Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
The businessman has dropped his second appeal against a $6.5 billion coal mine being blocked over "unacceptable climate change impacts." The post Clive Palmer fails in second attempt to overturn $6.5 billion coal mine refusal appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Corporate Knights
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
On a 20-acre parcel outside the tiny Southern California town of New Cuyama, a 1.5-megawatt solar farm uses the sun’s rays to slowly charge nearly 600 batteries in nearby cabinets. At night, when energy demand rises, that electricity is sent to the grid to power homes with clean energy. To make renewable energy from intermittent sources like solar and wind available when it is most needed, it’s becoming more common to use batteries to store the power as it’s generated and transmit it later.
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Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Nine countries bordering the North Sea announce plans to synchronise offshore wind tenders, wiht auctions for around 15GW each year, up to almost 100GW by 2030. The post North Sea countries co-ordinate plans to seek 100 GW of offshore wind by 2030 appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
International Olympic Committee news The IOC Refugee Olympic Team will be hosted in the historic town of Bayeux in Normandy, France, for its pre-Games Training Camp ahead of the Olympic Games Paris 2024. The training camp will take place from 15 to 18 July before the team heads to the Olympic Village to compete at the Olympic Games Paris 2024. For the IOC Refugee Olympic Team, which consists of athletes living and training across the world, the camp will act as a team-building opportunity and he
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.
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
NBN Co signs its third renewable Power Purchase Agreement – a 10-year deal that will help to underwrite the construction of a new 120MW solar farm. The post NBN inks 10-year contract with new solar farm in race to 100 pct renewables by 2026 appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
The SAC has redesigned its website to significantly enhance the user experience of visitors, better reflect the revised strategic plan, and amplify member success stories. Through a series of user-testing sessions, the organization sourced input from a diverse array of SAC members, including manufacturers, brands and retailers, service providers, and key affiliates.
ESG Impact Zone brings together the best content for ESG professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Global Renewable News
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
BC Hydro has doubled the number of chargers at its electric vehicle fast charging site in Coquitlam with the addition of two new 50-kilowatt charging units. This updated location now has four fast cha.
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
If the government gets this right, Australia’s 82% target will be smashed ahead of time and budget. Like all the targets that have gone before. The post Labor has stared down the naysayers. Getting the detail right is critical next step appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Global Renewable News
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
by Rachel HansenChelan PUD commissioners reviewed a preliminary budget for 2024 that's focused on modernizing the utility's two largest hydropower projects - Rock Island and Rocky Reach.
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Australia needs to create markets for local energy trading that properly value energy generated and stored from rooftop solar, batteries and EVs. The post How can network incentives be aligned for an age of consumer energy resources? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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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.
Global Renewable News
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
After more than four years of study, analysis, and stakeholder engagement, the owners of the Eklutna Hydroelectric Project have released a draft program to protect, mitigate damages to, and enhance fi.
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Osmi Australia says the 200MW project, proposed for a pine plantation next to an ex-coal plant, can now continue through the Planning Permit process. The post Latrobe Valley wind farm targets 2024 construction after amendments approved appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Global Renewable News
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
We are undertaking local pilot projects to demonstrate the benefits of electrification and encourage broader adoption across our service area. First, we are partnering with Habita.
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Chris Bowen's capacity plan is good news for the transition from coal to renewables, but it may need to overcome the comically incapable Planning department in NSW. The post Bowen may still fall short of his 82 pct renewables target, but it’s bad news for coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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
Global Renewable News
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
The company will meet the challenge presented by inflation and higher financial costs by redefining its priorities: Investment in networks is linked to the new regulatory parameters, and the.
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Bowen's grand capacity scheme may loosen the big utilities' stranglehold over the energy market, but will there be enough wind projects to meet the target? The post Bowen capacity plan means a power shift from big utilities, but will there be enough wind? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Global Renewable News
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
The Middleborough Gas & Electric Department (MGED), today (Nov 1) announced a new power purchase agreement with FirstLight Power, a leading provider of clean energy and energy storage resources. Th.
Renew Economy
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Brad Hopkins, from AEMO Services, discusses the successful battery storage tender in NSW that could serve as a blueprint for Chris Bowen's massive 32 GW capacity scheme. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Bowen’s capacity scheme, and NSW’s “free” batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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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
Global Renewable News
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Enefit Green took the final investment decision to start the construction of 11 MW Carnikava Dzerves and 6MW Carnikava Austrumi solar farms in Latvia. These projects are a part of Enefit Green's i.
Chris Hall
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Tony Juniper says economic growth cannot come at the expense of nature. It’s essential that the ecological system is aligned with the economic system to tackle rapid nature loss, according to Tony Juniper, Chair of Natural England, the government advisor for the natural environment in England. Speaking at the ‘ Nature Calls!’ event hosted by asset manager UBP, Juniper warned that the global economic system continues to degrade nature and count it as growth.
Global Renewable News
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
The announcement unlocks an additional $11 million for fiscal year 2024 in Alaska (Anchorage) The second annual Alaska National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Plan by the Alaska Energy Authori.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
For 200 years, scientists have failed to grow a common mineral in the laboratory under the conditions believed to have formed it naturally. Now, researchers have finally pulled it off, thanks to a new theory developed from atomic simulations. Their success resolves a long-standing geology mystery called the 'Dolomite Problem.' Dolomite -- a key mineral in the Dolomite mountains in Italy, Niagara Falls, the White Cliffs of Dover and Utah's Hoodoos -- is very abundant in rocks older than 100 milli
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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.
Global Renewable News
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Co-op, one of the world's largest consumer co-operatives, and Voltalia (Euronext Paris, ISIN code: FR0011995588), an international player in renewable energies, jointly announce the signing of a 1.
ESG Today
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Corporate progress on sustainability initiatives, and on actions to address climate change in particular, is stalling amid economic and geopolitical turmoil, as the pace of emissions reductions slows and sustainability spending growth slowing, according to a new survey of Chief Executive Officer Sustainability Officers (CSOs) released by global professional services firm EY.
Global Renewable News
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Today (Nov 23), the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) issued its Final Report with key findings and recommendations to the BC government, for its Inquiry into the Regulation of Hydrogen Ene.
ESG Today
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Amazon announced that it has achieved 100% recyclable delivery packaging in Europe. The achievement includes all boxes, bags and envelopes across all items sold by Amazon, as well as third-party selling partners that use Fulfilment by Amazon. Pat Lindner, VP of Mechatronics and Sustainable Packaging at Amazon, said: “We’re excited that our European fulfilment network is now using recyclable packaging for customer orders.
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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.
Global Renewable News
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
The Ontario government is investing $5.9 million in nine new projects that will integrate hydrogen into the province's electricity grid. This funding is through the Hydrogen Innovation Fun.
ESG Today
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Professional services firm Deloitte Canada announced today a multi-year agreement with carbon removal technology company CarbonCure Technologies to purchase high-quality carbon credits through supporting the deployment of CarbonCure’s technology, which captures CO2 in concrete. Founded in 2012, Halifax, Nova Scotia-based CarbonCure provides solutions that let concrete producers use captured carbon dioxide to produce low carbon concrete mixes.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Exposure to fine particulate air pollutants from coal-fired power plants (coal PM2.5) is associated with a risk of mortality more than double that of exposure to PM2.5 from other sources, according to a new study. Examining Medicare and emissions data in the U.S. from 1999 to 2020, the researchers also found that 460,000 deaths were attributable to coal PM2.5 during the study period -- most of them occurring between 1999 and 2007, when coal PM2.5 levels were highest.
ESG Today
NOVEMBER 23, 2023
Information and communication technology company Ericsson announced today the completion of its inaugural green bond issuance, raising €500 million to investments in energy efficiency initiatives. The bond offering follows the launch, in December 2022, of Ericsson’s Green Financing Framework, with eligible categories for use of proceeds for green bond issuances outlined in the framework including Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
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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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