Elemental Excelerator

OCTOBER 17, 2023

These are the innovators who are creating the huge companies of the future – ones that invest in workers, reduce pollution, restore our soils and lower the costs of food and energy.” The why: Agricultural practices that maximize crop yields over soil health have given us fruits and vegetables with 38% less nutrients than those grown in 1950.

Soil 111

Soil Recycling Recycling Carbon 111

GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Utilities operating fossil-fueled power plants, and the low-income and disadvantaged communities that face the brunt of their pollution, may have a new model for resolving their differences. ” Balancing health and reliability.

Batteries 130

Batteries Fossil fuels Natural gas Pollution 130

Business Green

JULY 27, 2020

But with private car use shooting up as people avoid taking public transport over fears of contracting the virus, the Covid-19 crisis risks spurring a longer-term health and environmental crisis in driven by higher air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, warned Greener Journeys.

Investment 71

Investment Transportation Carbon-negative Pollution 71

Business Green

AUGUST 12, 2020

They include the rare earth elements and other metals such as lithium, indium, tellurium, gallium, and platinum group elements. We're using one of the most polluting forms of transport, ships, to import valuable and critical metals and export huge volumes of e-waste to countries as far afield as Japan.

Waste 98

Waste Waste Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 98

Business Green

APRIL 30, 2020

Improperly recycled WEEE waste poses a major threat to human and ecosystem health. E-waste, which includes lithium-ion batteries prone to internal combustion under pressure, is a known cause of fire at household waste collection and recycling centres and harmful substances leaking from e-waste can cause soil and water pollution.

Packaging 68

Packaging Waste Waste Electricity 68

Green Living Guy

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

General Motors (GM) in particular, has released it’s 10th annual sustainability report which outlines its stance and progress on environmental stewardship, safety, inclusion and health. According to GM, The post Green Living Guy TV Show: Cadillac CT6 Plugin Hybrid and Hummer EV appeared first on Green Living Guy.

Climate change 52

Climate change Health Sustainability Pollution 52

Greentown Labs

MARCH 3, 2020

From there, Jordan Stutt of Acadia Center —a nonprofit research and advocacy organization—spoke about statewide and regional efforts to drive pollution-reducing carbon programs, including the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative. Their patented technology provides accurate and instantaneous state of charge and state of health.

Transportation 78

Transportation Startups Electric vehicle Logistics 78

Green Market Oracle

JUNE 3, 2020

Good jobs contribute to the health of the local economies they come from. Sarah urged people send an email to their elected officials telling them to cut pollution, create jobs and build resiliency. These concerns are borne out by the fact that at least two provincial governments have used the pandemic to give polluters a pass.

Fossil fuels 105

Fossil fuels Transportation Hydrogen Government 105

Business Green

MAY 7, 2021

Gold, tungsten, lithium, cobalt and other precious metals can be found in these devices and are crucial in the manufacture of wind turbines, electric vehicle batteries and solar panels. The scourge of pollution coursing through the nation's waterways is shameful.

Policy 94

Policy Government Fashion Biodiversity 94

Business Green

OCTOBER 23, 2020

For decades, many mining activities have caused acid runoff into essential water and food sources, noise and air pollution, and even the uprooting of native communities. per cent across categories such as fair labor, occupational health and safety, community health and safety, security arrangements and cultural heritage preservation.

Lithium 50

Lithium Health Organic Sustainability 50

Business Green

AUGUST 19, 2020

Covid-19 could turbocharge the construction sector's adoption of electrified equipment in order to cut carbon and pollution, according to industry-backed report. The construction industry has a vital role to play in rebuilding the UK's economy, creating new skilled jobs while tackling environmental issues such as air pollution," he said.

Construction 71

Construction Electricity Real Estate Innovation 71

Clean Energy Trust

AUGUST 30, 2019

One question I haven’t given any real thought to: once it becomes cheap and seamless enough for robots to putter around and bring us everything we could want ot need, does this lead to a public health crisis because people don’t need to move around to do anything, a la Wall-E.

Home Energy Monitoring 40

Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 40

Business Green

JUNE 11, 2021

Firstly, most of that EV adoption worldwide is expected to take place in industrialised and emerging economies, meaning the rest of the developing world is currently expected to remain reliant on polluting vehicles through to 2040 and beyond. But BNEF insists recycling can serve to address any supply concerns.

Transportation 53

Transportation Electric vehicle Electricity Demand 53

Business Green

JANUARY 6, 2022

Innovate UK's Jonny Voon explores some of the most exciting green ideas this year, ranging from UK lithium mining and plastic recycling breakthroughs, clothing that 'grows' with the children wearing it. Tyre Collective mitigate emissions by capturing tyre wear at the source to ensure clean air, safeguarding our environment and health.

Innovation 97

Innovation Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 97

Business Green

MARCH 21, 2023

The technologies and solutions required to combat the climate crisis are ready, available and increasingly affordable, the report notes, highlighting the drastic cost reductions seen in solar, wind, and lithium-ion battery production over the last decade or so.

Climate change 36

Climate change Carbon-negative Global warming Resilience 36

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

We know Elon Musk’s Tesla vehicles create less pollution out of the tailpipe, but what about those batteries? Over the years, there have been accusations of poor treatment of the Indigenous population surrounding a lithium mine in Argentina, a dirty source of graphite from China and cobalt mined under harsh conditions.

Electric vehicle 36

Electric vehicle Carbon-neutral Batteries Fossil fuels 36

GreenBiz

JANUARY 11, 2021

The ride-sharing brand positions this as a radical shift that will benefit communities, partly by reducing pollution. The company is an Ellen MacArthur Foundation partner, including in a collaboration with Veolia to close the loop on lithium-ion EV batteries. It uses blockchain to trace sourcing in India for guar, used in shampoos.

Sustainability 524

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 524

Mr. Sustainability

OCTOBER 2, 2020

According to the World Health Organization, more than 200,000 deaths in Europe every year can be attributed to particulate matter alone. But the pollution caused by burning marine fuels are directly linked to hundreds of thousands of deaths each year. These emissions are a bigger problem than you might think.

Solar Energy Monitor 78

Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring 78

Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 20, 2021

American Battery Technology Company is uniquely positioned to supply low-cost, low-environmental-impact, and domestically sourced battery metals through its three divisions: lithium-ion battery recycling, primary battery metal extraction technologies, and primary resources development. Manufacturing. Resiliency + Adaptation.

Startups 52

Startups Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Biodegradable 52

Business Green

MARCH 31, 2023

The compronmise agreement sees the Greens back Labour's proposals for a 'Safeguard Mechanism', which promises to regulate emissions from Australia's 215 biggest polluting coal and gas facilities without outright banning new fossil fuel projects.

Government 41

Government Aviation Law Fossil fuels 41

Climate Tech VC

JULY 10, 2023

🐄 Dalan Animal Health , an Athens, GA-based bee vaccine developer, raised $5M in Seed funding from Prime Movers Lab and At One Ventures. The deal aims to avoid costly litigation by major industry players and maintain a nationwide standard for truck pollution rules. Share new deals and announcements with us at hello@ctvc.co

Carbon 52

Carbon Investment Startups Batteries 52

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 11, 2021

The ride-sharing brand positions this as a radical shift that will benefit communities, partly by reducing pollution. The company is an Ellen MacArthur Foundation partner, including in a collaboration with Veolia to close the loop on lithium-ion EV batteries. It uses blockchain to trace sourcing in India for guar, used in shampoos.

Sustainability 28

Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 28

The Verge: Energy

MAY 18, 2024

BHRRC’s latest report includes potential abuses linked to the mining of seven minerals: bauxite, cobalt, copper, lithium, manganese, nickel, and zinc. For 2023, alleged attacks against human rights defenders, water pollution, and threats to water access are also glaring issues. BYD didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Batteries 104

Batteries Lithium Electric vehicle Technology 104

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

But local conservation groups and residents remained skeptical from the start, warning that the plant could leak toxic waste into water and air, harming human health and ecosystems in a largely forested region where tight-knit communities live close to the land. Pollution Concerns From the outset, many local residents were wary.

Waste 123

Waste Waste Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 123

The Verge: Energy

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Many others will choose to replace their broken devices with new ones, resulting in more destructive mining, more planet-heating carbon pollution emitted during manufacturing and shipping, and more electronic waste piling up in landfills. All of these software locks appeared in earlier iPhones, too.

Law 121

Law Waste Waste Recycling 121

R-Squared Energy

JANUARY 23, 2020

Following recent articles I wrote on both lithium-ion and lead-acid batteries, I received significant correspondence about the environmental pros and cons of both types of battery. But lithium-ion batteries are newer to the market, and their environmental impact is still being worked out. Lithium-ion batteries .

Lithium 60

Lithium Batteries Recycling Recycling 60

GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 17, 2020

It could also reduce air pollution to levels that could prevent between 200,000 and 300,000 premature deaths over the next 30 years, avoiding $2 trillion to $3 trillion in economic losses. But the record-setting pace of solar and wind power additions to the U.S. To transport that power to where it’s needed, the existing U.S.

Carbon 130

Carbon Fossil fuels Natural gas Nuclear Power 130

R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 18, 2022

Grants to Reduce Air Pollution at Ports, funded at $3 billion, support the purchase and installation of zero-emission equipment and technology at ports. $1 New funds for air pollution monitoring, including for methane. Companies that extract and process materials like lithium. Electric vehicle companies.

Building Energy Monitoring 60

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring 60

Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In the UK, petrol and diesel already contain up to 7 per cent biofuels but, given growing concerns about climate change and air pollution, governments are expected to enact stricter fuel standards. Oil’s unique qualities give it a stubborn advantage when it comes to engines, providing much greater energy density than lithium-ion batteries.

Building Energy Monitoring 78

Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Fossil fuels 78

Grist

MARCH 12, 2021

When Edward Bartell first learned that a lithium mine might be moving into his remote corner of northern Nevada, the longtime cattle rancher wasn’t upset. “I He knew that lithium is a key metal used in batteries for electric vehicles and the power grid, and he knew the United States is going to need a lot of it to transition off fossil fuels.

Lithium 141

Lithium Electricity Law Fossil fuels 141

Mr. Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 29, 2020

The 21st-century energy system promises to be better than the oil age—better for human health, more politically stable and less economically volatile. Energy accounts for twothirds of greenhouse-gas emissions; the pollution from burning fossil fuels kills over 4 million people a year, mostly in the emerging world’s mega-cities.

Fossil fuels 78

Fossil fuels Politics Climate change Lithium 78

Andrew Winston

JANUARY 4, 2023

The Florida governor and legislature targeted Disney and its financial health, stripping the company of a special tax status. Wade , denying women’s the right to control their reproductive health. The website uses satellite data and AI to map nearly 80,000 sources of climate pollution. What happened next is chilling.

Sustainability 88

Sustainability Fossil fuels Climate change Policy 88

CleanTechnica

AUGUST 23, 2023

The direct health impact of heat stress is bad […] Extreme heat has hit hard lately from coast to coast and beyond, and it’s a major way Danger Season has shown up this year. Even as I write this, communities from the Northwest to the Southwest to the Southeast and Puerto Rico are under heat alerts.

Pollution 0

Pollution Electricity Health Natural gas 0

CleanTechnica

OCTOBER 9, 2022

Lithium-ion batteries are efficient, compact, and have a long lifespan — all factors that enable electric vehicles (EVs), which are powered by these batteries, to be a great substitute for their gasoline counterpart. By switching to EVs, and away from these highly polluting gasoline vehicles, a […].

Batteries 0

Batteries Health Lithium Electric vehicle 0

CleanTechnica

AUGUST 13, 2020

The letter to Musk acknowledges that Nornickel is an international leader in nickel production but is “also a global leader in environmental pollution.".

Pollution 0

Pollution Organic Climate change Health 0

CleanTechnica

JUNE 14, 2020

The connection to COVID-19 is simply this: we responded strongly to a serious health threat, so why can't we respond as strongly (and with immensely less harm from side effects) to a much bigger problem. It is not about what we should do in response to COVID-19, what government policies or our individual routines should look like.

Health 0

Health Policy Government Natural gas 0

CleanTechnica

OCTOBER 12, 2019

When those emissions happen in cities, millions of people are exposed to harmful pollution. Air quality is a complex topic that is affected by the weather, the time of day, and events like wildfires. But one aspect of air quality is very clear: tailpipe emissions make air quality worse.

Pollution 0

Pollution Scooters Waste Waste 0