DeSmogBlog

JUNE 10, 2020

Read time: 7 mins The oil giant funds both civil rights groups and police, saying “Black Lives Matter” while committing acts of environmental racism all over the world. They claim that it risks leaving marginalized communities out in the cold and stalls development in Africa. By Amy Westervelt.

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GreenBiz

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Even before all that, we’d been watching the real-world risks of climate change looming and growing across the United States and around the world. It placed the price tag at up to 10.5 Nonetheless, companies with a slightly longer view are already be considering the viability of their products and services in a warming world.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Argentina has some of the largest natural gas and oil reserves in the world and “possibly the most prospective outside of North America,” according to the U.S. shale industry is showing its age, Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale is in its early stages, with only 4 percent of the acreage developed thus far. While the U.S.

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GreenBiz

AUGUST 18, 2020

million , having fully circular packaging by investing $100 million in developing regenerative solutions, and decreasing its greenhouse gas emissions. Ulta, like Sephora, is planning a Made Without list that will tag products free of parabens, phthalates and 25 other chemical categories. million acres from its current 4.5

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Grist

MAY 18, 2023

Forecasters are predicting the formation of an El Niño later this summer, a natural weather phenomenon that fuels above-average global heat and more intense natural disasters in parts of the world. Those impacts come with a surprisingly steep price tag, according to the study, which was published in Science on Thursday.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

Rather than developing the project and competing for an offtake deal, like most developers must, Dominion will instead be looking to build the project for its own generation needs. As part of that executive order, Northam specifically called for the “full development” of Dominion’s offshore wind zone by 2026.

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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Digital transparency company Everledger has launched what they tout as a world-first battery passport pilot with automotive manufacturer Ford Motor Company to ensure responsible recycling of EV batteries. EV battery visibility.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 20, 2020

With two turbines, the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind pilot is tiny; and with a price tag of $300 million, it’s very expensive for a generation facility of its size. By the end of 2020, Dominion will join Deepwater Wind (now Ørsted) as one of just two developers to drag a U.S. offshore wind market. Myers the onshore work.

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Business Green

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Electric vehicles (EVs) could be on track to reach cost-parity with fossil fuel cars within three years thanks to rapid strides in battery development worldwide, which have seen the average cost of lithium ion battery packs plummet almost 90 per cent over the past decade, according to a new report from BloombergNEF (BNEF).

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 31, 2020

Long duration energy storage holds great potential for a world in which wind and solar power dominate new power plant additions and gradually overtake other sources of electricity. and other developed countries. In light of these developments, we've rounded up the surviving long-duration contenders in one convenient place.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

It’s commonly accepted in the AQ world that air quality will have greater visibility over the coming years, be it through air quality filters on property websites or via apps which quantify air quality not only at district level but also specifically for streets and houses. and PM10 (PM4.25 is also optional).

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 8, 2020

where developers are expected to meet significantly lower strike prices for energy from additional reactors. How soft costs are creating a headache for new nuclear plant development. The research is sober reading for those who contend that the more times a reactor model is built, the less it will cost. In the U.K.,

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Business Green

MAY 23, 2021

Sustainability-linked sovereign bonds can help promote economic resilience and a much-needed sustainable recovery to Covid-19, according to the World Bank's Fiona Stewart and Samantha Power. The market for sovereign bonds that finance sustainable development is also developing quickly. Reducing risk and raising targets.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

The money will fund the development of EVs in Ford's key product lines, the firm said, including pickup trucks, commercial vans and SUVs. More than 20,000 units of the fully electric Porsche Taycan were shipped last year, the newspaper reported - with a starting price tag of €80,000.

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Business Green

JULY 2, 2021

BusinessGreen has today released a tranche of free passes to the Net Zero Festival 2021 , offering an opportunity for sustainability practitioners and business leaders from around the world to access the latest cutting-edge thinking on how to accelerate the net zero transition and navigate the many challenges and opportunities it offers.

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Business Green

AUGUST 23, 2021

The first batch of 100 per cent deforestation-free beef is the product of three years of partnership between Carrefour, IDH, and cattle farmers from Mato Grosso to develop an effective traceability system for beef calves. With it comes rising hopes that Brazil will be able to close a big implementation gap in its forest code.

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Climate 4.0

APRIL 1, 2021

The world's citizens face a seemingly contradictory challenge: how to lighten our heavy carbon footprint while at the same time lifting the economies of the world's developing nations. How can I show that developing nations are not simple, impoverished charity cases, as it seems many people assume?

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Charged

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

When we embarked on the development of our first vehicle, the Lucid Air, we refused to compromise,” said VP of Design Derek Jenkins. “We The result is that we are building the best car in the world, and the numbers simply speak for themselves. Its first offering, the Lucid Air, is unequivocally a luxury car.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 18, 2019

From offshore wind, to solar, to the ballooning corporate renewables market, utilities, oil majors and developers are heading across the Atlantic for a piece of that gigantic American power pie. development partner Tradewind , and its multi-gigawatt U.S. The Europeans are coming. gigawatt pipeline. gigawatts of renewable power.

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Climate 4.0

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

billion, high-speed rail line in Egypt to service a new capital city, financed with investment from China, is the latest indicator of a recent trend in developing nations of governments throwing their hands in the air and starting from scratch to create viable, workable administrative centers. A newly announced plan to build a $4.5

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The Environmental Blog

OCTOBER 21, 2021

Eco-Friendly initiatives used to be quite a naive idea in the business world. In terms of industrial impacts on the environment, one of the biggest culprits is the packaging material and accessories that tag along with products. We all know how important and urgent it is to reduce our environmental impact.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Dr. Mahmoud Mohieldin, UN Climate Change High-Level Champion for COP27, said the 30-point programme had been developed with a broad range of active stakeholders, noting that the targets drew from scientific advice as well as local knowledge and existing climate adaptation initiatives. "At

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Heather Bishop, economic development director for Cold Lake First Nations, says that her community has attempted to initiate discussions to get a better idea of what the project entails. “We billion (CAD) price tag by 2030 to fund the project. The project has yet to apply for regulatory approval. The geology is different everywhere.

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Econaur

AUGUST 30, 2021

This week we present the Flashback story of Dholavira, the archaeological site of a Harappan-era city, whi ch received the UNESCO world heritage site tag on Tuesday. Since the excavation at the site, the ASI has developed a museum here. Dholavira site. Near the ancient city is a fossil park where wood fossils are preserved.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Duke operates utilities in six states and is one of the country’s largest independent renewable energy developers. Duke's IRP was developed over six months of workshops and comments involving more than 200 stakeholder groups, ranging from power providers and large energy customers to environmental and consumer advocates.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Billionaire offers glimpse of EV firm's efforts to develop cheaper, more efficient battery cells at Tesla's AGM. Musk said the firm was currently developing a pilot factory in Silicon Valley for the new tabless batteries, and that said it would take around another year to ramp up production to 10GWh.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

The good news is there is real innovation happening when it comes to the various sensors and "markers" that could be used for validation - everything from near field communications (NFC) tags to DNA and biome tracers. NFC forensics tags from IN-Code Technologies , used to collect data at specific points of the process.

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Business Green

JUNE 10, 2021

Almost every government in the world imposes a tax on gasoline, and most people believe that fossil fuels represent a source of income for states. Subjecting fossil fuels to the same market rules as other sectors would put an end to an injustice that has slowed the development of green energies for too long.

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Business Green

MAY 26, 2022

Research by Inside Housing has put a price tag of £104bn on decarbonising all the UK's homes, with an upper estimate of £250bn - equivalent to just under a quarter of the government's total projected spending for 2022-23. Plus, improving energy efficiency reduces the amount of energy suppliers are able to sell.

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AGreenLiving

MAY 4, 2021

Not only is it a looker, but the ‘000’ McLaren 720S is making waves for its innovations in the world of exotic cars. In fact, this particular prototype represents years of research and development and was brought into the light of day as a commission by 1016 CEO Peter Northrop, who will own it for personal use. Hello, you sexy thing.

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Business Green

JUNE 11, 2021

The electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer, which was founded by OVO Energy CEO Stephen Fitzpatrick in 2016, today said it aimed to begin operating zero emission commercial flights in 2024, subject to securing safety certification. Each aircraft comes with a price tag of around $4m, it said.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 5, 2024

But let’s chit-chat about something that often tags along with investing: dividends. Linde is the world’s largest industrial gas company and is involved in hydrogen production as part of its wide-ranging business. You’re probably eyeing those green stocks, and I hear you. Let’s dig in. BP plc – BP p.l.c.,

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Business Green

MARCH 21, 2023

It is the upfront nature of clean tech investment that goes a long way to explain why the IPCC concluded yesterday that the 'net zero investment gap' is now so large that annual investment in emissions reduction projects needs to increase by three- to six-fold to put the world on track for a 2C or 1.5C warming pathway by 2030.

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Business Green

MAY 20, 2021

Over a third of respondents - 38 per cent - said they were unlikely to buy an EV in the next five years, with 59 per cent citing costly price tags, while 38 per cent raised concerns about short battery life and range anxiety, and 36 per cent worried about having nowhere to charge up their EV close to home.

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Sustainable Software Development. Companies that develop software also impact the environment and have a responsibility to run a sustainable business that minimizes both its own carbon footprint and the those of its customers. Software is an essential technology for every company that has environmental impacts.

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EDF + Business

AUGUST 24, 2023

While SBTi is developing further guidance on beyond value chain mitigation this year, companies need not wait. This CCP label will indicate an overall baseline for credit quality, and companies should respond by shifting their portfolio over time to CCP-tagged credits. Due diligence to ensure environmental and social integrity is key.

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Business Green

JANUARY 11, 2023

World Economic Forum and Boston Consulting Group warn that despite growing demand for green products, supply chain risks pose a major threat to the net zero transition. How can these emerging clean technologies be deplayed fast enough and in sufficient quantities to actually bend the global emissions curve downwards?

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