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Financing the Energy Transition: Moving the Needle: 7/26/2024 11:25:36 AM; It is no secret that a global energy transition requires a huge and rapid upscale in clean energy production and infrastructure and that the bill to finance it will be costly, albeit delivering valuable future economic and societal benefits.
Biden-Harris Administration announces $190M grant opportunity for payment programs that help private forest landowners address climate change: 7/26/2024 9:42:33 AM; Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service is making $190 million available to help private forest landowners adapt to and mitigate the impacts of climate change and retain working forestlands.
FedEx Lifts Local Communities Through Hands-on Sustainability Projects: 7/26/2024 9:15:24 AM; Federal Express Corporation, one of the world’s largest express transportation companies, is expanding its community-level sustainability efforts in Hong Kong.
InnerPlant’s $30M Series B Led by Alliance of North American Farmers: 7/25/2024 1:00:00 PM; InnerPlant, the seed technology company enabling crops to signal as soon as they experience stress to make farming more efficient and sustainable, today announces a $30M Series B funding round led by an alliance of large North American farmers headed by Coutts Agro, an operator and agricultural investor.
We Energies and Foxconn complete clean energy project in Wisconsin: 7/25/2024 12:52:53 PM; We Energies, a Wisconsin-based utility company of WEC Energy Group (NYSE: WEC), and Hon Hai Technology Group ( “Foxconn”) (TWSE:2317) announced the completion of a project to install solar panels at Foxconn’s Science and Technology Park in Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin.
Making the UK a destination of choice for climate tech companies critical for net zero: 7/25/2024 9:02:52 AM; • The UKIB or BBB should launch dedicated climate tech fund or programme with a specific focus on supporting transactions with a £10-25m ticket size • Recommends maximising public finance guarantee structures and bolstering existing tools and mandates to mobilise public and private capital • Welcomes the creation of the National Wealth Fund and outlines opportunities …
Climate Group calls on South Korea to accelerate efforts to reach net zero: 7/24/2024 7:50:00 AM; In a letter to South Korea’s 22nd National Assembly, Climate Group’s CEO, Helen Clarkson, asks members to elevate the nation’s commitment to renewable energy and to accelerate efforts to reach net zero.
Reef-World Launches New Toolkit In Response To The Current Global Coral Bleaching Event: 7/24/2024 6:19:44 AM; The Reef-World Foundation – international coordinator of the UN Environment Programme’s Green Fins initiative – has launched a new coral bleaching toolkit in response to the 4th global coral bleaching event confirmed by the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and International Coral Reef Initiative (ICRI).
Regional fora aim to increase country ambition ahead of next round of climate plans: 7/24/2024 5:18:08 AM; As record temperatures and unprecedented impacts of climate change continue to affect billions of people across the planet, the United Nations and partners have announced a series of regional meetings aimed at increasing ambition in the next round of climate pledges under the Paris Agreement.
Greenpeace International challenges Energy Transfer in first use of EU anti-SLAPP Directive: 7/24/2024 4:36:49 AM; Greenpeace International pushed back against a meritless, US $300 million lawsuit from US-based fossil fuel company Energy Transfer by sending a Notice of Liability to its headquarters in Dallas, Texas.
When lightning strikes, check for wind turbines: 7/24/2024 4:33:23 AM; Minutes after lightning lit the dark evening sky in the middle of a blizzard, a team of seven students and researchers rapidly unzipped a bright yellow bag the size of a small car to release a giant white balloon.
Next step in reducing CO2 from production: BMW Group introduces electrically powered exhaust purification in first paint shops: 7/23/2024 10:10:35 AM; The BMW Group is now powering exhaust purification in its first paint shops electrically. Thanks to a new method, the high temperatures needed for the thermal purification of exhaust from paint booths and drying areas can now be generated by electricity.
Hurricane Beryl and the Mold Left Behind in Damaged Homes and Buildings: 7/23/2024 8:29:50 AM; Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas knocking out power to millions with torrential rain, powerful wind gusts, and storm surge. It quickly moved inland leaving behind a path of destruction.
Governor Hochul Deploys DEC Fire Response Crew to Assist With Western Wildfires: 7/22/2024 1:09:37 PM; Photos of Wildfire Response Crew Available Governor Kathy Hochul today announced that a team of 20 Department of Environmental Conservation fire responders was deployed this week to assist with efforts to contain wildfires raging in Montana.
JCDecaux’s Group carbon reduction trajectory approved by the SBTi: 7/22/2024 5:15:47 AM; JCDecaux SE (Euronext Paris: DEC), the number one outdoor advertising company worldwide, is proud to announce that its carbon reduction trajectory has been approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
Kia Named among Time Magazine’s World’s Most Sustainable Companies of 2024: 7/19/2024 1:25:26 PM; Kia is pleased to announce that it has been named among TIME magazine’s “World’s Most Sustainable Companies of 2024.” TIME Magazine collected a roster of over 5,000 of the world’s largest and most influential companies, and then partnered with data firm Statista to develop methodology to assess sustainability.
Discovery’s Shark Week Grows Reach Over Previous Year’s Record-Breaking Performance; Network Ranked #1 in Primetime in Key Demos Through the Week of July 7-13: 7/19/2024 1:13:18 PM; Hosted by John Cena, Shark Week, the annual week-long celebration of sharks, returned to Discovery Channel on Sunday, July 7 at 8PM ET/PT with 21 hours of new programming – helping the network rank as the #1 primetime cable network, excluding news and sports, for the week.
As global crises join forces, world must adopt forward-looking approach to protect human and planetary health: 7/17/2024 4:23:25 PM; As environmental, technological and societal change join forces to disrupt human and planetary health, the world must get better at tracking and responding to a host of emerging challenges, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Science Council (ISC).
Scientists discover which parts of the Amazon rainforest are most vulnerable to drought: 7/17/2024 3:29:42 PM; Regions of the Amazon rainforest respond to drought according to differences in local forest environments and in the properties of trees, Scott Saleska of the University of Arizona and colleagues have discovered. In the southern Amazon rainforest, mostly above a rock formation called the Brazilian Shield that has forests with shorter trees, drought response was controlled …
Hipcamp and Subaru Partner to Launch 10 Classic American Roadtrip Routes: 7/17/2024 12:49:25 PM; Hipcamp, the world’s leading campsite booking company, in partnership with Subaru of America, Inc. today announced a resource of 10 electric vehicle-ready road trips across the United States.