Remove 2013 Remove Climate Change Remove EPA
article thumbnail

Gina McCarthy: Protecting the planet for all people

GreenBiz

The former EPA administrator and current president and CEO of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has been a leading advocate for smart, successful strategies to protect public health and the environment for more than 30 years. Finally, the climate crisis is worse than it’s ever been. Sara Murphy. Wed, 11/04/2020 - 01:30.

article thumbnail

Chemours Joins University of Kansas-Led Collaborative the Environmentally Applied Refrigerant Technology Hub (EARTH) To Advance Sustainable Cooling Technologies

3BL Media

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Significant New Alternatives Policy (SNAP), Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): High-GWP refrigerants, [link] , Accessed Feb. The role of HFCs in mitigating 21st century climate change. 13 (12), 6083-6089 (2013). DOI:10.5194/acp-13-6083-2013. Velders, G. Daniel, J.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Startup tackles decarbonizing industrial heat processes

GreenBiz

Skyven Technologies, founded in 2013, is a company with a unique proposition for companies in the industrial sector — a way to save money through decarbonizing. dissertation in microelectronics to an entirely different field: climate change. "I

article thumbnail

Stewards of Life Out Here: Creating a Sustainable Planet

3BL Media

Our journey began with a focus on understanding our impact on one of the most pressing issues of our lifetime—climate change. In recognizing climate change as an imperative, we announced aggressive greenhouse gas emission reduction goals that will challenge us well into the future as we pledge to become carbon neutral by 2040.

Net Zero 130
article thumbnail

Empowering Young Leaders to Solve the World’s Energy Challenges: Insights From Nine Business Case Studies Highlight Paths to a Sustainable Future

James Militzer

These young people have grown up under the shadow of climate change, and they rightly view it as a threat to their future. In retrospect, how should the VW CEO have reacted to the news from the EPA? Since large-scale production of Tesla vehicles only started in 2013, most of these vehicles are still on the road.

article thumbnail

Where Should the Green Go?

Sense and Sustainability

The US EPA defines green infrastructure as “a cost-effective, resilient approach to managing wet weather impacts that provides many community benefits.” And other low-lying cities, like Miami, face serious flood control challenges. Sea level rise often cause storm surges to push up through the drains and onto Miami streets.

article thumbnail

How My Green Lab is cleaning up R&D

GreenBiz

Solutions to the world's biggest problems, including climate change and the coronavirus pandemic, are studied in research laboratories across the globe. How My Green Lab is cleaning up R&D. Elsa Wenzel. Tue, 01/19/2021 - 00:30. But as sterile as those labs may appear, they have a dirty secret: immense carbon footprints.

Waste 396