Green Living Guy
AUGUST 25, 2021
We were using solar energy for residential purposes for millennia before solar panels were invented. Think about it. Agriculture relies on solar energy. – home gardeners have been harnessing the power of the sun for longer than any of us have been alive. So too has home design been influenced by the use of solar […]. The post Residential Uses for Solar Energy appeared first on Green Living Guy.
Grist
AUGUST 18, 2021
This piece is adapted from the forthcoming book The Pyrocene: How We Created an Age of Fire, and What Happens Next , which will be published by University of California Press in September. The fires of 2020 seemed to be everywhere, a pyric pandemic. Places that commonly burn, such as Australia, California, and Siberia, burned with epic breadth and intensity.
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GreenBiz
AUGUST 24, 2021
The possibilities for high-speed rail innovation are many, and once the lasting infrastructure is built, the benefits to communities are long-lasting.
Jim Conca
AUGUST 16, 2021
This week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its Sixth Assessment Report, which warns that we will not be able to limit global warming to even 2°C unless there are immediate, rapid and large-scale reductions in carbon emissions. Spoiler Alert – it’s already too late.
Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions
Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.
Envirotec Magazine
AUGUST 30, 2021
A view of the city of Manaus (on the other side of the river) in the Brazilian Amazon, through a flooded area on the edge of the Rio Negro (image credit: International Monetary Fund , CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 license ). A report published on 26 August by an independent group of experts warns that reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 is now “too little too late”, and will not achieve the long-term temperature goals identified in the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to 1.5°C by the end
Inhabitat - Innovation
AUGUST 12, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has allowed humpback whales in Alaska to enjoy some peace, according to a new study. Researchers say that reduction in noise caused by cruise ships is to thank for the positive changes being witnessed in whales' social lives.
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GreenBiz
AUGUST 20, 2021
As smartphone sales have skyrocketed, so has the device’s contribution to waste streams and carbon emissions.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 5, 2021
Sinai Technologies, which just raised $10 million in seed funding, is a part of a wave of software startups focused on carbon accounting.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 2, 2021
The software giant, which famously pledged to pay back its carbon debt in January 2020, is reminding other corporations that avoiding carbon and removing carbon are two very different things.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 6, 2021
Urban metabolism is an approach that requires regarding cities as living organisms. There are practical reasons to adopt such a model, including the ability to derive a thorough understanding of an urban system’s dynamics and their redefinition in a circular and sustainable way.
Speaker: Kevin Kai Wong, President of Emergent Energy Solutions
In today's industrial landscape, the pursuit of sustainable energy optimization and decarbonization has become paramount. ♻️ Manufacturing corporations across the U.S. are facing the urgent need to align with decarbonization goals while enhancing efficiency and productivity. Unfortunately, the lack of comprehensive energy data poses a significant challenge for manufacturing managers striving to meet their targets. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene
GreenBiz
AUGUST 10, 2021
The vertical farming company is poised for a momentous 18 months and the consequences will inform the future of sustainable agriculture.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 2, 2021
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GreenBiz
AUGUST 20, 2021
Fully seizing nature-based solutions requires companies to hire those who study natural systems, natural products and their interactions with societies.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 20, 2021
The new infrastructure bill doesn't directly address sustainable farming but funding for increased internet access, EV charging ports and water infrastructure will help farmers make moves in this direction.
Speaker: Ayesha Choudhury - Senior Vice President, Head of Capital Markets at Infinium
With the first wave of the energy transition, renewable energy sources (such as solar and wind) have begun replacing coal power generation. However, some sectors are lagging behind and struggling to decarbonize more than others, including large-scale transportation like commercial aviation, shipping, and rail transit. Electrofuels (aka eFuels) are the next generation of solutions to help the hardest-to-abate sectors pivot from their reliance on fossil fuels.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 23, 2021
The good news: Sustainability professionals are in greater demand than ever before. That's also the bad news.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 19, 2021
Remote communities could benefit from incentives to help electric co-ops replace coal plants.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 23, 2021
The Understanding Packaging Scorecard is a first-of-its kind tool that measures commonly used foodware and food packaging materials with a single yardstick.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 5, 2021
Robust analyses of a framework as dynamic as ESG demands a rigorous technological underpinning.
Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor
With 191 country signatories to the Paris Climate Agreement now hard at work in the race to zero carbon by 2050, much of the heavy lifting in ecosystem sustainability falls on the shoulders of the world's densely populated urban centers. This conversation considers how today's AI-enabled simulation media, such as AR/VR, can be effectively applied to accelerate learning, understanding, training, and solutions-modeling to sustainability planning and design.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 12, 2021
Ditching the French tradition that only meat is gourmet, Michelin awards some 50 vegetarian and 20 vegan restaurants their much-coveted fine-dining stars.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 3, 2021
When you write about people’s livelihoods and careers, nearly everyone has an opinion. Or two.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 13, 2021
The new code passed by the California Energy Commission will include electric heat pumps as a baseline technology for new construction starting in 2023, taking a towards removing natural gas from buildings and requiring all new builds to be electric-ready.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 27, 2021
Vice president of global workplace programs at Google, Michiel Bakker outlines how the Regen1 will help farmers move to sustainable practices on 1 million acres of farmland in Northern California.
Speaker: Bruce Armstrong Taylor, Co-Founder & Managing Director of SmartNations Foundation, Jimmy Jia, Venture Partner at Pi Labs, Fabienne Durand, Senior Advisor to the SmartNations Foundation, & Roger Strukhoff, Executive Director of the Tau Institute
The Climate 4.0 Economy. Climate change is here. We see it in many ways already. Weather catastrophes: Texas freezing over, the wildfires of California, the increasingly unpredictable violence and frequency of hurricanes, the rapid melting and disappearance of polar ice caps. Much more evidence all around us. What can we do in our corporate organizations, in our homes and communities, to change the current course?
GreenBiz
AUGUST 16, 2021
For the past two fiscal years, HP Inc. has generated more than $1 billion in commercial business tied directly to sustainability considerations. It first started trumpeting this information in 2018.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 17, 2021
Changemakers in Bangkok have learned first-hand what early conversations with leaders in business and policy need to drive circular change.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 20, 2021
Effective storytelling will rest on companies’ ability to strike the right balance between satisfying external requests for information and focusing on the sustainability issues that truly matter to the company.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 6, 2021
A new paper, "Decarbonizing our toughest sectors — profitably," makes the case that deep decarbonization isn’t a cost: It’s an investment that will make communities and companies money.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 17, 2021
Ships carry around 90 percent of goods transported globally, and the shipping sector accounts for about 3 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions today. But maritime trade volumes are projected to triple by 2050.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 2, 2021
Private equity is starting to see meaningful opportunity in climate finance.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 18, 2021
It's not something you can swat away: Insect-based foods are winging their way to your local market.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 3, 2021
Sponsored: By following three key steps, businesses can develop goals and follow actions to support the restoration of biodiversity, a move that has benefits for both business and nature.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 6, 2021
Plus, our monthly check-in with the editor in chief for UK media firm BusinessGreen.
GreenBiz
AUGUST 19, 2021
What does it mean to truly align your business with a changing climate? Five things to consider.
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