GreenTechMedia

JUNE 5, 2020

The goal of such a transition: all-electric buildings powered by solar, wind, and other sources of zero-carbon electricity. The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is busy writing the rules for a $200 million program that will provide incentives for low-carbon space and water heating technologies in new and existing buildings.

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Green Market Oracle

OCTOBER 25, 2020

Despite the additional complications posed by the coronavirus pandemic a record 312 institutions participated in Sierra's annual Cool Schools rankings in 2020. They are model schools that are leading the way not only for academia but for governments and businesses. Schools give us a glimpse into what carbon neutrality looks like.

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Green Business Bureau

APRIL 27, 2022

One study reported that the average carbon footprint per skier could be as much as 74kg CO 2e per trip. Sustainability pushes resorts away from the negative spiral, where high carbon footprints catalyze climate change – which could ultimately render the ski industry obsolete. The benefits of sustainability for ski resorts.

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Clean Energy Canada

JANUARY 14, 2022

Proponents of fossil fuel use have implied that climate policies, like carbon pricing or other regulations, will have a negative impact on household spending, including home heating and gas for vehicles. Under a scenario where governments introduce policies to reach net zero by 2050, bills would decline even further.

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Grist

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

As a result, the industry accounts for roughly 8 percent of annual carbon dioxide emissions, as well as a toxic soup of air pollutants. Steelmakers worldwide are facing mounting pressure from government regulators and consumers to decarbonize operations. The furnaces that melt iron ore to make steel consume vast amounts of coal.

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Business Green

JUNE 13, 2021

The government is right. But getting those emissions down to zero is shaping up to be one of the most politically difficult parts of the government's decarbonisation agenda. Earlier this year, the government's flagship green recovery policy, the Green Homes Grant, was hollowed out and then scrapped after poor administration.

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Green Business Bureau

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Not only does reclaimed lumber give that rustic, farmhouse look and possess some unique history within its grain, but it also helps preserve our carbon-sequestering forests and rejects monoculture tree farms that do not support biodiversity or ecological health. Eco-Friendly, Ethically-Sourced Building Materials. RECLAIMED LUMBER.

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Clean Energy Canada

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Out of the gate, a majority (53%) of British Columbians either already have a heat pump or feel positively about them, compared to 20% who have a negative impression or do not think a heat pump is right for them. Meanwhile, the percentage of people with a negative impression of heat pumps decreased from 20% to 15%. And with B.C.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 10, 2020

Whatever your view is on climate change, we must all agree that climate change is constant; we are and will continue to move through the historical cooling and warming cycles. Terms such as climate change, climate crisis, carbon neutral, negative emissions, etc. Carbon Neutral vs. Zero Carbon – 1.5

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2022

The trend towards sustainability in the real estate industry has been driven by a number of factors including increasing global awareness of the need to protect the environment, stricter government regulations and the desire to save money on operating costs. solar photovoltaic, wind, microhydropower and hybrid systems).

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Smart Energy International

JULY 19, 2022

Different organisations, universities, governments, industrial partners and citizens need to come together to decide how we want to live in the next decades, when fossil fuels are not available anymore,” says Leonor Ruiz, strategic designer at the consultancy Soulsight, Spain. Putting people at the centre. Resistance to change?

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Green Business Bureau

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This growth is tied with heightened demand for companies to operate sustainably, with businesses facing pressure from key stakeholders – consumers, employees, investors, governments and NGOs. IMM software accounts for all areas of business operations, including carbon use, waste disposal, and community service.

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GreenTechMedia

OCTOBER 19, 2020

Fortunately, with current solar, battery and heat pump technology every building with a sunny roof under two stories can be a net generator of energy — essentially carbon negative. A better course of action for governments would be to coordinate electric service upgrades to groups of nearby homes.

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Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 27, 2020

According to the EPA, sustainable manufacturing is the creation of manufactured products through economically-sound processes that minimize negative environmental impacts while conserving energy and natural resources. In other words, make stuff without hurting the planet and its inhabitants. Upgrade Insulation.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

That’s potentially very bad news for the climate: The huge amount of methane that leaks during the production, transport and storage of LNG means that the carbon emissions associated with importing the fuel could be up to ten times higher than for the equivalent amount of Russian pipeline gas, researchers say. Credit: Phoebe Cooke.

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Greentown Labs

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Aquasaic intends to apply its solution with government and industrial partners, including in mining and oil and gas. Carbon Negative Solutions Carbon Negative Solutions (Rock Hill, N.Y.) Carbon Negative Solutions Carbon Negative Solutions (Rock Hill, N.Y.) Its founder is Keith Crossland.

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Climate Tech VC

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Tech-enabled credits continue to constitute a big chunk of an anticipated $1T voluntary carbon market , and Oxy is on a development frenzy. Just this year, Oxy: Acquired DAC company Carbon Engineering for $1.1B Just this year, Oxy: Acquired DAC company Carbon Engineering for $1.1B

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Business Green

JUNE 16, 2021

Across the 1,500 pages of the climate advisory body's latest UK climate risk assessment - which it carries out every five years - it sets out in stark detail the challenge to build in resilience and adaptation into UK infrastructure, and just how far behind government policy currently is on these issues.

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Elemental Excelerator

JANUARY 23, 2024

And while Canada’s coast faces countless climate threats, Elemental Policy Lab Fellow Na’im Merchant said it also could become important for climate resiliency as an unparalleled resource for ocean-based carbon dioxide removal (CDR) methods. The world needs to go net-negative, and not enough people are paying attention to that.

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Energy Innovation

JANUARY 3, 2021

In this case, peak popularity is for March 2020, when governments mandated lockdowns in many countries around the world due to the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Context is key, and many scenarios could result in negative or non-existent savings. Earth System Governance, 5, 100074. Source: O’Brien et al., Bojovic, D.,

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 31, 2023

It has been widely discussed and debated, in public view, among scientists, media, governments, business and society as a whole.” Harmful Wastes” Shell’s knowledge of the risks posed by the build-up of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) from burning fossil fuels can be traced to at least the early 1960s. Shell had other plans.

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AutoGrid

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Life Expectancy vs. Income in the United States 1 Many factors negatively influence average life expectancy. These polluting and expensive sources of electricity have been justified on the basis of keeping the lights on and buildings cool or warm as needed.

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Business Green

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Families in inadequate emergency housing finding it hard to stay cool in summer heat waves and dry in sudden storms. That is why at Shelter we put a small idea that we think could make big difference in our suggestions for the government's Spending Review.

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Business Green

JUNE 12, 2024

Highly Commended: Carbon Limiting Technologies Highly Commended: Greengage Hospitality Firm of the Year Compass Group UK & Ireland In an all-new category for this year, Compass Group emerged victorious with the judges praising the scale and ambition of its industry-leading transition plan.

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Climate Tech VC

DECEMBER 4, 2023

💨 Yard Stick , a Cambridge, MA-based soil carbon monitoring platform, raised $12M in Series A funding from Extantia Capital, Breakthrough, Lowercarbon Capital, Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund, Pillar VC, and other investors. 52 countries pledged to reduce their global cooling emissions by 68% through 2050.

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Green Technology

JUNE 21, 2023

Green Technology’s Leadership Awards aim to recognize and honor individuals, organizations, and institutions that have made significant contributions to advancing sustainability efforts and reducing carbon footprints in various sectors. The award was accepted by Joel Griffith, DGS and the O Street team.

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Business Green

MARCH 6, 2023

The staircase-shaped rocks that protrude out from the Irish Sea at the Giant's Causeway are the best known example of the geological phenomenon that results from rapidly-cooling magma. But now an industry is growing around the promise of fast-tracking this natural carbon sequestration process to help tackle climate change.

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Business Green

APRIL 6, 2022

In essence, getting society on board with the net zero transition can accelerate emission reduction efforts, make it easier to deploy low carbon technologies and infrastructure, and reduce the overall cost of building a net zero emission economy. And the report offers some interesting, if potentially controversial, answers.

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Low Carbon Prosperity

OCTOBER 17, 2018

In this Low Carbon Prosperity Institute (LCPI) analysis, we explore scenarios of carbon reduction investment performance based on the revenue allocation described in Initiative 1631. The measure is intended, but not required, to reduce carbon emissions in 2035 to 25% below 1990 levels, consistent with the state’s legislated target.

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Business Green

MAY 20, 2022

Paris Olympics plans to halve carbon footprint of meals served at the Games. Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet this week unveiled the catering strategy for the upcoming Olympic Games in the French capital, revealing a goal to halve the average carbon footprint of meals served during the Games.

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AFN Sustainable Protein

JULY 25, 2019

Others need consumers to change behavior, or governments and businesses to reform policies,” write the report’s main authors Tim Searchinger , Craig Hanson , Richard Waite and Janet Ranganathan in an accompanying blog post. His startup has just created Panorama, an open-source software to map out Sweden’s path to a carbon-neutral future.

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Climate Tech VC

AUGUST 17, 2023

The drop in sulfur oxide emissions, which ironically have a cooling effect in the atmosphere by reflecting light, has also played a role in record high ocean temps this year. IMO will assign a CII rating, with A being the best, least carbon-intensive and E being the worst, most carbon-intensive. What’s new?

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

BlackRock's CEO Larry Fink has warned companies that they face increased scrutiny of their carbon-cutting plans and US president Joe Biden has outlined $2tr of commitments in support of climate action at a time when thousands of businesses and scores of national governments are unveiling net zero strategies.

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Grist

JULY 6, 2024

In 2006, a group of preeminent scientists met for a two-day conference at the NASA Ames Research Center in California to discuss cooling the Earth by injecting particles into the stratosphere to reflect sunlight into space. How would disputes about the negative impacts of any geoengineering regime be adjudicated? degree Celsius (0.9

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Climate Tech VC

JULY 24, 2023

Geologic hydrogen raises $91M and heating and cooling efficiency draws in $67M. 🧱 Brimstone received a crucial third-party approval of its carbon-negative cement earlier this month, certifying that it performs identically to the industry standard on strength and safety in construction applications. Thanks for reading!

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38 North Solutions

AUGUST 17, 2022

These standards had a cooling effect, disincentivizing the inclusion of storage in such projects. Enhance federal government permitting authority for interstate electric transmission facilities that have been determined by the Secretary of Energy to be in the national interest.

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CleanTech San Diego

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

Chilldyne offers a liquid cooling technology that improves Data Center energy efficiency 20-40 percent for a quicker return on investment while also enabling ten-times higher density computing than traditional air-cooled systems. About the Graduating Startups: . Learn more at cleantechsandiego.org.

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