U.S. Green Technology
OCTOBER 3, 2020
This is the first in a series of columns that will try to provide answers to that question, by examining the results of a recently completed, landmark Canadian study – The Action For Health Project. When you encounter the health care system in any way, whether it be a visit to the doctor, the hospital, The post Can Technology Help You Get Better Health Care?
GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 7, 2020
The U.K. is putting together plans to scale its fleet of offshore wind projects from today's 10 gigawatts to 40 gigawatts by the end of the decade. This week, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said the next renewables auction round would support twice as much capacity as the last one. Offshore wind dominated the 2019 renewables tender, taking 5.5 GW of the 5.8 GW awarded.
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Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 7, 2020
The Glasgow paper outlines a way of expediting the effort involved in programming robotic laboratory systems for chemical synthesis, which the group says lays the foundations for “digital chemistry” A new system capable of automatically turning words into molecules on demand will open up the digitisation of chemistry, says the group behind it.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 9, 2020
How to ensure circular fashion is good for people and the environment. Annelise Thim. Fri, 10/09/2020 - 00:15. This article originally was published in the BSR Insight. The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the fashion industry into disarray, leaving supply chain workers without wages and causing major global brands to file for bankruptcy. In the United States alone, 2.1 million retail workers lost their jobs due to the crisis.
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.
Jim Conca
OCTOBER 6, 2020
A new study out of U.C. Davis shows a dramatic reduction in cattle methane emissions using red seaweed as a feed supplement while significantly reducing the cost of feed. The five-month study found that these reductions were sustained with no change in animal health or in the quality of the beef.
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 9, 2020
Earlier this year when ExxonMobil announced its intention to reduce its methane emissions and gas-burning, many welcomed and celebrated the news. Despite these initial claims, the company's internal documents paint a different picture.
CleanTech Focus brings together the best content for cleantech professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 8, 2020
David Crane is back, with a climate-tech SPAC. Heather Clancy. Thu, 10/08/2020 - 01:45. One of the hottest 2020 trends in raising capital is infiltrating climate-tech investing. . As of mid-September, the stock market had welcomed at least 82 initial public offerings this year by special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) — organizations that collectively raised more than $31 billion.
altenergymag
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Total Corporate Funding in the Solar Sector Comes to $7.
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Felix, a Swedish food brand, has opened a climate-conscious store that will guide buyers to make informed decisions when purchasing food items.
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 7, 2020
New research published by UK100, a group of mayors and local government leaders in late September appears to show that a “retrofit army” of nearly half a million builders, electricians and plumbers will be needed to meet the Government’s objective of becoming Net Zero by 2050. The figures are being published as a cross-party taskforce of 24 Mayors and local leaders, representing 24 million people across England have submitted a proposal to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to unlock £100bn as part of
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
OCTOBER 6, 2020
Certifications matter more than ever and brands should be promoting them. Suzanne Shelton. Tue, 10/06/2020 - 00:30. I’ve written quite a bit lately about how Americans are experiencing a "Maslow moment" right now. Concerns about the environment are taking a backseat to worries about basic needs — our health and our economy (at both the macro and personal level).
Grist
OCTOBER 6, 2020
This year has been hell on earth, in more ways than one. Catastrophic blazes have spanned the planet from Australia to the Arctic , and wildfires have torched large swaths of the western United States , all fulfilling forecasts much faster than scientists had predicted. It’s as if the wildfires of 2050 are already here. California’s wildfire season is far from over, and it has already scorched 4 million acres of land, more than twice the previous record.
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 7, 2020
We put Wisdom's zero-waste school supplies to the test, and they got an A+ for durability and functionality.
The City Fix
OCTOBER 5, 2020
As coronavirus restrictions ease around the world, many consider a walk around their neighborhood for some fresh air to be a welcome break from confinement. However, socioeconomic status could greatly affect the landscapes people find on these strolls, particularly in how much. Continue reading on TheCityFix.com.
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
OCTOBER 6, 2020
How transforming the mica supply chain transforms lives. Joel Makower. Tue, 10/06/2020 - 02:11. Second of two parts. Read Part One here. For those coming from the western world, visiting Jharkhand and other towns in India’s mica belt can be a jolting experience. For one thing, mica is everywhere. "If you visited these places where mica is plentiful, the ground is literally shimmering.
DeSmogBlog
OCTOBER 4, 2020
Read time: 7 mins The American public is facing a potential bill of $280 billion for the cleanup of 2.6 million unplugged oil and gas wells, according to Billion Dollar Orphans, a new report from London-based think tank Carbon Tracker. While this number is alarming, it does not even include an estimated 1.2 million undocumented orphan oil and gas wells.
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Once current permits expire on November 30, companies will not be allowed to renew them.
Forbes Green Tech
OCTOBER 3, 2020
Over the past decade, NextEra has vastly outperformed ExxonMobil in the financial markets, and briefly overtook the company to become the largest energy company in the U.S.
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
OCTOBER 9, 2020
Episode 240: Ceres points the way, Beautycounter's mica makeover. Heather Clancy. Fri, 10/09/2020 - 02:00. Week in Review. Stories discussed this week (4:20). SEC rule change stifles key risk signal, disenfranchises retail investors. Why Kroger and Publix are bringing the farm to the grocery store. Demand for voluntary carbon offsets holds strong. Features.
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 5, 2020
Against the backdrop of a global pandemic, an economy officially in recession, and a stock market that seems increasingly divergent from the experience of most Americans today, it’s fair to say that the U.S. love affair with free markets is getting a thorough re-examination. Professor Mehrsa Baradaran’s op-ed in The New York Times this summer. The post With policy prompts, private equity fund managers can drive social benefits, too appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 8, 2020
When Jenna Aldus and Colin Dierker found out that all of their classes were shifting online due to the pandemic, they decided to take full advantage of the newfound freedom. Both university students, the couple currently conducts their studies on the road in their new home-on-wheels, a renovated 1975 Chevy van named Nelly.
Forbes Green Tech
OCTOBER 5, 2020
As it strives for 100-percent clean energy by 2045, California is shifting its attention from lithium-ion batteries to zinc energy-storage technologies that can provide a charge longer.
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
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Mars claims palm oil is 'deforestation-free' after ditching hundreds of suppliers. Cecilia Keating. Wed, 10/07/2020 - 00:15. U.S. confectionary, food and pet care giant Mars claims to have eliminated deforestation from its palm oil supply chain after shrinking the number of mills it works with from 1,500 to a few hundred, it announced this week. The adoption of shorter, more transparent palm oil supply chains and working exclusively with suppliers that meet specific environmental, social and eth
altenergymag
OCTOBER 6, 2020
New Energy Nexus report details how lithium recovery from the geothermal industry in California’s Salton Sea can anchor a sustainable domestic EV battery supply chain, injecting billions into the local and regional economy
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 5, 2020
One of America's leading fashion retailers, Nordstrom, has announced that it will be ending the sale of fur and animal skins by 2021.
Solar Power World
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Solar Basics is a video series by Solar Power World created to help installers learn about the business, tools and tricks of the solar power trade. Inverters of the past simply fed solar power into the grid. Learn about all the added duties solar inverters have now in this Solar Basics video, based on the… The post Solar Basics: What are smart inverters?
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 5, 2020
Inside Beautycounter’s quest to transform its mica supply chain. Joel Makower. Mon, 10/05/2020 - 02:11. First in a two-part series. This story begins, as so many supply-chain stories do, at a mine, the beginning of a journey in which a commodity — mica, in this case — finds its way into an extraordinarily diverse array of quotidian things: attic insulation; brake linings; car paint; concrete; electronic capacitors; epoxies; fertilizers; gypsum wallboard; LED lights; molded rubber; oil and gas dr
altenergymag
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Analysis shows $45 billion in stimulus investment would add $357 billion to Illinois' gross state product, an eight-fold return on investment, increase tax revenues, create millions of jobs, and deliver annual savings to consumers
Inhabitat - Innovation
OCTOBER 7, 2020
Scientists are racing against time to create a COVID-19 vaccine, but the effects of this venture may cause irreversible harm for sharks. Conservationists estimate that preparing a coronavirus vaccine will require at least half a million sharks.
Charged
OCTOBER 4, 2020
Startup Volta Trucks has revealed its first vehicle, a purpose-built fully-electric 16-ton commercial vehicle designed specifically for inner-city parcel and freight distribution. The new Volta Zero will begin trials with European parcel delivery and logistics companies in the first half of 2021. The company has secured several orders for customer-specific vehicles, which are to be delivered when production starts in 2022.
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 7, 2020
New leaders at Patagonia, McDonald's, Netflix. Elsa Wenzel. Wed, 10/07/2020 - 02:01. Heading into fall, this batch of career updates from the worlds of sustainability and business is somewhat top-heavy. It's not necessarily that the game of musical chairs has intensified in the C-suite, but you'll note major executive moves at big apparel, food, energy, finance and technology corporations, some of which have enlisted a chief sustainability officer (CSO) or equivalent for the first time.
altenergymag
OCTOBER 9, 2020
British Gas Business and Lotus agree new green energy supply deal - the first step in a partnership announced with Centrica to decarbonise the legendary sports car maker.
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