Envirotec Magazine

MAY 10, 2021

As many PFAS are surfactants they can also coat soils and concrete surfaces at source areas, exhibiting multi-layered waterproofing effects as PFAS storage zones, where they slowly release because of rainfall. are regulated in drinking water, surface waters, soils and groundwater. Biological approaches to mineralise PFAS (i.e.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 26, 2024

Innovations within this field focus on diminishing environmental impact while either maintaining or improving performance across numerous industrial domains, such as construction, mining, and marine industries. Enhanced materials, innovative designs, and advanced manufacturing techniques contribute to this increased durability.

Building Energy Monitoring 117

Building Energy Monitoring Sustainability Energy Monitor Biodegradable 117

Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 5, 2023

There are also increasing concerns about the effects of agriculture on soil health, with detrimental effects including erosion, pollution (nutrients and pesticides), compaction, desertification and salinisation. With no soil or pesticide contamination, water efficiency is further enhanced by the absence of a requirement for washing.

Energy Monitor 147

Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Technology Building Energy Monitoring 147

ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Superhot rock energy refers to geothermal energy harnessed from deeper, hotter dry rock systems with temperatures of over 400 °C. The report indicates that superhot rock exists across about 40% of the land area of the Middle East, potentially providing 1791 GWe of energy capacity in the Kingdom of Saudia Arabia alone.

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Natural gas Soil Demand Carbon 102

Elemental Excelerator

MARCH 7, 2022

Then, built on the belief that it takes more than funding for companies to succeed, we surround them with holistic support across equity and access, fundraising, policy , corporate partnerships , community engagement , and a network of other CEOs and innovators. Increase carbon removal in soil, forests, and ocean ecosystems.

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Stormwater Resilience Smart Cities Startups 98

Grist

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

We need governments to push the button of innovation here.”. What does it cost over the course of 100 years to ensure that the tillage isn’t happening on the soil such that the carbon isn’t re-emitted into the atmosphere?” Carbon dioxide removal doesn’t directly cut emissions from any particular industry, like agriculture or aviation.

Energy Monitor 107

Energy Monitor Solar Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Carbon-negative 107

Planet Pulse

AUGUST 26, 2019

Referred to by some as Europe’s “ new growth engine ,” Poland has gone through dramatic transformations in recent decades, while its economy grew by more than 50 percent since 2007, despite the global economic crisis. We are now a significant player in Poland’s digital agriculture industry, and are always striving to innovate.”.

Agriculture 103

Agriculture Startups Organic Soil 103

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

MARCH 23, 2021

Refer to the membership options here. Plastic pollution wreaks havoc on our oceans, soil, air, and has become a leading cause of climate change. Kirpa is a climate reality leader committed to sustainability, social and environmental innovation. This event is free not only to WCS members, but to the general public as well.

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Plastics Pollution Climate change Biotech 98

Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 24, 2021

The title refers to the portion of emissions that are traditionally difficult to reach, compared to the more obviously pollution-belching propensity of sectors like electricity, transport, and heating (which account for 80% of GHG mitigation efforts). license ). Dr Collett explains the problems of food-related emissions here.

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Plastics Agriculture Recycling Recycling 130

DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Several of these arguments reference the idea that grazing livestock can help maintain healthy soils which can store carbon. It’s a term favoured by many food companies, despite the fact that scientists have said that soils are not a reliable way to store carbon in the long term, and that removals can be easily undone.

Agriculture 145

Agriculture Methane Climate change Government 145

ThinkGeoEnergy

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Even in the denser urban areas it was usually possible to find enough soil for the nodes to be buried in holes approximately five by ten centimeters deep. The post The crucial role of community engagement and innovation in geothermal exploration first appeared on ThinkGeoEnergy - Geothermal Energy News.

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Innovation Home Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring 52

Planet Pulse

MAY 9, 2024

The analyses were designed to be reproducible by others, benchmarked with high quality reference data. I refer to this approach as biomimicry: selecting, designing, and training machine learning models to approximate mechanistic ecological models. What’s in the report? Why is the focus on intercomparison instead of validation?

Carbon 138

Carbon Policy Technology Innovation 138

DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

According to environmental experts and campaigners, the meat industry downplays the climate impact of animal agriculture and exaggerates the potential of different innovations to reduce it, depicting meat as indispensable to feeding the world’s population while denying the need to cut consumption globally to reach climate targets.

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Climate change Methane Soil 98

EDF + Business

NOVEMBER 8, 2019

Backed by Google Ventures, celebrity chef Tom Colicchio, and a host of other investors, Bowery is an indoor farming startup that uses no soil and 95% less water than traditional agriculture. Here are five companies, from start-ups to global giants, leading the way in the Fourth Wave of environmentalism: Bowery.

Business Energy Monitoring 70

Business Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring 70

DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 6, 2022

and United Arab Emirates governments, the AIM for Climate (Aim4C) coalition pledged to accelerate innovation in agriculture and food systems to support climate action. Farming on the continent is plagued by under investment and smallholders are already in the grip of the climate crisis, hit by floods, droughts and depleted soils.

Agriculture 98

Agriculture Africa Methane Climate change 98

Grist

JULY 15, 2021

There are many types of carbon removal, but they all involve taking existing carbon out of atmospheric circulation, say, by planting new trees, improving soil quality, or using technology to suck it directly out of the air and inject it into the ground.

Fossil fuels 136

Fossil fuels Carbon Climate change Technology 136

Planet Pulse

JANUARY 28, 2025

Join us on, Thursday, January 30th for the Planet AI Symposium where industry experts, Planet leaders, and partners explore how AI is advancing Earth observation, enabling data-driven decision-making and delivering innovative solutions to address peace and security, sustainability and regulation, and digitalization.

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Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Agriculture Soil 95

DeSmogBlog

JULY 18, 2021

That’s what these people in these positions are paid to do”, she says, referring to trade associations such as the IMS and AAA. Like the fossil fuel and pesticides industries, it regularly points to innovations that it says will soon lower the sector’s emissions drastically. She adds: “They’re paid to comfort us.

Pollution 98

Pollution Agriculture Carbon-negative Climate change 98

Grist

MAY 16, 2022

The extent of their visions ranges from technology that overlays existing farm practices to a comprehensive rethinking of agriculture that eliminates tractors, soil, sunlight, weather, and even being outdoors as factors in farm life. The device can independently work the soil or remove weeds. There are lots of innovations.

Agriculture 103

Agriculture Technology Soil Real Estate 103

DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Dairy Farmers of America referred to a joint statement from IDF and GDP, which said the report had overstated dairy’s overall GHG contribution.) In these systems, dairy herds cover wide areas, eating as they go and leaving their waste on the ground where it fertilises the soil.

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Methane Agriculture Africa Climate change 144

Energy Innovation

JUNE 1, 2023

Energy Innovation partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. These adaptations mirror the strategies Zhang and Liu refer to in their analysis on phenological shifts of cash crops amid adaptive management. Ishtiaque found that U.S. Source: Minoli et al.

Climate change 59

Climate change Medicine Agriculture Soil 59

Business Green

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

I have found a flaw," he said, in reference to his laissez faire economic philosophy and favouring of gossamer-touch regulation. "I William Nordhaus and Paul Romer won their Nobel Prizes for work on carbon pricing and innovation. I don't know how significant or permanent it is. But I have been very distressed by that fact.".

Biodiversity 89

Biodiversity Policy Climate change Pollution 89

Energy Innovation

OCTOBER 18, 2023

For each region and globally, half circles in the center refer to the modeled emerging land area in 2100 for the SSP-1-1.9 (low-emission On their left and right, the relative distribution of habitats and carbon storage potential in emerging soils are shown in 2100 for the SSP-1-1.9 low-emission scenario) on the left and 5-8.5

Biodiversity 52

Biodiversity Energy Monitor Soil Climate change 52

Business Green

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

It looks at the intersection of corporate supply chains and farm finance, laying out the barriers and opportunities for financial innovation and providing examples for effective value-chain collaboration. Examples: Better Cotton Growth & Innovation Fund , Resilient Agriculture Accelerator Fund. Understanding the barriers.

Agriculture 53

Agriculture Soil Investment Sustainability 53

ThinkGeoEnergy

JANUARY 28, 2025

Geomechanics, the study of the mechanical behavior of rocks and soils, plays a crucial role in developing and operating geothermal energy systems, particularly in Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) and Superhot Rock (SHR) projects. References Cladouhos, T. T., & Callahan, O. Heat Extraction from SuperHot Rock-Technology Development.

Building Energy Monitoring 71

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Energy Energy 71

Energy Innovation

JANUARY 28, 2020

Energy Innovation partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. 5 GtCO 2 for direct air capture, and a maximum of about 5 GtCO 2 for soil carbon sequestration. References. GtCO 2 for afforestation and reforestation, 0.5–2 Rockström, J., Gaffney, A.

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Technology Carbon-negative Climate change Fossil fuels 59

DeSmogBlog

APRIL 26, 2023

To do so, they draw on friendly science, the promise of technological innovation and slick marketing campaigns – which promise “climate neutral” or “climate smart” meat and dairy – to create the idea we can continue eating vast quantities of the stuff while meeting our climate goals.

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Carbon-neutral Methane Agriculture Fossil fuels 98

Green Business Bureau

JANUARY 10, 2023

To achieve LEED certification for a commercial or residential project requires meeting the USGBC’s requirements in six key areas of sustainable design: energy efficiency; water savings; materials used; indoor air quality; innovation and design processes; as well as location and transportation options. PRODUCT CERTIFICATIONS AND ECO-LABELS.

Business Energy Monitoring 148

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 148

Energy Innovation

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

Energy Innovation partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. Even when seed trees persist, soils can be so scorched that their life-giving nutrients actually volatilize into the atmosphere. Living on the edge: trailing edge forests at risk of fire?facilitated

Climate change 52

Climate change Logging Soil Resilience 52

Energy Innovation

MARCH 8, 2023

Energy Innovation partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. Additional emissions result from tilling soils and applying fertilizers for agricultural production. Food waste , by contrast, refers to loss of edible food due to consumer behavior, (e.g.,

Waste 59

Waste Waste Packaging Transportation 59

Green Market Oracle

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

With the aging transportation infrastructure and renewed emphasis on infrastructure renovation by transportation agencies, innovations are urgently needed to develop materials, designs, and practices to ensure the sustainability of transportation infrastructure. Sustainability is increasingly a key priority in engineering practices.

Climate change 95

Climate change Ethics Sustainability Health 95

Grist

JUNE 29, 2022

A sign in Weyerhaeuser’s Seattle headquarters references what what business leaders see as their environmental legacy. If we’re stewards of the Earth,” he once told a reporter , referring to the Book of Genesis, “we’re supposed to be doing something about this.”. forestry sector.” Genna Martin / Seattlepi.com via Getty images.

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Logging Carbon-neutral Climate change Biodiversity 98

AGreenLiving

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Led by architects Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello, design studio Rael San Fratello has become well-known for creating innovative and sustainable designs, but now the studio is truly breaking ground when it comes to 3D printing. As part of its Emerging Objects series, the design team has created four solid mud structures.

Soil 28

Soil Construction Resilience Sustainability 28

EDF + Business

APRIL 18, 2023

Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG) are a sub-program of EQIP that also offer flexibility to apply across a supply chain to implement innovative practices and equipment. DTTL (also referred to as “Deloitte Global”) does not provide services to clients. Key Takeaways IRA adds $4.95 Sources: Deloitte Analysis, P.L.

Agriculture 52

Agriculture Business Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor 52

Low Carbon Prosperity

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Pricing mechanisms promote conservation, efficiency improvements, and fuel switching, while encouraging investment in new cleantech innovations. Over the long-term, specific technology subsidies run the risk of blocking innovation and creating barriers to entry. Entrepreneurs and inventors respond to economic incentive.

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Policy Carbon-neutral Carbon Pollution 72

Sustainability Consulting

AUGUST 4, 2021

In 1988, when the changing climate was referred to as global warming , it seemed obvious that the main issue with a changing climate was that the planet was getting hotter. Higher temperatures also fuel droughts causing snow pack melt, more moisture to evaporate from lakes, reservoirs, and soil, and drier shrubs and trees.

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Climate change Carbon-negative Government Transportation 52

Energy Innovation

MAY 9, 2022

Energy Innovation partners with the independent nonprofit Aspen Global Change Institute (AGCI) to provide climate and energy research updates. Residents in disproportionately burdened communities—frequently lower-income communities of color—endure greater air, water, and soil pollution, as well as other environmental harms.

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Energy Energy Cooling Climate change 52