The week in climate policy: 4 updates you need to know
GreenBiz
APRIL 19, 2024
Permitting reform holds up renewable energy transmission in the West; the EU is getting serious about ocean conservation.
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Flint Water Crisis: Everything You Need to Know
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 16, 2024
After officials repeatedly dismissed claims that Flint’s water was making people sick, residents took action. Here’s how the lead contamination crisis unfolded—and what we can learn from it.
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Training for repair work in explosive environments: Courses get a refresh
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 17, 2024
The Association for Electrical and Mechanical Trades (AEMT) has revised and relaunched its internationally acclaimed Ex Repair course for individuals involved in repairing electromechanical equipment used in potentially explosive atmospheres. This was in response to feedback from previous delegates, said the group. The revised course builds on the success of the Association’s Ex Theory, Ex Hands-On, and Ex Refresher courses, consolidating the learning into one new course designed for both those
Researchers develop sodium battery capable of rapid charging in just a few seconds
TechXplore
APRIL 19, 2024
Sodium (Na), which is over 500 times more abundant than lithium (Li), has recently garnered significant attention for its potential in sodium-ion battery technologies. However, existing sodium-ion batteries face fundamental limitations, including lower power output, constrained storage properties, and longer charging times, necessitating the development of next-generation energy storage materials.
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.
These Chicago CEOs are pioneering circularity
GreenBiz
APRIL 19, 2024
Local startup innovators share their origin stories and what’s next for the Windy City’s circular economy leadership.
Calling New York to break up with toxic PFAS this Earth Day
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 15, 2024
New York Legislature has a real opportunity to address upstream sources of PFAS contamination
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Chart: The US clean energy backlog is getting bigger and bigger
Canary Media
APRIL 19, 2024
Energy developers are more eager than ever to build new solar, wind, and battery projects in the U.S. As of December 2023, proposed projects encompassing nearly 2,600 gigawatts (GW) — or 2.
Here’s how Apple has cut its emissions 55% since 2015
GreenBiz
APRIL 18, 2024
The company aims for a 75 percent reduction by 2030.
Pebble Mine: Citing EPA Veto, Army Corps Re-Affirms Permit Denial
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 17, 2024
Canadian owner of embattled Bristol Bay mining scheme rests fading hope on federal lawsuit challenging EPA veto.
Cooling conjecture: cloud engineering could be more promising than previously believed
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 18, 2024
Cloud ‘engineering’ could be more effective for climate cooling than previously thought, because of the increased cloud cover produced, new research seems to show. In a study published in Nature Geoscience , researchers found that marine cloud brightening (MCB), also known as marine cloud engineering, works primarily by increasing the amount of cloud cover, accounting for 60-90% of the cooling effect.
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
Battery storage becomes biggest source of supply in evening peak in one of world’s biggest grids
Renew Economy
APRIL 17, 2024
Battery storage becomes biggest supplier to California's grid in evening peak for first time. The post Battery storage becomes biggest source of supply in evening peak in one of world’s biggest grids appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Supreme Court: Companies can’t be sued for not disclosing climate risk
GreenBiz
APRIL 18, 2024
As the SEC struggles to enforce new corporate climate disclosures, the high court grants companies even more wiggle room.
The Heat Is On During India’s 2024 General Elections
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 15, 2024
Millions of people will be contending with dangerous temperatures over the coming weeks as they cast their ballots.
Are there VOCs lurking in water-based paints?
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 18, 2024
Water-based paints may create less of a stink, but some still contain chemicals flagged as potentially hazardous, according to new research. Water-based paints have emerged as “greener” and less smelly than solvent-based options. And they are often advertised as containing little-to-no VOCs. But a new study of these paints shows many of them do contain compounds that are considered VOCs, along with other chemicals of emerging concern.
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.
Victoria bans gas rebates and incentives for homes as shift to all-electric gathers pace
Renew Economy
APRIL 17, 2024
Victoria bans fossil gas companies from offering cash incentives or rebates to households that install major new gas appliances, or connect to the gas network. The post Victoria bans gas rebates and incentives for homes as shift to all-electric gathers pace appeared first on RenewEconomy.
How SBTi’s shift on Scope 3 rules will affect carbon markets
GreenBiz
APRIL 18, 2024
4 possible outcomes of the proposed flexibility on carbon credits.
Poll: People Want Action on Plastics for Health and Wildlife
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 15, 2024
New poll results show overwhelming public support for government action to address the plastic crisis, including a strong global plastics treaty.
Circular pallets scheme gears up for May rollout
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 18, 2024
Recyclable pallets initiative The Pallet LOOP says it is manufacturing tens of thousands of its distinctive bright green, circular economy pallets in readiness for them entering the building materials supply chain from May. The news follows the announcement in early April that British Gypsum is to become the first building products manufacturer to transport its materials on the LOOP pallets.
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.
This new tool makes it easier to crunch the costs of energy upgrades
Canary Media
APRIL 18, 2024
A new free tool for contractors and other energy professionals aims to pin down the economic and climate benefits of electrifying homes and commutes — a calculation typically hard to come by.
Coal port puts its hand up to become floating offshore wind hub
Renew Economy
APRIL 18, 2024
One of the world's biggest coal ports says it has what it takes to become a hub for floating offshore wind, given the right investment – and assuming the technology makes it in Australia. The post Coal port puts its hand up to become floating offshore wind hub appeared first on RenewEconomy.
How Neonics Harm Earthworms
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 19, 2024
Neonics harm earthworm growth and reproduction in exchange for uncertain benefits
Using metal waste as a catalyst for making green hydrogen
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 17, 2024
A group from the University of Nottingham say they have found a way to transform metal waste into a highly efficient catalyst to make hydrogen from water, a discovery that could make hydrogen production more sustainable. A team of researchers from the University’s School of Chemistry and Faculty of Engineering have found that the surface of swarf , a byproduct of the metal machining industry, is textured with tiny steps and grooves on a nanoscale level.
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?
Europe restarts magnesium mining to counter reliance on China
Financial Times: Energy
APRIL 15, 2024
US-backed Verde to invest $1bn in disused Romanian mine and begin production in 2027
Hydrogen in gas networks doubles dangerous leaks from home appliances
Renew Economy
APRIL 16, 2024
The science is building against hydrogen in homes, with a new study showing a sharp increase in gas leaks from appliances using full or blended hydrogen. The post Hydrogen in gas networks doubles dangerous leaks from home appliances appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Fourteen Years After Deepwater Horizon, Drilling is Still a Threat
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 19, 2024
Despite the devastation of the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, offshore drilling remains a threat to communities, our ocean, and the climate.
Group fine-tunes portable sensor for detecting water-borne PFAS below EU threshold
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 17, 2024
The sensor can be used for on-site analysis. A startup developing specialized biosensors, Grapheal, and the EDYTEM laboratory*, have announced the fine-tuning of a portable device for monitoring water-borne PFAS pollution. Made up of miniature sensors, this device provides in situ direct measurements of pollution linked to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water.
Nel ASA Q1 2024: Revenue Up, Order Backlog Down as Company Eyes Positive EBITDA
FuelCellsWorks
APRIL 17, 2024
Oslo, Norway– Nel ASA (Nel, OSE:NEL) reported revenues of NOK 387 million in the first quarter of 2024, up 14% from NOK 341 million in the same quarter of 2023.
Nuclear power in Australia is a really bad idea. The ban ensures that is all it is
Renew Economy
APRIL 15, 2024
You can’t prevent people from having bad ideas. But sometimes, a piece of legislation can prevent bad ideas from taking up large amounts of money and time. The post Nuclear power in Australia is a really bad idea. The ban ensures that is all it is appeared first on RenewEconomy.
New Rule Charts Conservation Path for Public Lands
NRDC onEarth
APRIL 18, 2024
The Bureau of Land Management has modernized the agency’s strategies for conserving water, wildlife, and other natural resources.
Final keynote speaker announced for Europump annual meeting in May
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 17, 2024
Carolynn Bernier, Research Engineer at CEA, and the consortium coordinator of the CIRPASS project. Europump (the European Pump Association), which represents 15 National Associations across the continent of Europe, has now finalised the programme of talks and presentations for its 2024 Annual Meeting , which takes place in Windsor, UK from 22nd – 24th May.
California derailed its booming rooftop solar buildout. Can it be fixed?
Canary Media
APRIL 15, 2024
California state Senator Josh Becker is worried that the Golden State is undermining a pillar of its clean energy transition: distributed solar power.
Australia can achieve close to 100 pct renewables with today’s technologies: Are we up for the challenge?
Renew Economy
APRIL 16, 2024
Australia can achieve close to 100% renewables with the technologies of today. The challenge is how to fill the gap. The post Australia can achieve close to 100 pct renewables with today’s technologies: Are we up for the challenge? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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