‘Zero draft’ lends shape to global plastics treaty
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
NGOs are cautiously optimistic about the draft document for a global plastics treaty, which will be used during the third set of negotiations scheduled for mid-November.
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Lack of evidence hampers progress on corporate-led ecosystem restoration
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Heathy coral reef in Indonesia (image credit: Dr Tim Lamont, Lancaster University). A ‘near total’ lack of transparency is making it impossible to assess the quality of corporate-led ecosystem restoration projects, according to a Lancaster University-led study published on 7 September in Science. Efforts to rebuild degraded environments are vital for achieving global biodiversity targets.
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Time for U.S. to Kick the Habit of Offshore Drilling
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
The Biden administration prepares a new five-year plan to lease ocean areas to fossil fuel companies for profit, and business as usual is not an option.
The Solar Revolution: How Advances in Solar Power are Changing the World
U.S. Green Technology
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
The past decade has seen tremendous advances in solar power technology that are transforming how we generate, store, and consume energy around the world. As solar becomes more affordable and efficient, it is emerging as a mainstream energy source with the potential to significantly reduce global carbon emissions and usher in a new era of. The post The Solar Revolution: How Advances in Solar Power are Changing the World appeared first on U.S.
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.
How Applied Materials and Intel are helping chipmakers buy clean power
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
The Catalyze program, sponsored by Intel and Applied Materials and run by Schneider Electric, aims to accelerate renewable energy access across the global semiconductor supply chain.
DOD Advances X-Energy Mobile Nuclear Microreactor as Second Project Pele Design
POWER Magazine
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
The Department of Defense (DOD) has moved to develop a second transportable microreactor under Project Pele, granting X-energy a contract option to advance the design of its mobile advanced nuclear […] The post DOD Advances X-Energy Mobile Nuclear Microreactor as Second Project Pele Design appeared first on POWER Magazine.
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Rainwater Harvesting: How to Make Your Home Greener?
U.S. Green Technology
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Homeowners and people alike are looking for doable and sustainable solutions to lessen their environmental footprint at a time. This is important when addressing climate change and water shortages is becoming more and more critical. Rainwater collection is one such environmentally beneficial effort that is flourishing. It is a straightforward but incredibly powerful technique that.
5 ways to make reuse mainstream
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Innovators at the vanguard of the reuse movement agree on the key ingredients that will speed up the adoption of reuse.
The American chestnut tree is coming back. Who is it for?
Grist
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
This story was co-published with Native News Online. When Neil Patterson Jr. was about 7 or 8 years old, he saw a painting called “Gathering Chestnuts,” by Tonawanda Seneca artist Ernest Smith. Patterson didn’t realize that the painting showed a grove of American chestnuts, a tree that had been all but extinct since his great-grandparents’ time. Instead, what struck Patterson was the family in the foreground: As a man throws a wooden club to knock chestnuts from the branches above, a child shell
How to Survive a Flood
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Be prepared for the next major storm by planning ahead and staying vigilant when floodwaters arrive.
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.
Heat pumps outperform boilers and furnaces — even in the cold
Canary Media
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Not only do heat pumps function in freezing temperatures — they work far more efficiently than fossil-fuel heating systems in the cold. That’s according to a team of researchers in Europe affiliated with the independent nonprofit Regulatory Assistance Project.
This carbon removal startup reduces emissions by burying sludgy organic waste
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Vaulted Deep, backed with $8 million led by Lowercarbon Capital, is one of about a dozen startups to receive carbon removal contracts through the Frontier buying group.
Meet the Shadowy Network Vilifying Climate Protestors
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
By Amy Westervelt, Drilled , and Geoff Dembicki, DeSmog , with additional reporting by Julianna Merullo and Lyndal Rowlands Earlier this year, news footage began making the rounds on social media of young activists from the German climate organization Letzte Generation (Last Generation) being assaulted by their fellow citizens as they obstructed streets in an effort to draw attention to the German government’s inaction on climate.
What Are “EnergyGuide” and “Energy Star” Anyway?
NRDC onEarth
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
A guide to decoding the government’s tip sheets for buying the most energy-efficient appliance.
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?
Nuclear energy remains weapon of choice for climate deniers and coal lobby
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
The Coalition is declaring a new "war on wind and solar" as it uses the nuclear debate to disguise the fact it intends to do nothing about climate action. The post Nuclear energy remains weapon of choice for climate deniers and coal lobby appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Amazon just launched a new program to cajole sellers into cutting their emissions
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Amazon’s new Sustainability Solutions Hub centralizes access to several services Amazon has slowly been making available to sellers over the past few years.
Gotion to build US$2 billion gigafactory in Illinois
Energy Storage News
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
China-headquartered lithium-ion battery manufacturer Gotion High-Tech has announced a new US$2 billion gigafactory in Illinois, US, targeting the EV and energy storage system (ESS) markets.
American PR Firm Edelman Enabled Oil Baron Al Jaber’s Ascension to Lead COP28 Climate Conference
DeSmogBlog
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
With three months to go until the COP28 United Nations climate talks begin in Dubai, critics have stepped up their condemnation of the decision to put Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber , the head of Abu Dhabi’s state oil company ADNOC, in charge of the conference. What few may realize, however, is that Al Jaber’s ascent to the highest levels of climate diplomacy began 16 years ago, and Edelman , the largest public relations firm in the world, played a crucial role.
Solar reaches record 120 per cent of electricity demand in South Australia
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 10, 2023
South Australia sets a new record with solar providing 120 per cent of it electricity demand. The post Solar reaches record 120 per cent of electricity demand in South Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Cocoa-shell fertilizer: Nestle and Cargill team on regenerative agriculture
GreenBiz
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
CCm Technologies will transform cocoa shells discarded at a Cargill factory into low-carbon fertilizer pellets for wheat farmers.
NASA JPL Imaging Spectrometer Ready for Tanager 1 Integration
Planet Pulse
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
Today we have an exciting update to report for the Tanager program – the imaging spectrometer, developed by NASA JPL, has been handed off to our team for integration onto our Tanager 1 hyperspectral satellite. This exquisite instrument will act as the “eye” of the satellite, allowing us to detect, pinpoint, and quantify point source emissions of methane and carbon dioxide.
Fallback Friday Story: Bosch Starts Volume Production of Its Fuel-Cell Power Module
FuelCellsWorks
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Sales of 5 billion euros with H2 technologies by 2030. Bosch operates along the entire hydrogen value chain. Bosch chairman Stefan Hartung: “Bosch knows its way around hydrogen, and Bosch.
Battery cell prices plunge in August, close to tipping point for the end of ICE vehicles
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Price of battery cells plunges in August, taking it close to the "tipping point" where the cost of building battery-powered EVs can match that of internal combustion engine cars. The post Battery cell prices plunge in August, close to tipping point for the end of ICE vehicles appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Florida is now adding more solar power than any other state
Canary Media
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Florida has long ranked a distant third place behind California and Texas in installed solar, but it’s now installing more solar panels than any other state — despite a policy landscape that’s considerably more challenging than in other states.
Experts Finally Agree – Both battery and hydrogen fuel cars are needed to decarbonize
Hydrogen Fuel News
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Though it may seem that the world is dividing between these clean energies, it’s not either/or. Often when there are discussions about hydrogen fuel cells or battery electric engines, the conversation will focus on which one is the best clean energy option to power our future. Increasingly, experts are agreeing that it won’t be one or the other, and that it is likely that they will not be the only clean power options as we move forward in the battle against climate change.
HYDF Energy Unveils HYNAVAL: a Bold Initiative to Green Maritime Transport With Hydrogen
FuelCellsWorks
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
Bordeaux (France)– Hydrogène de France (HDF Energy), leading developer of large-scale green hydrogen infrastructure and high-power fuel cell manufacturer , is taking a significant stake alongside CLYD, a naval architect, in.
China solar juggernaut hurtles towards 1,000GW of installed capacity by 2026
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
New modelling shows China will this year pass the 500GW mark for total installed solar capacity – and then double that milestone by the end of 2026. The post China solar juggernaut hurtles towards 1,000GW of installed capacity by 2026 appeared first on RenewEconomy.
He couldn't install solar at home, so he helps nonprofits do it instead
Canary Media
SEPTEMBER 11, 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. Canary thanks Lunar Energy for its support of the column. John Smillie had long been concerned about the climate crisis.
Toyota is working to stand out in the congested hydrogen trucks market
Hydrogen Fuel News
SEPTEMBER 14, 2023
The company has been pushing hard for H2 fuel cells and is now entering an already busy ecosystem. Toyota is easily among the automakers making the most noise about the promise of fuel cells in transportation and is now diving straight into hydrogen trucks in a way that would be impossible to avoid noticing. Though these vehicles have yet to reach mainstream use, they are increasingly seen as the future of trucking.
VDL Groep Reveals Hydrogen Fuel Cell Truck for Toyota’s European Logistics
FuelCellsWorks
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
First hydrogen truck by VDL Groep using Toyota fuel cell modules is ready for pilot phase VDL Groep to launch four more hydrogen trucks to be tested by Toyota’s Logistic.
Tesla gets ready to take on Australia energy utilities in landmark move for the grid
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Tesla has applied for new licences with market operator and regulator in a landmark move for the grid, and for efforts to "orchestrate" consumer energy resources as coal plants close. The post Tesla gets ready to take on Australia energy utilities in landmark move for the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.
How cities are working to improve ‘tree equity’
Grist
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
The vision “We know that there are actual real-life impacts between communities that don’t have access to the health benefits of trees and those that do.” Benita Hussain, tree equity lead at American Forests The spotlight This summer, when the mercury surged in Seattle, I found myself constantly crossing over to the shadier side of the street on walks with my dog.
Chart: Solar installations set to break global, US records in 2023
Canary Media
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Canary Media’s chart of the week translates crucial data about the clean energy transition into a visual format. The solar industry is having yet another record-setting growth year, globally and in the U.S.
Terex Advance Adopts Cummins X15H Hydrogen Engines for Its Concrete Mixers
FuelCellsWorks
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023
First US-based on-highway OEM to secure X15H as part of its decarbonization strategy. COLUMBUS, Ind– Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI), a global power solutions provider and Terex® Advance, leading manufacturer of.
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