Business Green

OCTOBER 12, 2021

The announcement, led by 40 members of the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA), marks the biggest global net zero commitment from the carbon-intensive sector to date, and brings together firms from North and South America, Africa, Asia, and Europe.

Building Energy Monitoring 96

Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Fossil fuels 96

AGreenLiving

MAY 31, 2021

Using a biomimetic design, a hybrid propulsion system and a power supply from renewable energy sources, the high-tech boat will not only collect ocean waste but process it as well. Its design allows the Manta to extract microplastics from 10 mm upward and up to 1 meter deep.

Plastics 28

Plastics Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor Waste 28

Grist

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Even South America, in the throes of winter, saw unbelievable heat: A town in the Chilean Andes topped 100 degrees F — another all-time high. If a widespread power outage hit Phoenix during a heat wave and lasted for days, it could kill thousands and send half the city to the emergency room, according to a recent study.

Climate change 126

Climate change Cooling Health Solar Energy Monitor 126

Grist

AUGUST 18, 2021

The Pantanal wetlands in central South America burned. Where fires were not visible, the lights of cities and of gas flares were: combustion via the transubstantiation of coal and gas into electricity. With increasing frenzy, humans are binge-burning fossil fuels. Amazonia had its worst fire season in 20 years.

Fossil fuels 145

Fossil fuels Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor 145

ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 26, 2024

Through the years, the University of Chile thru the Center of Excellence in Geothermal Energy of the Andes (CEGA) has initiated a series of projects harnessing geothermal energy, utilizing it to supply stable and sustainable heat to healthcare facilities, private homes, and other infrastructure.

Home Energy Monitoring 98

Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Fossil fuels Innovation 98

DeSmogBlog

JUNE 16, 2022

Sommers’ statement may be, in fact, one of the most literal examples of how fossil fuel companies are using language to perpetuate their climate denial and fend off action. Arena was one of six employees to resign in 2015 following revelations of the firm’s greenwashing work with fossil fuel lobbies and associations.

Fossil fuels 98

Fossil fuels Building Energy Monitoring Climate change Business Energy Monitoring 98

Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 7, 2023

The US grid got its first new nuclear power in nearly seven years last week. Plant Vogtle began commercial operations from the first of two new reactors, but the over-budget and years-delayed project could be the last hurrah for big nuclear construction in America. Happy Monday! Not a subscriber yet?

Energy Monitor 52

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 52