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Motorcycle parts from GPR Italia are recyclable

AGreenLiving

GPR’s Impact Zero Project focuses on creating high-quality products that are efficient, recyclable and manufactured to bring their carbon footprint down to zero. Their motorcycle parts are built from 51% to 71% recycled material, and up to 88% of the product weight is recyclable, according to a video GPR produced on its Impact Zero Project.

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September 2020 Cleantech Roundup: Electric Vehicle Company SPACs | New Decarbonization Policy…

Clean Energy Trust

Three Major Policy Announcements and How They Will Play Into Decarbonization Over the last month, there were three major policy announcements that stood out to me?—?one California sets an example that other states tend to follow, and helps drive policy at the national level by proving it out.

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June 2021 Cleantech Roundup: SaaS and Carbon Removal | Infrastructure Week | EV Charging…

Clean Energy Trust

Without comprehensive policy supporting carbon removal solutions, these companies are performing a vital service?—?I Interesting chart of scooter hardware: Who uses which model, and who makes them. Of course, some of the policies have multiple goals, although the point is to show the cost-effectiveness of different policies.

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Lime hopes to speed towards net zero with new science-based 2030 goal

Business Green

Electric bike and scooter company Lime has unveiled plans to achieve net zero emissions across its business and value chain by 2030 by transitioning its operations to clean energy, investing in sustainable manufacturing and technologies, and switching its operations fleet to electric vehicles (EVs).

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'Circularity gap': How fostering a circular economy could slash global emissions by over a third

Business Green

We need systemic change in how we use our resources, that goes beyond recycling and incorporates new business models, design and metrics.". However, for many countries and industries a combination of market failures and flawed policy regimes has long undermined efforts to boost recycling capacity and encourage re-use.

Waste 101
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? The settlers of Catan squabble over ore #172

Climate Tech VC

  In deals, ~$400M for electric scooters and 3 mega $100M+ rounds for geothermal, solid flow batteries, and rural minigrids.    In recent weeks, the US and China have been facing off in a metals tug of war through a series of policy jabs.   Thanks for reading! Not a subscriber yet?

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Free school meals, immigration… net zero? How English football could score on climate

Business Green

The controversy that swirled around Gary Lineker's critical tweets about the government's asylum seeker policies - which led to the eerie, silent edition of the football programme - is just the latest example of how issues of social justice have increasingly cropped up across the world of English football.