GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

Digital Innovation Manager, BASF; Sao Paulo, Brazil. We are constantly looking for innovation and solutions that can help us in this new way of remote work, to improve our interactions to our customers and to be more emphatic than ever. We know that animal agriculture is now recognized as a leading cause of global warming.

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2020

It also examines cooling needs in the context of sustainable development, and finds that this is a global blind spot. Records show September 2020 was the warmest month on record and, under current projections, three-quarters of humanity face health risks from deadly heat. The scale of the challenge is immense.

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The Environmental Blog

AUGUST 17, 2023

More so, felling trees for farming doesn’t just decimate habitats but propels global warming as carbon dioxide-absorbing trees vanish, thereby inflating the carbon trail of farming. Pioneering the green lighting brigade are names like Batagrowlight and Boyagrowlight , innovators par excellence.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 31, 2021

To achieve net-zero economy-wide emissions by 2050 and limit global warming, industrial emissions must drop while still meeting societal needs. Industry leaders, governments and utilities should work collaboratively to increase competitiveness, deliver health benefits and transition to a net-zero future. Contributors.

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Energy Innovation

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The model reports outputs at annual intervals and provides numerous outputs, including: Emissions of 12 different pollutants including carbon dioxide, nitrogen oxides, sulfur oxides, and fine particulate matter, as well as carbon dioxide equivalent (CO 2 e) which measures the global warming potential of various pollutants.

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EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Without it, we may face 7ºF of warming with catastrophic consequences for health, coastal communities, food, ecosystems and more. ClimateShot also launched with over 160 allies supporting increased innovation in agriculture. the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research and the Innovation Center for U.S. In the U.S.,

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 26, 2020

These changes to our food systems could improve human and planetary health Oliver Camp Mon, 10/26/2020 – 01:30 On the recent World Food Day, the clarion call was clearer than ever: We must fix our food systems to improve human health, drive economic growth and save the planet from environmental collapse.

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Let’s not make the same mistake with global warming. Architects, urban planners, building managers and developers need to implement and apply new guidelines and innovative design and technology solutions that minimize the impact of heat on buildings and their surroundings and better accommodate the needs of building users.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

per cent less Global Warming Potential than current models. per cent less Global Warming Potential (GWP) than propellants currently used in respiratory medicines. Our goal is to reduce respiratory healthcare carbon emissions without restricting patient choice or risking improvement in health outcomes.".

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2021

But while the nature of threats to health, economies and societies posed by the two crises are very different, a new report this week from the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change argues there is much the past year's Covid-19 challenges can teach businesses and policymakers about combatting climate change.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 15, 2021

It is vital that scientists understand the levels of CO2 in the ocean to form an accurate budget and keep the world on track to stay within the Paris Agreement goal of limiting global warming to below 1.5 degrees Celsius. Microplastic filter (image credit: © Aaron Beck GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel).

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 5, 2023

Furthermore, agriculture, forestry, and land use change are responsible for about 25% of the greenhouse gas emissions that are driving global warming, and agriculture uses about 70% of fresh water supplies. Innovation – a research facility has been established to trial new crops and different growing conditions.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Spearheaded by the US and United Arab Emirates (UAE), Aim4C will be showcasing $13 billion-worth of joint projects (or “innovation sprints”) which feature many high-tech “climate-smart” solutions that are favoured by industry, and include some dubious technologies unproven at scale. We can expect a similar turnout at this year’s COP, too.

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Grist

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The spotlight This summer, we’ve covered a number of innovative solutions that cities around the world are implementing at a community level to combat deadly heat — things like tree equity, shade structures, and reflective pavement. This week, we start with the tech side. .” Still, Romanin would like to do even better.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 10, 2022

But even though natural gas is a major growing source of emissions in the country (Canada is the world’s fourth largest producer of the fossil fuel), the article didn’t once mention climate change, nor the potentially severe health impacts from breathing in gas fumes. The advertising effort is being boosted by the Alberta government.

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Business Green

AUGUST 23, 2022

million jobs globally, showing just how important the sector will be in creating new jobs around the world. Globally, we need to radically change the way in which we develop and use appliances and technologies to help safeguard the health of the planet.

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Business Green

JANUARY 29, 2020

A British engineering start-up looking to embed an innovative freight delivery system using underground pipes has succeeded in crowdfunding more than a million pounds for the project, it announced yesterday. The idea from British start-up Magway could reduce the UK’s CO2 emissions by six million tonnes per year, its CEO claims.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The policy briefing document was released in early January by Belgium-based organization, HealthforAnimals (HfA), which represents some of the world’s biggest and best known animal pharmaceutical companies, including Zoetis, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, Merck Animal Health, Elanco Animal Health, IDEXX, and Ceva Santé Animale.

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AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 26, 2020

When plant-based milks already fill multiple shelves in health food stores across America, why do we need more? Brown has called animal agriculture “the world’s most destructive technology” and is on a mission to save the world from global warming by providing faux products to please mainstream tastes.

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Business Green

APRIL 4, 2022

Indeed, the report states that global GDP would be only a few percentage points lower in 2050 if the world takes requisite action to limit global warming to 2C, compared to maintaining current policies, which could put the planet on a pathway to more than 3C by the end of the century. This offers significant untapped potential.

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Rinexii

JANUARY 13, 2023

This past November, New Yorkers overwhelmingly voted for a new bond that would benefit clean air, clean water, and green innovations. billion to improve public health and reduce pollution Green roofing and rooftop gardens, clean energy, and zero emission school buses will all help reduce emissions and help cool off urban areas.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Our future health and prosperity are closely linked to the state of the ocean,” said Erna Solberg, co-chair of the High Level Panel for a Sustainable Ocean Economy and Prime Minister of Norway. The ambition of SeaBOS members is to increase the production of healthy and sustainable seafood, and to improve ocean health overall.

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Energy Innovation

JUNE 30, 2020

Energy Innovation modeled a subset of the Select Committee’s recommendations using our Energy Policy Simulator , and found it will hit net zero carbon dioxide emissions before 2050 and slash net greenhouse gas emissions 88 percent from 2010 levels by 2050. As a bonus, the plan will position our country to better compete with foreign nations.”

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Energy Innovation

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Energy Innovation partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. Four scenarios to limit global warming to 1.5°C. Global warming of 1.5 C An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 References.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Consultancy giant PwC and the World Economic Forum (WEF) today published Climate Ambition: Analysis of an International Carbon Price Floor , which concluded that setting an international price for carbon emissions could reduce global emissions by up to 12.3 per cent at a cost of less than one per cent of GDP.

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E8 Cleantech Angels

OCTOBER 17, 2020

Jeff Thiel and James Kempf We are not yet reducing global greenhouse gas emissions fast enough to avert catastrophic levels of global warming. We have the technology now to ensure a livable world for future generations, and investing in that technology will be good for our economy and our health too.

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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. This is a monumental responsibility for these leaders to take on. Prime example: Rolls-Royce. Join us.

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E8 Cleantech Angels

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Jeff Thiel and James Kempf We are not yet reducing global greenhouse gas emissions fast enough to avert catastrophic levels of global warming. We have the technology now to ensure a livable world for future generations, and investing in that technology will be good for our economy and our health too.

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E8 Cleantech Angels

OCTOBER 12, 2020

Jeff Thiel and James Kempf We are not yet reducing global greenhouse gas emissions fast enough to avert catastrophic levels of global warming. We have the technology now to ensure a livable world for future generations, and investing in that technology will be good for our economy and our health too.

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Sustainability Consulting

OCTOBER 14, 2020

What does this mean for residents’ health? Similar global studies suggest a link between wildfire exposure and poor health outcomes among newborns in Southeast Asia. Chan School of Public Health found that people with COVID-19 who live in U.S. million fatalities, per year. A new nationwide study from Harvard T.H.

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AGreenLiving

JANUARY 22, 2020

In recent years, seaweed has been quite a catch for health-conscious consumers, in turn, making kelp, a brown macroalgae, one of the more in-demand types of seaweed offerings. For one, Harvard University has documented that kelp plays a significant role in reducing global warming.

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EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Expanding access to energy is a vital goal but increasing fossil fuel use undermines poverty eradication through its continued, long-term global warming impacts. carbon budget , which is necessary to avoid the worst of planetary warming.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

According to environmental experts and campaigners, the meat industry downplays the climate impact of animal agriculture and exaggerates the potential of different innovations to reduce it, depicting meat as indispensable to feeding the world’s population while denying the need to cut consumption globally to reach climate targets.

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Renewable Energy World

MARCH 11, 2021

Spatial data scientists from the Conservancy and Defenders of Wildlife’s Center for Conservation Innovation used advanced mapping techniques to identify low-impact sites for solar arrays in Nassau and Suffolk counties and show their energy generation potential. No wonder low-impact solar is so popular with Long Islanders.”. With nearly 2.2

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

One of the twenty commitments within the strategy is to innovate with natural refrigerants and reduce refrigerant leakage in its stores by 15 per cent (of carbon dioxide equivalent) below 2015 levels. Production of Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) then increased globally, because they are less harmful to stratospheric ozone.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 31, 2020

We look at that as an opportunity to inject sustainability into this rapid innovation and restructuring of the cold chain," said Paul Camuti, chief technology and strategy officer for Trane Technologies. According to Camuti, Trane is working on creating potential refrigerants with fewer global warming impacts.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 26, 2023

India Gate, New Delhi: Residents of the city face pollution levels with a health impact estimated to be equivalent to smoking more than two packs of cigarettes a day (image credit: Amit kg / Shutterstock.com). Air pollution does not just cause health problems, it also presents a significant social and economic burden.

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