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Gas can’t compete with wind, solar and storage, even in world’s biggest market

Renew Economy

Latest cost assessment from Lazard shows that wind, solar and storage win against gas in every metric - including firming - in world's biggest market. The post Gas can’t compete with wind, solar and storage, even in world’s biggest market appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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How does sustainable agriculture measure up in the EU and U.S

GreenBiz

Here are three key differences and three similarities between the sustainable food pushes in America and Europe.

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“Bad faith:” Gas lobby’s desperate attacks on electrification don’t stack up

Renew Economy

A new attack on electrification by Australia's increasingly desperate gas lobby has been slammed as a "bad faith exercise" designed to mislead consumers. The post “Bad faith:” Gas lobby’s desperate attacks on electrification don’t stack up appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Microsoft, Apple, Frontier extend support for ‘high-quality’ carbon removal

GreenBiz

More companies join the Frontier advance market commitment initiative, including Autodesk, H&M Group, JPMorgan Chase and Workday. Plus, Microsoft and Apple dedicate new funding to emerging carbon removal approaches.

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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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Meat-producing countries muddy IPCC report’s message on plant-based diet

Corporate Knights

Let them eat meat. This was one of the unspoken conclusions of the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released last month, which offered dire warnings about the future of the planet but failed to recommend shifting to a plant-based diet. Delegates from Brazil and Argentina – two of the largest beef-producing countries in the world – appear to be behind the elimination of the plant-based language that was reportedly in previous drafts.

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Compensation vs. contribution: Comparing climate spending models

GreenBiz

Sponsored: Corporate climate leaders can sometimes be trapped by spending models that are only tethered to their footprint. But what if there was another way to approach the problem?

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Corporate leaders are greenwashing and they know it

GreenBiz

The upshot: They may do better with proper tools, information and incentives.

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Why Australia’s green hydrogen export plans could be all about ammonia

Renew Economy

A recent report weighs up the best strategies for storing and transporting hydrogen, with some important notes for Australia's export superpower plans. The post Why Australia’s green hydrogen export plans could be all about ammonia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Podcast: Why is the smart home still so terrible?

Stacey Higginbotham

This week’s show is full of both good news and bad news, starting with Google apparently dropping software update support for third-party smart displays. We question Google’s commitment to the smart home, even though the good news from Google is that it has released more capabilities to control new device types — a bit of good news. Then we review Nanoleaf’s Matter-enabled Essentials light bulbs and strips and are a bit worried about what it means for Matter.

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Energy Insiders Podcast: Wind and solar deal killer blow to fossil fuels

Renew Economy

Dave Jones from Ember Climate on new study that shows fossil fuel generation will finally peak this year. Plus: Macquarie makes its mark on battery market. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Wind and solar deal killer blow to fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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Walmart Plans to Grow Electric Vehicle Charging Network

Environment + Energy Leader

Not only is Walmart developing a coast-to-coast EV charging network, but they have also made changes to their product supply chains. In 2020, Walmart set the goal to achieve zero emissions across their global operations by 2040. The post Walmart Plans to Grow Electric Vehicle Charging Network appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Huge battery projects queue up for approval in world’s most intermittent grid

Renew Economy

More big battery projects emerge as the world's most intermittent grid prepares for a future beyond fossil fuels. The post Huge battery projects queue up for approval in world’s most intermittent grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Price stability of residential solar may attract consumers amid high power prices: solar executive

Utiliity Dive

The average person’s electric bill “may have increased 30 to 40 percent, while the cost of solar is an extra 10 to 15 percent versus what it was a year ago,” says Empower Energy Solutions owner and president Asim Hafeez.

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Andrew Forrest grabs land for proposed refinery and big battery metals play

Renew Economy

Andrew Forrest secures land for proposed battery metals joint venture that seeks to break China's dominance of the key sector. The post Andrew Forrest grabs land for proposed refinery and big battery metals play appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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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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EU Regulators Propose Changes to Sustainable Finance Disclosure Rules

ESG Today

Europe’s three primary financial regulatory agencies, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs), announced on Wednesday a series of proposed amendments aimed at extending and simplifying the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR). Proposals include the addition of information regarding the decarbonization targets of financial products, and the inclusion of a dashboard providing information about products’ sustainable and taxonomy-aligned investment.

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Beyond TCFD: The Age of Corporate Climate Accountability and Opportunity

Environment + Energy Leader

Companies that prioritize investments in skills, capacity, and technologies today will be at the forefront of their industries, positioned for success in the decades to come. The post Beyond TCFD: The Age of Corporate Climate Accountability and Opportunity appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Building Sustainability Tech Startup Infogrid Raises $90 Million

ESG Today

Sustainability-focused smart building technology startup Infogrid announced that it has raised $90 million in equity and converting CLNs (convertible loan notes), with proceeds aimed at funding the company’s global growth initiatives. Founded in 2018, Infogrid’s AI-powered platform measures impact and provides actionable insights aimed at helping commercial real estate owners and landlords reach their ESG goals.

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Seven Northeastern States Submit Proposal to Become National Clean Hydrogen Hub

Environment + Energy Leader

With the addition of the federal portion, the proposal represents a $3.62 billion investment and includes a number of clean hydrogen projects. The post Seven Northeastern States Submit Proposal to Become National Clean Hydrogen Hub appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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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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The dazzling diversity of African dance -- in 14 moves | Chinyanta Kabaso

TEDxInnovations

If African culture were a tree, then dance would be its flowers, says choreographer and TED Idea Search winner Chinyanta Kabaso. In a captivating display of both traditional and modern dances, she showcases the beauty of these movements and explains how they reveal the history of migration and shared cultural connections of different ethnic groups across the continent.

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Global wind energy set to hit 1 TW in 2023, double in 8 years: WoodMac

Utiliity Dive

Wind energy’s growth reflects an overall trend of big leaps in clean energy capacity that grid transmission and interconnection capabilities are struggling to keep up with, says the managing director of Advanced Energy United.

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The Brief: Marketplace for social outcomes, students of sustainable investing, bee-friendly pesticides, renewable energy in Africa, AI for climate finance

Impact Alpha

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Impact Marketplaces The next step in pay-for-performance: A marketplace for buying and selling social outcomes. A new marketplace. The post The Brief: Marketplace for social outcomes, students of sustainable investing, bee-friendly pesticides, renewable energy in Africa, AI for climate finance appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Firms operating own boiler urged to register with SEPA for MPCD

Envirotec Magazine

Businesses operating their own boiler, engine or generator for heat or power urged to check if they must register with SEPA Businesses that have been operating their own boiler, engine or generator for the production of heat or power are being urged to check whether they need to register with Scotland’s environment regulator as soon as possible. The Medium Combustion Plant Directive (MCPD) , which is designed to improve air quality by setting emission limits for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides

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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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The future of rail and mass transit. Coffee and Conversations Podcast

Cisco CSR

As rail and mass transit operators are bouncing back from the global pandemic, they are also continuing along their digital transformation journey, looking to create a modern travel experience while… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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The multiplier effect: How B2B winners grow

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Our latest global B2B Pulse survey reveals some companies are combining winning strategies to increase market share by more than 10 percent annually, even in uncertain economic times.

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Apple Launches $200 Million Carbon Removal Fund

ESG Today

Apple announced a commitment of up to $200 million for the launch of a new fund aimed at supporting carbon removal projects, with goals to remove 1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide per year, while generating a financial return for investors. The launch adds a new fund to the Restore Fund, established in 2021 by Apple and partners Conservation International and Goldman Sachs to aimed at encouraging investment to protect and restore ecosystems and scale natural carbon removal solutions, which

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Cerebrum and NDFC Integration: The Next Chapter of the Cisco and EVS Media Partnership

Cisco CSR

For years now EVS and Cisco have been partnering together, pioneering innovative technologies that power the infrastructure needed for IP based LIVE production, and accelerating the move from… Read more on Cisco Blogs

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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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Booming EV sales amp up the pressure on cities and companies to meet charging demand

Utiliity Dive

“This is a wake-up call,” an executive at an energy management company said. “The transformation required to enable widespread vehicle electrification will be a massive challenge.

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Scaling your data center without scaling staff and operations

Cisco CSR

What do you do when you need to scale your data center infrastructure, but you don’t have time to manage additional hardware or budget for additional staff?

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Century-Old Appliance Brand Paris Rhône Expands Its Business to Energy Storage Systems

Alternative Energy Mag

Dubbed by the company as the most powerful home energy system ever, the PEX Series provides users with an energy storage solution that can fast-charge to full in just one and a half hours.

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Where are the alarms in Cisco DNA Center?

Cisco CSR

When working with customers transitioning their traditional management to Cisco DNA Center, I often receive the question: Where are the alarms?

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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.