, and provided insight into how their companies are thinking about innovation, climate action, and the road beyond COVID-19.

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Greentown Labs

APRIL 2, 2020

At Greentown Labs, we are in awe of how our members and partners have mobilized their technologies, resources, and connections to fight the spread of COVID-19. Innovation and a strong sense of community are crucial to navigating this unprecedented time—please help us celebrate these companies that are stepping up to the challenge.

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Greentown Labs

APRIL 16, 2020

During a time when the investing forecast is uncertain, the government’s non-dilutive Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants can provide great opportunities for startups to get funding in the door. . AFWERX is the “innovation hub of the Air Force,” according to Eric Fiklocki, VP of operations at Inspiralia. AFWERX is fast.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 6, 2020

COVID-19 has infected hundreds of thousands in the U.S. The innovations and adaptations we are implementing today will help us get through this and ultimately make us stronger," Jurich said. Even then, Sunrun expects to burn $30 million per quarter, well within its cash reserves. Sungevity laid off 400 workers.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 6, 2020

Despite the vast economic challenges and immediate public health crisis from COVID-19, European companies and political institutions are restating the importance of tackling the climate emergency. The COP26 climate talks scheduled for Scotland this November will not take place due to the coronavirus. “Soon, economies will restart.

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Business Green

APRIL 15, 2020

The recent Covid-19 pandemic is unprecedented in how it has affected every aspect of our lives. This was partly because the first investable sustainable finance innovations stemmed from the green bond market. The fallout from Covid-19 requires investment and immediate response mechanisms to support society.

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Business Green

APRIL 22, 2020

The global health emergency caused by the Covid-19 outbreak has been a very unsettling situation for all of us. As I posted on Instagram recently, Covid-19 has acted as a test run for when we need to act to combat climate change. Sadly, those streets will now be empty. That time is now. Why is the climate relevant to this crisis?

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

APRIL 27, 2020

<< The pandemic COVID-19 has undeniably changed the way we do things and its effect is already seen in different industries. In this virtual happy hour with Cleantech Group, we will talk about the investment landscape and the impact of COVID-19 in the cleantech sector. Thursday April 30th. 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM PST. Register.

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Defend Our Future

APRIL 21, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced all kinds of public gatherings into online ones, and Earth Day will be no different. But, one of the most important things we can do during this time other than social distancing, is to listen to the science experts when it comes to both the climate crisis and COVID-19 – not ignore them.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2020

A raft of major global events have had to be postponed as countries seek to stem the spread of Covid-19, not least the critical COP26 UN climate summit which was due to take place in Glasgow in November, but has now been pushed into next year. Every year we say 'For New York, For the World' and this year will be no different," Clarkson said.

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EDF + Business

APRIL 22, 2020

Even before the tragic illness, heartbreaking loss of life and growing financial hardship of the COVID-19 crisis, the social contract between government, business and society was stretched to its limit. Fortunately, many business leaders are rising to the immense and immediate challenge of defeating COVID-19. Rising to the challenge.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2020

Even while the world comes together to fight COVID-19. Secondly, Looney reiterated calls made at the unveiling of BP's net zero strategy, stressing that deep co-operation between businesses, governments, and societies would be needed to tackle both COVID-19 and the climate crisis. "In Looney asked.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 13, 2020

With a few clicks, SVCE customers can authorize one of these companies to obtain and analyze their historical and ongoing 15-minute smart meter interval energy usage data. These are critical data sets for performing energy efficiency audits, calculating the value of rooftop solar or behind-the-meter batteries, and a host of other tasks.

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Business Green

APRIL 20, 2020

Post-Covid-19 we will not see a blind eye turned as it was to the banks in 2008-12 as they crept back to the old ways on the back of taxpayer support. If - or when - the global food system faces it's Covid-19 moment, do we know what we'll do? But generally new innovations are popping up in the marketplace in a piecemeal manner.

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Business Green

APRIL 15, 2020

Covid-19 quickly highlighted that recycling was not some bolt-on to waste collections. I'm sure you, like me, are looking forward to the Covid-19 public health crisis coming to an end. The Covid-19 crisis has shown that, in the waste sector, we are perhaps further along the road than we realised. But what about recycling?

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Energy Innovation

APRIL 27, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn have brought us to an energy policy crossroads: will we bail out the industries of the past, or invest in the industries of the future? The post Hal Harvey’s Insights And Updates: Net Zero Industry Emissions Possible by 2070 appeared first on Energy Innovation: Policy and Technology.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 21, 2020

We buy with an on-the-go mindset, this was true before COVID-19, but it’s especially true now. A lot has changed in the last few weeks, but our convenience-based culture has remained. This lifestyle relies heavily on single use products, ultimately creating mountains of waste. Coffee Cup Collective is a circular solution.

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Greentown Labs

APRIL 15, 2020

How is COVID-19 affecting impact investing? COVID-19 means that impact investors have social good on the brain, Rein said. The Investor Speaker Series is part of Greentown Labs’ commitment to support startups as they navigate the impacts of COVID-19. “We There’s an element of looking for opportunities,” Duffuor said. “In

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 24, 2020

After all, climate action and a thoughtful response to the global COVID-19 crisis go hand-in-hand—a point often missed by those who would rather go backward. “A It’s precisely the sort of climate policy industry should support: one that signals the destination and encourages innovative ways to reach it.”.

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Bidgely

APRIL 6, 2020

At the same time, the global COVID-19 pandemic is impacting decarbonization commitments just as it has every other aspect of business. Most utilities will need to adapt previously defined decarbonization business cases to align with COVID-19 recovery priorities. Midterm: Prepare for Recovery.

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Business Green

APRIL 26, 2020

But with COP26 postponed until next year, the global economy heading into recession, and delegates observing social distancing in the wake of Covid-19, this year's Petersberg Climate Dialogue now takes on a far greater significance, as well as a vastly different format.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2020

And, with demand for electricity haven taken a sudden plunge as a result of pubs, restaurants, offices, and factories shutting their doors as part of measures aimed at halting the spread of Covid-19, the surge in renewables output has had a dramatic impact on how some consumers are using their energy.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 15, 2020

While often overshadowed by the larger residential solar market and its stock-listed installers like Sunrun and Tesla, community solar has grown quickly in states where it's available and may prove hardier than other segments of the industry during the COVID-19 lockdown. There are 2.1 today, compared to the 2.8

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 17, 2020

Canadian governments have been, quite rightly, focused on delivering relief to those Canadians and businesses that are suffering from the economic impacts of COVID-19. But the conversation is beginning to extend to what comes next, once we bend the curve and can begin to get our economy up and running again. What does resilience mean?

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2020

As the former Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger noted: "the main lesson we have to learn is this: Covid-19 is a dress rehearsal for climate change…". This is what the scale and severity of Covid-19 is forcing us to do today as the worst impacts cross the boundary from imagination into reality.

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38 North Solutions

APRIL 15, 2020

Our nation has the technologies and applications to deploy; all of our clients and many other innovators are doing just that. The post 38 North Solutions Responding to COVID-19 appeared first on 38 North Solutions. We now find ourselves in a world that has been completely turned upside down and stopped in its tracks.

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Clean Energy Canada

APRIL 8, 2020

Dear Prime Minister Trudeau, As the Government of Canada develops and deploys its response to the unprecedented impact COVID-19 is having on our health and economy, we offer your government our support, assistance and advice to ensure that stimulus and recovery efforts help build a better, more resilient Canada. April 8, 2020.

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GreenTech Gazette

APRIL 26, 2020

Here are some innovative programs finding ingenious ways to adapt, and turn the tables for the better. The COVID-19 pandemic has escalated an already rapidly developing move online for many industries. These circumstances call for their own solutions. Pretty nifty stuff. Image Source: Pixabay CC0 Licence. Fueling AI and The Cloud.

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Greentown Labs

APRIL 15, 2020

How is COVID-19 affecting impact investing? COVID-19 means that impact investors have social good on the brain, Rein said. The Investor Speaker Series is part of Greentown Labs’ commitment to support startups as they navigate the impacts of COVID-19. “We There’s an element of looking for opportunities,” Duffuor said. “In

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Business Green

APRIL 27, 2020

Smart building technologies can dramatically curb energy wastage, according to Carbon Intelligence founder and chief innovation officer Cian Duggan, because they allow facilities management teams to manage and monitor building performance remotely. "In

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Clean Energy Trust

APRIL 9, 2020

As we continue to rely more and more on cloud infrastructure, optimizing the efficiency of computing will continue to be a big opportunity space for innovation. Link COVID 19 Related Cleantech News Credit: Sequoia Sequoia was quick to focus on COVID-19, blogging about how venture-backed companies should prepare for it.

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Business Green

APRIL 26, 2020

But with COP26 postponed until next year, the global economy plunging into recession, and delegates observing social distancing in the wake of Covid-19, this year's virtual Petersberg Climate Dialogue meeting now takes on a far greater significance, as well as a vastly different format.

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Business Green

APRIL 27, 2020

And I believe that by actually uniting around specific issues, we hope to spur innovation, scale up solutions and bring down the costs in both of these areas. And, of course, that it is particularly important now as a result of where the global economy finds itself in the Covid-19 situation.

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Green Market Oracle

APRIL 21, 2020

Submit your proposal for SRI2020 before May 12, 2020. SRI welcomes all timely, topical, and relevant suggestions with a clear connection to investing to drive change through SRI and ESG. SRI2020 will take place on November 8-11, 2020 in Orlando, Florida. The theme this year is: “Designing Our Future with SRI and ESG."

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Business Green

APRIL 30, 2020

Ambition, innovation and passion. Even in the old normal, the healthy $100m investment disclosed this week by agtech startup Pivot Bio - which hopes to disrupt the $65bn global market for synthetic nitrogen fertilizer - would be impressive. corn crops. corn crops. What drives climate tech entrepreneurs?

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Clean Energy Trust

APRIL 8, 2020

For 10 years, our mission was and continues to be focused on supporting the innovation ecosystem and the entrepreneurs who are devoting their life’s work to solving our collective climate and environmental challenges. Monumental threats, like climate change or COVID-19, do not affect our society equally.

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