Sila Nanotechnologies, a Silicon Valley battery materials company, has spent years developing technology designed to pack more energy into a cell at a lower cost — an end game that has helped it lock in partnerships with Amperex Technology Limited as well as automakers BMW and Daimler. Now, Sila Nano, flush with a fresh injection of... Continue Reading →
The biggest ever opinion poll on climate change has found two-thirds of people think it is a “global emergency”. The survey shows people across the world support climate action and gives politicians a clear mandate to take the major action needed, according to the UN organisation that carried out the poll. The UN Development Programme... Continue Reading →
UN global climate poll: ‘The people’s voice is clear – they want action’
With businesses under pressure to minimise energy costs, improve resilience and accelerate decarbonisation, what role can onsite technologies and systems play? Here, edie rounds up best-practice advice from the business leaders on this vitally important topic. When the UK Government first announced its legally binding net-zero target, it was regarded as world-leading. Aside from encouraging... Continue Reading →
5 top tips for choosing onsite technologies on the road to net-zero
Two of the world's biggest professional services firms have this week announced ambitious goals to slash greenhouse gas emissions and secure net zero status within the next decade. Boasting combined revenues of more than $60bn, EY and KPMG each outlined a range of actions to achieve net zero emissions and bolster their green credentials with... Continue Reading →
Consultancy giants announce ambitious new net zero goals
President Biden will make tackling America’s persistent racial and economic disparities a central part of his plan to combat climate change, prioritizing environmental justice for the first time in a generation. As part of an unprecedented push to cut the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions and create new jobs as the United States shifts toward cleaner... Continue Reading →
Biden to place environmental justice at center of sweeping climate plan
Climate From climate change and eco-tech to the latest green innovations and solutions: discover our selection of environment news and stories from around the world. The reason I highlighted this site is because similar to 'The Guardian' and the 'Independent_' some of the stories are difficult to find in other places. Continue to site... ... Continue Reading →
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Over 400 companies across some of the world’s biggest greenhouse gas emitting industries – from shipping to steelmaking - have agreed to work together on plans to decarbonize by 2050, according to a coalition of climate advocacy groups that set up the partnership. The agreement, to be announced at the virtual Davos... Continue Reading →
Heavy industry, transport sectors to align on net-zero climate plans
MADISON - Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes said an acknowledgement that this land was stolen from Indigenous peoples in the recently released state Climate Change Report was the first time he’s seen such a statement to start an official government report. The report was published last month and was produced by the governor’s 32-member Task... Continue Reading →
Native American traditional knowledge played key role in Wisconsin’s Climate Change Report
The oil industry spent much of Joe Biden’s first week in office publicly squawking in protest. The American Petroleum Institute called his decision to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline a “significant step backwards both for environmental progress and our economic recovery.” And in response to Biden issuing a 60-day halt on new leases and permits for drilling on... Continue Reading →
The Fossil Fuel Industry Thinks It Will Have a Good Year Under Biden
In June, as 15 million people nationwide marched in Black Lives Matter protests and employees at tech companies called on their bosses to cancel company contracts with law enforcement, Microsoft announced that it would temporarily restrict sales of its facial recognition software to police departments. In July, as temperatures in the far north climbed to... Continue Reading →
