November, 2016

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EU Announces ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ 900K Jobs Mega-Plan

Climate-KIC

The EU commission has put forward a ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ package of energy laws and regulations to help Europe implement the Paris climate accord. “Europe is on the brink of a clean energy revolution. And just as we did in Paris, we can only get this right if we work together,” EU climate […]. The post EU Announces ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans’ 900K Jobs Mega-Plan appeared first on Climate-KIC.

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Is Recycling Your Company's Electronics Good for Your Bottom Line?

Living Green Technology

Recycling keeps getting bigger and bigger in general, and has seen tremendous growth in electronics in particular. In 2010, approximately 3.5 tons of electronics were recycled in the USA, with more than 62% of that coming from PC and IT-related equipment. Much of this recycling is coming from businesses around the nation, but is this simply because of the positive PR being environmentally conscious brings?

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UK Climate Diplomacy Staff Cut Again as Post-Brexit Links to Trump and US Deniers Strengthen

DeSmogBlog

Read time: 3 mins With Donald Trump set to become the President of the United States, the international climate change political scenery has shifted. The president-elect’s stance on “quitting” the Paris Agreement seems to have softened in recent days. But countries are still going to need strong diplomatic teams to shore-up the global commitment to tackling climate change, reiterated at the Marrakech climate talks last week.

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Making Connections and Finding Inspiration at WCS Talks 2016

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

By Rosana Francescato. The annual flagship event of Women in Cleantech & Sustainability is always informative, enlightening — and fun. The 300 women and men who attended this year were energized from the moment moderator and WCS Founder Lisa Ann Pinkerton opened the event till the last networker left the post-talks happy hour. The word on everyone’s lips: “inspiring.”.

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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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The Extraordinary Acceleration of Urbanisation Captured in One Short Video

Climate-KIC

[link] Some 75 per cent of the world’s population is expected to live in cities by 2030. The rapid acceleration of this trend becomes especially apparent when it is visualised. New York City-based data visualisation expert Max Galka put an animated map together earlier this year, based on a project by a team of researchers […]. The post The Extraordinary Acceleration of Urbanisation Captured in One Short Video appeared first on Climate-KIC.

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What is E-Waste and Why Does It Matter?

Living Green Technology

Electronic waste is commonly referred to as e-waste, and is used to describe electronic products that are unwanted, obsolete, and/or aren’t working properly anymore. This has become a more common problem as technology has continued to innovate at an accelerated pace. Many think that e-waste can be treated similarly to regular waste when it comes to recycling.

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