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Lessons from 3 emerging bio-based material technologies

GreenBiz

After seven days in its facilities, the grown result is a nontoxic, fully home- and marine-compostable material that protects and insulates a variety of products — everything from candles to industrial servers. . Loliware was founded in 2016 in pursuit of "a radical leap towards [a sustainable packaging] future." Producing just 2.69

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20 C-suite sustainability champions for 2021

GreenBiz

Each of these individuals is playing the long game and is in a strong position to move their companies and industries into what could be a more hopeful period of reconciliation, recovery and repair. Most support science-based targets and sit on multiple boards, collaborations and advocacy groups to further industry-level sustainability goals.

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Engie Looking for More US Clean Energy Acquisitions: North America CEO

GreenTechMedia

Engie is on the lookout for more clean energy acquisitions in the U.S., With a long history in fossil fuels and nuclear energy, Engie has pivoted dramatically toward renewables over the past few years — a strategy that included the U.S. Engie supplies the city of Houston with solar power from its Holman project in Texas.

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Comment: Technology will be crucial to the success of vertical farms

Envirotec Magazine

According to the World Bank, agricultural development is one of the most powerful tools to end extreme poverty, boost shared prosperity, and feed a projected 9.7 With no soil or pesticide contamination, water efficiency is further enhanced by the absence of a requirement for washing. billion people by 2050.

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Researchers Across Academia are Generating Ground-breaking Discoveries with Planet Data

Planet Pulse

In the hands of these experts, our satellite data is helping to power models, reveal planetary change, and deliver spatial-temporal insights across a variety of academic fields. PlanetScope has great advantages with high observation frequency and 3 meter spatial resolution compared with other MS optical satellites.

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Flash Drought Hotspots: Southwestern United States

Planet Pulse

Studies show that 42% of the soil moisture deficit during this period can be attributed to climate change. Land Surface Temperature (LST) from 2023 over an area of the Southwest United States and parts of Northern Mexico where Planet’s Soil Water Content data showed notable dryness earlier in the year (see map of area below).

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‘Wood vaulting’: A simple climate solution you’ve probably never heard of

Grist

That’s roughly as much CO2 as cement production worldwide emitted in 2016, and as much as forests globally removed from the atmosphere last year. Digging vaults in clay or silty soil, away from groundwater, is thought to be best practice. billion metric tons. Once companies acquire biomass, not just any hole will do.

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