Renew Economy
JUNE 19, 2024
After years of delays and cost over-runs, the US has finally opened its newest large scale nuclear unit, using the design favoured by Peter Dutton. Here's why it could be the last the US ever builds. The post Why the newest large nuclear plant in the US is likely to be the last appeared first on RenewEconomy.
GreenBiz
JUNE 19, 2024
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Renew Economy
JUNE 19, 2024
An up to 2GW offshore wind project proposed for the New South Wales Hunter region, has been awarded a feasibility licence by the federal government. The post Australia’s first floating wind farm edges closer with feasibility licence awarded to 2GW project appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
JUNE 19, 2024
It’s vital that we look after the planet for future generations, but that’s not the only reason to implement a sustainability strategy within your organisation. Cutting emissions, embracing the circular economy, and helping to keep already efficient devices running for longer makes sense from a financial point of view as well, and can even help your organisation to attract the best employees.
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.
Renew Economy
JUNE 19, 2024
Coalition vows to override objections of states, asset owners and local communities to their nuclear plans. The post Nuclear thuggery: Coalition will not take no for an answer from local communities or site owners appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
JUNE 19, 2024
Eligible nonprofits may apply for a $25,000 grant now through July 12 CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 19, 2024 /3BL/ - The Duke Energy Foundation is accepting grant applications to award $700,000 in total funding to help North Carolina communities increase their resiliency against major weather events and other natural disasters. The application process is open now through July 12.
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3BL Media
JUNE 19, 2024
Gilead and Kite Pharma teams raised Pride Month flags at our campuses last week symbolizing our united support for LGBTQ+ communities globally. Our commitment to inclusion and diversity is vital to our mission and will help us create a healthier world for all people. Gilead Sciences Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes innovative medicines in areas of unmet medical need.
Renew Economy
JUNE 19, 2024
GenCost's findings on nuclear are worth revisiting this week, but so are its findings on solar thermal, as offering the lowest LCOE of any "flexible load, low emission" generation technology. The post GenCost doesn’t just rule out nuclear, it makes solar thermal impossible to ignore appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
JUNE 19, 2024
June 19 marks Juneteenth, the observance of the ending of slavery in the United States. As noted in the official holiday proclamation, Juneteenth is a day of “profound weight and power.” It commemorates the day in 1865 when enslaved people in Texas finally were told they were free. That date came more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation and months after the end of the Civil War.
Renew Economy
JUNE 19, 2024
The ACT government has unveiled its Integrated Energy Plan which lays out the pathway to become Australia's first 100 per cent renewable, all electric city. The post Kicking out gas: Canberra lays out plan to become Australia’s first all electric city appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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
3BL Media
JUNE 19, 2024
The energy sector plays a significant role in the global push to reign-in climate change. Currently, energy and heat utilities are the greatest contributors to global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. That, however, is changing. In the United States, the world’s second-largest producer of GHG emissions, a significant majority of utilities have committed to net-zero goals , a trend visible across both emerging and established economies around the globe.
Renew Economy
JUNE 19, 2024
Tasmania fires up its biggest gas generator for first time in five years. It says this is because of low water levels, not low wind. The post Drought forces Tasmania to fire up its biggest gas plant for first time in five years appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
JUNE 19, 2024
Originally published on the Workiva Newsroom NEW YORK, June 19, 2024 /3BL/ - Workiva Inc. (NYSE: WK), a global leader in assured integrated reporting, announced the launch of Workiva Carbon. The new offering advances its ESG & Sustainability Platform for organizations to support the requirements of global climate regulations, including the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), SEC’s climate disclosure rules, and California’s Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) a
Renew Economy
JUNE 19, 2024
Two French companies say they have successfully completed the pouring of the world’s first wind turbine foundation made from decarbonised concrete. The post World’s first wind turbine foundation poured from decarbonised concrete appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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McKinsey Sustainabilty
JUNE 19, 2024
Companies need to reduce their logistics emissions to meet decarbonization targets, but a new McKinsey survey finds that few companies have clear plans to do so. What is the best path forward?
Renew Economy
JUNE 19, 2024
Fortescue invests in Spanish company that is working on wind energy innovations including a "self-erecting" turbine tower. The post Fortescue invests more in “self-erecting” wind tower innovator appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
JUNE 19, 2024
Roughly one in four U.S. households have soil exceeding the new U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's lead screening levels of 200 parts per million (ppm), halved from the previous level of 400 ppm, a new study found. For households with exposure from multiple sources, the EPA lowered the guidance to 100 ppm; nearly 40% of households exceed that level, the study also found.
Global Renewable News
JUNE 19, 2024
Nine gas transmission system operators (TSOs) in the countries around the Baltic Sea have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which aims to coordinate and facilitate hydrogen infrastructure a.
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
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
JUNE 19, 2024
An international team of scientists has recently found that non-native species are expanding their ranges many orders of magnitude faster than native ones, in large part due to inadvertent human help. Even seemingly sedentary non-native plants are moving at three times the speed of their native counterparts in a race where, because of the rapid pace of climate change and its effect on habitat, speed matters.
Global Renewable News
JUNE 19, 2024
TEP customers can expect to see average bill reductions of about $10 per month thanks to surcharge updates that will take effect June 1 - just in time for rising temperatures.Average summer bill.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
JUNE 19, 2024
Some areas of the Amazon rainforest are more resilient to drought than others, new research shows. But if not managed carefully, we could 'threaten the integrity of the whole system,' researchers say.
Global Renewable News
JUNE 19, 2024
Signs of summer are already here, and temperatures are starting to climb. After experiencing record breaking heat indexes in 2023, Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans are providing tips on how t.
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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
ESG Today
JUNE 19, 2024
Sustainable building solutions provider Bisly announced today that it has raised €6.2 million (USD$6.7 million) in a Series A funding round, with proceeds to be used for its European expansion, including in Germany and the United Kingdom, where the company has already opened offices. Buildings are a key source of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and also one of the hardest to replace, given their long-term nature.
Global Renewable News
JUNE 19, 2024
Global grid infrastructure to double by 2050 to meet surging Electricity Demand Global grid infrastructure will double by 2050 due to a surge in renewable energy sources and a doubli.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
JUNE 19, 2024
Researchers discovered that mycoviruses, or oomycete viruses, can increase the sensitivity of plant pathogenic oomycete to fungicides like metalaxyl. Their findings suggest greater potential for mycoviruses in biocontrol and contributing to sustainable agriculture.
Global Renewable News
JUNE 19, 2024
Xcel Energy Colorado customers who receive email notifications from Xcel Energy will soon see Energy Action Day notifications as the program expands to Colorado. The Energy Action Day emails will enco.
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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.
ESG Today
JUNE 19, 2024
Circular economy technology company LD Carbon announced today that it has raised $28 million in a Series C funding round led by Toyota’s growth fund, Woven Capital. The company will use the investment to scale its operations recycling end-of-life tires and material from end-of-life vehicles into recovered carbon black and pyrolysis oil. Founded in 2017, South Korea-based LD Carbon produces recovered carbon black (rCB) and tire pyrolysis oil (TPO) from waste tires.
Global Renewable News
JUNE 19, 2024
As heat and humidity take hold across Massachusetts this week, staying cool means being comfortable and healthy. National Grid is encouraging customers to utilize energy efficiency tips and assistan.
Stanford Social Innovation
JUNE 19, 2024
By Natalie Meyers & Anna Santos The train-the-trainers model is an educational framework designed to turn trainees into expert trainers themselves, equipped to pass on knowledge or skills they’ve acquired to subsequent learners in their communities. The World War II era has been credited with institutionalizing and popularizing the approach when it was used to quickly mobilize a mostly new industrial workforce.
Global Renewable News
JUNE 19, 2024
Castillo Engineering announced that it has been selected as the Engineer of Record (EOR) for three portfolios of community solar projects in Illinois, totaling 56 MW across 14 projects, during the fir.
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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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