Business Green

MAY 6, 2020

And today, the Committee on Climate Change, the UK government's official advisors, joined the chorus of organisations making the case for a climate-focused recovery, setting out in clear terms why the government should prioritise climate resilience in its post-coronavirus economic plans.

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The City Fix

MARCH 9, 2023

Transportation is a crucial enabler of economic development, providing people access to markets, employment, education, and health services. In addition to these development benefits, improving transport systems by making them cleaner, safer, more inclusive and more resilient accelerates climate action.

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Greenability Magazine

MAY 10, 2023

We’re working with community partners to ensure we’re building a more resilient energy system for the future.” The certification helps jurisdictions achieve high performance in critical human and environmental health areas. It intends to use those funds to implement the City’s Climate Protection & Resiliency Plan.

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Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 107

Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Greater community resilience – Sustainable buildings also support community resilience to withstand the impacts of climate change. WELL Certified buildings nourish physical and mental health, and enhance the mood and performance of its occupants. furnishing, decorating, electrical setup, etc.).

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Real Estate Sustainability Carbon-negative Health 148

Charged

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Instead of having the electric buses sitting idle at or near full battery capacity or almost empty—factors that can degrade battery storage potential—Nuvve’s V2G software platform will charge and discharge energy at rates optimal for battery health. Nuvve will also charge the buses when energy rates are low to minimize utility bills.

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The City Fix

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

In the global conversation around decarbonizing transport, the spotlight on electric vehicles has never shone brighter. And yet, electric vehicles will. The EV revolution is underway, with consumers embracing them in record numbers and manufacturing ramping up around the world. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.

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Transportation Electric vehicle Sustainability Electricity 105

Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Elemental’s 12th cohort focuses on a range of societal challenges, including sustainable urbanization, building decarbonization, electric vehicle charging, last-mile logistics, recycling optimization and regenerative food production. Of the $12.5M invested in Cohort 12, $7.2M The why: Palm oil is responsible for 1.4%

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EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

By committing to zero-emissions shipping, companies can drive a more resilient and equitable future. An innovative new financing mechanism uses private and public finance to enable companies to accelerate electric vehicles adoption for non-owned vehicles in their supply chain. Aileen Nowlan, Senior Manager, EDF+Business.

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Pollution Health Transportation Electric vehicle 98

Business Green

JUNE 1, 2020

As with all UK businesses, we are committed to ensuring that all possible efforts are made to save lives and tackle the current health crisis and resulting economic downturn. Dear Prime Minister, Please accept our support during these unprecedented times.

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E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs

MAY 26, 2020

accounting for nearly half of the greenhouse gases California emits annually, California can continue its legacy of climate leadership and economic prosperity by simultaneously decarbonizing our transportation sector and cultivating our nascent electric vehicle market. The E2 community knows the ACT rule will deliver on that promise.

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Fossil fuels Transportation Electric vehicle Policy 78

Smart Energy International

AUGUST 19, 2022

And real time data on asset health is needed. Have you read: Targeting grid resilience with digitalisation New edge computing solutions set to revolutionise the power industry. What level of insight can be gained by monitoring asset health? Today the grid is far less resilient than it was 20 years ago.

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Smart Energy International

MAY 25, 2022

It also provides emergency generators, county-wide LED lighting retrofits, essential HVAC equipment replacements, and 54 Level 2 electric vehicle (EV) charging ports at six locations. The new energy infrastructure includes 3.4MW of solar, four sustainable microgrids, with 1.9MW/7.6MWh of battery energy storage with microgrid controls.

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Greenability Magazine

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

The city of Kansas City, MO wants to know how climate change is and will impact you and what actions the city should take now to become carbon neutral, equity focused and resilient by 2040. more resilient? To participate and share your story, visit the KC Climate Protection & Resiliency Plan Playbook. In 2020, the K.C.

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Business Green

MAY 14, 2020

I therefore welcome the launch of the CEO Action Group to support the European Green Deal, which must be the compass for our recovery and for building a resilient and climate-neutral future for Europe.". Today, the private sector and the public sector made a clear statement in support of a European Green Deal," he said. "The

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Business Green

JUNE 4, 2020

It comes in the midst of the worst economic collapse since World War II, as many countries still struggle with strained public health systems, lockdowns, rising unemployment and the oil price crash. They understand that a science-based recovery is the route to reviving the economy, increasing productivity and delivering job security.

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Business Green

JUNE 3, 2020

through a clean, resilient recovery that delivers for both people and planet". The new report - entitled Keeping us Competitive and produced by Vivid Economics - suggests transitioning to net zero emissions could offer at least 210,000 jobs in 2030 and 351,000 in 2050 from sectors such as green buildings, electric vehicles and power.

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AutoGrid

AUGUST 16, 2023

August 16, 2023, marks the first full year of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), and this milestone demands a health check. Both will be required to meet the goal of creating a more resilient, affordable and sustainable energy system. Just how has the IRA been doing and what’s ahead? That estimate surpasses total investment into U.S.

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Business Green

JANUARY 4, 2023

Property insurance giant Chubb has launched a new "global climate business unit" to provide tailored insurance for low carbon technology developers and users, as well as risk management and resiliency services for firms managing the impacts of climate change, it announced yesterday.

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Planet Pulse

JANUARY 11, 2024

We’ll trace supply chains as they move from open-pit mines to self-driving electric vehicles. We’ll look at the rise and fall of alternate forms of energy and how they support the new resilient society we’re building. Now we’re coming to terms with how bad it is for our health and the simple fact that there are few cows left.

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Fossil fuels Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Energy 52

Defend Our Future

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

Beyond that, tax credits for buying American-made electric vehicles (EVs) are built in along with money to build EV charging stations, and funds to invest in long-term, climate resilient solutions for farms. Collectively, these investments are expected to bring us much closer to reaching President Biden’s goal of reducing U.S.

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Climate change Resilience Investment Pollution 98

Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

The requirement for a battery passport, which is mandated in the EU Battery Regulation and set to come in others, is based on the need for a standardised traceability framework to promote circularity, efficiency and resilience in the supply chain as batteries proliferate, particularly with their use in electric vehicles.

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Batteries Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Technology 64

Sustainability Consulting

AUGUST 18, 2021

To make farms more resilient to the effects of a warmer climate, Ford argues that farmers need a way to make better decisions about sustainable business practices. It will also help farmers transition away from certain crops that are used in biofuels if electric vehicles become the norm. Says Ford, “.data-intensive

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Greenability Magazine

JANUARY 3, 2022

Greenability offers a free, online calendar listing to promote events that are environmentally sustainable, resilient and restorative. Calendar listings can be related to organic food, energy-efficiency, recycling, renewable energy, zero-waste, native plant gardening, nature, resilient living and many other environmental topics.

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E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs

JULY 20, 2020

In March, it passed trillions of dollars in relief packages that respond forcefully to the immediate economic and public health crises we face. Rather than reacting to climate change when it’s too late, we can seize this moment to build a more resilient economy powered by clean energy. I have faith in the American clean energy worker.

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Energy Energy Climate change Packaging 78

Smart Energy International

MAY 11, 2022

Intelligence in smart meters and other IoT edge compute network devices, whereby applications utilize analytics to provide near real-time situational awareness and localized control, is set to play a key role in the operation and ever-increasing adoption of renewables and electric vehicles, is discussed by Itron’s Wassim Akhdar and Nick Phillips.

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Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Electric vehicle 98

Business Green

JUNE 9, 2020

The SDGs, adopted unanimously by UN member states five years ago, set out a raft of targets designed to put the global economy on a path towards a sustainable future, including action on climate, improving health and education, and reducing social and economic inequalities.

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Government Sustainability Health Climate change 66

Business Green

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Britain's cities need "urgent" transformation over the next decade and beyond if the country is to meet its 2050 net zero targets and create cleaner, safer, and climate resilient spaces for citizens. Two new studies sets out proposals for how to future-proof UK cities and deliver net zero targets.

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Resilience Transportation Climate change Fossil fuels 72

Greenability Magazine

JULY 28, 2020

Caisley also explains Evergy’s energy efficiency efforts with local businesses and its work building the largest clean charge network for electric vehicles in the country. Land Use: MARC’s Tom Jacobs and Scott Schulte with Vireo Landscape Architects highlight green infrastructure for better soil health and stormwater retention.

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Business Green

JULY 14, 2020

To reach net zero, we know we need to spend billions on upgrading energy networks to support things like electric vehicles, low-carbon heating, and new renewables. The regulator is proposing to allow National Grid to spend more on its CEO and senior managers than on health and safety and operational training combined.

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Investment Electric vehicle Health Electricity 58

E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs

JULY 14, 2020

E2/Environmental Entrepreneurs has a long history of elevating and amplifying the business voice to decarbonize America’s transportation system, in California and across the country, from low-carbon fuel standards to electric vehicle charging access to federal fuel efficiency standards and beyond. Please reach out to me at zamittay@e2.org

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Transportation Fossil fuels Electric vehicle Resilience 78

GreenTechMedia

MARCH 10, 2020

Swapping diesel-powered trucks for electric models and equipping ships to plug into the grid while at berth offers life-saving public health benefits. But it can also substantially increase electricity demand at ports. The port has already invested $14 million to provide shore power to docking ships.

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Business Green

AUGUST 27, 2020

Pressure is mounting on India over its continued support for coal, with both UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the CEOs of major Indian corporates uniting in calls for Prime Minister Narenda Modi to increasingly focus investment on clean energy and electric vehicles in the wake of the Covid-19 crisis.

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Fossil fuels Climate change Investment Government 97

AutoGrid

JANUARY 16, 2023

Of all distributed energy resources (DERs) , electric vehicles (EVs) may be the most transformative. A cutting-edge pilot project and the emerging concept of “mobile resiliency assets” provide a promising roadmap. EVs Can Drive Equity into the Energy Transition. By Peter Asmus. including at military bases.

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Energy Energy Batteries Law 52

Business Green

JULY 17, 2020

Thousands of green projects are raring to go across Europe to help build resilient Covid-19 recovery, study suggests. There can therefore be no excuse for Member States not spending recovery and resilience funds on win-win green investment opportunities.".

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Europe Resilience Packaging Investment 90

Business Green

JUNE 16, 2021

Across the 1,500 pages of the climate advisory body's latest UK climate risk assessment - which it carries out every five years - it sets out in stark detail the challenge to build in resilience and adaptation into UK infrastructure, and just how far behind government policy currently is on these issues.

Climate change 69

Climate change Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 69

Business Green

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

In contrast, taking a net zero-aligned approach to investment could create up to one million green jobs, while also offering wider economic and health benefits such as warmer homes, cheaper energy bills, longer lasting products, and healthier, greener neighbourhoods, the report argued.

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Government Policy Nuclear Power Investment 101

EDF + Business

JULY 11, 2023

There are currently dozens of purchasing commitment coalitions and alliances, including First Movers Coalition , Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance , RE100 , and Climate Group Concrete Zero , which are covering more scaled technologies like electric vehicles and renewable energy to more nascent technologies like green cement, aluminum, and steel.

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