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California Moves to Tackle Another Big Emissions Source: Fossil Fuel Use in Buildings

GreenTechMedia

California regulators have allocated $45 million to incentives for heat pump water heaters through 2025, in another step on the path toward the state's 2045 carbon neutrality goal. The CPUC said it may revisit whether to dedicate additional funding for heat pump water heaters after a spring workshop on the new SGIP funding.

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Energy storage helps truck dealerships to electrify

Envirotec Magazine

Volvo Trucks UK & Ireland planned to install high-powered charge points at two of its service workshops for battery-powered HGVs and buses. London North will become one of our flagship carbon-neutral sites, generating its own power from a solar array with excess generation stored within the battery energy storage systems.”

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How Carbon Pledges Are Driving a UK Offshore Wind Hub to Switch to Green Hydrogen

GreenTechMedia

A port and fabrication yard in Scotland is planning to convert to green hydrogen as it looks to serve the carbon-conscious offshore wind sector. The workshops that have fabricated large subsea structures for the oil and gas sector are a good fit to serve the offshore wind sector. Less carbon, more local content.

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Whether pandemic or climate crisis, you better get your data right

GreenBiz

With growing consensus on the gravity of the climate crisis, countries and companies are adopting carbon reduction targets. Pressure to make emissions visible has been around for a while: Consumers want to know how much carbon is embodied in the products they buy. Alas, to date the same isn’t true of carbon performance.

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Sustainability OKRs: Setting the Right Goals for Long-Term Success

Green Business Bureau

KR3: Organize public workshops at community center from May to August 2023. This helps ensure that the organization is taking the necessary steps towards meeting its environmental and social goals, such as reducing its carbon footprint or giving back to the community.

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Sustainability in Healthcare: How Telemedicine and Virtual Meetings Reduce Emissions and Waste

Green Business Bureau

Several scientific studies have concluded that telemedicine reduces the carbon footprint of healthcare visits, primarily by reducing transport-associated emissions. The carbon footprint savings range between 0.70-372 A few studies have looked at the carbon footprint of these large events. miles, with median CO2e emissions of 0.61

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LAVA designs carbon-neutral LIFE Hamburg with an edible green roof

AGreenLiving

Slated to open 2023, the solar-powered sustainable building will feature a carbon dioxide-absorbing green facade and an organic rooftop garden. See the original post: LAVA designs carbon-neutral LIFE Hamburg with an edible green roof. LAVA Images via LAVA.