Elemental Excelerator

JUNE 26, 2024

Meet the winners of the Resilient New Orleans Innovation Challenge, hosted in partnership by Elemental and Finance New Orleans to bring sustainably built, climate resilient, and affordable housing to New Orleans and beyond.

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Elemental Excelerator

JUNE 26, 2024

Meet the winners of the Resilient New Orleans Innovation Challenge, hosted in partnership by Elemental and Finance New Orleans to bring sustainably built, climate resilient, and affordable housing to New Orleans and beyond.

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GreenBiz

MARCH 8, 2021

Below are the responses from 11 of the 12 Emerging Leaders, lightly edited for clarity and length, and presented in alphabetical order by last name. Colonialism, commercialization and co-option are still present in today’s sustainability structures, and I found it refreshingly honest to hear that brought to the fore. Kristina Chu .

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Sustainability Plastics Innovation Education 375

Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2020

However, flood risk is now addressed on a wider catchment scale so that initiatives in one part of a catchment do not have negative effects further downstream. In the past, peats and bogs have been drained to increase cropping areas, but this damages peatlands and reduces their capacity to retain water and store carbon. NFM benefits.

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Green Business Bureau

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Whether it’s a new build or a retrofit (also referred to as greenhabbing , or green rehabbing an older building to be more eco-friendly), the real estate industry is moving towards sustainability because a low-carbon building is proven to have lower operating costs, improved resale value and higher occupancy rates.

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Smart Energy International

JUNE 2, 2022

Scott Mathieson, network planning and regulation director at SP Energy Networks, stated: “The increasingly complex needs of our energy system, coupled with the significant increase in both demand for green electricity and generation our networks need to accommodate, means it is crucial we ensure its continued security and resilience.

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Green Business Bureau

MARCH 9, 2021

These impacts are presented against triple-bottom-line measures ( E nvironmental, S ocial, G overnance, the three ESG criteria). Creates resilience : For instance, during the COVID-19 pandemic, sustainable companies experienced less negative shock returns than their unsustainable competitors.

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Business Green

JUNE 11, 2020

For all the growing interest in Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) investing and high profile investor demands for corporates to tackle escalating climate risks, many asset managers remain 'blind' to the threat to their portfolios posed by global biodiversity loss and are consistently failing to engage with carbon intensive businesses.

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Biodiversity Carbon-negative Policy Investment 97

Business Green

JUNE 23, 2020

The report - titled Principles for a low-carbon, sustainable and net-zero aligned economic recovery post COVID-19 - suggests five key government interventions aimed at harnessing growing political, business, and consumer will to tackle the climate emergency, as well as a raft of specific policy recommendations.

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Carbon-negative Packaging Government Resilience 96

Renewable Energy World

APRIL 13, 2021

And according to IEA’ Renewables 2020, Launch Presentation from November 10, 2020, global wind and solar PV’s combined installed capacity will surpass that of natural gas in 2023 and coal in 2024. Michele Thieme – Michele leads WWF’s work in protecting and building the resiliency of freshwater ecosystems.

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Solar Energy Monitor Hydropower Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor 117

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

DeSmog recently reported how HealthforAnimals, a Belgium-based organization representing some of the world’s biggest animal pharmaceutical companies, presented “misleading” information to back their current business models. And some experts remain sceptical. based environmental organization.

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Soil Building Energy Monitoring Agriculture Carbon-negative 98

Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 19, 2024

As we navigate the intricacies of biomass conversion processes and their impacts on our planet, we encroach upon a dialogue pivotal for the present and future of energy consumption. Types of Biomass Materials and Conversion Processes Unearthing Energy: The Conversion of Biomass Resources How does biomass energy work?

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 123

Green Business Bureau

JULY 4, 2022

Build a resilient fashion brand company using sustainable fashion. billion tons of carbon dioxide annually. With this in mind, in this Green Business Bureau article, we present eight ways you, as a fashion manufacturer, can work to be more sustainable. Sustainable fashion has come to save the fashion industry.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Those present on the ground from agriculture include the world’s largest meat company, JBS, which sent three delegates to Baku. Synthetic fertilisers are the leading driver of nitrous dioxide emissions, a greenhouse gas 200 times more powerful than carbon dioxide which is rising at unprecedented levels in the atmosphere.

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COP Agriculture Methane Fossil fuels 144

Green Business Bureau

JULY 26, 2022

And so we present you with our 26-tip checklist guide to sustainable food management for the office cafeteria. Listed below are the five main ways foods supply chains negatively harm our environment. Our food supply chain has a high carbon footprint contributing to climate change. Plus vegetarian and vegan diets need 26.9%

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Farmer Martin Lines, chair of the Nature Friendly Farming Network, puts forward the case for a robust payment framework to incentivise carbon sequestration in UK agriculture. Pricing greenhouse gas emissions at a level that is consistent with net zero opens new routes for a lucrative market in 'negative' carbon emissions.

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Agriculture Carbon Carbon-negative Soil 53

Business Green

JANUARY 26, 2021

While the transition will inevitably be complex and difficult, it is essential to building a more resilient economy that benefits more people. "The world is moving to net zero, and BlackRock believes that our clients are best served by being at the forefront of that transition," Fink writes.

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Climate change Carbon-negative Global warming Investment 101

Low Carbon Prosperity

JANUARY 9, 2023

Because Myno’s process for producing biochar and carbon-negative energy from wood waste and forest-thinning slash piles will help our state reduce the risk of wildfires on our public lands. Within the CRF, some carbon in the feedstock will be converted into 18 MW of renewable baseload power at the Kettle Falls Generating Station.

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Business Green

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Joshua Tosteson, COO of climate conservation marketing company Everland, offers a defense of REDD+ carbon offsets. It is by now well recognised that nature-based climate solutions can provide more than a third of the carbon reductions needed to keep global warming below 2C, the target agreed at the Paris climate talks.

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DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Animal agriculture is the largest emitter of methane, a greenhouse gas 80 times more potent than carbon dioxide when measured over a 20 year period. Several of these arguments reference the idea that grazing livestock can help maintain healthy soils which can store carbon. Past marketing drives run by the AHDB include the £3.5-million

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

OCTOBER 4, 2022

She wanted an impactful journey and with the threat that climate change was presenting, along with the science to back it up, she knew the importance of responding immediately. For example, climate mitigation, which includes working on EV’s or carbon capture would be perfect for someone who wants to focus on emission reductions.

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Business Green

JANUARY 28, 2021

Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets unveils recommendations on how to scale up investment in emission reduction programmes, but environmental campaigners remain unimpressed. And it stresses that global emissions targets are likely to be missed without a fresh approach for driving investment in negative emissions projects.

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Business Green

JUNE 16, 2020

The consensus on climate action is far from perfect (nor would you want it to be), but there is a broad agreement around how a mix of clean technology innovation and advanced R&D, low carbon infrastructure, shifting consumer attitudes, and effective policy interventions could drive rapid decarbonisation.

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Biodiversity Carbon-negative Soil Policy 81

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 6, 2021

Directors were found to have a wide range of experience in high carbon sectors, including in polluting energy, aviation, mining, manufacturing, and banks and investment companies known to support the fossil fuel industry. Ties to companies that work in or serve high-carbon industries were most pronounced in the U.S. In the U.S.

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Green Market Oracle

DECEMBER 3, 2019

degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, reach carbon neutrality by 2050 and cut greenhouse gas emissions by 45 per cent from 2010 levels, by 2030. The key missing ingredient is a lack of political will he said: “Political will to put a price on carbon. Global average levels of carbon dioxide reached 407.8

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Business Green

JUNE 25, 2020

The steps that the UK takes to rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic can accelerate the transition to a successful and low-carbon economy and improve our climate resilience. We must now maintain this momentum to proactively respond to the climate crisis and build a cleaner, more resilient future for us all.".

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Bidgely

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Hear more from Jason McGrade about SECC’s research findings in the on-demand video of his Customer Perspectives on EVs, Smart Homes, and Beneficial Electrification session and then explore how Analytics Workbench can help you implement more effective customer-centered carbon reduction programs and strategies. The Message. The Role of Rebates.

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Home Energy Monitoring Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Carbon-negative 78

Business Green

MARCH 18, 2020

CNG Fuels' biomethane compressed natural gas - Bio-CNG - is currently 100 per cent sourced from waste feedstocks such as food waste and it claims the fuel is both cheaper and less-carbon intensive than traditional diesel. per cent of UK carbon emissions, with road transport as a whole now the UK's highest emitting sector of the economy.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 9, 2021

BASF’s wine tasting is just one example of many such pandemic-style lobbying efforts by the European agriculture industry since the EU has attempted to pass sweeping new policies to combat climate change through measures included in its “Green Deal,” first presented in December 2019.

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Building Energy Monitoring Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Home Energy Monitoring 98

Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Autumn's second lockdown and ongoing restrictions have presented an existential threat for some, and the adaptability and resilience of all are being put to the test. It becomes more competitive and resilient as a result of this saving. Local businesses need some good news. MW by 2019.

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Energy Energy Carbon-negative Investment 73

Business Green

MAY 14, 2020

It didn't seem realistic or reasonable to assume that one-third of the global population would be on lockdown due to a pandemic, with industrialised countries' hospitals testing their limits , US crude oil prices going negative , and skyrocketing unemployment. It is a crucial opportunity to minimise the severity of a future carbon lockdown.

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Climate change Policy Carbon-negative Politics 73

Business Green

MARCH 9, 2023

But underneath the bonnet of that central contention, there is a huge amount of important and knotty details contained in the CCC's 130-page assessment that present major implications for policy, investment, and green business. The CCC's analysis tested the resilience of a zero carbon grid very strenuously indeed.

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Green Market Oracle

AUGUST 30, 2020

It will specifically explore systemic solutions to the climate crisis focusing on clean energy, electrified, transportation, the circular economy, carbon removal and sustainable food systems. Momentum is building as businesses and governments transform their organizations to be more efficient and resilient. 400+ sessions.

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Business Green

JANUARY 17, 2022

At present, hydrogen made using fossil gas dominates the global hydrogen market, and as such oil and gas firms are exploring how carbon capture systems could be used to slash emissions from the sector. It will challenge the resilience of economies. Even oil-rich nations are taking note, it seems. It will create new jobs.

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Business Green

MARCH 9, 2021

Obviously we're all conscious about where we all need to get to - the trillions of dollars that need to flow into zero carbon goods and services and into resilience, and to support the 'just transition'. "The key thing now is for all of the parts of the finance sector to start to make this a reality," Preston tells BusinessGreen.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 11, 2022

However, the war in Ukraine and subsequent shocks are testing firms’ resilience. Economic climate expectations have turned negative once again (declining from +27% to ?53%). Across the EU, 53% have already invested in tackling the impact of weather events and dealing with the process of reducing carbon emissions.

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Business Green

AUGUST 9, 2021

The findings are sure to prompt renewed calls for more urgent action from global governments, businesses, and civil society to do everything possible to rapidly reduce emissions and enhance the resilience of critical infrastructure in the face of worsening cimate risks.

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