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How to decarbonize concrete and build a better future

GreenBiz

Substitutes for clinker. Carbon capture, use and storage. Process electrification. New construction codes. All are vitally important for taking urgent action to cut the footprint of the most widely used manmade resource on Earth.

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China now has enough wind and solar to power every home

Renew Economy

China installed 125GW of new wind and solar capacity in 2022, and now generates enough wind and solar to meet demands of every home, but not industry. The post China now has enough wind and solar to power every home appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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3 foolproof steps to flu-proof your egg supply

GreenBiz

Egg prices have skyrocketed due to an avian flu tearing through poultry producers. Now might be the perfect time to change the poultry industry for good.

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“A slam dunk for families:” Pilot launched to kick gas out of homes and communities

Renew Economy

NSW pilot program to guide how homes and communities can kick out gas and use rooftop solar and electric cookers, water and heating systems. The post “A slam dunk for families:” Pilot launched to kick gas out of homes and communities 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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How will AI shape the future of clean energy?

GreenBiz

I posed the question to experts at the foremost utility trade conference: DistribuTECH

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Wind and solar take wholesale electricity prices below zero for whole week in Victoria

Renew Economy

Victoria becomes first state grid to experience average negative wholesale electricity prices for whole week, thanks to wind and solar and low demand. The post Wind and solar take wholesale electricity prices below zero for whole week in Victoria appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Enel boss visits energy giant’s first Australian wind farm in time for first concrete pours

Renew Economy

Enel Green Power is making first concrete pours at its first Australian wind farm, just in time for visit of global CEO. The post Enel boss visits energy giant’s first Australian wind farm in time for first concrete pours appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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AXA IM Ties Exec Compensation to Climate Goals

ESG Today

Global asset management firm AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) announced today that it will begin including ESG targets in the incentive compensation packages for senior executives, including goals focused on reducing the carbon footprint of investment portfolios. The compensation policy will apply to approximately 400 senior executives at the firm, and focus primarily on portfolio decarbonization, with 75% of the ESG portion of deferred compensation tied to targets to reduce carbon intensity in

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Cyclones vs grids: Does Gabrielle strengthen the case for burying power lines?

Renew Economy

With the threat of more frequent storms of increasing intensity, is it time to concede that overhead powerlines just won't cut it? The post Cyclones vs grids: Does Gabrielle strengthen the case for burying power lines? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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IKEA to Support Suppliers’ Switch to 100% Renewable Energy

ESG Today

IKEA announced a significant expansion of its program to support its suppliers in accessing renewable energy, rolling out the initiative to ten new markets, as part of its goal to address supply chain emissions and work towards 100% renewable energy across its value chain. Addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from production forms a major part of IKEA’s commitment to become climate positive – reducing more emissions than the value chain generates – by 2030, with supply chain emissions accou

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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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Russia-Ukraine war has nearly doubled household energy costs worldwide – it didn’t have to

Renew Economy

New study offers a stark reminder that an energy system highly reliant on fossil fuels perpetuates energy-security risks and accelerates climate change. The post Russia-Ukraine war has nearly doubled household energy costs worldwide – it didn’t have to appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Renewables industry should engage community colleges to address labor shortage: development official

Utiliity Dive

Renewable energy developers must meet registered apprenticeship requirements to qualify for certain Inflation Reduction Act tax credits, but they struggle to find workers, a labor and employment attorney said.

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Energy Insiders Podcast: Will concentrated solar finally have its day in the sun?

Renew Economy

Vast Solar’s Craig Wood on why concentrated solar power can finally have its day in the sun, plus its Port Augusta project and NY listing plans. The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Will concentrated solar finally have its day in the sun? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Barclays to End Financing for Oil Sands Companies

ESG Today

UK bank Barclays announced a new policy significantly limiting its financing activities for some emissions intensive energy sectors, including ending financing for oil sands companies and projects, and accelerating its phase out of financing for coal-powered generation for clients in OECD economies. Sustainability-focused groups, however, said that Barclay’s new commitments did not go far enough to address the emissions impact of its financing activities.

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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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“No time to waste:” Networks warn of delays for EVs, rooftop solar and batteries

Renew Economy

Networks say putting emissions reduction into grid objective will be useless without a rapid change in the rules, and could delay upgrades for solar, EVs and batteries. The post “No time to waste:” Networks warn of delays for EVs, rooftop solar and batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Podcast: Inside the CSA’s plan for health device interoperability

Stacey Higginbotham

This week’s show starts off with news from the Connectivity Standards Alliance as Kevin and I talk about the new Health and Wellness Working Group. Then we discuss some of the challenges that people face trying to use Matter devices across multiple platforms. It’s not seamless or easy yet. Also on difficult things, we discuss the challenges of securing the industrial IoT thanks to a new report from Dragos.

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Rewild the night sky by tackling light pollution says charity

Envirotec Magazine

Chris Packham is urging the public to spend 20 minutes counting stars to help build a crucial national database mapping light pollution. The broadcaster is backing a campaign by CPRE, the countryside charity to rewild the night sky to restore truly dark natural habitats for threatened wildlife. Artificial light pollution is one of the biggest threats to nocturnal creatures, many of which have suffered sharp population declines.

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New York Power Authority - NYPA and NYSERDA Announce New Battery Energy Storage Technology That Demonstrates Peak Shaving, Cost-Saving Benefits at New York Power Authority

Global Renewable News

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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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A Stinky Methane Trail

Impakter

Impakter A Stinky Methane Trail There is a dis…stinky pattern in recent history involving sabotage and throwing the blame on other countries. The methane trail leads from Norway, on to Syria, to Ukraine, then to Turkey. It makes you wonder who’s next. In the last week, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh has accused US President Biden of ordering the sabotage […] The post A Stinky Methane Trail appeared first on Impakter.

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New Jersey Commits to 100% Clean Energy by 2035

Environment + Energy Leader

The transition to clean energy is also expected to bring economic benefits to the state. According to a 2021 report by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority, the clean energy industry is projected to create 27,000 new jobs and add $4.8 billion to the state's economy by 2030. The post New Jersey Commits to 100% Clean Energy by 2035 appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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The Brief: Shifting paradigms in finance, mass transit in Kenya, digital banking in Spanish, scaling battery materials, TPG’s rising impact strategies

Impact Alpha

Greetings, Agents of Impact! Featured: Capitalism Reimagined Six financial paradigm shifts needed to scale impact. Public and private-market investors that want to realize. The post The Brief: Shifting paradigms in finance, mass transit in Kenya, digital banking in Spanish, scaling battery materials, TPG’s rising impact strategies appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Project outlines first commercial scale seaweed farm between offshore wind turbines

Envirotec Magazine

How it might look above the water (CGI courtesy of ©Smartland). A project to create a commercial-scale seaweed farm located between offshore wind turbines has gotten underway, with funding from Amazon. The project, known as North Sea Farm 1, will be located in a wind farm off the coast of the Netherlands. It has been designed to test and improve methods of seaweed farming, while researching the potential of seaweed to sequester carbon.

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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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Fungi, Zombies and Climate Change: What’s the Link?

Impakter

Impakter Fungi, Zombies and Climate Change: What’s the Link? Fungi are everywhere, and whether you realise it or not – or whether their presence brings human benefit or infection – these microorganisms are a frequent feature of everyday life. They’re in the kitchen, from the yeast that ferments the beer, bread and wine served at your favourite restaurant, to the mould that will soon […] The post Fungi, Zombies and Climate Change: What’s the Link?

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For GM, the EV race is a marathon

Utiliity Dive

Despite a slower EV ramp-up, analysts say the automaker’s long-term approach to manufacturing and sourcing could give it a leg up over competitors.

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Not Invented, But Scaled Here

Stanford Social Innovation

By Anita Sundari Akella The development sector—whose traditional ways of working are increasingly challenged by global crisis, conflict, and climate change threats that disproportionately impact the poor, women, and girls—has a scaling problem. On one hand, social enterprises and other small innovative organizations can be an engine for conceptualizing, designing, testing, and validating new solutions to old problems.

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Amid high energy prices, SCE VP, other experts push to reduce California’s reliance on natural gas

Utiliity Dive

The push follows a recent report that found the California Independent System Operator’s energy market saw additional wholesale costs of $3 billion in December.

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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.

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Aberdeen Hosts Green Hydrogen Tech Start-Up sHYp

Energy Central

Here’s a technology with which I had some involvement a few years ago; Good to see it progressing According to sHYp, its technology, which splits seawater into hydrogen and oxygen using renewable electricity, would also be able to extract by-products such as carbon dioxide and magnesium hydroxide, which are used in building and pharmaceuticals.

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New ultrafast water disinfection method is more environmentally friendly

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Researchers have found a way to use small shocks of electricity to disinfect water, reducing energy consumption, cost, and environmental impact. The technology could be integrated into the electric grid or even powered by batteries.

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DHL Express Announces GoGreen Plus, a Carbon Reduction Program for Customers

Environment + Energy Leader

GoGreen Plus allows customers to reduce the carbon emissions of their shipments by using Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF). The post DHL Express Announces GoGreen Plus, a Carbon Reduction Program for Customers appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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Keeping drivers safe with a road that can melt snow, ice on its own

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Slipping and sliding on snowy or icy roads is dangerous. Salt and sand help melt ice or provide traction, but excessive use is bad for the environment. And sometimes, a surprise storm can blow through before these materials can be applied. Now, researchers ave filled microcapsules with a chloride-free salt mixture that's added into asphalt before roads are paved, providing long-term snow melting capabilities in a real-world test.

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How Will Virgo Season Impact Your ESG Communication?

3BL’s in-house experts merge the celestial wisdom of astrology with current environmental, social, governance (ESG) communication trends to offer a unique perspective and practical advice on sharing your company’s commitments effectively. 3BL’s new “Navigating ESG Comms through the Cosmos” series begins with Virgo season! In this edition, we delve into: How businesses have responded to environmental disasters over the past few months and why you can expect a continued focus on the climate crisis