Why communicating on climate is so hard
GreenBiz
APRIL 24, 2023
To meet climate goals, we need to tell better stories. Here’s how.
GreenBiz
APRIL 24, 2023
To meet climate goals, we need to tell better stories. Here’s how.
Charged
APRIL 24, 2023
Sponsored by LabelMaster. The EV market is booming, with the number of EVs on the road expected to hit 125 million by 2030. But the rapidly growing EV market has brought with it complex supply chain challenges associated with transporting the large format lithium-ion batteries that power them. And these challenges only increase depending on the size and condition of the battery.
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Green Living Guy
APRIL 27, 2023
Volkswagen (VW) gone plan electric. For it recently announced its ambitious plan to become a leader in electric vehicles (EV) by investing billions of euros towards the development of EVs and related technologies. The company aims to produce 1.5 million electric cars annually by 2025 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. This marks a significant […] The post Volkswagen’s Plan Electric: A Step in the Right Direction?
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 24, 2023
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has proposed new rules to address air pollution. But experts worry it’s not enough.
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.
GreenBiz
APRIL 25, 2023
Bidirectional charging is needed for a stable grid, but its ability to scale is trapped in the pilot stage.
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 26, 2023
Materials from Scottish-grown seaweed could help to improve the life-span and charge time of lithium-ion batteries used for the likes of electric vehicles, with a new first-of-its-kind prototype already being tested by expert researchers. The team from Marine Biopolymers and The University of Glasgow’s School of Chemistry recently received funding from the Industrial Biotechnology Innovation Centre (IBioIC) to explore the use of tailored alginates – a naturally-occurring material found in brown
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NRDC onEarth
APRIL 28, 2023
Senators Catherine Cortez-Masto (D-NV) and Jim Risch (R-ID) have introduced legislation that makes it easier for mining companies and others to acquire rights to federal land and to be able to use them as dumping grounds and worse. The legislation reverses over 150 years of legal precedent and lifts one of the few substantive requirements of America’s antiquated and regressive general mining law.
GreenBiz
APRIL 27, 2023
Propagate is one of the only startups in the U.S. working to combine agriculture and forestry to create productive and sustainable land use practices.
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 24, 2023
Odour sampling and surveying is the first step to getting on top of the problem. Odour management expert Silsoe Odours explores how to understand, handle and prevent odour complaints. Unpleasant odours can impact the health and well-being of those who live and work nearby. Facilities that emit odours will often have an odour condition in their operating permit.
Renew Economy
APRIL 27, 2023
AGL says "world is changing" but even after closure of Liddell on Friday it will remain Australia's biggest carbon polluter despite pledge on batteries and green hydrogen. The post “World is changing:” AGL to replace Liddell with battery, hydrogen, wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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.
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 26, 2023
EPA’s recent announcement to cut tailpipe pollution for light, medium, and heavy-duty vehicles is an important step, but the Advanced Clean Trucks (ACT), Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II), and Heavy-Duty Omnibus (HDO) rules are still critical policies to achieving our climate goals and should be adopted by states.
GreenBiz
APRIL 28, 2023
The latest initiative from the Beyond the Bag Consortium will reach three states and more than 150 stores, including mom-and-pop shops alongside some of the biggest retailers in the U.S., such as CVS Health, Target, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Kroger.
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 26, 2023
Until 8th September, nominees are welcomed for the latest round of the awards of the Association of Electrical & Mechanical Trades (AEMT). The following seven categories make up the 2023 awards programme: • Product of the Year – sponsored by Plant & Works Engineering • Project of the Year – sponsored by EMIR Software • Service Centre of the Year – sponsored by ABB • Supplier of the Year – sponsored by Drives & Controls • Contribution to Skills & Training Award – sponsored by Sulz
altenergymag
APRIL 25, 2023
During the visit, Eco Wave Power founder and CEO Inna Braverman gave the iconic actor and environmentalist a tour of the power station and explained Eco Wave Power’s innovative technology, which captures the power of ocean and sea waves and turns it into renewable energy.
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?
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 22, 2023
A bill in the California State Legislature that would start a fully integrated western electricity grid will be heard in the Assembly Utilities and Energy Committee next week.
GreenBiz
APRIL 27, 2023
A BloombergNEF report predicts the U.S. renewables project pipeline is set for a record-breaking surge in development, as Google announces a major new solar partnership.
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 24, 2023
Veolia Water Technologies UK (VWT UK) has been specified to supply its water treatment chemical solution, Hydrex 6861, to egg product supplier D Wise, based in Malpas, Cheshire. This has allowed the company to reduce the amount of sludge by-product formed during its manufacturing processes – and the costs to remove it from site. It has also improved its water treatment efficiency, resulting in an estimated and significant £50k of annual savings.
altenergymag
APRIL 28, 2023
Stallion - which is well known for its temporary housing - is uniting Stallion Oilfield Services, StallionRents, and STARCOMM into a single entity.
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 26, 2023
Efficiency will make our transition to a clean energy future cheaper and more cost-effective—and more comfortable, too.
GreenBiz
APRIL 24, 2023
Consumers express growing interest in purchasing greener products despite growing skepticism about environmental marketing claims. Can both be true?
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 24, 2023
The Lugg at Hampton Bishop (image credit: Philip Halling, CC BY-SA 2.0 license ). Damaged stretch of river must be restored following successful prosecution by Natural England and Environment Agency, says Herefordshire Wildlife Trust On 20 April a court sentenced a landowner to prison for badly damaging a stretch of the River Lugg. This followed a successful investigation and prosecution by Natural England and the Environment Agency where the landowner pleaded guilty to carrying out work without
Renew Economy
APRIL 23, 2023
The current growth rates of solar alone will see the global energy sector decarbonised by mid-century. The post Solar is a runaway global success, and Australia is showing the way forward appeared first on RenewEconomy.
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 22, 2023
Canada's Environment Commissioner found that the Government of Canada has failed to transparently report on the climate impact of industrial logging, with potentially sweeping ramifications for its forest policymaking.
GreenBiz
APRIL 27, 2023
The recent UN water conference convened almost 10,000 people focused on addressing critical scarcity, quality and inequity issues, but whether they can turn intentional into action remains an open question.
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 26, 2023
Consultancy firm Ricardo has developed a seemingly first of its kind Persistence Assessment Tool to provide manufacturers and importers of chemical substances and products, regulators, and the scientific community with support and guidance to undertake complex persistence assessments of chemicals in the environment. The tool has been developed by Ricardo and is sponsored by Concawe and the International Collaboration on Cosmetics Safety (ICCS), with support from the Cefic Long-Range Research Ini
Renew Economy
APRIL 27, 2023
Hazelwood battery charges up for first time at site of former brown coal generator in the Latrobe Valley. The post Hazelwood battery charges up for first time at site of former coal generator appeared first on RenewEconomy.
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 26, 2023
The Zero Food Waste Coalition has formed to accelerate action to meet our national goal to reduce food waste by 50% by 2030.
GreenBiz
APRIL 26, 2023
In his new role at private equity firm Haveli Investments, former Microsoft Chief Environmental Officer Lucas Joppa seeks to make striving for net zero just a normal consideration for every business.
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 24, 2023
A new reusable cup scheme, Cup Movement® in the Highlands, was launched by environmental charity Keep Scotland Beautiful, on 20 April. Says the charity: “Around 200 million single use cups are used and discarded in Scotland every year. Only 4% of these are recycled. Something needs to change.” A recent survey highlighted that 81% 1 of people in the Highlands thought takeaway venues needed to do more to make it easier for people to buy and use reusable cups if they wanted to while 90%
Renew Economy
APRIL 23, 2023
First of the last three units at Australia's oldest coal generator shut down on Monday morning. The post AGL shuts down first of last three units at Liddell, Australia’s oldest coal generator appeared first on RenewEconomy.
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 22, 2023
A year ago, environmental groups called out the caribou conservation agreement between Canada and Ontario as being the weakest in the country. Now, Canada's Environment Minister declares that Ontario is not effectively protecting critical caribou habitat.
GreenBiz
APRIL 28, 2023
Sponsored: Microgrids can provide the solution to the sustainability dilemma and offer other business benefits, learn why now is the time for on-site microgrids.
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 27, 2023
A site where AiDash’s system has performed habitat classification. The different colours and lines represent the habitats as identified. Satellite data and AI technology can perform essential ecological surveys to guide reporting and nature recovery strategies, says Software as a service (SaaS) AI firm AiDash From November 2023, local planning authorities (LPAs) in England must begin receiving, assessing, and reviewing planning applications with biodiversity baseline and biodiversity net g
Charged
APRIL 25, 2023
EV manufacturer Polestar (Nasdaq: PSNY) has added a second SUV to its lineup. The company says the new Polestar 4 is “positioned between Polestar 2 and Polestar 3 in terms of size and price,” and is “the fastest Polestar production car to date.” Polestar 4 will be offered in dual- and single-motor (rear-wheel drive) versions. Each of the permanent magnet synchronous motors delivers 200 kW (272 hp) of power and 343 Nm (253 lb-ft) of torque.
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