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Why investors are putting biodiversity on the balance sheet

GreenBiz

A decade of pressure on companies to report on and reduce their contribution to climate change has created something of a blueprint for investors to demand the same in terms of the separate but interconnected biodiversity crisis. The most dependent industries: construction, agriculture and food and beverage. .

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Critics Question the Climate Crisis Benefits of Deep Seabed Mining

DeSmogBlog

While commercial mining of the deep seafloor is not yet happening, momentum is building and the world is now seriously entertaining the possibility. To vacuum up these treasured chunks requires industrial extraction by massive excavators. The targets of these companies are potato-sized rocks that scientists call polymetallic nodules.

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Sustainable Food Management Checklist: Getting Started Guide for the Office Cafeteria

Green Business Bureau

The global food system is complex, requiring inputs from a diverse set of industries, such as agriculture, transportation logistics, plus marketing, and retail. Our food supply chain demands an extravagant amount of energy. Energy and food are intrinsically linked together. less energy for food production, produce 49.6%

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Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap Expected in Early 2023; Here’s Why the OSW Industry Should Take Note

Energy and Cleantech Council

The State of Maine is expected to release the Maine Offshore Wind Roadmap in early 2023, and the global offshore wind industry should be watching. Maine’s offshore wind energy potential is ranked seventh in the nation, with more than 411 TWh/yr of offshore resource-generating potential. Economic Development Administration.

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Online Event - VERGE Energy Conference

Green Market Oracle

VERGE Energy Conference (VERGE 20) will take place on October 26-30, 2020. This online event can be attended from anywhere, The central theme at VERGE 20 will focus on how energy systems can be decarbonized, decentralized, digitized and democratized. Climate change is the most significant global threat we face today.

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Maine Signals Readiness for Commercial-Scale Floating Offshore Wind

Energy and Cleantech Council

Offshore wind is an essential component of our path toward a stronger, healthier, and cleaner energy future… Maine now has an outline on how to lead on responsible development of offshore wind that delivers on its vast potential to secure our energy independence, fight climate change, and strengthen Maine’s economy.”

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? CTVC’s guide to NYCW #163

Climate Tech VC

In the news this week, $7T for fossil fuel subsidies, the summer brings more tropical storms, and Equinor opens the world’s largest floating wind farm… to power oil drilling. for Northvolt to build energy storage, $100M for direct lithium extraction, and $60M for heat batteries. Thanks for reading!