Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

The Drax power plant in North Yorkshire is the UK’s biggest single-point source of carbon dioxide emissions, and is fed by a constant supply of wood pellets shipped to the UK on enormous vessels, mostly form North America. Clearcutting for forest bioenergy is degrading the southeast U.S.

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Charged

JANUARY 18, 2023

The term refers to a process for documenting the source of a product, along with all the links in the supply chain, and it has long been important in various industries. For example, today we’re providing data to the FMD [Falsified Medicines Directive] for all medicines produced in Europe. Q&A with OPTEL’s Ken Fallu.

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EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

1 These toxic chemicals, often referred to as “forever chemicals” for their persistence in the human body and the environment, have been linked to serious health concerns and environmental contamination leading to additional exposures beyond the original PFAS-containing article. In a 2022 survey of U.S.

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Packaging Sustainability Health Plastics 118

Grist

APRIL 6, 2021

Europe and North America endured periods of moderate cooling: the Late Antique Little Ice Age around the 6th century, and the Little Ice Age from the 13th to 19th centuries. In this context, “resilience” refers to the ability of a group to cope with hazards, responding and reorganizing without losing their core identity.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 3, 2024

“We’re uniquely situated with our assets to support that power demand for these data centers,” Tina Faraca, president of US Natural Gas Pipelines at TC Energy, said during an industry conference last month, referring to the company’s 37,000 miles of pipelines across North America.

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Greentown Labs

DECEMBER 9, 2019

When you say “critical infrastructure,” can you explain what you’re referring to? So I can pull it up on my iPhone, and you could see the real-time probability of failure for any of thousands of assets around North America and Europe. Primarily the grid and power generation assets. A few different things.

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 29, 2024

Panellists from across Europe and the U.S. Pascoe Sabido, a researcher and campaigner at Corporate Europe Observatory, said that the MCC Brussels event was an example of a “crude” and “extremely opportunistic” attempt to “weaken the case for climate action and increase oil and gas exploration”.

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Fossil fuels Climate change Europe Policy 141

R-Squared Energy

AUGUST 10, 2023

For reference, this is down from an 87% share in 2010. The decline was attributable to record price levels in Europe and Asia in 2022, rising nearly threefold in Europe and doubling in the Asian LNG spot market. Russia’s disruption of energy imports skyrocketed natural gas and coal prices to all-time highs in Europe and Asia.

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Greentown Labs

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

BASF, another Greentown partner, is currently the only manufacturer that produces cathode active materials (a precursor to lithium-ion batteries) in North America, Europe, and Asia. Goliaths have been taking steps for years to reform themselves in light of the climate crisis.

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DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Mondelez defines regenerative agriculture as an approach to farming which aims to produce “high-quality crops” while also “restoring the natural rhythm of our surrounding ecosystem” – a definition which makes no reference to specific practices that would reduce emissions or boost biodiversity. Again, the strategy is partial.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 26, 2023

But climate disinformation “refers to content that has been deliberately created to deceive people or give them an inaccurate understanding of an issue.” The Role of State Actors She identified both Kremlin-linked and Chinese state media campaigns intent on creating “a division between the African continent and Europe or North America.”

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 22, 2024

While it attracted limited attention in the following years, since the turn of the century with the increasing move to renewables, interest has grown and subsequently accelerated, with several initiatives emerging, including in the US, UK, Europe, Japan and China.

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Low Impact

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Referring to the tradition of Ethiopian christianity, forest ecologist Alemayehu Wassie describes these church forests as living arks of plants, people and other animals, with trees as the foundations and hermits as spiritual protectors, both crucial parts of the forest ecology.

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North America Climate change Politics Europe 103

DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Several of these arguments reference the idea that grazing livestock can help maintain healthy soils which can store carbon. In its messaging, industry also heavily references the role of meat in relieving hunger and in the Global South, claiming that it “plays a key role in reducing food insecurity and malnutrition”.

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Agriculture Methane Climate change Government 145

Charged

DECEMBER 10, 2020

In Europe the term charging point is commonly used to refer to what we in the US call a charging station. In Europe, companies that manage charging sites are called charge point operators (CPOs), whereas the companies that manage payments, apps, reservations, etc, are called mobility service providers (MSPs).

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North America Europe Fossil fuels Education 144

Charged

MAY 7, 2024

We tech writers often refer to “ecosystems,” and biologists may shake their heads at our appropriation of the term, but the analogy is an apt one in many ways. In Europe, we now have a 15% market share, so more than every tenth charger is produced with our architecture and operating system.”

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Business Green

DECEMBER 9, 2020

Casson emphasised that the pursuit of the deep sea mining by corporations in North America and Europe would lumber countries in the Global South with many of the financial and environmental risks associated with mining the seabed.

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Mr. Sustainability

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The so-called Porthos project in the North Sea should therefore be a milestone in Europe. Opponents pointed out that trees were cut down in North America to disappear in Dutch coal-fired power stations, making the whole practice of ‘co-firing’ wood pallets in coal power plants seem silly to some. It has never been proven.

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Carbon North America Politics Sustainability 78

ThinkGeoEnergy

MARCH 12, 2024

HR 7370 has already been introduced to the House and is now referred to the Subcommittee of Energy and Mineral Resources. Over in Europe, the geothermal sector has also had a major victory in the policy front with the European Parliament voting overwhelmingly positive for an EU-wide geothermal energy strategy.

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Business Green

APRIL 7, 2020

What happens if harvests fail completely and repeatedly across North Africa, the Gulf, and Latin America sparking a level of migration towards Europe and North America completely unprecedented in human history? And as such perhaps climate should not be reflexively referred to as a 'crisis' or an 'emergency'.

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Smart Energy International

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

One of two initiatives announced today to maintain Europe’s place in the global race to net zero, European Commissioner Ursula von der Leyen has announced an inquiry into electric vehicles (EVs) coming from China. Europe will do whatever it takes to keep its competitive edge.” But competition is only good as long as it is fair.”

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Business Green

DECEMBER 13, 2022

warming scenario, target net zero emissions by around 2050, accelerate industrial decarbonisation, and reflect these goals in national strategies submitted under the Paris Agreement, according to terms of reference unveiled yesterday. All members of the club must therefore commit to pursue efforts in line with a 1.5C

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

This story is part of a DeSmog series on the influence wielded by the gas lobby in Europe and was developed with the support of Journalismfund.eu. The analysis concluded that Europe would import an additional 35 million tonnes of carbon emissions if it replaced all its Russian pipeline gas by the end of next year, compared to 2021.

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Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

Refer to the membership options here. Strong business development professional with an extensive network in the clean technology, energy efficiency, and renewables space in North America and Europe. Standard ticket: $10. This event is complimentary for all WCS members. No promo codes needed. B ecome a member here.

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Mr. Sustainability

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

In North America, Europe and China this will take place well before 2030. Implications of battery developments for the maritime industry DNV , a global consultant for the maritime industry, examined whether Tesla’s ‘Battery Day’ announcements will advance its mission with reference to their Energy Transition Outlook to 2050.

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Batteries Electric vehicle Lithium Electricity 78

ThinkGeoEnergy

OCTOBER 9, 2024

His research, which addresses critical issues such as reducing the environmental impacts of geothermal power plants, protecting groundwater resources, and increasing energy production efficiency, is considered a key reference in the field. IZTECH Rector, Prof. Dr. Yusuf Baran, expressed pride in Prof.

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Geothermal power Sustainability Energy Energy 52

Smart Energy International

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

as the foundation of the future reference modelling software for energy networks and markets,” says Carlo Brancucci, co-founder and CEO of encoord. The future of the US electricity system modelled Energy sector technology trends: How to accelerate your utility’s success in 2022. “We We see SAInt 3.0

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Energy Energy Startups Investment 52

DeSmogBlog

JULY 4, 2024

Out of its six directors, four currently hold executive or very senior positions at IFFO, including its technical director (who is mandated to be on the board under MarinTrust’s terms of reference and is also a member of its governing body), along with IFFO’s director general and two IFFO board members.

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DeSmogBlog

JULY 29, 2022

Heatwaves are scorching Europe, the United States, North Africa, Siberia, and some parts of the Middle East and China. In Europe, Spain and Portugal are battling wildfires, while Italy is suffering from the worst drought in the past 70 years, with many municipalities rationing water. Have a tip or idea? Get in touch.

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DeSmogBlog

AUGUST 23, 2023

It All Happened Without Any Public Input” Zenith Energy is a Houston-based oil company that operates storage facilities, pipelines, and rail terminals around North America and Europe. It doesn’t make any sense.” “It From there, the pace of events began to pick up momentum.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 28, 2021

As we begin another year of what's being referred to in climate circles as the "decade to deliver," it is being defined by ESG, driven by shareholders and aided by new disclosure requirements on climate risk and human capital management. . companies would be wise to take note of ESG developments in Europe. Eyeing Europe.

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Charged

JULY 9, 2020

Aggregators offering vehicle-grid integration (VGI) solutions (sometimes referred to more generally as V2X) provide one example of a market in which non-utility energy service providers actively play a key role. Nuvve is currently in commercial operation mode providing “Energy as a Service” with its V2G technology in Europe.

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DeSmogBlog

APRIL 5, 2023

At new and expanding facilities, from northern Europe to Pennsylvania and Louisiana , Shell is suggesting that more chemical and plastics manufacturing can help usher in environmental solutions , sustainability , and even diversity. Flaring along the Mississippi River.

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Business Green

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The latest BNEF data underscores the current reality: A vast majority of all corporate purchases are centered on North America and Europe, largely because of favorable regulatory climates and the existence of power purchase agreement (PPA) contract structures that enable companies to offtake energy from wind and solar installation.

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Business Green

JULY 23, 2021

The term ESG has also become conflated with "sustainability" in some circles, particularly in Europe, where ESG no longer refers primarily to meeting the data and reporting needs of financial markets and other stakeholders. (In

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Smart Energy International

JULY 15, 2022

Iberdrola announced the facility in reference to the importance of water use in the management of its activities as well as part of their aim to contribute to SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation. Based on compliance, the margin of the operation may be adjusted downwards (if met) or upwards (if not met) on an annual basis.

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Energy Energy Hydrogen Electric vehicle 52

Clean Energy Trust

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

First of all, food loss and food waste are two distinct issues: Food loss is chronologically the first piece, and refers to any degradation that occurs from harvest up to, but not including , retail sale. In industrialized regions of North America and Europe, it’s roughly a 2 to 1 ratio of loss to waste.

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