Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
A major new report finds the Coalition's nuclear plan would add $665 to the average household's annual electricity bill, while a family of four would pay nearly $1,000 more a year. The post Affordable nuclear? Dutton’s plan would add nearly $1,000 a year to the power bill of a family of four appeared first on RenewEconomy.
3BL Media
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognized Chemours for achieving its emissions reduction goal as a partner in the Better Climate Challenge. Chemours has reduced scope 1 and scope 2 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 58% through decarbonization efforts across its U.S. manufacturing sites and offices. “We are immensely proud to have exceeded the GHG emission goal set under the Better Climate Challenge and to have been recognized by the U.S.
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McKinsey Sustainabilty
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
The CEO of Dell Technologies weighs in on what’s next for AI, how companies can successfully transform in the face of constant disruption, and how his leadership style has changed over 40 years.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Researchers have uncovered key insights into the dangerous phenomenon of 'river avulsion,' offering a way to predict when and where rivers may suddenly and dramatically change course.
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
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Level of potential renewables, including curtailed wind and solar, hits new record as two big batteries flex their muscles for the first time and set new charging and discharging peaks. The post Potential renewables hits record 102.5 pct of grid demand in sign of the future appeared first on RenewEconomy.
ESG Today
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
BlackRock, Microsoft, infrastructure investor Global Infrastructure Partners and Abu Dhabi-based AI development-focused company MGX announced today the launch of the Global AI Infrastructure Investment Partnership (GAIIP), a new AI-focused partnership aimed at investing in new and expanded data centers and new energy infrastructure to power the facilities.
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Science Daily / Earth & Environment
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
A new study offers the most detailed glimpse yet into how Earth's surface temperature has changed over the past 485 million years. The data show that Earth has been and can be warmer than today -- but humans and animals cannot adapt fast enough to keep up with human-caused climate change.
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
IEA report lists South Australia alongside Denmark as the only other energy system in the world successfully managing significant volumes of surplus variable solar and wind – and facing huge challenges in the final leg. The post South Australia joins Denmark in elite club of two, “pushing the boundaries” of renewable energy integration appeared first on RenewEconomy.
ESG Today
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
A group of more than 530 financial institutions representing over $29 trillion in assets under management announced the release of the 2024 Global Investor Statement to Governments on the Climate Crisis, calling on governments globally to set policies aimed at unlocking private capital flows to enable the net zero transition, including mandatory climate-related reporting and the implementation of transition strategies to decarbonize high-emitting sectors.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Healthcare payers, care delivery organizations, and governments have many opportunities to improve consumer experiences and bolster service efficiency using AI solutions.
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
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Van Gogh's brushstrokes in 'The Starry Night' create an illusion of sky movement so convincing it led researchers to wonder how closely it aligns with the physics of real skies. Marine sciences and fluid dynamics specialists analyzed the painting to uncover what they call the hidden turbulence in the artwork. They used brushstrokes to examine the shape, energy, and scaling of atmospheric characteristics of the otherwise invisible atmosphere and used the relative brightness of the varying paint c
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Another spring day in Australia, another renewable energy record – this time, a new all-time high for the maximum contribution of rooftop solar to the mix of electricity in NSW. The post Rooftop solar makes record high contribution to grid on same day home battery push announced appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The Environmental Protection Agency set off a scramble last year with its call for proposals to manage the National Clean Investment Fund. The. The post Beth Bafford on Climate United’s $7 billion strategy to mainstream green lending (Q&A) appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
US employers added 818,000 fewer jobs (30%) than estimated for the 12 months ended in March, but second quarter growth was up 3.0%. Central banks are moving rates or considering doing so, including the US Federal Reserve.
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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
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
An international group of researchers says two decades of research have generated sufficient knowledge about the sources and effects of microplastics to allow world leaders to agree measures to address them. The argument comes 20 years after the first ever study to coin the term microplastics to describe the microscopic fragments of plastics in our ocean.
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Peter Dutton is due to explain his nuclear power policy at a CEDA event next week. Will he finally be fact-checked? The post Peter Dutton is about to talk nuclear at CEDA. Will he be fact checked by Chris Uhlmann? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
ESG Today
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
A group of Japan-based financial and industrial companies, and France-based energy giant TotalEnergies announced the launch of the Japan Hydrogen Fund, dedicated to developing a low-carbon hydrogen value chain. The new fund is launching with $400 million in commitments at its first close, with initial investors including Toyota Motor Corporation, Iwatani Corporation, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, MUFG Bank, Tokyo Century Corporation, Japan Green Investment Corp. for Carbon Neutrality, and
McKinsey Sustainabilty
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
Travel and logistics firms face mounting labor challenges—including frequent shortages, rising costs, and declining productivity. Combining AI tools with new ways of working can improve efficiency.
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
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
The Colorado River is a vital source of water in the Western United States, providing drinking water for homes and irrigation for farms in seven states, but the basin is under increasing pressure from climate change and drought. A new computational tool may help the region adapt to a complex and uncertain future.
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
Significant milestone claimed as tests validate first use of vanadium electrolyte produced at Perth facility in a functioning battery. The post Milestone for vanadium flow battery technology after electrolyte tests for Australian project appeared first on RenewEconomy.
American Clean Power
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Photo Credit: Nextracker The clean energy industry is staging a great American comeback—facilitating the buildout of manufacturing and the revitalization of communities in the U.S. It’s no secret that the United States has experienced a downturn in manufacturing. Between 2001 and 2015—a period that included two recessions—manufacturing employment fell nearly 30 percent.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024
As president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC, Deborah Rutter has broken new ground by encouraging digital art and modern variations of traditional art forms.
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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
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Some of the most dramatic climatic events in our planet's history are 'Snowball Earth' events that happened hundreds of millions of years ago, when almost the entire planet was encased in ice up to 0.6 miles thick. New research provides a more complete picture for how the last Snowball Earth event ended, and suggests why it preceded a dramatic expansion of life on Earth, including the emergence of the first animals.
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
Australia could double its rooftop solar by 2030, but to do so will require new homes to be built with solar, solar on social housing, and businesses to start installing. The post Two-thirds of new-build homes don’t have solar: Report calls for policy to plug holes in rooftop rollout appeared first on RenewEconomy.
ESG Today
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Phlair (formerly Carbon Atlantis), a company developing a carbon capture system to remove unavoidable CO₂ emissions, announced that it has raised €14.5M in a seed round for the expansion of its footprint and further innovation of its Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology. Direct air capture (DAC) technologies extract CO₂ directly from the atmosphere, and can be used anywhere – unlike alternative technologies like carbon capture, which are used at the point of emission – and thus are useful for cap
McKinsey Sustainabilty
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Neurodivergent people make up a substantial percentage of the global population. How can companies best put their distinctive capabilities to work?
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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.
Science Daily / Earth & Environment
SEPTEMBER 18, 2024
The sea surface temperature in the Fijian archipelago in the southwestern Pacific is now at its maximum for more than 600 years. This finding is the result of an international research team's evaluation of a new coral record providing further evidence for unprecedented warming in the western Pacific Ocean. According to this, the year 2022 was the warmest year in the region since 1370.
Renew Economy
SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
NSW's new Consumer Energy Strategy aims for 1 million homes and small businesses kitted out with solar batteries by 2035, crucial for a no coal grid. The post NSW aims for a million solar battery homes in landmark consumer energy strategy for no coal grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.
ESG Today
SEPTEMBER 17, 2024
Over half of companies globally report that the use of AI has a major impact on key areas of their decarbonization efforts, such as emissions measurement and reporting, according to a new survey released by Boston Consulting Group (BCG), and AI usage was also found to be a significant driver of companies’ ability to derive substantial sustainability-related financial benefits, the report found.
McKinsey Sustainabilty
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
With emerging technologies beginning to open a world of possibilities, B2B sales is on the brink of a transformative evolution.
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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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