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How to talk about racial justice in sustainability

GreenBiz

If we get it right, this new movement for equity in sustainability can snowball by not only providing a "cooling effect" for climate change but also resulting in thriving, healthy, equitable communities. . Pull Quote. Now is the time for us to make equity the cornerstone of this vision for a greener, livable future. Sponsored Article.

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From Satellite Data to Actionable Insights: Land Surface Temperature Based Tracking of Heatwaves and Urban Heat Island Effect: A Path to Cooler, Healthier Cities

Planet Pulse

One approach, however, is the method of Nairn & Fawcett (2014) , which identifies heatwaves by examining temperature peaks and their duration within the climatology of the study area. Using nature to cool cities not only lowers health risks but also supports biodiversity and overall resilience against climate impacts.

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Bochum, Germany to extract geothermal heat from abandoned coal mines

ThinkGeoEnergy

Construction is currently ongoing for new buildings that will be served by a planned geothermal heating project in Bochum, Germany that aims to utilize water from abandoned coal mine shafts for emissions-free heating and cooling. During summer, this well will be used to provide cooling to the surrounding buildings.

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ClimateTrace: Using Satellites and Machine Learning to Pinpoint Global Emissions

GreenTechMedia

” “But in the electricity sector, we're furthest along with coal-fired power plants with once-through cooling systems,” he said. “It's just a prototype — we're not at our desired accuracy in any area yet.” Building a global database of marginal carbon emissions.

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Hyundai/Kia’s new EV heat pump technology

Charged

The original technology was introduced in 2014 on the first-generation Kia Soul EV. Hyundai and Kia say their battery pack water-cooling system yields further increases in range without increasing physical dimensions. In severe cold weather, the Kona Electric delivered 91 percent of its nominal range.

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World’s Largest Customer-Sited Solar-Storage Plant Planned for Nevada Desert

GreenTechMedia

Part of what made the new project possible is that Roy factored clean-energy siting into his search for the location to build Citadel back in 2014, Kramer said. He particularly liked Tesla’s use of liquid cooling, which Allehaut said is more reliable than fan cooling and draws less parasitic load.

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Scientists look for the Holy Grail: The whitest paint ever

Grist

That’s why it can cool below the ambient temperature.” per kilowatt-hour, their paint could result in a savings of $36 per month on cooling. Another “cool roofs” researcher, Ronnen Levinson of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory’s Heat Island Group, noted one drawback. This is called thermal radiation, or emissivity.

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