Don’t play both sides: Take 3 steps now to fix your trade group gap
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 5, 2023
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Fluorescent approach aims to combat honey fraud
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 4, 2023
A new technology based on fluorescence is being developed to detect if honey has been blended with cheaper additions such as sugar syrup. The brainchild of Aston University and The Scottish Bee Company – With help and support from the British Beekeepers Association and the Honey Authenticity Network UK – the approach appears to offer a solution to this, the second most prevalent form of food fraud worldwide (after milk-related fraud).
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California Is Short-Changing Climate-Friendly Mobility
NRDC onEarth
OCTOBER 4, 2023
A new NRDC report finds that California only allocates 18.6% of transportation funds to low-carbon mobility choices. Read the full report here.
EU considers anti-subsidy probe into Chinese wind turbines
Financial Times: Energy
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Competition commissioner says inquiry could follow similar move to challenge China’s sales of electric vehicles in Europe
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.
Road hazard: Evidence mounts on toxic pollution from tires
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 3, 2023
Researchers are only beginning to uncover the toxic cocktail of chemicals, microplastics and heavy metals hidden in car and truck tires. But experts say these tire emissions are a significant source of air and water pollution and may be affecting humans as well as wildlife.
Wetland conservation “the most effective approach to climate regulation”
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Coastal mangroves: Restoring wetland areas could make a sizeable impact on sequestering emissions New research appears to find that wetland conservation has a higher potential mpact for mitigating climate change than other ocean-based solutions. Conducted by Imperial College Business School , London, in partnership with global management consultancy BIP , and strategic-design studio Sketchin , the findings seem to show that the restoration and preservation of wetland areas, such as mangroves,
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Green jobs are coming to take your job
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OCTOBER 3, 2023
Demand for sustainability transformation is rapidly accelerating the emergence of new green jobs, as well as transforming existing jobs beyond recognition.
New study finds that sewage release is worse for rivers than agriculture
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OCTOBER 6, 2023
New research by the University of Oxford seems to reveal that sewage discharge into rivers has a greater impact on water quality, and the animals and plants that live in rivers, than surrounding land use. This has strong implications for the state of UK rivers in light of recent efforts to weaken nutrient neutrality regulations for new housing developments.
Biden Turns Attention to Long-Ignored Tribal Injustice in the Columbia River Basin
NRDC onEarth
OCTOBER 6, 2023
A new memo from President Biden acknowledges that the ecological peril confronting the Columbia River Basin is inextricably linked to long-standing environmental injustices.
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
NuScale Gets a Win with SMRs for Data Centers in Ohio and Pennsylvania
POWER Magazine
OCTOBER 6, 2023
Standard Power, a provider of infrastructure as a service to advanced data processing companies, has chosen NuScale Power’s small modular reactor (SMR) technology to power two facilities it plans to […] The post NuScale Gets a Win with SMRs for Data Centers in Ohio and Pennsylvania appeared first on POWER Magazine.
4 ways to be ambitious about the EU's new ESG disclosure rules
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OCTOBER 2, 2023
CSRD, the European Union's new ESG reporting directive, goes into effect in January. Here’s how you can make it not just about compliance, but action.
Enhancing flood resilience in Brazil with analytics
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OCTOBER 2, 2023
Flooding in Capivari, Sao Paulo state, in 2015. A University of Glasgow project that’s increasing community resilience and enhancing the capacity of residents of flood-prone areas in Brazil to take protective action has been announced as an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Celebrating Impact Prize finalist. The Celebrating Impact Prize, now in its 11th year, is an annual opportunity to recognise the success of ESRC-funded researchers in achieving and enabling outstanding economic or s
Looking for Climate Connections (and Berries) Through Traditional Indigenous Knowledge
NRDC onEarth
OCTOBER 5, 2023
When trying to protect lands from the onslaught of climate change, start by asking the people who know those places and their wild inhabitants the best.
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.
NSW leaps to new renewables peak of 87.5 pct: Will it be first coal state to 100 pct?
Renew Economy
OCTOBER 5, 2023
NSW leaps to a new renewables record of 87.5 per cent. Will it be the first coal state in Australia to reach an instance of 100 per cent renewables? The post NSW leaps to new renewables peak of 87.5 pct: Will it be first coal state to 100 pct? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
What the Proterra bankruptcy means for the electric bus industry
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 6, 2023
A bump in the road could shake confidence — and hold lessons for other climate tech startups.
Floating solar farm is a solution to Hong Kong land challenges
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OCTOBER 2, 2023
The Floating solar farm at Plover Cove Reservoir: What it will look like on completion. The Government of the Hong Kong SAR is introducing an innovative floating solar farm to overcome limited land resources as it pursues its plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The floating solar farm at Plover Cove Reservoir is part of Hong Kong’s Climate Action Plan 2050, which draws on renewable energy as a key strategy.
EPA Takes Two Big Steps to Curb Climate-Warming HFCs
NRDC onEarth
OCTOBER 6, 2023
The new regulations will prevent up to a billion metric tons of harmful emissions.
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.
Russia says it will oppose plan to phase out fossil fuels
Financial Times: Energy
OCTOBER 4, 2023
Moscow sets up clash with EU and US as UN report sets out countries’ positions ahead of COP28 climate summit
10 key takeaways from the IEA's updated Net Zero Roadmap
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OCTOBER 2, 2023
The International Energy Agency's updated report covers everything from fossil fuel projections and earlier net-zero targets to heat pump policies and CCS prospects.
Net zero legal challenge to be heard by High Court in February
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OCTOBER 4, 2023
Good Law Project, Friends of the Earth and ClientEarth will bring their legal challenge of the Government’s threadbare net zero strategy to the High Court, in a hearing due on 20-22 February 2024. This multi-pronged challenge takes on the Government’s strategy to reach net zero in carbon emissions, which was published earlier this year in response to a previous legal challenge from the same three groups.
Energy Efficiency and Electrification Take Center Stage in New Jersey
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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?
Fact Check: Wind turbine energy claim is all spin and no power
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Social media posts are full of hot air in claiming wind turbines take years of operation to make up for the energy needed to manufacture them. This is false. The post Fact Check: Wind turbine energy claim is all spin and no power appeared first on RenewEconomy.
These themes are the talk of green building professionals
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OCTOBER 5, 2023
Embodied carbon, building data and collaboration were the dominant themes last week at Greenbuild.
Report profiles devastating decline of UK nature
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 3, 2023
A European robin sitting on a red cherry tree leaf in autumn in the UK. The UK’s wildlife is continuing to decline according to a landmark study published on 28 September. Already classified as one of the world’s most nature-depleted countries, nearly one in six of the more than ten thousand species assessed (16%) are at risk of being lost from the UK, as the RSPB reported.
$4.3 Billion on the Table
NRDC onEarth
OCTOBER 4, 2023
EPA’s recent announcement of $4.3 billion in competitive funding for the Climate Pollution Reduction Grants provides a once-in-a-generation opportunity to invest in our homes and buildings, to win big on public health and reduce both housing energy costs and climate.
Morocco’s carmaking sector revs up for EV era
Financial Times: Energy
OCTOBER 4, 2023
The country is solidifying its position as Africa’s largest auto-manufacturing hub
Here's how PepsiCo and Walmart are investing in regenerative agriculture. Plus more Q3 updates
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Industry moves in regenerative agriculture plowed ahead, while changing diets and reducing waste lag behind.
German CO2 tax will change European waste streams
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OCTOBER 6, 2023
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Stanwell signs major deal for Australian-made long duration iron flow batteries
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OCTOBER 4, 2023
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Germany seeks ‘grand bargain’ with France over energy
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OCTOBER 3, 2023
Nuclear power disagreements between Paris and Berlin have halted progress on EU electricity market reform
12 training resources for measuring and managing greenhouse gas emissions
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OCTOBER 4, 2023
Greenhouse gas accounting is the foundation upon which all other organizational climate work rests.
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