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Reducing Embodied Carbon & Emissions in Construction
02 February 2023Judging economic value under the lens of shareholder value the benefits to becoming greener are becoming clear. https://www.enr.com/articles/55853-ways-to-reduce-your-construction-carbon-footprint
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Environmental initiatives
Scaling up plastic substitutes is key to tackling pollution
02 February 2023Nature abounds in sustainable alternatives to plastics, but companies and countries must work across borders to boost their production and tackle barriers. https://unctad.org/news/scaling-plastic-substitutes-key-tackling-pollution
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Environmental initiatives
More beauty brands are ditching plastic packaging — and consumers are buying in
02 February 2023In the US, the volume of plastic waste hit 44 million metric tons in 2019. Some beauty companies are ditching plastics in favor of aluminum, glass, or plant-based materials. https://www.businessinsider.com/why-beauty-brands-ditching-plastic-packaging-2023-2
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Environmental initiatives
Transit agencies’ zero-emission bus adoption increased in 2022
02 February 2023Agencies increased orders for smaller electric buses used for shuttle and on-demand services. https://www.smartcitiesdive.com/news/zero-emission-transit-agency-bus-adoption-increased-2022/641768/
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Companies
Vitesco joins Polestar 0 project to develop zero-carbon emissions inverter
02 February 2023Vitesco Technologies, a leading international supplier of modern powertrain technologies and electric mobility solutions, has joined the Polestar 0 project, an initiative to create the world’s first completely climate-neutral vehicle https://www.greencarcongress.com/2023/02/20230202-vitesco.html
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Environmental initiatives
Electric cars really can save the planet and your lungs, environmental study says
02 February 2023Electric cars really do reduce air pollution and boost public health, according to a new study. https://studyfinds.org/electric-cars-lungs-environment/
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Environmental initiatives
UN aims to forge new way of tracking greenhouse gases
02 February 2023The United Nations (UN) has launched a major effort to try to fill a key gap in the fight against climate change: Standardised, real-time tracking of greenhouse gases. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sustainability/united-nations-new-way-tracking-greenhouse-gases-carbon-emissions-forge-3249671
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Companies
AA Cargo partners with BioNatur Plastics with a mission to reduce plastic waste
02 February 2023American Airlines Cargo has recently announced its transition to BioNatur Plastics™, launched by M&G Packaging, for use in its cargo operations. https://www.stattimes.com/air-cargo/with-a-mission-to-reduce-plastic-waste-aa-cargo-partners-with-bionatur-plastics-1347735?infinitescroll=1
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Companies
Portland sportswear company makes sustainable clothing
02 February 2023The process of making clothing is harmful to the environment, but a southeast Portland-based company is trying to change that. Showers Pass has made a commitment to delivering high-quality gear that will keep you dry, while lightening environmental load. kgw.com/article/news/local/good-energy/portland-sportswear-company-sustainable-clothing/283-8f995ff3-9a67-4b83-8a8c-82860e4bf0c5
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Environmental initiatives
India pledges $4 billion for green energy to cut carbon emissions
02 February 2023India’s plan to transition its economy towards green-energy production was a strong focus of this year’s national budget, with the government pledging 350 billion rupees (US$4.25 billion) to aid the transition. https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-00285-w
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Companies
Wisconsin Energy Institute discusses ways to reduce carbon emissions in aviation
01 February 2023The Wisconsin Energy Institute is looking for ways to meet the growing demand for alternatives to petroleum-based fuel and other chemicals. https://www.channel3000.com/news/wisconsin-energy-institute-discusses-ways-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-in-aviation/article_da38af84-a35d-11ed-a855-cf0f6bd5618d.html
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Environmental initiatives
New York climate advocates urge environmentally friendly approach to homebuilding
01 February 2023Climate advocates in New York are cheering Gov. Kathy Hochul's plan to create a "cap and invest" program in which polluters' payments go toward expanding renewable energy projects in the state. https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nys/central-ny/ny-state-of-politics/2023/02/02/climate-advocates-urge-environmentally-friendly-approach-to-homebuilding
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People
Chef Fabrizio Facchini and UN Lead the Way in Sustainable Cuisine: Revolutionary Techniques to Reduce Carbon Emissions and Food Waste
01 February 2023New York-based chef and restaurateur Fabrizio Facchini, owner of the Stellina Hospitality, has recently completed a groundbreaking project in collaboration with the United Nations, the Consulate General of Italy, the Future Food Institute, and leaders of the food industry. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/chef-fabrizio-facchini-and-un-lead-the-way-in-sustainable-cuisine-revolutionary-techniques-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-and-food-waste-301735527.html
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Companies
Kontrol Technologies Selected to Deliver Decarbonization and Net Zero Emission Design for Multiple Buildings Including Innovation for City Owned Hockey Arena
01 February 2023Kontrol Technologies Corp. a leader in smart buildings and cities through IoT, Cloud and SaaS technology, has been selected by two new Ontario based Cities to deliver decarbonization and net zero emission designs for multiple buildings, including a hockey arena. Kontrol won the new Customers through a competitive bid process. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230201005644/en/Kontrol-Technologies-Selected-to-Deliver-Decarbonization-and-Net-Zero-Emission-Design-for-Multiple-Buildings-Including-Innovation-for-City-Owned-Hockey-Arena-Adds-Two-New-Public-Sector-Customers
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People
Bill Gates Can Save the Planet With Advanced Nuclear Reactor
01 February 2023According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the number of coal miners peaked in 1923 at 862,536 coal miners. By the end of 2022, there were approximately 38,300 coal miners. https://www.newsmax.com/robertzapesochny/bill-gates-nuclear-reactor-planet/2023/02/01/id/1106862/
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Lifestyle
We’re a family-of-four and live off-grid in the woods – our kids nap outside when it’s freezing but it’s good for them
01 February 2023A FAMILY-OF-FOUR who live proudly off-grid have revealed they let their children sleep outside even when it’s freezing. https://www.thesun.co.uk/fabulous/21261874/off-grid-family-four-woodland-kids-nap-outside/
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Environmental initiatives
Nets, Plastic, Underwater Crime – How To Stop Ocean Pollution
01 February 2023The ocean has become a crime scene. Currently, there are an estimated 50-75 trillion pieces of plastic and microplastics in the ocean. The plastic either ends up forming giant garbage patches, or breaking down into microplastics. https://www.forbes.com/sites/mariannelehnis/2023/01/31/nets-plastic-underwater-crime--how-to-stop-ocean-pollution/?sh=5360efbe641c
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Mobility
How much plastic is in the ocean?
01 February 2023According to a study conducted by Pew Charitable Trusts and SYSTEMIQ, Ltd., the amount of ocean plastic is estimated to reach three times that — to 600 metric tons by 2040 — if things don't change right now. https://www.greenmatters.com/climate-action/how-much-plastic-is-in-the-ocean
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Budget's green credit program will promote green products
01 February 2023The announcement of a targeted push in the green growth sector in the Union Budget of 2023–24 is a significant step in India's journey toward rapidly developing sustainable, low-emission products. https://www.rprealtyplus.com/interviews/budgets-green-credit-program-will-promote-green-products-109401.html
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People
AirBnB and Samara Co-founder Joe Gebbia donates $25 million to the ocean cleanup
01 February 2023Entrepreneur and designer Gebbia’s contribution marks the organization’s largest private donation to date, and will advance global cleaning efforts in oceans and rivers https://theoceancleanup.com/press/press-releases/airbnb-and-samara-co-founder-joe-gebbia-donates-25-million-to-the-ocean-cleanup/
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Companies
Samsung Showcases Connected Home Appliances Designed for Sustainable Living at KBIS 2023
31 January 2023Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today showcased innovations that raise the bar for sustainable, smart and personalized living at the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. https://news.samsung.com/us/samsung-showcases-connected-home-appliances-designed-sustainable-living-kbis-2023/
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Companies
Ivalua's Latest Innovation Helps Reduce the Environmental Impact of Supply Chains
31 January 2023Ivalua's new Environmental Impact Center empowers Procurement and Supply Chain teams with reliable and actionable insight to reduce Scope 3 Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/more-reliable-path-net-zero-130000897.html
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Environmental initiatives
Carbon footprint reporting and reduction made easy with Plan Be Eco
31 January 2023While C-level executives discuss taking climate action to improve the company's reputation and save money, small business owners worry they don't have the right resources to meet carbon footprint reporting regulations. https://www.yahoo.com/now/carbon-footprint-reporting-reduction-made-132000455.html
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Environmental initiatives
Recycled Steel’s New Role In The Transport Of Cleaning Chemicals Could Help Improve The Environment
31 January 2023While the ubiquitous plastic containers that most household products come in are lightweight and cost-effective, environmental scientists are increasingly coming to believe that they impose significant costs on our society and recommend that we begin to pursue alternatives. https://www.forbes.com/sites/ikebrannon/2023/01/31/recycled-steels-new-role-in-the-transport-of-cleaning-chemicals-could-help-improve-the-environment/?sh=419081d22d0f
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Companies
Adform First Global DSP to Integrate with Scope3 to Reduce Carbon Emissions in Programmatic
31 January 2023Adform, announces strategic partnership with Scope3, the industry’s leading source of supply chain emissions data, representing a landmark step in empowering advertisers to reduce their carbon footprint. https://www.exchangewire.com/blog/2023/02/01/adform-first-global-dsp-to-integrate-with-scope3-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-in-programmatic/
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Environmental initiatives
Study suggests that mechanical recycling is most environmentally-friendly method of closed-loop polymer recycling
31 January 2023A new study has compared closed-loop recycling technologies for widely consumed polymers – concluding that mechanical recycling has the lowest impact on the environment, yet generates a lower quality recyclate than alternative solutions. https://packagingeurope.com/news/study-suggests-that-mechanical-recycling-is-most-environmentally-friendly-method-of-closed-loop-polymer-recycling/9335.article
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Companies
Doe Investments would advance biorefinery processing to reduce GHG emissions
31 January 2023The Department of Energy has awarded $118 million to accelerate the production of sustainable biofuels for transportation and manufacturing needs. https://brownfieldagnews.com/news/doe-investments-would-advance-biorefinery-processing-to-reduce-ghg-emissions/
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Environmental initiatives
Plastic ban: $370 fine for Aussies caught with these items
31 January 2023Plastic straws, cutlery, plates and drink stirrers are now banned in Victoria, under new rules that come into effect on February, 2023. https://au.finance.yahoo.com/news/plastic-ban-370-fine-for-aussies-caught-with-these-items-234725756.html
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Mobility
Why the most sustainable fashion solution yet could be clothes made out of algae
31 January 2023Algae is fast and cheap to grow, doesn’t need much water, sucks in carbon dioxide, and its products are biodegradable and non-toxic But turning it into material and dyes is expensive – which is why makers are targeting celebrities, to build desirability and demand https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3208600/why-most-sustainable-fashion-solution-yet-could-be-clothes-made-out-algae
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Environmental initiatives
Cycloid unveils new GreenOps cloud carbon footprint tool
31 January 2023Platform engineering company Cycloid has unveiled Cloud Carbon Footprint, a new GreenOps tool that accurately displays deployed cloud carbon footprint data alongside cloud costs. https://itbrief.com.au/story/cycloid-unveils-new-greenops-cloud-carbon-footprint-tool
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Companies
Toyota is the latest car company to jump on the electric bike bandwagon
30 January 2023Automakers have seen the writing on the wall for the car industry, as millions of new e-bike riders opt for lighter and more efficient vehicles. Now Toyota has become the latest in a long line of automakers dipping their toes into the electric bicycle market. https://electrek.co/2023/01/29/toyota-is-the-latest-car-company-to-jump-on-the-electric-bike-bandwagon/
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Environmental initiatives
A new plan to reduce carbon emissions by 2030
30 January 2023Garfield Clean Energy announced last week that Garfield County and all six of its municipalities unanimously adopted an updated clean energy action plan that sets five goals to help reduce carbon emissions by 2030. https://www.aspendailynews.com/news/a-new-plan-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-by-2030/article_7a4adafc-a051-11ed-b190-773a155f7130.html
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Environmental initiatives
Food companies say they can reduce their emissions this year. Experts are skeptical.
30 January 2023Academics and environmental groups say CPGs’ reliance on regenerative agriculture and carbon credits may not be enough to realistically hit their time-based goals. https://www.fooddive.com/news/food-companies-say-they-can-reduce-their-emissions-this-year-experts-are-s/641515/
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Companies
StePac packaging helps reduce emissions
30 January 2023Research from Wageningen University shows packaging company’s modified atmosphere offerings reduce food waste and its associated greenhouse gasses https://www.fruitnet.com/eurofruit/stepac-packaging-helps-reduce-emissions/248199.article
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People
Scientists Create Biodegradable Plastic Using Solar Energy
30 January 2023Scientists from Osaka Metropolitan University have found a way to synthesize fumaric acid, a raw material using for producing the biodegradable plastic polybutylene succinate, using artificial photosynthesis. The plastic, typically made from petroleum, was synthesized from carbon dioxide, biomass-derived compounds, and solar energy. https://www.ecowatch.com/biodegradable-plastic-solar-energy.html
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Companies
Cepsa Química Launches NextLab, the World's First Sustainable Linear Alkylbenzene
30 January 2023The NextLab portfolio represents a significant milestone in the homecare industry: now, it is possible to formulate the highest-performance detergents while reducing their environmental impact. https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230130005109/en/Cepsa-Qu%C3%ADmica-Launches-NextLab-the-Worlds-First-Sustainable-Linear-Alkylbenzene
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Companies
DOE Invests More Than $130 Million to Lower Nation’s Carbon Pollution
30 January 2023The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $131 million for 33 research and development projects to advance the wide-scale deployment of carbon management technologies to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution. https://www.energy.gov/articles/doe-invests-more-130-million-lower-nations-carbon-pollution
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Living
Brave couple aim to live off-grid in customised motorhomes through winter
30 January 2023Three and a half months, two motorhomes, one goal – to stay off-grid through the cold and harsh Wisconsin winter. https://uk.motor1.com/news/640735/couple-lives-off-grid-motorhomes-winter/
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Living
Couple Spends 14 Years Living in an Off-Grid House They Built With Gathered Materials
30 January 2023Exploring Alternatives visited Stephanie and Joel, a determined couple in Canada who spent 14 years building a completely off-grid house made of materials gathered from different sources. While living there, the couple learned how to adapt, improve, and evolve their living quarters. https://laughingsquid.com/14-years-living-off-grid/
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Environmental initiatives
Proposed Bill Helps Schools Become Climate Friendly
30 January 2023Proposed legislation would help schools throughout Virginia adopt renewable energy. https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2023-01-31/climate-change-air-quality/proposed-bill-helps-schools-become-climate-friendly/a82625-1
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Living
Texas ranked the 2nd-best state in the country for living off the grid
27 January 2023Have you ever wanted to just delete your social media, ditch the smartphone and go back to having a landline, and just enjoy the simplicity of life? You know, living as they do in the popular show Yellowstone, just without the ridiculous drama and murder. https://cw33.com/news/texas/texas-ranked-the-2nd-best-state-in-the-country-for-living-off-the-grid-report/
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Companies
Tata Chemicals Europe and Vertex sign low carbon hydrogen offtake arrangement
27 January 2023Vertex will supply TCE with hydrogen as the manufacturer continues to decarbonize its operations in the UK with a target of achieving “net zero” manufacturing by 2030 https://www.constructionweekonline.in/business/tata-chemicals-europe-and-vertex-sign-low-carbon-hydrogen-offtake-arrangement
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Mobility
Mass transportation a solution to reduce carbon emissions
27 January 2023Mass transportation facilities are a solution to lower carbon emissions that cause environmental damage, according to Transportation observer Ki Darmaningtyas. https://en.antaranews.com/news/270990/mass-transportation-a-solution-to-reduce-carbon-emissions
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Environmental initiatives
Montgomery Co.’s greenhouse gas emissions decreased 30% between 2005 and 2020
27 January 2023According to a Climate Action Progress report, Montgomery County, Maryland, saw a 30% decrease in communitywide greenhouse gas emissions between 2005 and 2020. https://wtop.com/montgomery-county/2023/01/montgomery-co-s-greenhouse-gas-emissions-decreased-30-between-2005-and-2020/
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Mobility
Zero-emission steel won’t happen without trade-offs, scientists say
27 January 2023In a paper published in Nature Sustainability, experts write that while zero-emission steel is within reach, it will require a big trade-off in production capacity. https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2023/01/28/zero-emissions-steel-tradeoffs/
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Environmental initiatives
A new plan to reduce carbon emissions by 2030
27 January 2023Garfield Clean Energy announced last week that Garfield County and all six of its municipalities unanimously adopted an updated clean energy action plan that sets five goals to help reduce carbon emissions by 2030. https://www.aspendailynews.com/news/a-new-plan-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-by-2030/article_7a4adafc-a051-11ed-b190-773a155f7130.html
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Companies
Danone announces plan to reduce its methane emissions
27 January 2023Danone is targeting a 30% absolute reduction in methane emissions from fresh milk used in its dairy products with Environmental Defense Fund partnership. https://fooddigital.com/articles/danone-announces-plan-to-reduce-its-methane-emissions
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Companies
Continuous modernisation of DEWA's operations contributes to reducing carbon emissions
27 January 2023Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)’s upgrade of three gas turbines has contributed reducing carbon dioxide emissions by around 65,930 tonnes per year https://www.zawya.com/en/press-release/government-news/continuous-modernisation-of-dewas-operations-contributes-to-reducing-carbon-emissions-nwpn9u4w
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Living
She Lives Off The Grid In Alaska And Only Works 15 Hours Per Week
27 January 2023It is a well-known fact that modern living can be stressful. Rent is skyrocketing, the cities are overcrowded, and your nine-to-five makes you feel dreary and worn out every single day because you can barely afford to buy anything, even with a full-time job. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if we could just escape it all by living off the grid? https://www.chipchick.com/2023/01/she-lives-off-the-grid-in-alaska-and-only-works-15-hours-per-week-heres-how-she-and-her-husband-can-afford-to-do-this.html
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Companies
Samsung Electronics Achieves Life Cycle Assessment Verification on Product Carbon Footprint for Semiconductors
27 January 2023Samsung Electronics a world leader in advanced semiconductor technology, today announced that it has established a Life Cycle Assessment on the product carbon footprint of its semiconductor business and achieved verification from DNV, one of the world’s leading independent certification bodies. https://news.samsung.com/global/samsung-electronics-achieves-life-cycle-assessment-verification-on-product-carbon-footprint-for-semiconductors