Food decarbonization comes of age at COP28
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Governments, funders and businesses are rolling up their sleeves at the climate summit to transform food systems.
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How Neonics Can Harm Soil Health and Soil Biodiversity
NRDC onEarth
DECEMBER 5, 2023
This World Soil Day, let's acknowledge the effects that neonic pesticides can have on soil health and biodiversity, and the farms that depend on them
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24/7 solar towers could double energy output
TechXplore
DECEMBER 6, 2023
If you want to improve the output of solar energy systems, why not also run them at night? That's the question researchers in Qatar and Jordan addressed as they successfully devised a system that promises to more than double energy output of current solar power stations.
Zero-Emission Vehicles Factbook: COP28 Edition
BloombergNEF
DECEMBER 4, 2023
By Colin McKerracher, Head of Advanced Transport, BloombergNEF While the climate and energy world gather in Dubai this week for COP, BloombergNEF has published its annual zero emission vehicle factbook. The report was first launched at COP26 in Glasgow and provides a comprehensive picture on where we are on the journey to cleaning up road […] The post Zero-Emission Vehicles Factbook: COP28 Edition appeared first on BloombergNEF.
The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing
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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene
Why it matters that New York state is suing PepsiCo over single-use plastic
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 8, 2023
The state alleges PepsiCo misled the public about the damage caused by single-use plastics.
Municipal Compost is Key for Regenerative Farms and Sustainable Cities
NRDC onEarth
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Compost is a physical reminder that soils, farms, and farmers are all part of a larger food system inextricably linked with municipalities and urban areas
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Planning approval given for Australia’s biggest battery to soak up solar and replace coal
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Planning approval given for 2,000 MWh battery in Collie that could double in size and will be used to soak up solar and shift it to the evening peaks, replacing coal. The post Planning approval given for Australia’s biggest battery to soak up solar and replace coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Spain awards contracts to 1.9GWh energy storage in first PERTE tender
Energy Storage News
DECEMBER 7, 2023
The government of Spain, through the Institution for the diversification and energy savings (IDAE) has awarded 880MW/1809MWh in its first tender for energy storage to be co-located with renewables.
Yet Another Oil Spill Hits the Gulf of Mexico
NRDC onEarth
DECEMBER 8, 2023
The largest Gulf oil spill since Deepwater Horizon highlights the inherent risks of offshore drilling to coastal communities and marine ecosystems.
Sellafield: ‘bottomless pit of hell, money and despair’ at Europe’s most toxic nuclear site
The Guardian: Energy
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Described as a nuclear Narnia, the site is a source of economic support for Cumbria – and a longstanding international safety concern Sellafield nuclear site hacked by groups linked to Russia and China Ministers who visit Sellafield for the first time are left with no illusions about the challenge at Europe’s most toxic nuclear site. One former UK secretary of state described it as a “bottomless pit of hell, money and despair”, which sucked up so much cash that it drowned out many other projects
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.
Wind and solar output surges past 20 gigawatts for first time on Australia’s main grid
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Wind and solar output has surged past 20 gigawatts for the first time on Australian main grid, marking yet another significant milestone in the green energy transition. The post Wind and solar output surges past 20 gigawatts for first time on Australia’s main grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.
US to Release Hydrogen Subsidy Guidance After COP28
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 7, 2023
DUBAI– The U.S. will release guidance for how hydrogen producers can secure billions of dollars of subsidies embedded in last year’s Inflation Reduction Act sometime this year after the COP28 climate.
The Cool Way to Heat: CA is poised to encourage “smart” AC units
NRDC onEarth
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Proposed regs encourage new AC installs to be heat pumps, enabling customers to access heating and cooling in one clean appliance.
Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels to hit record high
The Guardian: Energy
DECEMBER 4, 2023
Projected rate of warming has not improved in past two years, analysis shows Cop28 president forced into defence of fossil fuel phase-out claims See all our Cop28 coverage Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels reached record levels again in 2023, as experts warned that the projected rate of warming had not improved over the past two years. The world is on track to have burned more coal, oil and gas in 2023 than it did in 2022, according to a report by the Global Carbon Project , pumping 1.1%
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.
Rooftop solar installs smash record as households turn to bigger systems, put pressure on coal
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 3, 2023
Rooftop solar installs smash monthly records in November, as system sizes reach nearly 10kW and the coal industry faces another big bite out of its midday market lunch. The post Rooftop solar installs smash record as households turn to bigger systems, put pressure on coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.
22 Countries, Including U.S., Pledge to Triple Nuclear Power Capacity
POWER Magazine
DECEMBER 2, 2023
The U.S. and 21 other countries have said they want to triple the global generation capacity of nuclear power by mid-century. The pledge, announced Dec. 2 at the United Nations’ […] The post 22 Countries, Including U.S., Pledge to Triple Nuclear Power Capacity appeared first on POWER Magazine.
South Fork Wind Is Also a Victory for Whales
NRDC onEarth
DECEMBER 7, 2023
The first U.S. utility-scale offshore wind project turns on the lights—and was built with strong protections in place for endangered whales.
Samtrans Set to Make Largest Zero-Emission Bus Purchase in the Agency’s History
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 8, 2023
The San Mateo County Transit District Board of Directors approved the purchase of up to 108 hydrogen fuel cell electric buses (FCEBs) at its December meeting, moving SamTrans closer to.
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?
“Major influx:” Batteries lead charge as renewables and storage grid applications double
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Applications for connections to the grid from new renewable and storage projects have more than doubled in the past year, and its taking less time. The post “Major influx:” Batteries lead charge as renewables and storage grid applications double appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Reuters, New York Times Top List of Fossil Fuel Industry’s Media Enablers
DeSmogBlog
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Darren Woods, the CEO of Exxon, celebrates the potential of carbon capture to dramatically reduce global emissions. According to Saudi Aramco’s podcast, the fossil fuel industry is innovating new climate solutions, and BP’s podcast proclaims more of the same. These messages sound like they’ve been pulled from the public-relations departments of the world’s largest oil companies, but they were produced and promoted by the in-house ad agencies of Bloomberg, Reuters , and The New
Electric Vehicles: A Win-Win for Illinois Drivers & Utility Customers
NRDC onEarth
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Widespread adoption of electric vehicles in Illinois will benefit all utility customers as we transition towards a cleaner transportation system.
Lhyfe Inaugurates Its Bessières Site, the France’s Largest Green and Renewable Hydrogen Production Site
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 8, 2023
Occitanie H2 Corridor project and hydrogen mobility launched in the region From the first half of 2024, it will be possible in Occitanie to drive and power industrial processes cleanly,
Stunning leap in rooftop solar PV smashes renewable records across the grid
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Rooftop solar output leaps by nearly a gigawatt to help establish new output records for renewables and reshape the grid. The post Stunning leap in rooftop solar PV smashes renewable records across the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.
‘This may be our last chance’: Cop28 talks enter final phase
The Guardian: Energy
DECEMBER 8, 2023
‘We cannot negotiate with nature’ says Denmark’s climate minister as talks to phase out fossil fuels hang in balance The next few days could be the world’s last chance of keeping global heating within safe limits, nations meeting for the Cop28 UN climate summit have been told. With talks in Dubai now entering their final phase, the world’s governments are still far apart on the central question of whether to phase out fossil fuels.
Compost Is a Climate Solution
NRDC onEarth
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Reducing food waste is no. 1 on the list of most impactful interventions to mitigate climate change.
ITM Power PLC Expects Improved Half-Year Revenue, Backs Annual Guidance
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 4, 2023
On Monday, ITM Power PLC reaffirmed its annual guidance, highlighting advancements in its 12-month strategy, which is designed to establish a solid base for the company’s future growth. “Ahead of.
Another dud Snowy Hydro project, squandering over $1.5bn of taxpayers’ money
Renew Economy
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Snowy Hydro's Hunter Power Project has kept a low profile compared to Snowy 2.0 – but it has a strikingly similar list of troubles sending it over budget and off schedule. The post Another dud Snowy Hydro project, squandering over $1.5bn of taxpayers’ money appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Yes, it’s possible to electrify a home on just 100 amps
Canary Media
DECEMBER 7, 2023
Canary Media’s Electrified Life column shares real-world tales, tips and insights to demystify what individuals can do to shift their homes and lives to clean electric power. In 2022, Wayne Szeto was psyched to electrify his home.
EPA Wants Lead Pipes Out in a Decade: Chicagoans Could Wait 40+ Years
NRDC onEarth
DECEMBER 6, 2023
Chicago's lead pipes could be replaced by 2067 or later based on the EPA's Lead and Copper Rule Improvements proposal.
Nikola Corporation Announces Proposed Offerings of Common Stock and Convertible Senior Notes
FuelCellsWorks
DECEMBER 7, 2023
PHOENIX– Nikola Corporation (Nasdaq: NKLA) today announced its intention to offer, subject to market and other conditions, $100,000,000 of common stock and $200,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Green Convertible Senior Notes.
GM and Toyota are shaping up to be the biggest losers in the EV transition
TechCrunch: Climate
DECEMBER 3, 2023
Legacy automakers have scaled back or set overly modest electric vehicle production targets. They may come to regret that. © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
California regulators cut incentives for rooftop solar even further
Canary Media
DECEMBER 4, 2023
The California Public Utilities Commission has insisted that its decision last year to slash the compensation that households can receive from rooftop solar systems comes with a silver lining — a financial incentive for households to add batteries to their solar systems.
Beyond The Tailpipe
NRDC onEarth
DECEMBER 5, 2023
Brakes and tires are now a major source of particulate matter pollution from cars and trucks.
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