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Failure is an option: We already know the outcome of global plastic waste negotiations

GreenBiz

Delegates at the final U.N. meeting in November will likely fail to produce a binding international treaty that will reverse the growing trend of plastic pollution.

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Despite Temper Tantrum, Youngkin Cannot Reverse Va's Climate Progress

NRDC onEarth

Youngkin's Latest, Senseless Attack on a Keystone Climate Law, Clean Cars, Like His Attack on RGGI, Is Divorced from the Facts and the Law, and Will Not Stand

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Nigel Farage’s Reform Party Has Accepted £2.3 Million from Fossil Fuel Interests, Climate Deniers, and Polluters Since 2019 Election

DeSmogBlog

Reform UK has received more than £2.3 million from oil and gas interests, highly polluting industries, and climate science deniers since December 2019, amounting to 92 percent of the party’s donations. This week, Nigel Farage confirmed he would be returning as leader of Reform and standing in the general election, threatening to split the already fragile Conservative vote.

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Sorting fact from renewable fiction: Handy resources for debunking solar and wind myths 

Renew Economy

Do solar farms cause cancer? Will wind turbines send me deaf? A handy list of articles to help you sort fact from renewables fiction. The post Sorting fact from renewable fiction: Handy resources for debunking solar and wind myths appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions

In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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Honda Launches Fuel Cell Vehicle Production in the U.S.

FuelCellsWorks

Honda Advances Hydrogen Strategy with Production Launch of Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle in Ohio Production of all-new 2025 CR-V e:FCEV fuel cell electric vehicle begins at Performance Manufacturing Center in.

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5 ways big companies can get more out of climate tech startups

GreenBiz

Large companies are collaborating with green startups to advance their sustainability goals; these 5 tips can forge fruitful partnerships.

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Massachusetts kicks off first pilot to shift gas utilities to clean heat

Canary Media

Gas utilities could be key to the effort to get fossil fuels out of buildings — but only if they stop investing in pipes that deliver fossil gas and instead start building pipes for clean energy.

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Eraring deal signals death of baseload power in Australia, and Dutton’s nuclear fantasy

Renew Economy

The Eraring deal means that Australia's biggest coal generator will operate with the same capacity factor as the average solar farm. Baseload is dead, so what does Peter Dutton think he is going to do with a big nuclear plant? The post Eraring deal signals death of baseload power in Australia, and Dutton’s nuclear fantasy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Rystad Energy: China Set to Smash National Hydrogen Targets, Solidifying Lead in Global Electrolyzer Market

FuelCellsWorks

Mainland China’s national plan identifies hydrogen as a key element in its low-carbon energy transition strategy. The nation is committed to using hydrogen for decarbonization, with Rystad Energy projecting the.

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Inside Shein’s plan to recycle ‘deadstock’ material into new clothing

GreenBiz

The company wants to be ‘fully circular’ by 2050 but its emissions have increased by 52%.

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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport

Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium

With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.

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New Yorkers Deserve to Know That Gas Stoves Emit Dangerous Pollutants

NRDC onEarth

The New York Healthy Homes Right to Know Act would require signage and labels that detail the health risks of using a gas stove.

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ITRPV: 27% efficiency tandem modules to enter mass production in 2027

PV Tech

Silicon-based tandem solar cells and modules are expected to enter commercial production in 2027 with a module efficiency of 27%, according to the latest International Technology Roadmap for Photovoltaic (ITRPV) published by German engineering association VDMA.

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Octopus adds 1GW wind farm to its massive renewable and storage plans in NSW

Renew Economy

Barnaby Joyce has a new company to boycott, with Octopus Australia unveiling plans to build a massive 1GW wind farm in south-west New South Wales. The post Octopus adds 1GW wind farm to its massive renewable and storage plans in NSW appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Samsung Heavy Wins Certification for Ammonia Fuel VLAC

FuelCellsWorks

It developed in collaboration with the US-based Amogy and received AIP at Greece’s Posidonia 2024 from Lloyd’s Register South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries announced on Wednesday that it obtained Approval in Principle.

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor

With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.

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White House Launches Initiatives to Bolster New Nuclear Deployments

POWER Magazine

The White House has unveiled a suite of new measures aimed at slashing risks associated with new nuclear reactor development and construction, underscoring its policy push to champion nuclear. At […] The post White House Launches Initiatives to Bolster New Nuclear Deployments appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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New NRDC Analysis: Gov Shapiro's Energy Plan is a Winner

NRDC onEarth

Two foundational power sector policies, cap-and-invest plus ambitious clean electricity targets, provide significant benefits

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The Brief: Quality jobs as a complement to worker ownership

Impact Alpha

Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Featured: Good Jobs In private equity, pairing employee ownership with good jobs can unlock wealth for. The post The Brief: Quality jobs as a complement to worker ownership appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Australia’s land-use emissions data revisions are an engine of climate delay

Renew Economy

An Australian state government once "solved" the problems of late trains by changing the definition of late. The same thinking applies to climate change. The post Australia’s land-use emissions data revisions are an engine of climate delay appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute

The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?

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Japan Inc. to Boost Hydrogen Supply Chains With $1 Billion Fund

FuelCellsWorks

Japanese consortium targets IPEF countries for clean energy projects As reported by Nikkei, a coalition of over 400 Japanese companies and organizations, spearheaded by the Japan Hydrogen Association (JH2A), is set.

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Climate Denier Nigel Farage Standing in Seat at Risk of Sea Level Rises and Flooding

DeSmogBlog

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage , who is a vocal critic of green policies and climate science, is standing in a constituency threatened by rising sea levels and flooding due to global warming. Mapping from the science-based visualisation platform Climate Central suggests that substantial parts of Clacton, Essex, will be at risk of yearly flooding even by 2030.

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A better model for converting carbon dioxide into fuels and products

TechXplore

Some parts of the world have been so successful in making inexpensive renewable electricity that we occasionally have too much of it. One possible use for that low-cost energy: Converting carbon dioxide into fuel and other products using a device called a membrane-electrode assembly.

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The Brief: An open letter to ‘alleged co-colluders’ on climate action

Impact Alpha

Greetings Agents of Impact! In today’s Brief: Featured: Fiduciary Future Dear Alleged Co-Colluders: Let’s really make common cause for climate action. The 18-month. The post The Brief: An open letter to ‘alleged co-colluders’ on climate action appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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“Unimaginable challenges:” World-first integrated wind, solar and battery hybrid finally at full capacity

Renew Economy

Unique wind, solar and battery project in north Queensland finally overcomes connection challenges to reach full capacity five years after it was built. The post “Unimaginable challenges:” World-first integrated wind, solar and battery hybrid finally at full capacity appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Qatar Shell pilot project produces green hydrogen from wastewater

FuelCellsWorks

Qatar Shell Research and Technology Centre (QSRTC) has achieved a significant milestone in the production of green hydrogen through its exploratory research project, HyPEC. The HyPEC project, which stands for.

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UN Chief Calls For Ban on Fossil Fuel Advertising

DeSmogBlog

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on governments to ban fossil fuel advertising and for creative agencies to stop creating campaigns for the industry, “Fossil fuels are not only poisoning our planet – they’re toxic for your brand,” Guterres told an audience in New York. “Your sector is full of creative minds who are already mobilising around this cause.

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Long-duration storage ‘increasingly competitive but unlikely to match Li-ion’s cost reductions’

Energy Storage News

Some long-duration energy storage (LDES) technologies are already cost-competitive with lithium-ion (Li-ion) but will struggle to match the incumbent’s cost reduction potential.

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Dear Alleged Co-Colluders: Let’s really make common cause for climate action 

Impact Alpha

Editor’s note: The shareholder representative nonprofit As You Sow has borne the brunt of the coordinated backlash against corporate and investor action on. The post Dear Alleged Co-Colluders: Let’s really make common cause for climate action appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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New wind output record breaks drought that posed most challenging week for renewable model

Renew Economy

Australia's wind "drought" broken in spectacular style by a new record output. But modelling shows scaled up renewables would still have met most demand. The post New wind output record breaks drought that posed most challenging week for renewable model appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3rd JIVE Roadshow: Hydrogen Leads the Development of Green Urban Mobility

FuelCellsWorks

The potential of hydrogen as an accelerator of the energy transformation of urban transport was highlighted by the workshop co-organized by the Bioeconomy and Environment Cluster of Western Macedonia –.

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EDC set to put four geothermal power facilities online in 2024

ThinkGeoEnergy

The Energy Development Corporation (EDC) is targeting to commence operations on four geothermal power plants before the end of 2024. The four planned projects are as follows: 29-MW Palayan Bayan binary power plant in Bicol 5.6-MW power plant in Bago City , Negros Occidental 20-MW Tanawon geothermal power plant in Bicol 28-MW Mahanagdong binary power plant in Leyte EDC is also planning to augment their existing geothermal power facilities with Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS).

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CharIN head says J3400 (Tesla NACS) and CCS charging standards will co-exist for many years

Charged

A year ago, as automakers, EVSE suppliers and pundits enthusiastically jumped on the Tesla NACS bandwagon , the Charging Interface Initiative North America ( CharIN ) was one of the few voices urging a little caution. CharIN’s mission is to facilitate the adoption of charging standards, so the organization is now deeply involved with testing interoperability for NACS (now more properly known as SAE J3400).

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The Liist, June 2024: Impact fund managers steer private credit to places equity fears to tread

Impact Alpha

Fundraising is tough going for most private equity fund managers – impact or otherwise. Private credit, on the other hand, is growing. On. The post The Liist, June 2024: Impact fund managers steer private credit to places equity fears to tread appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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NSW formally opens its biggest energy storage tender amid questions over duration

Renew Economy

NSW formally opens its biggest tender for battery storage, and for access rights to the coveted south-west renewable energy zone. The post NSW formally opens its biggest energy storage tender amid questions over duration appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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