Has green hydrogen’s time finally come?

GreenBiz Group

April 10, 2020

Los Angeles is behind a two-phase, first-of-its-kind transformation that will turn a coal-fired power plant in Utah into one powered by green hydrogen by 2045.

The case for exploring jute as an alternative to plastic

GreenBiz Group

April 10, 2020

For starters, it's a material that is readily available, biodegradable and affordable.

States step up climate efforts by requiring utilities to increase energy efficiency

GreenBiz Group

April 9, 2020

COVID-19 has stalled legislation but efforts to increase energy efficiency are expected to resume once the pandemic is over.

How to cut 'carbon-in-transit'

Sustainability Matters

April 7, 2020

When products are moved along the supply chain, they travel with carbon emissions. According to a new publication from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, these travelling emissions account for a whopping 10% of all global carbon emissions. Not only that, but these same emissions have tripled between 1995 and 2012. Many goods, including cars, mobile phones and medicines, have

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Steel slag that creates stronger concrete

Sustainability Matters

April 7, 2020

Stronger concrete can be made from a by-product of steel creation, according to new research. This by-product can also be used to make stronger concrete, in a zero-waste approach to help advance the circular economy. Engineering researchers at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia, examined whether slag that had been used to treat wastewater could then be recycled as an aggregate material for

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How the next coronavirus stimulus could be a win-win for cruise lines and the environment

GreenBiz Group

April 7, 2020

As the federal government seeks to bail out the industry, environmental advocacy organizations urged Congress to ensure that any financial aid for cruise lines come with strings attached.

Green hydrogen could curb one-third of fossil fuel and industry emissions by 2050

GreenBiz Group

April 7, 2020

That's according to a BloombergNEF report that calls policy support for the hydrogen economy "insufficient."

Domo, Covestro, BASF are testing blockchain for tracing plastics

GreenBiz Group

April 6, 2020

The mission: create an open data-sharing application that chemicals and plastics producers can use to inform circular production processes.

Report shows pathway to net-zero economy by 2050

Sustainability Matters

April 5, 2020

A report released by ClimateWorks Australia points to an unprecedented opportunity for Australia to move to a net zero emissions economy by 2050, given the rapid progress and plummeting cost of green technology. The report — Decarbonisation Futures: Solutions, actions and benchmarks for a net zero emissions Australia — demonstrates that Australia has entered the transformational decade

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From urban farming to green homes: the US cities building in climate resilience

Ethical Corporation

April 3, 2020

With two-thirds of the global population expected to live in cities by 2050, and 70 million more people migrating from the countryside to urban habitats every year, cities are growing in importance as climate actors, according to climate action disclosure platform CDP. The extent to which cities are rising to this challenge, even where national government may be failing to grasp the nettle, is seen nowhere more

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