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What I learned about water in 2020

GreenBiz

What I learned about water in 2020. Will Sarni. Wed, 12/30/2020 - 01:30. Last year around this time, I focused on digital technology solutions for water with this essay, " 2019: The Year Analog Solutions Died." I stand by this perspective, as the COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated interest and adoption of digital technologies across the water value chain.

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Meet VIBE's New Board Members

VIBE

VIBE is proud to announce the addition of three new members to their Board of Directors. They join our founder Daniele Horton who is also the Founder and President of Verdani Partners. “It is an honor to serve alongside these three amazing colleagues who I believe will be instrumental in taking VIBE to the next level,” said Horton. “When I founded VIBE, I did so with the vision that we could make a measurable difference in the carbon footprint of the built environment to help combat climate chan

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The COVID-19 Pandemic Throws Oil and Coal Industries in a Tailspin

Edouard Stenger

(This post was published earlier this year on Medium. Sorry for the lack of content this year. Hopefully, 2021 will bring more exciting stories and analysis…). The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has brought our global economy to a standstill, with fears of the worst recession since 1929. Over 26 millions have already lost their jobs in the United States.

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Transformative engagements - a new way to discuss gender relations in agriculture

Eco-Business

For years now, gender equality has been a central objective in international development agendas (SGD 5). For change to happen, everyday development and research practice must shift towards more gender-inclusive community engagements.

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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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The sustainability year 2020 in review, in haiku

GreenBiz

The sustainability year 2020 in review, in haiku. Sue Lebeck. Tue, 12/29/2020 - 01:00. Editor's note: Back by popular demand, smart cities consultant Sue Lebeck provides GreenBiz highlights from the past year in verse. You'll find her haiku from 2019 here. Rise before the Surprise. Leaders gather for. the first and last time in year. of shelter-in-place.

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CATL & LG Chem Are World’s Biggest EV Battery Producers

CleanTechnica

Let's take a quick look at the current world leaders in EV battery production.

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The top 2020 trends in sustainability, according to GreenBiz readers

GreenBiz

The top 2020 trends in sustainability, according to GreenBiz readers. Holly Secon. Mon, 12/28/2020 - 01:30. At GreenBiz, we’ve been reporting on the world of sustainable business for over two decades, but this year has been unlike any other. From an unprecedented pandemic to a global economic downturn to the intensifying impacts of climate change, we can’t say we’ll miss 2020.

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RCEP: What’s in it for Asia and the Pacific?

Eco-Business

RCEP is the largest free trade agreement in history, involving about 30 per cent of global GDP and the world's population. It will be an important stepping stone toward an open, integrated economic system in Asia and the Pacific.

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South Asia could see 40 million climate migrants by 2030

Eco-Business

Tens of millions of people are migrating in South Asia due to disasters brought on by climate change, and the number could rise three-fold in 30 years unless countries take strong measures to mitigate the worst effects of global warming.

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COVID-19 deepens healthcare nightmare for India's indigenous people

Eco-Business

As the Covid-19 dried up employment opportunities, many indigenous people are returning to their ancestral homes near forests, like the Adivasis of India. They were always vulnerable but suffered even more during the pandemic.

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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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The Atlantic: The driving force behind ocean circulation and our taste for cod

Eco-Business

The history of fishing in the Atlantic aid to trace back to the discovery of cod-rich Canadian waters in 1497. Generations of people greatly benefitted from these resources, until the threat of overfishing became impossible to ignore.

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From ruptures to fault lines: tracing the global impact of COVID-19 on migrants and rural development

Eco-Business

Migrants are the quintessential global citizens, leaving their places of birth and moving across borders in search of new livelihoods; but ruptures caused by COVID-19 have exposed major fault lines in the system of global movement.

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The Atlantic: The driving force behind ocean circulation and our taste for cod

Eco-Business

The history of fishing in the Atlantic aid to trace back to the discovery of cod-rich Canadian waters in 1497. Generations of people greatly benefitted from these resources, until the threat of overfishing became impossible to ignore.

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Panasonic About To Start Producing Tesla’s 4680 Battery Cells

CleanTechnica

Nikkei Asia has reported that Panasonic will begin producing prototypes of a new, cheaper type of battery for Tesla's electric vehicles -- the new tabless 4680 battery cells. Panasonic will start producing them sometime in.

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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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1st Look At The Made-In-China Tesla Model Y

CleanTechnica

In a thread on Twitter, Ray4Tesla gives his followers and the world the first look at a made-in-China (MIC) Tesla Model Y. He posted six videos in a six-tweet thread.

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Tesla Opens World’s Largest Supercharging Station — 72 Stalls!

CleanTechnica

Tesla China is blazing a path to sustainable transportation with one success after another. The news this time is that Tesla China has taken the cake with the world's largest Supercharging station, having just been opened the station right before 2020 ended.

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Tesla Hiring Battery Engineers In North Carolina & Semi Truck Engineers In Nevada

CleanTechnica

Job openings are not product roadmaps, but they can hint at them. Some recent Tesla job openings imply that Tesla may be preparing for battery production plans in North Carolina and Semi production plans in Nevada. We have some other clues on those matters, too.

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Scotland Banks On Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trains For Zero Emission Railway By 2035

CleanTechnica

Scotland is on track to roll hydrogen fuel cell trains into its railway system, hopefully with green H2 to grease the decarbonization wheels.

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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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Institutional Investors Are Running Away From Big Oil, & Towards The “Safe Haven” Of Clean Tech

CleanTechnica

The global transition from fossil fuels to clean energy isn’t going to happen because it’s the best choice for human health and the environment. Observing the way humans have responded to the current pandemic should put to rest any delusions about our propensity to “do the right thing.” No, companies and investors will abandon polluting energy sources when they become convinced that it’s the profitable thing to do.

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Troy Teslike Estimates 502,692 Tesla Sales In 2020 (CleanTechnica Charts)

CleanTechnica

"Troy Teslike" obsessively tracks Tesla registration data. He has a superb history when it comes to Tesla sales estimates (delivery estimates) at the end of each quarter. He also occasionally contributes articles for CleanTechnica and will do so much more in 2021. For now, though, he has shared his 2020 Tesla delivery estimates and I will dig into them to highlight the points that stand out to me, as well as create a couple of charts based on these figures.

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Funkadelic! Boston Dynamics Robots Dance In The New Year

CleanTechnica

Boston Dynamics shows off a trio of dancing robots. Is it a sign of things to come?

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Signs of Hope for US Federal Climate Action in 2021

CleanTechnica

As we enthusiastically bid 2020 farewell, for many reasons 2021 is starting to feel like a year to be hopeful. While the rollout of vaccines signal an impending slow-down to the pandemic, recent activity in DC is offering a similar glimpse to solutions on the horizon for the climate crisis.

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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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U.S. Renewable Energy Consumption Surpasses Coal For 1st Time In Over 130 Years

CleanTechnica

In 2019, U.S. annual energy consumption from renewable sources exceeded coal consumption for the first time since before 1885, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Monthly Energy Review. This outcome mainly reflects the continued decline in the amount of coal used for electricity generation over the past decade as well as growth in renewable energy, mostly from wind and solar.

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Luring Tesla Buyers In Back In 2012 vs. 2021 (CleanTechnica Interview)

CleanTechnica

"I wasn't in a building. It was more like a UFO landing. I'd just kinda be somewhere, and people would walk by and experience it. So it was more like it kind of jarred their senses, where they were seeing this thing they had never seen before and never heard of before.

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2020 Electric Vehicle Retrospective — Prospects For 2021 & Beyond

CleanTechnica

Ever since Tesla's original Roadster demonstrated that a plugin electric vehicle with over 240 miles of rated range was technically possible, even with the nascent technology that was deliverable way back in 2008, the ultimate transition of road transport from combustion to plugins has been largely inevitable.

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Divestment Year In Review 2020 From CleanTechnica

CleanTechnica

The momentum continues away from fossil fuel industries as more institutions make ethical climate action decisions.

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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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21 Best E-Bikes & Electric Motorcycles You Can Buy in 2021

CleanTechnica

Here it is again, for the very first time-- Cleantechnica's list of the 21 best e-bikes and electric motorcycles you can buy in 2021!

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10 Top Tesla Model 3 Aftermarket Products (Video Review)

CleanTechnica

I recently published a 16 month review of our Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus, but going through the aftermarket products we have in the car is a different matter that seemed to deserve its own video.

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Volkswagen Expands Charging Infrastructure, Previews Mobile Charger

CleanTechnica

Volkswagen will be powering up its EV charging program in Germany in 2021 with more high power chargers, more wall boxes, and the introduction of its mobile charger.

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What Nissan Should Have Done With The 2021 LEAF

CleanTechnica

A week ago, Nissan put out a press release detailing the 2021 LEAF's pricing and options. To be perfectly honest, I feel bad for whoever Nissan has writing these, because nothing has changed. Keep reading, though, because I'm going to make this a whole lot more entertaining than Nissan's people did.

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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.