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IRA spurs $213 billion in clean tech investments

GreenBiz

A new database tracks the real-time investment numbers catalyzed by the IRA.

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How South Australia’s biggest gas plant sat idle during summer blackouts

Renew Economy

Federal Court finds Pelican Point gas plant breached energy market rules during controversial South Australia blackouts – at the time pinned on renewables. The post How South Australia’s biggest gas plant sat idle during summer blackouts appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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COP28 will be a make-or-break moment for climate finance

GreenBiz

One thing the finance community really needs to stimulate $100 billion in annual commitments: a better definition for what qualifies as climate projects.

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Macquarie bets big on WA wind, with new JV and 2.4GW pipeline of projects

Renew Economy

Macquarie's Green Investment Group has teamed with a local developer to roll out 2.4GW of new onshore wind projects in Western Australia. The post Macquarie bets big on WA wind, with new JV and 2.4GW pipeline of projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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How to Drive Cost Savings, Efficiency Gains, and Sustainability Wins with MES

Speaker: Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions

Is your manufacturing operation reaching its efficiency potential? A Manufacturing Execution System (MES) could be the game-changer, helping you reduce waste, cut costs, and lower your carbon footprint. Join Nikhil Joshi, Founder & President of Snic Solutions, in this value-packed webinar as he breaks down how MES can drive operational excellence and sustainability.

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'Milestone': Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures publishes final recommendations

GreenBiz

GSK becomes the first company to pledge to officially adopt the nature risk disclosure guidance.

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What New York's crackdown on Airbnb says about a sharing economy gone haywire

Corporate Knights

In metropolises around the world, a dividing line can be drawn with this question: Airbnb, friend or foe? Where you land likely depends on your own vested interest, either as a landlord who has turned to the popular short-term rental platform for revenue generation, or as a renter who has watched your housing options dwindle. A decade ago, the sharing economy was held up as a collective balm to the consumption-driven ethos of our societies.

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EU to ban ‘climate neutral’ claims by 2026

Financial Times: Moral Money

Brussels to crack down on greenwashing of consumer products

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Global Economics Intelligence executive summary, August 2023

McKinsey Sustainabilty

Leading indicators show signs of a rebound—will it sustain? Confidence potentially returning but consumers remain cautious; inflation persistent in some countries; trade volumes still declining.

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Guest Post: Why Should Sustainability Reporting be the Boardroom’s Top Priority?

ESG Today

By: Dr. Jan-Hendrik Gnändiger, Global ESG Reporting Lead, KPMG The world is in flux. Business leaders are facing a myriad of crises and challenges – from rising interest rates and inflation to supply chain blockages, driven by the war in Ukraine. You might argue that now is not the time to be adding to the growing to-do list for CEOs and other corporate decision makers, but the reality is that there’s no going back on sustainability.

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After Contracting Typhoid, This 22-year-old Decided to Tackle Water Infrastructure Issues That Contribute to Disease and Economic Stagnation

Just Capital

Image via GeoTek This Climate Week, The 776 Foundation and JUST Capital are spotlighting the next generation of climate leaders. This article was written by JUST Capital’s Shannon Cabral , Laura Thornton , and Marguerite Ward. Each year, approximately four billion people experience severe water scarcity for at least one month out of the year. 22-year-old Joshua Ichor, who was raised in Katsinal-Ala, a town in Benue state, Nigeria, experienced this firsthand.

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The Key to Sustainable Energy Optimization: A Data-Driven Approach for Manufacturing

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. 📊 Join us for a practical webinar hosted by Kevin Kai Wong of Emergent Ene

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How Clean Energy Projects Benefit Global & Local Environments

American Clean Power

There’s no doubt about it – wind, solar, and grid-scale battery storage are crucial to decarbonizing global energy systems. With NYC Climate Week in full swing, we want to highlight the additional benefits clean power brings to our local environments.   Greenhouse Gas Emissions With just the utility-scale solar, wind, and energy storage systems operating in the US today, we’ve achieved massive environmental benefits through reducing carbon emissions.

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How a 20-year-old Climate Tech Founder is Using Microgrids To Reimagine Energy Access

Just Capital

Image via Amaterra Tech This Climate Week, The 776 Foundation and JUST Capital are spotlighting the next generation of climate leaders. This article was written by JUST Capital’s Shannon Cabral , Laura Thornton , and Marguerite Ward. When Pranav Myana made a trip to Telangana, India back in 2022, he was overcome with devastation and hopelessness upon learning from his family of the Sircilla Tragedy of the early 2000s, which he learned had impacted his relatives.

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Ex-Goldman Bankers Make a Fortune With Controversial Bet on Coal

Alaistair Marsh

A commodities newcomer is using deep connections with US miners to compete with industry giants — and make its founders very, very rich.

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Businesses, Investors Push Back on UK’s Watered-down Climate Goals

ESG Today

Automotive giant Ford issued a harsh response to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plan to push back the country’s ban on the sale fossil fuel-based cars, arguing that the move will undermine government consistency needed to enable investment in the industry’s transformation. The government, under former PM Boris Johnson, announced in 2021 that the UK will end the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030, as part of a series of “Green Industrial Revolution” commitments and investments t

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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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Drax - Drax joins the Carbon Business Council

Global Renewable News

Carbon removals and renewable energy company, Drax Group, has joined the Carbon Business Council, an organization comprised of more than 100 leading carbon management growth companies worki.

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Full throttle on net zero: Creating value in the face of uncertainty

McKinsey Sustainabilty

To thrive amid shocks to the net-zero economy, leaders are shifting strategies to position themselves to win when the skies clear up.

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Eco Wave Power Global - Historic Wave Energy Legislation Unanimously Passes California Legislature & Heads to Governor Newsom's Desk

Global Renewable News

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How regulators have relinquished their work to corporate executives

Financial Times: Moral Money

Also in today’s newsletter, is the World Bank ready to embrace radical reform for blended finance?

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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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AltaSea - Landmark Wave Energy Legislation Heads to California Governor Newsom's Desk after Unanimously Passing California Legislature

Global Renewable News

The California State Senate voted unanimously late Thursday night in favor of SB 605, which calls for an extensive study and assessment of wave and tidal energy potential off of California's 840-m.

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Efficient next-generation solar panels on horizon following breakthrough

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

A scientific breakthrough brings mass production of the next generation of cheaper and lighter perovskite solar cells one step closer.

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CorPower - CorPower Ocean partners with California's AltaSea to prepare US expansion

Global Renewable News

Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean announced today (Sept 19) that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with America's largest blue economy research and development center AltaSea.

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Prehistoric fish fills 100 million year gap in evolution of the skull

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

X-rays of an ancient jawless fish shows earliest-known example of internal cartilage skull, unlike that of any other known vertebrate.

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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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American Clean Power Association - New Report Highlights $14 Billion in Utility-Scale Clean Power Investments in Colorado

Global Renewable News

Highlights Recent projects and manufacturing pushes state's solar, wind, and storage workforce to over 15,000 jobs Projections show Colorado will receive additional $12 billion in capital.

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The Covert Cost of Poor Communication: A Business Wake-Up Call

Daniel Burrus

We have all heard that the key to becoming a successful business is effective communication and collaboration, but do we really know what that means? Unfortunately for many business leaders, they believe they do. But the reality is they actually struggle with the concept. Back in 2013, the CEO of Yahoo! announced via memo that employees would no longer be able to work remotely and must come back into the office from Monday through Friday.

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Argonne National Laboratory - Argonne and Partners Call for Better Energy System Models to Enable a Decarbonized Future

Global Renewable News

New technologies such as solar power and grid energy storage are being rapidly deployed. To accommodate these and other technologies, utilities must run grids in completely new ways.Leading mo.

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TNFD Releases Framework for Reporting on Nature-Related Risks and Opportunities

ESG Today

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) announced the publication of its long-awaited final recommendations for nature-related risk management and disclosure, aimed at helping inform better decision-making by companies and capital providers on nature and biodiversity-related risks, opportunities, dependencies and impacts, as well as to contribute to a shift in financial flows towards nature-positive outcomes and the achievement of global biodiversity and ecosystem preservati

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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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Business Network For Offshore Wind - Former BOEM Director Amanda Lefton to Receive 2023 Heronemus Award for Outstanding Achievement in Offshore Wind

Global Renewable News

The Business Network will recognize Lefton for her leadership ushering in U.S. offshore wind at its third annual Ventus Gala on November 9 in BostonThe Business Network for Offshore Wind, the lea.

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Sustainable energy for aviation: What are our options?

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

Scientists and industry leaders worldwide are looking for answers on how to make aviation sustainable by 2050 and choosing a viable sustainable fuel is a major sticking point. Aerospace engineers took a full inventory of the options to make a data-driven assessment about how they stack up in comparison. He reviewed over 300 research projects from across different sectors, not just aerospace, to synthesize the ideas and draw conclusions to help direct the dialogue about sustainable aviation towar

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Enfinite - Enfinite energizes two new eReserve projects, adding 40MW of energy storage to the Alberta grid

Global Renewable News

In its continued effort to enhance the reliability of Alberta's electricity grid Enfinite, a Canadian leader in energy storage, is proud to announce their continued investment in Alberta with the.

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Ancient Amazonians intentionally created fertile 'dark earth'

Science Daily / Earth & Environment

A new study suggests patches of fertile soil in the Amazon, known as dark earth, were intentionally produced by ancient Amazonians as a way to improve the soil and sustain large and complex societies.

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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.