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Is wood the new concrete?

GreenBiz

Companies looking for ways to reduce carbon emissions are turning to mass timber as a climate and building solution.

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The right capital in the right place at the right time can take climate impact beyond ‘net zero’

Impact Alpha

Since COP26 was gaveled to a close earlier this month, a flurry of hot takes and deeply considered critiques have interrogated Mark Carney’s. The post The right capital in the right place at the right time can take climate impact beyond ‘net zero’ appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Renewables are 87% of new U.S. generating capacity so far this year

Renewable Energy World

Washington DC – According to a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data recently released by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), solar, wind, and other renewable energy sources (i.e., biomass, geothermal, hydropower) dominated new U.S. electrical generating capacity additions during the first three-quarters of 2021. [1]. FERC’s latest monthly “Energy Infrastructure Update” report (with data through September 30, 2021) reveals that renewable energy sources accounted f

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2021 was a bad year for glaciers in western North America — and it’s about to get much worse

Environmental News Bits

by Brian Menounos, University of Northern British Columbia The year 2021 will likely be one of the worst for glaciers in southern British Columbia, Alberta, Washington and Montana. It started out OK. A weak La Niña arrived in the fall of 2020 and continued through the winter.

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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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Puerto Rico's once-in-a-lifetime chance to build a clean energy grid

GreenBiz

Puerto Rico adopted laws that called for generating 100 percent of its electricity from renewable sources by 2050. But FEMA's fossil fuel plans might stymie that progress.

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Farmers Business Network rakes in $300 million to scale up agtech platform

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, November 22 — Farmers Business Network has a network of over 33,000 farmers managing 80 million acres in North America and Australia. The post Farmers Business Network rakes in $300 million to scale up agtech platform appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Biden taps the Strategic Petroleum Reserve – What is it? Where did it come from? And does the US still need it?

Environmental News Bits

by Scott L. Montgomery, University of Washington President Joe Biden ordered a release of oil from its Strategic Petroleum Reserve on Nov. 23, 2021, as a part of a coordinated effort with five other countries to tamp down rising fuel prices. The U.S.

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To corporate America: Stop saying, 'We’ve always done sustainability!'

GreenBiz

Only if you have been tracking and decrease emissions from the inception of your company have you always been doing sustainability.

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Capitalism Reimagined: Seven dimensions of a better economic system

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Nov. 23 – In the not-too-distant future, a powerful and diverse movement has succeeded in redesigning the rules, practices, narratives and power relationships. The post Capitalism Reimagined: Seven dimensions of a better economic system appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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In win for EV supply chain, U.S.’s first anode plant opens in Tennessee

Renewable Energy World

Follow @EngelsAngle. The U.S.'s first anode manufacturing facility opened in Chattanooga, Tennessee on Monday, a monumental step to enhance the domestic battery supply chain, as it faces increasing demand from electric vehicle makers. NOVONIX unveiled the 'Riverside Recharged' facility -- a $20 million, 400,000 sq. ft. retrofit of a former GE nuclear turbine manufacturing facility -- that will soon produce premium synthetic graphite.

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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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4 unexpected places where adults can learn science

Environmental News Bits

by Jill Zarestky, Colorado State University Modern society benefits when people understand science concepts. This knowledge helps explain how cryptocurrency works, why climate change is happening or how the coronavirus is transmitted from person to person. Yet the average American spends less than 5% of their lifetime in classrooms learning about such topics.

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Why we need to invest in female climate entrepreneurs

GreenBiz

We can support the development of female entrepreneurs using accelerators and incubators and recruiting more women into the tech and banking sectors.

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EarlyBird raises $4 million to help parents invest for their children

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, November 23 — The Chicago-based fintech EarlyBird is on a mission to help low- and middle-income American families build generational wealth. Its. The post EarlyBird raises $4 million to help parents invest for their children appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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GE to produce zero waste wind turbine blades by 2030, company says

Renewable Energy World

Follow @EngelsAngle. GE Renewable Energy announced a plan Tuesday to produce zero waste wind turbine blades by 2030. The plan will be carried out by LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy subsidiary, which will aim to deliver no excess manufacturing materials and packaging to landfills and incineration without energy recovery. “Now the focus has evolved from making wind power not only competitive, but also making the industry sustainable," LM Wind Power CEO Olivier Fontan said in a statement.

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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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Native Land Information System (NLIS)

Environmental News Bits

Access the portal here. The Native Land Information System (NLIS) was developed by the Native Lands Advocacy Project (NLAP); a project of Village Earth, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Fort Collins, Colorado, with funding from the Indian Land Tenure Foundation.

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What would it take to make AI ‘greener’?

GreenBiz

The first step is to promote the practice of more holistic and multidimensional model evaluation.

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Accelerating net-zero transition pushes incumbents to spin off green ‘ReNewCo’s’

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Nov. 24 – They were engines of growth for much of the past century. Now, some of the most iconic names of. The post Accelerating net-zero transition pushes incumbents to spin off green ‘ReNewCo’s’ appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Blockchain: Opening doors in the energy sector

Renewable Energy World

By Sarah Casey — Climate Council Portfolio Director. Blockchain is most commonly known as the technology that underpins cryptocurrencies, the most well-known of which is Bitcoin. But the capability of the technology goes further than just the banking industry as it can also be harnessed to transform the renewable energy industry. In a 2018 article, Deloitte forecasted that blockchain will serve as the ‘underlying backbone’ of the energy sector’s transactional infrastructure.

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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 science of preserving sight | Joshua Chu-Tan

TEDxInnovations

As you get older, your eyes worsen and become susceptible to a disease called age-related macular degeneration -- the leading cause of blindness, with no cure in sight. Sharing the science of how your vision works, researcher Joshua Chu-Tan offers breakthrough insights on a lesser-known RNA that could change the treatment for this disease, preserving the gift of sight for longer and improving the quality of life for millions of people.

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What does the future hold for wet markets?

GreenBiz

More than a year after the emergence of COVID-19, researchers at Princeton University suggests that an across-the-board ban on wet markets would do more harm than good.

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Navajo Power secures $9.5 million to provide clean electricity for Navajo Nation

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, November 22 — Navajo Nation, which spans more than 27,000 miles in northeastern Arizona, northwestern New Mexico and southwestern Utah, is home. The post Navajo Power secures $9.5 million to provide clean electricity for Navajo Nation appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Microsoft data center to host hydrogen demonstration project

Renewable Energy World

Follow @EngelsAngle. A Microsoft data center in Washington State will host a hydrogen fuel cell demonstration project. The project will test the reliability of a power system incorporating large-format hydrogen fuel cells to produce reliable and sustainable backup power. Caterpillar will provide system integration, power electronics, and controls, while Ballard is supplying an advanced hydrogen fuel cell module.

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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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Laser scans show devastating impact of wet wipes on the Thames

Envirotec Magazine

River charity Thames21 has released data showing a mound created by wet wipes, which has grown to the size of two tennis courts and over a metre tall in the past six years. High-resolution sonar and laser scans of the riverbed of the Thames in west London have been collected along the River Thames in Hammersmith as part of work to build London’s new super sewer, which will tackle 95% of sewage overflows that currently pollute the river.

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Decarbonizing homes to address environmental racism

GreenBiz

Historic discriminatory housing policies such as redlining have resulted in low-income households being more likely to be situated in areas that are subject to extreme surface heat.

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A climate investor looks ahead to COP27 in Egypt (podcast)

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, Nov. 23 – Only two weeks after the COP26 global climate summit, Stephan Nicoleau of climate investment firm Full Cycle is looking. The post A climate investor looks ahead to COP27 in Egypt (podcast) appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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A new, lower threshold for lead poisoning in children means more kids will get tested – but the ultimate solution is eliminating lead sources

Environmental News Bits

by Gabriel Filippelli, IUPUI The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its blood lead reference value – the level at which children ages 1-5 are considered to have high exposure to lead.

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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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The forest is our teacher. It's time to respect it | Nemonte Nenquimo

TEDxInnovations

For thousands of years, the Amazon rainforest has provided food, water and spiritual connection for its Indigenous inhabitants and the world. But the endless extraction of its natural resources by oil companies and others is destroying the lives of those who live there, says Waorani leader Nemonte Nenquimo, and threatening the overall stability of Earth's biosphere.

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Cultivating food sovereignty through regenerative ocean farming

GreenBiz

The first Native-owned and Native-led land trust is working to empower and equip young Natives to successfully farm kelp.

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A $55 million credit facility will help Urban Energy develop community solar in NYC

Impact Alpha

ImpactAlpha, November 24 — Brooklyn-based solar developer Urban Energy is accelerating clean distributed energy for the city’s buildings, which account for over 70%. The post A $55 million credit facility will help Urban Energy develop community solar in NYC appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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Why the oil industry’s pivot to carbon capture and storage – while it keeps on drilling – isn’t a climate change solution

Environmental News Bits

by June Sekera, The New School and Neva Goodwin, Tufts University After decades of sowing doubt about climate change and its causes, the fossil fuel industry is now shifting to a new strategy: presenting itself as the source of solutions. This repositioning includes rebranding itself as a “carbon management industry.

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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