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How a new industry alliance hopes to scale the market for carbon removals

GreenBiz

Giana Amador, executive director of the Carbon Removal Alliance, talks about the nonprofit’s first priorities and how she thinks the federal government should get involved in carbon removals.

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Rewilding British farms is bringing back threatened species, storing carbon and growing hope

Corporate Knights

It’s the sort of June day that British summers should be made of, but rarely are. Pink flower-flecked brambles proliferate in knurled mounds, scattered across 3,500 sun-soaked acres of West Sussex scrubland audibly humming with bees. Curvy-horned cows chew rhythmically under shady old oaks among billowing stands of pussywillow and hawthorn. The birdsong is unreal.

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Wine in a box works. Absolut asks: Why not vodka in a paper bottle?

GreenBiz

The Swedish spirits company is testing criteria such as potential transport emissions reductions, recyclability and consumer acceptance.

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1414 Degrees commissions molten silicon energy storage demonstrator

Renew Economy

Thermal energy storage hopeful marks key milestone in funding deal with gas giant Woodside. The post 1414 Degrees commissions molten silicon energy storage demonstrator appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Manufacturing Sustainability Surge: Your Guide to Data-Driven Energy Optimization & Decarbonization

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.

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1 year later: Benefits of the IRA

GreenBiz

The Inflation Reduction Act was signed into law one year ago, ushering in a new and promising marketplace for carbon capture tech, heat pump manufacturing and clean energy.

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Cimic steps up solar plans with 300MW plus battery project in Sunshine State

Renew Economy

Cimic subsidiary Pacific Partnerships buys development rights for 300MW solar farm and possible two-hour battery in Queensland's Western Downs region. The post Cimic steps up solar plans with 300MW plus battery project in Sunshine State appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Kaishan Group Co., Ltd. - Cindrigo signs Framework Agreement with geothermal industrial giant Kaishan

Global Renewable News

Cindrigo Holdings Limited('Cindrigo' or the 'Company')Cindrigo (LSE:CINH) is pleased to announce that, as part of its ongoing expansion strategy, it has signed a Framework Agre.

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Firms Face Double Trouble from Disclosure Rules

Chris Hall

Shift to mandatory sustainability disclosure standards presents challenges for companies and their ESG reporting tool providers. Sustainability reporting by corporates is nearing the completion of its journey into the mainstream. After decades as a ‘nice to have’, it has gradually grown in ubiquity and today – with mandatory disclosures on the horizon – is well on its way to a ‘must have’.

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Kenya - State bets on Baringo fields to grow geothermal power

Global Renewable News

The government will next year competitively select power producers that will build electricity generating plants at the Baringo-Silali geothermal fields, wich are then expected to start electricity pr.

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EA launches consultation on unlimited fines for the worst polluters

Envirotec Magazine

New laws will scrap the cap on civil penalties and significantly broaden their scope to target a much wider range of environmental offences On 15 August the Environment Agency launched a consultation on changes to variable monetary penalties – financial penalties that can be imposed for certain environmental offences. The consultation will run for eight weeks and will close on 8 October.

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Are Your Impact Comms Resonating With Stakeholders?

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.

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Next-Generation Marine Energy Software Needs Assessment - National Labs Report on Needs and Opportunities for Marine Energy Software

Global Renewable News

A team led by Sandia National Laboratories and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) published a report assessing the needs and opportunities for next-generation marine energy software. This.

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Unprecedented look at what influences sea ice motion in the Arctic

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

The in-depth analysis reveals how local tidal currents strongly affect the movement of sea ice in the Arctic ocean and provides an unprecedented look at how the makeup of the seafloor is causing some of the most abrupt changes.

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American Clean Power Association - New Report Highlights $15 Billion in Utility-Scale Clean Power Investments in North CarolinaRecent projects and manufacturing pushes state's solar, wind, and storage workforce to nearly 10,000 jobs

Global Renewable News

A newly-released report from the American Clean Power Association (ACP) details significant contributions being made in North Carolina from utility-scale clean energy projects. The report, Clean Energ.

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Z-Wave gets a boost with new chip provider

Stacey Higginbotham

If you need any more indication that Matter is not going to kill all of the pre-existing standards in the smart home anytime soon, check out the launch this week of Trident IoT, a new company devoted to building Z-wave chips. Trident was founded in April to design and support Z-wave devices, and launched this week with news that it is a month out from taping out its chips and plans to sample them to customers before the end of this year.

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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

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Government of Canada - Canada invests in Inuit-led climate adaptation and conservation in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador

Global Renewable News

Inuit have been caretakers of the land, water, and ice of their traditional territories since time immemorial. The Government of Canada is committed to working in partnership with Inuit commun.

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Tribal Climate Resilience Annual Awards Program

Environmental News Bits

Application deadline: Oct 13, 2023Read the full solicitation and the FAQ The Tribal Climate Resilience Annual Awards Program provides competitive funding to federally-recognized Tribes and Tribal organizations to build climate resilience capacity.

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GreenFire Energy Inc. - California DAC Hub Consortium Awarded U.S. DOE Funding for the First Full-Scale Direct Air Capture and Storage Network

Global Renewable News

GreenFire Energy Inc. today (Aug 16) announced that the California Direct Air Capture (DAC) Hub has been awarded $11.8 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under its Regional DA.

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A unique moment in time: Scaling plastics circularity

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Investment in recycling is accelerating. Now may be the time to derisk through business model innovations and by pursuing investment opportunities further upstream.

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What Regulations Will Impact Sustainability Comms in 2024?

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

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EDP Renewables - EDP Renewables secures its first stand-alone battery storage project in Europe

Global Renewable News

Acquired from Tupa Energy, the project will provide 2 hours of storage capacity and will contribute with 50 MW of capacity; With this project, the company will support the grid resilience.

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Embracing the Inevitable: How Can Anticipatory Leaders Harness Disruptive Technologies?

Daniel Burrus

Today, we are in an era of drastic technological transformation. With the increasing use of digital technologies that include everything from 3D printing to various applications of extended reality, how we do business is constantly and dramatically transforming in ways that we have not seen since the industrial revolution! While company leaders have long been questioning how to navigate this quickly changing landscape, Anticipatory Leaders are one step ahead, leveraging the ever-evolving digital

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Origis Energy - Origis Energy Announces New $750 Million Construction Warehouse FacilityNew facility will fund approximately 2 gigawatts of large scale solar and energy storage in the U.S.

Global Renewable News

Origis Energy, one of America's leading renewable energy platforms, announced today (Aug 16) the close of a $750 million construction warehouse facility. The facility will fund large scale solar a.

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The Reuse Innovators at the Forefront of the Plastic Crisis

WWF Sustainability

Effective reuse systems can enable consumer behavior change, drive more responsible use of materials, and help us become more conscious of how we value the materials we use.

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What Questions Are Brands Asking About Their ESG Initiatives Ahead of 2024?

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.

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EDP - EDP invests €2.5 billion in distributed solar generation globally

Global Renewable News

Solar distributed generation (DG) has become one of EDP's fastest growing business segments - which is expected to represent close to 50% of all new solar additions globally in the coming yea.

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GM Leads $60 Million Capital Raise for Battery Tech Startup Mitra Chem

ESG Today

Battery materials technology startup Mitra Chem announced today that it has raised $40 million at the first close of a $60 million Series B funding round led by General Motors (GM), aimed at supporting the company’s development and commercialization solution to enable mass-market electrification. GM said that Mitra Chem’s AI-powered platform will also help the automotive giant to accelerate its development of affordable batteries in the U.S.

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U.S. Trade and Development Agency - USTDA Study Helps Catalyze Finance for Solar-Powered Rural Telephony in Nigeria

Global Renewable News

A U.S. Trade and Development Agency-funded feasibility study for Nigeria's Hotspot Network Limited has led to the issuance of financing for the deployment of 120 solar-powered rural telecommunicat.

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Lex in depth: how investors are underpricing climate risks

Financial Times: Moral Money

The costs of inaction on global warming are potentially vast and often not sufficiently factored in to asset values

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The Silver Lining to Corporate DEI Challenges

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.

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Wind Energy Technologies Office - Case Study: How Wind Energy Became Integral to the Modern Grid

Global Renewable News

In the 1980s, the electric power community considered wind energy a mere curiosity. Over the next 40 years, the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Wind Energy Technologies Office (WETO) worked to e.

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Industrial Decarbonization Startup Rondo Energy Raises $60 Million

ESG Today

Zero-carbon industrial heat solutions provider Rondo Energy announced today that it has raised $60 million, with proceeds from the financing aimed at accelerating the global rollout of its industrial heat decarbonization product, the Rondo Heat Battery. Founded in 2020, California-based Rondo Energy provides solutions to address emissions from industrial heat processes.

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EDP - EDP invests €2.5 billion in distributed solar generation globally

Global Renewable News

Solar distributed generation (DG) has become one of EDP's fastest growing business segments - which is expected to represent close to 50% of all new solar additions globally in the comin.

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Author Talks: What will it take to save the planet?

McKinsey Sustainabilty

In his new book, Siddarth Shrikanth argues that the economic case for protecting nature is well known. Focusing on the intrinsic value of nature, as well, can bring new ammunition to the fight against climate change.

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Supercharge Your ESG Content This Libra Season

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.