The City Fix
OCTOBER 5, 2020
As coronavirus restrictions ease around the world, many consider a walk around their neighborhood for some fresh air to be a welcome break from confinement. However, socioeconomic status could greatly affect the landscapes people find on these strolls, particularly in how much. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 26, 2020
The top 25 most sustainable fleets. Katie Fehrenbacher. Mon, 10/26/2020 - 02:00. However you look at it, 2020 is a turning point for fleets. . Thanks to converging forces — including supportive policies, dropping battery costs and aggressive climate goals — transportation leaders at large and small organizations are increasingly turning to new zero-emission and low-carbon options that decarbonize fleets and in some cases save money.
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DeSmogBlog
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Read time: 15 mins This article was published as part of the launch of DeSmog’s Agribusiness Database , where you can find a record of companies and organisations’ current messaging on climate change, lobbying around climate action, and histories of climate science denial. “ Like a pandemic, climate change is an inevitable threat that we must address before it is too late,” reads a June 2020 statement.
Charged
DECEMBER 16, 2020
Despite what the anti-EV brigade would like you to believe, recycling lithium-ion batteries is quite feasible both technologically and financially, and several companies are doing so right now. One of these is Li-Cycle , which was featured in the July/August issue of Charged. Another is Redwood Materials , which has gotten a lot of press coverage thanks to its superstar CEO, Tesla co-founder JB Straubel.
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
Clean Energy Canada
OCTOBER 25, 2020
VICTORIA — Merran Smith, executive director at Clean Energy Canada, made the following statement in response to the outcome of the 2020 B.C. provincial election: “We would like to congratulate Premier John Horgan and the rest of the BC NDP team on their election victory Saturday night. “While voters surely found many reasons to re-elect this government, an important pillar of its first term in power was the CleanBC plan to re-establish the province as a national climate leader while strengthenin
Forbes Green Tech
OCTOBER 3, 2020
Over the past decade, NextEra has vastly outperformed ExxonMobil in the financial markets, and briefly overtook the company to become the largest energy company in the U.S.
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GatesNotes
OCTOBER 19, 2020
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Grist
NOVEMBER 2, 2020
China and Japan are among the “ many, many countries ” flooding U.S. beaches with plastic waste. At least, that’s what President Trump said in late 2018 as he signed the first Save Our Seas Act. “All the time we’re being inundated by debris from other countries,” he stated, calling those other countries “abusers” and promising to crack down on them.
CleanTechnica
DECEMBER 31, 2020
In 2019, U.S. annual energy consumption from renewable sources exceeded coal consumption for the first time since before 1885, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Monthly Energy Review. This outcome mainly reflects the continued decline in the amount of coal used for electricity generation over the past decade as well as growth in renewable energy, mostly from wind and solar.
The City Fix
OCTOBER 26, 2020
Around the world, communities of color and marginalized groups disproportionately feel the effects of pollution and other environmental impacts. Whether it’s residents living along the polluted Cooum River in Chennai, India; Louisiana’s petrochemical-dense Cancer Alley; Thailand’s toxic hot spot Map Ta Phut Industrial. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.
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.
The City Fix
OCTOBER 13, 2020
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.
Forbes Green Tech
DECEMBER 12, 2020
Famed car designer Henrik Fisker is mounting a comeback seven years after his pioneering electric vehicle company collapsed.
Business Green
DECEMBER 17, 2020
HSBC poll of 1,000 UK businesses indicates operational and supply chain net zero targets are heading into the mainstream. A major survey of UK firms has found almost three-quarters of businesses plan to introduce net zero emissions goals covering their own operations and supply chains over the next year, as climate-aligned business strategies head into the mainstream, according to banking giant HSBC.
Business Green
DECEMBER 17, 2020
Treasury publishes interim Net Zero Review outlining approach to estimating costs associated with decarbonising UK economy. Delivering a net zero emissions economy by 2050 is "essential" for ensuring long term prosperity in the UK, as the transition will create new jobs and opportunities while helping stave off the "existential threat to humanity" posed by climate change.
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.
Business Green
DECEMBER 18, 2020
Seven projects across England secure funding to test nature-based prescriptions designed to improve mental health and community well-being. Research into how connecting people with nature through activities such as walking, cycling, community gardening, and tree planting can help boost mental health and wellbeing is to be carried out through seven projects across England, thanks to £5.77m of government funding confirmed today.
Business Green
NOVEMBER 30, 2020
New report finds that the UK has decarbonised its electricity system twice as fast any another major economy. The UK has halved the carbon intensity of its electricity system over the past decade, decarbonising twice as fast as any other major economy, according to figures contained in a new report from Drax Insights. The switch has been powered principally by the UK's move away from coal to renewable energy sources such as wind and biomass according to the the analysis, which was conducted by a
Business Green
DECEMBER 8, 2020
Government introduces first dedicated number plates for zero emission vehicles, potentially paving the way for new incentives for electric vehicle drivers. Green number plates are to appear on the UK's roads for the first time from today, as the government looks to accelerate demand for zero emission vehicles ahead of the 2030 ban on the sale of new internal combustion engine cars and vans.
Business Green
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Environmentalists welcome legislation but warn that a lack of penalties for failing to meet targets must be addressed as landmark bill makes its way through legislative process. Canada has tabled new legislation that will see the country formally commit to reaching net zero emissions by 2050, in line with its Paris Agreement commitments. The bill, introduced to Parliament yesterday by federal environment and climate change minister Jonathan Wilkinson, would require the government to set five-yea
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?
Business Green
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Carbon capture, hydrogen, nuclear, EVs, and renewables all set to benefit from £12bn government stimulus plan, but critics warn funding falls well short of the level required to trigger a green recovery. Boris Johnson has unveiled his much-vaunted 10-point green recovery plan, promising a multi-billion pound package of investment across the green economy designed to create an estimated 250,000 new jobs in the carbon capture, electric vehicle, nuclear, hydrogen and renewables sectors.
Business Green
DECEMBER 18, 2020
GE Renewable Energy confirms latest order from Dogger Bank wind farm will see upgraded 14MW Haliade-X turbines deployed for the first time. Another wave of world record-breaking wind turbines are on track to be deployed in the North Sea, after GE Renewable Energy today announced it has been confirmed as the preferred turbine supplier for Dogger Bank C, the third phase of the giant offshore wind project.
Business Green
NOVEMBER 15, 2020
Total number of faith groups to join anti-fossil fuel movement hits 400 as pressure builds on governments to end public funding for oil, coal, and gas projects. The global divestment movement expanded further today, as 47 faith institutions from 21 countries announced they are to cut ties with the fossil fuel industry in a bid to help tackle the climate crisis.
Business Green
NOVEMBER 11, 2020
MHI Vestas announces that 9.5MW wind turbine is to be transported to offshore floating Kincardine wind project, where it will float at water depths of up to 80m, MHI Vestas said. The world's largest offshore floating wind project marked a major milestone this week, after MHI Vestas announced it had successfully installed one of the project's 9.5MW turbines on its floating foundation.
Business Green
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
The funding will focus on tackling building and transport emissions and supporting new green businesses, according to City Hall. A host of green projects in London are set to benefit from £10m funding announced yesteday as part of the UK capital's 'Green New Deal Fund', which the Mayor of London claims could create up to 1,000 new jobs. Announced yesterday, Sadiq Khan said the first tranche of £10m funding would be invested in green projects such as solar panel installations and home
Business Green
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Prince of Wales argues board-level chief sustainability officers are 'increasingly central to market competitiveness'. The Prince of Wales has called on all major companies to appoint "suitably empowered" chief sustainability officers to help embed environmental and climate change efforts into business strategies, arguing such roles are "increasingly central to market competitiveness".
Business Green
NOVEMBER 13, 2020
Lack of standardisation or regulation for setting net zero targets risks undermining credibility and legitimacy of corporate climate action, influential analyst firm warns. Many of the world's largest companies are now racing to set net zero emission goals, but the varying quality of these targets and a lack of regulation or standardisation means the current landscape for decarbonisation programmes "resembles the Wild West", Bloomberg NEF has warned.
Business Green
OCTOBER 28, 2020
President Moon Jae-in announces climate ambition that sees world's 10th largest economy join growing momentum behind net zero. South Korea will set its sights on becoming a carbon neutral country by 2050, President Moon Jae-in announced today, making it the latest major economy committed to ending its contribution to climate change as crucial momentum towards net zero gathers pace ahead of COP26.
Business Green
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
Journey to net zero will not be easy for federal government, due to enormity of Canada's oil and gas sector and the decentralised nature of Canadian politics. Canada is poised to introduce legislation this week that would establish how the country can hit net zero emissions by mid-century, according to reports. The forthcoming bill is expected to formally commit the country to a net zero target, five years after Canada signed the Paris Agreement and pledged to work with other nations to cap glob
Business Green
OCTOBER 20, 2020
More than 40 backbenchers and Lords call for new climate plan in line with CCC's recommendations backed by strong diplomatic resources to ensure successful COP26. The UK's departure from the EU provides an opportunity to establish a "much more" ambitious climate target for 2030 that aligns with its longer-term statutory goal of reaching net zero emissions by 2050, Conservative backbenchers have told the government.
Business Green
OCTOBER 19, 2020
Charity also piloting £1m 'emergency tree fund' to help councils increase woodland cover, arguing more trees are crucial to UK's 2050 net zero target. The Woodland Trust has unveiled an ambitious plan to plant 50 million trees by 2025 in a bid to tackle climate change and put the UK on track to meet its net zero emission target. In a new campaign launched this morning, the conservation charity has pledged to dramatically boost the number of trees it plants annually in order to expand critically-
Business Green
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Green business groups and campaigners welcome the government's renewed focus on the net zero transition, but warn plan lacks long-term policies and sufficient funding in key areas. This evening Boris Johnson unveiled the government's much anticipated 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution, promising to deliver £12bn of funding in a bid to unlock £36bn of private sector investment in the net zero transition.
Business Green
NOVEMBER 10, 2020
National Audit Office report urges government to shore-up its plans to protect and enhance the environment. In 2011 the government set an ambition for this to be the first generation to leave the natural environment in a better state than it inherited, a pledge that was followed in 2018 by the 25 Year Environment Plan which set out a vision for achieving that goal and establishing the UK a global "environmental leader".
Business Green
OCTOBER 14, 2020
Government export finance agency's ongoing support of oil and gas projects overseas is harming the environment, tarnishing the UK’s reputation as a climate leader, and limiting its potential to create jobs, according to a new analysis published today. The UK's export credit agency could support up to 42,000 jobs around the UK by 2035 if it switches it support for overseas fossil fuel projects to renewables and clean energy infrastructure, according to a major new analysis from Vivid Economics.
Business Green
OCTOBER 14, 2020
Seabed interconnector linking Britain and France to allow trade of surplus green power enters testing phase. Britain's latest undersea electricity cable, running 149 miles across the seabed between Portsmouth and Normandy in France, is soon set to begin trading surplus clean power between the two countries, after National Grid today officially announced completion of the £700m project.
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