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DECEMBER 22, 2021
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Largest PV investments in Poland and Ukraine
Renewable Energy World
DECEMBER 22, 2021
(Sponsored Content). By Electrum. The energy transformation is gaining momentum, and the “green revolution” is becoming a fact. For Europe, 2020 represented a historic year for renewable energy sources. In the European Union, the rate of electricity generation from renewable energy sources amounted to 38%, ahead of fossil fuels (37%), and nuclear energy (25%).
ImpactAlpha’s Holiday List No. 1: Highlights from a year of podcasts
Impact Alpha
DECEMBER 24, 2021
ImpactAlpha, Dec. 24 – “Too often impact investing is heavy on the investing and diet on the impact,” tweeted the Surdna Foundation’s Mekaelia Davis, The post ImpactAlpha’s Holiday List No. 1: Highlights from a year of podcasts appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
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.
How the water sector's digital transformation will help achieve SDG 6
GreenBiz
DECEMBER 24, 2021
The water sector is now in the early but accelerating stages of learning the value of adopting digital technologies to solve water scarcity and quality issues.
Demystifying sustainability-linked loans
Environmental News Bits
DECEMBER 23, 2021
Read the full story at GreenBiz. For many organizations, a key strategic goal/objective, from the perspective of its business and lending practices, is to demonstrate sustainability leadership.
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Climate finance in 2022: Mobilizing capital for exponential progress
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Lockheed Martin invests in Canadian solar + storage project
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Lockheed Martin said it will invest $9 million toward the construction of a Canadian solar and storage project, in conjunction with $10 million from the Government of Alberta. TC Energy’s Saddlebrook Solar + Storage Project includes a solar generating facility that is expected to provide up to 102.5 MW of power, or enough electricity to power around 30,000 homes.
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New Voices secures $97 million for its second fund for women of color entrepreneurs
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25 cities show how major climate wins are possible
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DECEMBER 23, 2021
Collectively, the work of 25 cities in the Climate Challenge will reduce CO2 emissions by 74 million metric tons from 2020 through 2030, compared to business as usual.
Illinois Farm to Food Bank Project connects specialty growers with food banks
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DECEMBER 22, 2021
This fall, the Illinois Farm to Food Bank program wrapped up its pilot project with Rendleman and Flamm Orchards in Union County. Nearly 375,000 pounds of peaches and nectarines were distributed to food banks throughout Illinois. Michelle Sirles of Rendleman Orchards said, “The Farmer to Food Bank Pilot was a HUGE Success.
Massachusetts doubles offshore wind commitment
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DECEMBER 20, 2021
Massachusetts awarded bids to two offshore wind projects, which are expected to generate a combined 1600 megawatts (MW) of electricity. The projects include a 1200 MW proposal from Vineyard Wind and a 400 MW proposal from Mayflower Wind. That brings the total offshore wind capacity purchased by the state to 3200 MW, or enough to power 1.6 million homes, Gov.
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AES Corp. acquires Community Energy Solar
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DECEMBER 22, 2021
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3 ways to ensure credible corporate net zero targets
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DECEMBER 20, 2021
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The US biofuel mandate helps farmers, but does little for energy security and harms the environment
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DECEMBER 24, 2021
by John DeCicco, University of Michigan If you’ve pumped gas at a U.S. service station over the past decade, you’ve put biofuel in your tank. Thanks to the federal Renewable Fuel Standard, or RFS, almost all gasoline sold nationwide is required to contain 10% ethanol – a fuel made from plant sources, mainly corn.
Looking through a gender lens can help guide climate investments
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The true costs of toxic materials
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