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The Climate Emergency Is The Only Business Variable That Matters

Forbes Green Tech

Finally, we are starting to talk about the end of the oil era. We know what is happening, and we know who is responsible. The climate emergency is going to be a key business variable. If you haven’t grasped this yet, you’re going to have a lot of problems, and not just with your conscience.

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An installer’s guide to full solar array rapid shutdown devices on the market

Solar Power World

The 2020 fire season has been California’s worst ever, in part due to the lower precipitation and hotter summers brought on by a changing climate. Rooftop solar aims to be part of the climate solution. The importance of the 2017 National Electric Code’s requirement that rooftop solar projects be rapidly shut down in case of… The post An installer’s guide to full solar array rapid shutdown devices on the market appeared first on Solar Power World.

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A vote for clean energy

GreenBiz

A vote for clean energy. Sarah Golden. Fri, 10/16/2020 - 01:45. I recently joined the most impressive group of clean energy leaders I’ve known, and it happens to have come together in support of Joe Biden for president. The network: Clean Energy for Biden (CE4B). . It includes more than 9,500 clean energy professionals in the public, private and nonprofit sectors.

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Water documentary to screen on Netflix in October

Envirotec Magazine

A powerful documentary that aims to drive positive change in water is set to reach a global audience of millions. Brave Blue World , narrated by Liam Neeson and featuring actors and activists Matt Damon and Jaden Smith, will be available to watch on Netflix 21 October 2020, to an audience of 193 million subscribers worldwide, and available in 29 languages.

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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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World's largest Arctic expedition returns with grim news

Inhabitat - Innovation

After 13 months of collecting data, history's largest Arctic research expedition returned with grim news. "We witnessed how the Arctic Ocean is dying," mission leader Markus Rex told Agence-France Presse.

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Duke Energy Pledges to Eliminate Methane Emissions From Natural Gas Business by 2030

GreenTechMedia

Duke Energy has upped its net-zero carbon by 2050 goals, pledging to eliminate methane emissions from its natural gas business by 2030 through a combination of better pipeline leak detection, more efficient operations, and investing in renewable natural gas to reduce the carbon intensity of its supplies. The new goals outlined in Duke’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) day presentation on Friday were among a host of incremental advances on last year’s commitment to reach ne

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Scale-up data technology, water companies urged

Envirotec Magazine

There has been “significant growth” in the use of data by the UK water sector but technology now needs to be rolled out at scale if optimum benefits are to be felt over the next five years. This is the picture from Paul Dickenson, chair of the British Water Data & Analytics Focus Group, who was speaking ahead of British Water’s Data Conference, which will take place on 21 October 2020.

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New study finds eco-glitter just as damaging as ordinary glitter

Inhabitat - Innovation

Despite the promises and inflated price tag, biodegradable glitter ends up the same way as old-school glitter — wreaking havoc on aquatic ecosystems.

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From Pilot to Permanent: Green Mountain Power’s Home Battery Network Is Here to Stay

GreenTechMedia

Utility pilot projects aren’t famous for standout financial success. Usually the goal is to verify a technology in the field before attempting broader deployment. Sometimes nothing follows the pilot. Vermont utility Green Mountain Power not only verified the efficacy of residential batteries for meeting grid needs, it saved its customers millions of dollars with them.

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Are lawyers and accountants doing enough on climate change?

GreenBiz

Are lawyers and accountants doing enough on climate change? Joel Makower. Tue, 10/13/2020 - 01:40. When it comes to the climate crisis, it’s not just what you make and sell, it’s what you do, and for whom you do it. That’s the message from several recent reports focusing on the role of service-sector companies in addressing — positively or negatively — climate change.

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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.

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AWEA Statement on Collaboration between Hydropower Industry and Environmental Community

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Hydropower to help integrate wind and solar energy resources, helping move toward the joint vision to reach a majority renewables American electric grid within a decade

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100-year-old Buda Mill & Grain Co. has new life as a community gathering spot

Inhabitat - Innovation

Often, culture and community are so intertwined that one defines the other, as is the case with a rural town in Texas, where the residents embraced a dilapidated historic site, called the Buda Mill & Grain Co., and brought it back to life.

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Can Carbon-Negative Materials Clean Up Construction? Made of Air Makes the 2020 50 to Watch List

CleanTech Group

While taking a backseat to the health crisis over the last few months, climate change increasingly shapes our daily experience. Wildfires, droughts, hurricanes.

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To keep going during these difficult times, remember to float

GreenBiz

To keep going during these difficult times, remember to float. Chris Gaither. Mon, 10/12/2020 - 01:45. A couple of years ago, desperate for fitness and community, I joined the master’s swim program at my local pool. I churned up and down the lanes a few mornings a week, and I grew faster and faster, especially on the sprints. Turns out these big feet of mine, size 13 with fallen arches, propel me beautifully through the water.

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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?

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Aircuity Celebrates National Energy Awareness Month

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Recognizing building operators who reduce energy impact through improved ventilation. Building operators of labs, K-12 schools, universities and commercial offices have reduced their energy impact through improved ventilation. Improved ventilation has resulted in both significantly reducing energy consumption and carbon footprint, saving a total of 76 Billion MBtus to date.

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Artist creates mesmerizing paintings using coal pollution from local streams

Inhabitat - Innovation

A group of artists, engineers and dedicated community members are finding ways to clean up local pollution and turn it into something meaningful.

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China’s Hydrogen Society Beginning to Take Shape

CleanTech Group

China’s Hydrogen Society Beginning to Take Shape Last year, we detailed how China’s government had promoted ambitious plans for the development of a hydrogen economy and specifically, how the country’s Science and Technology.

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San José's bold new plan for climate-friendly transit

GreenBiz

San José's bold new plan for climate-friendly transit. Elizabeth Stampe. Tue, 10/13/2020 - 00:22. San José is rolling out the green carpet for biking, thanks to the city council’s unanimous passage of the Better Bike Plan 2025. With the plan’s adoption, the city commits to building a 550-mile network of bike lanes, boulevards and trails to help thousands more people ride safely.

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Trelleborg Reaffirms Commitment to Offshore Wind Industry by Attending GOW Virtual Conference and Exhibition

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Trelleborg’s applied technologies operation will exhibit its innovative cable protection system, NjordGuard, at Global Offshore Wind, a virtual conference and exhibition which takes place online from 28 to 30 October, 2020.

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Simple, sustainable DIY Halloween decor

Inhabitat - Innovation

Fall has arrived, and the holiday season is right around the corner, making for the perfect time to get creative with Mission Fall Decor 2020. While you might find inspiration walking through the local home improvement or craft store, dedicating yourself to DIY decor saves you money, adds a personal sense of accomplishment and presents the opportunity to recycle or select materials that are sustainable and environmentally-friendly.

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How Oslo Achieved Zero Pedestrian and Bicycle Fatalities, and How Others Can Apply What Worked

The City Fix

In 2015, the City of Oslo, Norway, made a commitment after years of rising transportation injuries to reduce car traffic and prioritize the safety of pedestrians, cyclists and the environment. Unlike in the United States and other countries where transportation. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Inside the world’s first VR circular fashion summit: 4 key takeaways

GreenBiz

Inside the world’s first VR circular fashion summit: 4 key takeaways. Lilian Liu. Wed, 10/14/2020 - 01:30. COVID-19 has radically accelerated the need for the fashion industry to innovate. The second edition of the Circular Fashion Summit bears fruit of this new socially distanced reality. The world’s first virtual reality (VR) fashion summit Oct. 3 and 4 was pioneered by founders Lorenzo Albrighi and ShihYun Kuo of Lablaco , a company that uses technology to accelerate the transition towards a

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Energy Management System Market is Estimated to Reach USD 110.4 Billion in 2024

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The global energy management system market is estimated to reach USD 110.4 Billion in 2024 at a CAGR of 18.8%. Volatility of energy prices and increasing awareness of technology availability and validity is expected to drive the energy management system market during the forecast period.

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LEED Gold office in Austin offers wearables to promote employee wellness

Inhabitat - Innovation

The Texas Mutual Insurance Company's new headquarters in Austin, Texas's Mueller Development has earned both LEED Gold and Austin Energy Green Building 4-Star certifications in recognition of the building's energy-efficient design and focus on occupant wellness. Designed by Texan architecture firm Studio8 Architects, the four-story office building is notable for its adherence to the "Design for Active Occupants" LEED innovation strategy to prioritize a healthy and active workplace as opposed to

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Arrival’s Electric Vehicle Vision Gets $118 Million Boost From BlackRock

Forbes Green Tech

The U.K. maker of battery-powered buses and vans will use the funds to gets its first "microfactories" running in England and South Carolina next year, with more on the way.

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Coca-Cola on board with emphasizing human impact

GreenBiz

Coca-Cola on board with emphasizing human impact. Heather Clancy. Mon, 10/12/2020 - 00:15. The importance of setting science-based corporate strategies to address climate change is irrefutable. But corporations need to think far more about the human impact of their business decisions. Companies that don’t act decisively on issues of equity and social justice at the same time will fall short of their ambition.

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Blink and SG Blocks Enter Into Strategic Master Development and Production Agreement to Bring Solar, Off-grid, Modular EV Charging Solutions to Market

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- Provides for Cooperative Deployment of Charging Stations with Energy Storage to Support Growing Demand for Electric Vehicles

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UK plans to be powered entirely by offshore wind turbines by 2030

Inhabitat - Innovation

U.K. prime minister Boris Johnson has affirmed government plans to ensure that the entire country is powered by offshore wind energy by 2030.

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Siemens solution allows EV power consumption to be metered separately

Charged

Siemens eMobility solutions is field-testing a new charging technology called the Meter Integrated Charger (MIC), which provides a way to measure the quantity of electricity used to charge an EV in order to track and manage consumption. “Currently, for most customers who own EVs, EV energy consumption is mixed in with all other usage in the owner’s electricity bill, making it impossible to identify the energy costs from charging the EV versus the home’s air conditioning or lighting.

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HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century

GreenBiz

HSBC is latest bank to pledge net-zero financed emissions by mid-century. Cecilia Keating. Tue, 10/13/2020 - 00:46. HSBC has become the latest bank to commit to achieving net-zero financed emissions, announcing Monday that it intends to align its portfolio of investments and debt financing with global climate targets by mid-century. The bank, currently Europe's second largest financier of fossil fuels, has committed to reaching net-zero across its supply chain and operations by 2030, before reac

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Facilities to reap the benefits of Energy Storage Systems in multiple ways

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Industrial applications are reaping the advantages of the energy system in different aspects as the consumption of energy has skyrocketed. On the other hand, the rising implementation of renewable energy is increasing the need for energy storage, thereby driving demand growth.

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New solar-powered townhome community opens in Sonoma County

Inhabitat - Innovation

Round Barn is a new townhome community composed of eco-friendly, solar-powered residences in Santa Rosa’s historic Fountaingrove neighborhood.

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Amazon reveals first of Rivian electric delivery vans

Charged

Amazon is pursuing a multi-track strategy to electrify its delivery fleet. The company already operates hundreds of EVs worldwide, including e-cargo bikes in New York City and Europe. It plans to add 1,800 electric delivery vehicles to its European fleet this year, and 10,000 in India by 2025. The retail/delivery/IT conglomerate has ordered electric vans from Mercedes-Benz and trucks from Lion Electric.

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Luxury in the new normal: Leadership and innovation in 2020 and beyond

GreenBiz

Luxury in the new normal: Leadership and innovation in 2020 and beyond. Elisa Niemtzow. Fri, 10/16/2020 - 01:00. Business as usual for the luxury industry is over. 2020 brings with it the end of a positive growth cycle, as analysts expect global luxury sales to contract 25-45 percent in 2020 , with a recovery that could take up to three years. And yet, the coronavirus pandemic, for all the havoc it has wrought on the industry, has pushed the sustainable business agenda even further, forcing busi