Inhabitat - Innovation

JULY 28, 2021

On Sunday, the residents of London were caught up in flash floods following a heavy downpour, reigniting conversations about climate change preparedness.

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Climate change 279

Inhabitat - Innovation

JULY 27, 2021

A new study published in PLOS ONE has identified countries most at risk of "climate change-related harm" and those in a good position to deal with climate change's effects.

Climate change 279

Climate change 279

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 12, 2020

Measuring tree growth is important in enabling scientists to estimate the contribution of trees to climate change mitigation as a result of their ability to absorb and store carbon from the atmosphere. We are always looking for ways to explore how using innovative new technologies can improve our data gathering.

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IoT Energy Monitor Climate change Building Energy Monitoring 338

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2021

A new paper published in Nature Sustainability presents seaweed as a model solution for tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, joblessness, hunger and environmental damage.

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Climate change Carbon-negative Sustainability Biodiversity 329

Inhabitat - Innovation

JULY 13, 2021

A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science shows that dragonflies are losing key features due to climate change. The study has established that global warming is causing male dragonflies to lose their color, a feature used to attract mates.

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Climate change Global warming 278

Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

A recent study Nature Climate Change has concluded that climate change is already affecting people across the world. The study found that at least 85% of the world's population has already been affected by climate change in some way.

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Climate change 254

GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

At GreenBiz 22, innovators who are (literally) on the front lines of the fight against climate change received recognition and funding.

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Innovation Resilience Climate change 285

Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 2, 2021

According to the study, albatrosses are among a few species that mate for life, but climate change is affecting their mating. A new study published in the journal Royal Society found that Black-browed albatrosses may separate from their life partners due to global warming.

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Climate change Global warming 255

Inhabitat - Innovation

AUGUST 13, 2021

A leaked draft of a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) shows that the world must take significant action to stop the climate crisis.

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Climate change 276

Inhabitat - Innovation

OCTOBER 28, 2021

The Guardian published an interesting opinion piece yesterday about who is really responsible for climate change. According to the progressive U.K. newspaper, the average person doesn’t need to feel so guilty about ruining the world.

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Climate change 263

Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

A team of young engineers is launching a £100,000 project to build a robot that will plant seagrass to help fight climate change, thanks to help received from Converge, a group describing itself as a pan-Scotland springboard for university entrepreneurs. The Seagrass planting prototype.

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Climate change Innovation Technology Carbon 280

Inhabitat - Innovation

OCTOBER 26, 2021

A new study published in Nature Energy shows that the growth rate for wind and solar power is lower than required to stop climate change. degrees Celsius.

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Climate change Global warming Solar Power Energy 258

Inhabitat - Innovation

OCTOBER 20, 2021

of scientists globally agree that burning fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal is the main cause of climate change. They also concur that climate change is caused by human actions, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Research Letters.

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Climate change Fossil fuels 243

Inhabitat - Innovation

JUNE 4, 2020

Recently published research in Science magazine warns that older, taller trees are quickly becoming a thing of the past, consequently leaving forests in disarray. Forest dynamics being disrupted like this spells trouble for ecosystem equilibrium and biodiversity.

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Climate change Biodiversity 342

GreenBiz

JULY 22, 2020

What makes Al Gore hopeful: Tech innovation, science-based targets and the racial 'awakening'. Climate TRACE will empower all of these actors." . Some of the innovation around new materials has been particularly impressive to me, materials like silicon carbide. Heather Clancy. Wed, 07/22/2020 - 02:00. Where did they originate?

Innovation 409

Innovation Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Home Energy Monitoring 409

GreenBiz

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Sponsored: Each company’s innovative solution leverages advanced technology to mitigate the impact of climate change on underrepresented communities.

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Startups Climate change Innovation Technology 375

Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 21, 2024

CARB is the lead agency for climate change programs and oversees all air pollution control efforts in California to attain and maintain health-based air quality standards. The award is named after Dr Arie J. . This year’s awardees reflect the necessary and diverse work that is needed to achieve clean air. ”

Pollution 278

Pollution Climate change Stormwater Health 278

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 25, 2020

Upstart Hazel finds cachet for innovative sachets that extend produce shelf life. In late 2020, the company is finding early commercial success in its mission to decrease food waste through its innovative packaging. Mouat insists climate change was a much bigger threat to the produce industry than the pandemic this year.

Innovation 362

Innovation Retail Waste Waste 362

GreenBiz

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Packed with insights, Boosting the Power of Corporate Investment in the Fight Against Climate Change is a deep dive into the Family Forest Carbon Program’s innovative financing strategies.

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Climate change Investment Innovation Carbon 176

Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 31, 2021

The trees and plants on our planet sequester carbon in the soil, absorbing it from the air and releasing oxygen in its place. If you stir the dirt, it releases that carbon back into the atmosphere.

Climate change 277

Climate change Agriculture Soil Carbon 277

GreenBiz

JUNE 27, 2023

The transition to greener chemicals offers holistic solutions to plastics pollution, climate change and biodiversity, but we need more investments to scale innovation.

Biodiversity 345

Biodiversity Plastics Climate change Sustainability 345

TechXplore

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

When aviation pioneer Bertrand Piccard a decade ago spearheaded a much-hyped flight around the world in a plane powered by sunlight, it raised awareness about climate change but held little promise of revolutionizing air travel.

Aviation 276

Aviation Climate change Innovation Hydrogen 276

EDF + Business

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

While corporate sustainability might be publicly facing a downturn, the reality of climate change is only intensifying. But history shows that those who are strategic in their investments in innovation during challenging times often emerge as leaders. In other words, they innovated.

Innovation 76

Innovation Sustainability Climate change Investment 76

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Geo-Structural, whose SQYFlex blade access platform allows turbine technicians to carry out blade maintenance in adverse weather conditions, was proud winner of the Best Innovation Award for new technology products.

Innovation 263

Innovation Energy Energy Carbon 263

GreenBiz

DECEMBER 30, 2020

We need a "skunkworks" strategy for innovation: Innovation in water technology and business models is slow for several reasons. In general, organizations "try" to innovate from within, and water is a public health issue, so utilities can’t take risks. We can solve climate change and water and need to focus on both.

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Innovation Climate change Technology Health 456

Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

Power2Xs eFuels Rotterdam Project Leads Innovation in Sustainable Aviation Fuel Production Power2X, a pioneer in the green energy sector, has taken a major step forward with its eFuels Rotterdam project, a large-scale production facility designed to deliver sustainable aviation fuel (eSAF) and ultra-low carbon fuels.

Innovation 88

Innovation Aviation Sustainability Technology 88

GreenBiz

APRIL 13, 2021

ESG funds, including those focused on climate change mitigation, do not fare better. A recent survey by PRI illustrated that globally, women are more engaged on climate-related issues than men, especially for people 35 and older. are also more concerned and willing to engage on climate issues than white communities.

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Investment Climate change Real Estate Retail 456

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 16, 2023

Farmers could soon be reimbursed for creating water storage ponds or water “batteries” as part of an innovative drought-prevention project that has received funding (on 16 May) from Ofwat’s Innovation Fund.

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Innovation Home Energy Monitoring 261

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 15, 2022

Ofwat, the economic regulator of water services in England and Wales, has announced a new “open access” competition for innovators, in an apparent widening of the scope of its existing £200m Innovation Fund, and a bid to encourage more diverse ideas to transform water services. Current timeline for the fund.

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Innovation Resilience Carbon Climate change 223

Inhabitat - Innovation

OCTOBER 27, 2021

A recent poll found that 60% of Americans believe gas and oil companies are to blame for the climate crisis. The poll, commissioned by The Guardian, Vice News and Covering Climate Now, sought Americans' views on the climate issue.

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Fossil fuels Climate change Politics 267

CleanTech Group

AUGUST 1, 2024

Countries in many parts of the world are already experiencing the effects of climate change, and Global South populations are particularly vulnerable. The post Global South Ecosystems are Producing Breakthrough Innovation to Solve Local Climate Needs appeared first on Cleantech Group.

Innovation 172

Innovation Climate change Logistics Agriculture 172

Envirotec Magazine

MAY 30, 2024

Understanding why climate change might contribute to increasing plastic pollution is the focus of a new research project starting this month at the University of Portsmouth. As far as we know this is the first time this has been looked at in conjunction with climate change.”

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Microplastics Climate change Plastics Ocean acidification 147

GreenBiz

APRIL 9, 2020

Thriving in the age of climate change pivots around electricity, and that means electric utilities are at the center.

Cooling 435

Cooling Climate change Electricity Wind power 435

Jim Conca

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

Every branch of the US Military is worried about climate change. Their conclusions are climate change is a significant threat multiplier. They have been since well before it became controversial. So their choice of Eielson Air Force Base to receive its first nuclear microreactor is a good one.

Climate change 370

Climate change Innovation Sustainability Energy 370

Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2024

It also explores practical applications in aquaculture, biotechnology, and climate change mitigation, emphasizing brown algae’s potential for carbon capture and ecosystem restoration, while offering valuable insights into enhancing ecological resilience amid climatic challenges.

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Biotechnology Climate change Resilience Biodiversity 130

Andrew Winston

APRIL 22, 2024

Need to explain the “why” of climate change action? Even ExxonMobil, a company that has spent decades muddying the science on climate change, wrote in a recent report : “[On] a list of the biggest challenges facing humankind … addressing poverty and climate change would be at the top.”)

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Climate change Law Sustainability Demand 148

GreenBiz

JULY 13, 2020

Economic estimates predict that the pandemic will decrease global GDP by 3 percent in 2020, and at our current pace, climate change is estimated to decrease the global GDP by anywhere from 2.5 percent to 7.5 percent by 2050. Operational risk factors. Financial risk factors.

Climate change 373

Climate change Resilience Sustainability Carbon 373