Could a ‘carbon coin’ solve the climate crisis?
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 13, 2021
What if there was a way we could fund the climate transition by creating a new global currency, off the books of national and corporate accounts?
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Seaweed: a model solution for fighting climate change, says group
Envirotec Magazine
OCTOBER 11, 2021
A new paper published in Nature Sustainability presents seaweed as a model solution for tackling climate change, biodiversity loss, joblessness, hunger and environmental damage. Hailing from KAUST and Aarhus University, the co-authors outline a prospectus for the cultivation and use of seaweed as a carbon capture technology, a job and tax revenue generator, and a food source.
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22 Social Good Apps That Make It Simple To Impact The World Everyday
Causeartist: Sustainable Technology
OCTOBER 10, 2021
Mobile devices have changed the way everyone lives. Here is a list of some amazing Social Good apps that can be used for a variety of different things. Some of theses apps can be used on a day to day basis, others can be used for research, and some can be used to educate.
Top 10 lessons learned from microgrid builders, owners, and operators
Renewable Energy World
OCTOBER 11, 2021
This was the week for Microgrid California , a one-day conference produced by Microgrid Knowledge that was jam-packed with educational sessions designed for microgrid owners, developers and technology/equipment suppliers. Speakers offered lessons learned building microgrids. As a refresher, a microgrid is mostly designed to deliver resiliency for its owners – be they utilities, large C&I companies, municipalities, universities, and communities.
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
How farmers and seaweed can help tackle ocean pollution
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Seaweed’s benefits as part of a superfood are well-sung but its potential to tackle the destabilization of the Earth’s natural nitrogen and phosphorous cycles deserve more attention.
Omidyar Network commits $10 million in grants for reimagining capitalism
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 12, 2021
ImpactAlpha, October 12 — Markets can be, and are being, reshaped by movements, policies and investments. Omidyar Network, which has spun off a. The post Omidyar Network commits $10 million in grants for reimagining capitalism appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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Biden admin targets 700% community solar growth by 2025
Renewable Energy World
OCTOBER 11, 2021
Follow @EngelsAngle. The Biden administration has set a target of powering 5 million American homes with community solar projects by 2025-- an ambition that would require 700% growth of current capacity. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory estimates a total of 3,253 MW-AC community solar capacity was installed in the U.S. by the end of 2020 -- enough to power 600,000 homes.
Climate tech needs cybersecurity
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 13, 2021
Increasingly, security considerations — for both digital and physical assets — will need to become a consideration for climate tech and green infrastructure.
10 tips to jumpstart your impact finance career transition
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 11, 2021
There is no denying that impact finance is one of the most sought after spaces in finance right now, but what does it. The post 10 tips to jumpstart your impact finance career transition appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Packaging generates a lot of waste – now Maine and Oregon want manufacturers to foot the bill for getting rid of it
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 15, 2021
by Jessica Heiges (University of California, Berkeley) and Kate O’Neill (University of California, Berkeley) Most consumers don’t pay much attention to the packaging that their purchases come in, unless it’s hard to open or the item is really over-wrapped. But packaging accounts for about 28% of U.S. municipal solid waste.
Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?
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Whether your organization is at the start of its sustainability and impact journey or years into it, many brands share a common concern: the uncertainty of whether they are sending stakeholders mixed messages. Creating content that speaks to your audience's “love language” can be a tricky dance. But, worry not! 3BL has put together tips to ensure that your content not only finds its rhythm but also resonates with your target audiences.
Report analyzes value of renewable energy participation in ancillary services markets
Renewable Energy World
OCTOBER 15, 2021
Follow @EngelsAngle. A new report from the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory aims to advise renewable energy asset owners on the value of participating in ancillary services markets as an additional revenue source and grid resiliency tool. Researchers analyzed standalone wind and solar deployments in the seven U.S. electricity markets, as well as hybrid wind and solar paired with energy storage.
Educating girls: The overlooked solution to climate change
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Sponsored: To solve the climate crisis, accelerating education and digital equity for women and girls may be the best place to start.
The Week in impact investing: Real life
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 15, 2021
TGIF, Agents of Impact! ? Next Call: Catalytic climate capital. Global investment in the low-carbon transition looks likely to cross the $1 trillion. The post The Week in impact investing: Real life appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Mexican communities manage their local forests, generating benefits for humans, trees and wildlife
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 12, 2021
by David Bray (Florida International University) The United Nations is preparing to host pivotal conferences in the coming months on two global crises: climate change and biodiversity loss. As experts have pointed out, these issues are fundamentally, inescapably intertwined. In both cases, human activities are harming nature and the support it provides to people.
Mastering Supply Chain Sustainability: Where Does ESG Fit In?
Speaker: Hortense Grouvel
In this new webinar, you will learn firsthand how to set up a sustainable supply chain program that will help meet increasing ESG requirements stemming from regulators, customers, consumers, and investors alike. Hortense Grouvel, ESG expert at IntegrityNext, and Sean Whelan, Global Senior Manager at Halliburton, will look at how ensuring compliance will also help you increase sustainability performance, resilience, and innovation, allowing you to unlock the full potential of your supply chain op
Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm installs first turbine foundation
Renewable Energy World
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Follow @EngelsAngle. The first turbine jacket foundation has been installed at the 1.1 gigawatt Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm project site offshore Scotland. The $4 billion Seagreen Offshore Wind Project, a joint venture between TotalEnergies and SSE Renewables, is Scotland's largest and the world's deepest, fixed-bottom offshore wind farm. The jacket foundation installation marks the first-ever gigawatt-scale deployment of suction caisson technology to fix offshore wind turbine foundations to the
Atlanta community resilience project seeks to become model for energy equity
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 11, 2021
The Breaking Barriers initiative is developing two resilience centers in Atlanta, one on the campus of a historically Black college that will be backed by a solar-powered microgrid with battery storage.
Keep Calm and Carry On: The British are coming for climate change (so long as their asset managers do the heavy lifting)
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Editor’s note: ImpactAlpha contributing editor Imogen Rose-Smith, a longtime senior writer for Institutional Investor, contributes a bi-weekly column on the policies, practices and. The post Keep Calm and Carry On: The British are coming for climate change (so long as their asset managers do the heavy lifting) appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
How the climate crisis is transforming the meaning of ‘sustainability’ in business
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 12, 2021
by Raz Godelnik (The New School) In his 2021 letter to CEOs, Larry Fink, the CEO and chairman of BlackRock, the world’s largest investment manager, wrote: “No issue ranks higher than climate change on our clients’ lists of priorities.” His comment reflected a growing unease with how the climate crisis is already disrupting businesses.
What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?
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Navigating the waters of sustainability reporting disclosures and regulations can be intimidating, to say the least. With various measures set in motion in 2023 to keep companies accountable, there is a lot in store for brands’ impact communication in the upcoming year. 3BL is kicking off this January with our Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Capricorn Edition by highlighting the impact of: The U.S Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Climate disclosure rules The European Commission
Microgrid delivers energy security to children’s home in Puerto Rico
Renewable Energy World
OCTOBER 11, 2021
A collaborative project to provide energy resiliency has been completed at a Puerto Rican home for neglected children. The three-year effort includes work and equipment from ASCO Power Technologies, Affiliated Engineers, Engineers without Borders, and Schneider Electric. The microgrid delivers energy security for the Hogar Albergue para Niños Jesús de Nazaret children’s home in Puerto Rico.
Indigenous tribes are key to the US reaching its climate goals
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 11, 2021
In some parts of the country, tribes are investing in renewable energy, which also supports tribal self-determination and economic development.
Lendable taps European alternative structure for $100 million emerging markets fund
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 13, 2021
ImpactAlpha, October 13 — Lendable provides debt financing for fintechs that help mostly low-income and largely women borrowers increase their incomes or reduce. The post Lendable taps European alternative structure for $100 million emerging markets fund appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Avoiding water bankruptcy in the drought-troubled Southwest: What the US and Iran can learn from each other
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 13, 2021
by Mojtaba Sadegh (Boise State University), Ali Mirchi (Oklahoma State University), Amir AghaKouchak (University of California, Irvine), and Kaveh Madani (Yale University) The 2021 water year ends on Sept. 30, and it was another hot, dry year in the western U.S., with almost the entire region in drought.
What Questions Are Brands Asking About Their ESG Initiatives Ahead of 2024?
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Temperatures are rising (and not just metaphorically) as key stakeholders anxiously anticipate the outcomes of COP28. While companies reconsider their 2024 environmental sustainability strategies, there is another aspect of ESG that deserves exploring, the social sector. In the latest edition of "Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Sagittarius Edition", 3BL hones in on this sign’s bold quality of asking questions others are burning to know the answers to.
Will New York City’s largest buildings meet emissions reduction limits by 2024?
Renewable Energy World
OCTOBER 13, 2021
Contributed by Saverio Grosso, Edison Energy. New York City’s Climate Mobilization Act has been lauded as one of the most ambitious and innovative legislative initiatives by a major city to combat climate change. Under the Act, passed in 2019, most buildings over 25,000 square feet—roughly 50,000 residential and commercial properties across the city—must meet new energy efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) reductions by 2024, and stricter limits in 2030.
Remora is ready to roll with carbon capture for trucks
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 12, 2021
The startup has a long list of multibillion-dollar logistics corporations signed up as pilot accounts, including Ryder.
Optimizing for Impact: What are the five dimensions of impact? (video)
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 14, 2021
Optimizing for Impact. Want to learn more about Optimizing Impact for the Sustainable Development Goals? Over the next few weeks, ImpactAlpha will offer a. The post Optimizing for Impact: What are the five dimensions of impact? (video) appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Research culture
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 13, 2021
Hypercompetition. Overwork. Career instability. Lack of diversity. Discrimination. Misconduct. These are just some of the characteristic problems of current academic research culture.
The Silver Lining to Corporate DEI Challenges
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In our latest edition of Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Scorpio Edition, 3BL embraces the perspective of one of the zodiac's most misunderstood signs: Scorpio. While this sign often has a darker view of the world, they do not shy away from shining a light on controversial topics. This month we take a deep dive into corporate pullback of DEI and how companies can utilize astrological advice to reinvent its social impact communication.
Energy giants launch ‘world’s largest’ clean hydrogen infrastructure fund
Renewable Energy World
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Global energy companies TotalEnergies and Air Liquide have partnered with French construction firm VINCI and a group of international companies to launch what they are calling the world’s largest clean hydrogen infrastructure fund. The aim is to help speed up the growth of the clean hydrogen market by investing in projects across the hydrogen value chain.
Why saving peatlands can help stabilize the climate
GreenBiz
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Peatlands make up 3 percent of the earth’s landscape, yet absorb large amounts of carbon and harbor surprising biodiversity.
TPG’s billion-dollar bet on EVs in India
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 14, 2021
ImpactAlpha, Oct. 14 – Fresh off an initial $5.4 billion close for its first climate-focused fund, TPG is investing a chunk of those. The post TPG’s billion-dollar bet on EVs in India appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Who pays and who benefits from a massive expansion of solar power?
Environmental News Bits
OCTOBER 15, 2021
by Felix Mormann (Texas A&M University) Electricity generation produces a quarter of U.S. greenhouse gas emissions that drive climate change. The electric grid also is highly vulnerable to climate change effects, such as more frequent and severe droughts, hurricanes and other extreme weather events.
Supercharge Your ESG Content This Libra Season
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Throughout Climate Week, a feeling of urgency on tackling the climate crisis was palpable. Yet, questions continue to linger about corporate progress. Are we truly moving the needle or are we stuck in a cycle of empty statements and a flood of reports and guidelines? In the latest edition of Navigating ESG Comms Through the Cosmos - Libra Edition , we use Climate Week outcomes to explore how brands can communicate progress credibly.
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