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After a wave of criticism, what's on the horizon for ESG strategy?

GreenBiz

Against a backdrop of political polarization, the expanding scope of ESG issues is transforming corporate strategy.

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Climate tech investment falls 40% amid economic uncertainty

Envirotec Magazine

Climate tech investments from venture-capital and private equity fell 40% in 2023 as economic uncertainty and geopolitical conflict dent investor confidence, according to PwC’s 2023 State of Climate Tech report, published on 17 October. This year’s report analysed over 8,000 climate tech start-ups and over 32,000 deals worth more than US$490 billion.

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The World is Mobilizing Against Big Biomass

NRDC onEarth

This week, communities around the world will highlight that the production and export of forest-based biomass threatens communities and the climate.

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Greta Thunberg arrested at London oil summit protest

The Guardian: Energy

Climate activist taken away by Met police after protesters denounce meeting of fossil fuel executives and ministers Greta Thunberg was arrested after joining hundreds of protesters who gathered at a five-star hotel in London on Tuesday morning to denounce a meeting branded “the Oscars of oil”. Footage showed the Swedish climate activist being bundled into the back of a van by police after taking part in protests blocking the entrances of the InterContinental on Park Lane, the venue for the Energ

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

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.

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The global freshwater crisis threatens to erode $58 trillion in economic value

GreenBiz

Here's why it's a 'downward spiral', according to a new WWF report.

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AUMA Goes Green with Commitment to Net Zero

Envirotec Magazine

This article contains paid for content produced in collaboration with AUMA Actuators Limited. Investment in a range of renewable energy technologies by an electrical actuator supplier based near Bristol is reaping returns through reduced energy costs and meeting sustainability goals, saving over 236 tons of CO 2 and generating more than 420 MWh of energy.

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Wind and solar close to 70 pct of Australia’s main grid as fossil fuels sent to new low

Renew Economy

Wind and solar supply nearly 70 per cent of generation on Australia's main grid, as fossil fuel output pushed to a new low. The post Wind and solar close to 70 pct of Australia’s main grid as fossil fuels sent to new low appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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We need to start designing for sustainability

GreenBiz

The design process is usually focused on meeting a client's demands and making something within budget. That isn't enough for the climate crisis.

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A new kind of online tool launches to tackle road runoff pollution

Envirotec Magazine

A new online tool highlights where opportunities exist to install nature-based solutions, such as wetlands, to tackle road runoff pollution before it ends up in London’s rivers. It has gone live today (16 October 2023). The seriousness of UK river pollution has come to widespread notice, especially in the last couple of years. Sources include sewer overflows, littering and misconnected drains.

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Coming Together to Build Triple-Win Solar Projects

NRDC onEarth

Last week, key utility-scale solar industry stakeholders took two important steps toward a coordinated approach to building the clean energy future we all want.

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

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

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Here's why electric lawn mowers are cutting down the gas-fueled competition

Canary Media

Canary Media’s Electrified Life column shares real-world tales, tips and insights to demystify what individuals can do to shift their homes and lives to clean electric power. Canary thanks Lunar Energy for its support of the column.

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Evaluating sustainability software? Here’s 5 smart tips to get started

GreenBiz

So long, spreadsheets. Here’s what you need to know about assessing sustainability software, a $1.2 billion (and growing) market.

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Carbon-negative, climate-resilient home unveiled in the Bahamas

Envirotec Magazine

A building described as the world’s first carbon-negative ‘Home for the World’ has been showcased in Nassau, Bahamas, by Partanna Global, a developer of sustainable building materials. The design is underpinned by the substitution of carbon-intensive Portland cement with a proprietary solution, described as a unique blend of natural and recycled ingredients activated by brine. “Partanna’s technology forms chemical compounds that interact with and capture atmospheric CO2.” Said the an

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How to make space-based solar power a reality

Financial Times: Energy

Concerns over climate change are fuelling breakthroughs in satellite technology that harnesses the sun’s energy

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Electrofuels Are the Future: The Driving Force to Decarbonizing Heavy Transport

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.

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Utilities still moving way too slow on clean energy

Canary Media

Very few U.S. utilities are taking the real-world action needed to combat the worst harms of climate change. And with the tens of billions of dollars in clean energy incentives created by last year’s Inflation Reduction Act, utilities have even less excuse for delay.

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How the financial sector can make 'nature markets' work

GreenBiz

The growth of ‘nature markets’ doesn’t guarantee better outcomes for biodiversity or conservation. How can we make sure their evolution doesn’t make things worse?

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Oxfordshire council wins award for local area energy mapping project

Envirotec Magazine

Oxfordshire County Council’s Team Leader for EV Integration Paul Gambrell, centre, receiving the award from event host Sarah Travers, left, and APSE Chief Executive Mo Baines. Oxfordshire County Council has won a national award for its role in a project that it says could revolutionise the way energy is produced and used in the UK. The council won the award for the best climate action and decarbonisation initiative at the recent Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) Service Awards 2

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Indian opposition calls for Adani Group probe over coal price allegations

Financial Times: Energy

Customs records appear to show conglomerate used offshore intermediaries to inflate import prices

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AR/VR Simulations for Sustainable, Regenerative, Circular Cities

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.

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World may have crossed solar power 'tipping point,' study suggests

TechXplore

The world may have crossed a "tipping point" that will inevitably make solar power our main source of energy, new research suggests.

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14 training resources for regenerating the land through agriculture

GreenBiz

Enable your organization to support holistic, regenerative practices and empower your suppliers to do the same.

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Australia’s main grid hits new renewable energy record – on another weekday

Renew Economy

Market operator says Australia's main grid breaks renewable energy production record for the second time this week - both on working days. The post Australia’s main grid hits new renewable energy record – on another weekday appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The nuclear dispute driving a wedge between France and Germany

Financial Times: Energy

The two nations have opposing ideas about atomic energy, threatening the EU’s transition away from fossil fuels

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How Digital Transformation will Bend the Curve of the Linear Economy Toward the Circular

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?

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This hockey legend is making buildings more energy-efficient

Canary Media

Canary Media’s Climate Meets Culture column explores the intersection of energy, climate and the culture at large. If I’m being totally honest, I don’t watch a lot of hockey.

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How to make food more sustainable at your next conference: An 8-step guide

GreenBiz

Here are our 8 steps to set up a sustainable menu at your next conference or corporate event.

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Low income UK homes ‘should be given free heat pumps’ to meet climate targets – but hydrogen ruled out

The Guardian: Energy

Advisers say government should cover cost of replacing gas boilers with pumps in more than 2m homes More than 2 million low-income households should be given a free electric heat pump to replace their gas boiler if the UK hopes to meet its legally binding climate targets, according to the government’s advisers. Britain’s official infrastructure tsars have called on the government to spend up to £4bn every year for the next 12 years to cover the full cost of heat pump installations, and support e

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Australia’s ‘iron lady’ Gina Rinehart takes a big bet on lithium

Financial Times: Energy

Mining billionaire’s stakebuilding in Liontown has scuppered $4.

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Why Energy Vault went from disrupting batteries to selling them

Canary Media

In the long-ago days of 2019, buzzy startup Energy Vault raised a record amount of capital to produce a fundamentally new climate technology: a specialized crane that stores clean energy by stacking heavy blocks.

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CDP secures environmental disclosures from a record 23,000 companies

GreenBiz

Companies disclosing environmental impacts through CDP now account for more than two-thirds of global market capitalization.

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Major Solar-Plus-Storage Project Online at Retired Gas-Fired Power Plant

POWER Magazine

A California-headquartered energy company announced the start of commercial operation of one of the nation’s largest solar-plus-storage hybrid power plants. Officials with Clearway Energy Group, along with California Gov. Gavin […] The post Major Solar-Plus-Storage Project Online at Retired Gas-Fired Power Plant appeared first on POWER Magazine.

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Fortescue lays out huge wind, solar and storage plans to take fossil fuels out of Pilbara

Renew Economy

Fortescue outlines its path to "real zero" at its Pilbara mines with plans for multiple gigawatts of solar, wind and battery storage, plus an electrified fleet of trucks and trains. The post Fortescue lays out huge wind, solar and storage plans to take fossil fuels out of Pilbara appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Chart: The US is officially the world’s biggest LNG exporter

Canary Media

Canary Media’s chart of the week translates crucial data about the clean energy transition into a visual format.

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Tesla and Rivian signed a right-to-repair pact. Repair advocates are skeptical

GreenBiz

Despite a “landmark” agreement, automakers and the repair industry are still fighting over who controls car data.

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