Renew Economy
JANUARY 2, 2025
As 2025 begins, Victoria is already making its mark on the energy landscape with a series of notable demand and rooftop PV share records. The post New Year begins with more solar records, as PV takes bigger bite out of coal’s holiday lunch appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
JANUARY 2, 2025
The global supply chain has taken a beating in recent years. From pandemic-induced bottlenecks to geopolitical tensions and climate disasters, supply chains have become a stress test for how businesses adaptor crumbleunder pressure. But as the saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention, and supply chains are undergoing a technological glow-up of epic proportions.
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Science Daily / Earth & Environment
JANUARY 2, 2025
A research team has developed a method for extracting gold from electronics waste, then using the recovered precious metal as a catalyst for converting carbon dioxide (CO2), a greenhouse gas, to organic materials.
3BL Media
JANUARY 2, 2025
Nasdaq The Corporate Governance Awards are hosted by Governance Intelligence, a digital content and events company, providing a forum where governance experts and service providers can share experiences, insights, and best practices on a range of topics. The awards celebrate outstanding achievements by governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) professionals across areas such as AGMs, compliance and ethics programs, ESG reporting, entity management, use of technology, proxy statements, investor enga
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.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
JANUARY 2, 2025
A new study investigating ancient methane trapped in Antarctic ice suggests that global increases in wildfire activity likely occurred during periods of abrupt climate change throughout the last Ice Age.
3BL Media
JANUARY 2, 2025
Originally published in Lenovo's 2023/24 ESG Report Lenovo has responded to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)s urgent call for corporate climate action by committing to align with 1.5C and net-zero through the Business Ambition for 1.5C campaign, an official partner of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Race to Zero campaign.
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3BL Media
JANUARY 2, 2025
Verizon When the isolation of the pandemic left Michael Odulana of Union City, New Jersey, feeling disconnected, he turned to nature: specifically, plants lots of plants. Odulanas apartment is now lined with nearly 200 varieties, from Marimo moss balls and pitcher plants to variegated Monstera Peru and a golden pothos he grew from a clipping he received from his father.
ESG Today
JANUARY 2, 2025
Norway-based energy company Equinor announced today that it has secured a project financing package in excess of $3 billion for the Empire Wind 1 project, reaching financial close for the 80,000 acre wind project off the coast of New York. Located 24 48 kilometers Southeast of Long Island, Empire Wind 1 is anticipated to be the first offshore wind project to connect into the New York City grid, powering 500,000 homes, with a contracted capacity of 810 MW.
3BL Media
JANUARY 2, 2025
Kris Constantino Director, Logistics Operations Response Efforts After Hurrican Helene Kris Constantino responded to county leaders' requests for help with supply logistics after Hurricane Helene, focusing on the hardest-hit areas of North Carolina. Pensacola was largely cut off and relying on air-dropped supplies from the National Guard. The local fire chief sought Kris's assistance to organize and transport supplies to a more accessible area for long-term housing and critical supply runs to th
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
JANUARY 2, 2025
A research team has shown wearable electronic textiles (e-textiles) can be both sustainable and biodegradable.
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
JANUARY 2, 2025
For municipalities and industries, addressing regulated PFAS is crucial for compliance, mitigating risks and restoring public trust in water sources. Regulations around PFAS are changing rapidly, though, and new requirements for wastewater discharge quality resulted in operational challenges for our client. We installed mobile treatment equipment and conducted on-site and lab testing for a full-scale solution.
Stanford Social Innovation
JANUARY 2, 2025
By Kevin Starr The other day, I read an excellent article by two social entrepreneurs who shut down their family planning project in Ghana when they realized it wasnt working and never would. How and why they pulled the plug makes for fascinating reading, but what really struck me was their take on why it is so rare for ineffective NGOs to go out of business: In the nonprofit world, organizations are accountable to their donors, not their beneficiaries.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
JANUARY 2, 2025
Chlorine plays an essential part in daily life, from keeping pools clean to preserving food. Now, a team of chemists developed a more environmentally friendly way to integrate chlorine into chemical building blocks for medications, plastics, pesticides and other essential products while reducing costs.
Energy Central
JANUARY 2, 2025
World economies have long had a goal of limiting global warming due to climate change to 1.5°C. In case you haven’t heard, we will exceed this goal this year. The battle to keep global warming within 1.5 degrees Celsius has been a rallying cry for climate action for nearly a decade. Now, with the planet almost certain to blow past the target, diplomats and campaigners at the COP29.
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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.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
JANUARY 2, 2025
Steroid hormones are among the most widespread aquatic micropollutants. They are harmful to human health, and they cause ecological imbalances in aquatic environments. Researchers investigated how steroid hormones are degraded in an electrochemical membrane reactor with carbon nanotube membranes. They found that adsorption of steroid hormones on the carbon nanotubes did not limit the hormones' subsequent degradation.
Environmental News Bits
JANUARY 2, 2025
The Geothermal Data Repository (GDR) provides free access to data generated from efforts funded by the Geothermal Technologies Office of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and supporting projects and partnerships.
Energy Central
JANUARY 2, 2025
Korea has instituted a unique nationwide voluntary program for the last three years to encourage citizens to reduce their carbon footprints. It is called the Carbon Neutral Point System (CNPS) and aims to reduce greenhouse gasses (GHGs) by 5% nationwide through energy use savings. CNPS uses serialized meters to track electricity, water and gas consumption.
Environmental News Bits
JANUARY 2, 2025
Metropolis Magazine’s Climate Toolkit for Interior Design provides resources and strategies to address the carbon emissions of interior design at every stage of a project, from bringing clients on board through the design phase, product selection. and the close-out phase.
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
Energy Central
JANUARY 2, 2025
2024 was another record-breaking year for the U.S. oil and natural gas industry. From production to consumption to providing energy security for our allies abroad and reducing emissions – energy producers delivered. This was all accomplished despite significant hurdles, like the politically motivated pause on LNG export permits, restricted federal leasing and increased costs.
Environmental Finance
JANUARY 2, 2025
Having a dedicated decarbonisation budget builds a financial case for companies investing in carbon projects, writes Valerio Magliulo
Energy Central
JANUARY 2, 2025
The electric vehicle (EV) sector in India is experiencing dynamic growth, fueled by technological innovation, evolving policies, and changing consumer priorities. Key advancements include longer-range EVs, increased adoption in smaller towns, and emerging battery technologies. However, significant challenges remain, such as limited charging infrastructure, high costs, and competition from.
Environmental News Bits
JANUARY 2, 2025
Read the full story from Reuters. The shale drilling techniques that led to a boom in oil and gas output have also spurred the development of geothermal, which in theory could provide a stable source of power equal to the demand of India and the United States combined, the IEA said on Friday.
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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
Energy Central
JANUARY 2, 2025
AAAS: "Can dumping seaweed on the sea floor sequester carbon and cool the planet? Some scientists are skeptical." The jounral Science published a steady drumbeat of stories last yr looking at efforts to fight climate change. "Some researchers [were] investigating whether alkaline materials can be added to the ocean to suck up carbon, while others are exploring.
Environmental Finance
JANUARY 2, 2025
US banks Morgan Stanley, Citi and Bank of America have all left the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), adding momentum to an exodus from sector-specific initiatives under the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ).
Energy Central
JANUARY 2, 2025
In 2025 the world will be even more obsessed with energy: from where to get it, to how much and how to store the surplus. Two stories that caught my eye as the year ended include: A new material that turns clothes into piezoelectric energy harvesters. A high-performance self-charging supercapacitor with integrated solar that marks a milestone in energy storage.
Environmental News Bits
JANUARY 2, 2025
Read the full story at The 19th. Cara Daggett, an associate professor of political science at Virginia Tech University, coined the term petro-masculinty in a paper she published in 2018. She used the term to describe the rise of authoritarian movements in the Western hemisphere and how they were being shaped by climate change denialism … Continue reading What happens when climate denialism and misogyny intersect?
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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.
Energy Central
JANUARY 2, 2025
2024: The Year Humanity Engineered a Cleaner Tomorrow This year has been nothing short of revolutionary! From groundbreaking advancements in Electrical Engineering and Renewable Energy to the soaring rise of Electric Vehicles and smarter Battery Storage Systems, 2024 proved to be a turning point in our pursuit of sustainability. Dive into my in-depth analysis of global.
Environmental Finance
JANUARY 2, 2025
'Blue' ammonia is likely to be a growing transition finance theme in 2025 and beyond as carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects continue to grow, according to Standard Chartered.
Energy Central
JANUARY 2, 2025
Green Hydrogen Technologies for System Transformation In 2023, the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) compiled 10 Green Hydrogen Technology strategies, plans and projects under preparation and/or implementation worldwide. As a continuation to the region-tailored capacity building program on Green Hydrogen, which benefits country focal.
Environmental Finance
JANUARY 2, 2025
A key trend for investors in 2025 could be a renewed focus on private markets, where energy transition opportunities can help hit net-zero portfolio targets, according to MSCI.
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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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