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Here we are again, on the cusp of another hurricane season. June 1 is the official start, but for the past 7 years the first named storm (and sometimes the second) formed before that date. This year broke the streak, and that is a good thing. Still, both the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecast , released on May 24, and the Colorado State University (CSU) forecast , released on April 7, predict a season with above-normal activity— for the seventh consecutive year.
A study in northern Sweden found that melting permafrost released one tenth as much methane as expected, suggesting emissions from thawing Arctic tundra could be less than previously feared. Read more on E360 ?.
Demand for plastic packaging recycling continues to increase with many industries making advancements regarding the practice. The post Post-Consumer Recycled Plastic Packaging Demand Increases appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
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.
September 2022 will mark five years since the destruction and misery caused by Hurricane María in Puerto Rico, and the National Weather Service is forecasting a very active and dangerous hurricane season for 2022. To understand lessons in resilience learned from the hurricane and the response from community-based organizations, I talked at length with Tania Rosario Méndez , Executive Director of Taller Salud , a grassroots organization based in Loíza, Puerto Rico.
Australia has had a change of government. The Liberal Party — conservative in everything but name — lost control of the federal government to Labor. Australia was recently ranked last out of sixty countries in climate policy.The victorious Labor candidate told his supporters, “Together we can end the climate wars. Together we can take advantage of the opportunity for Australia to be a renewable energy superpower.”.
Carbon offsets have been criticized for failing to provide carbon savings and ignoring the needs of local communities. But in Tanzania, hunter-gatherer tribes are earning a good return for their carbon credits and protecting their forests from poachers and encroaching agriculture. Read more on E360 ?.
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Carbon offsets have been criticized for failing to provide carbon savings and ignoring the needs of local communities. But in Tanzania, hunter-gatherer tribes are earning a good return for their carbon credits and protecting their forests from poachers and encroaching agriculture. Read more on E360 ?.
In-house counsel overwhelmingly take a leadership role in driving their companies’ ESG strategy, according to Morrison Foerster’s “GCs and ESG” survey. The post In-House Counsel Takes a Leadership Role in Driving Companies’ ESG Strategies appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
If you’re in the market for an electric car, then you are probably also in the market for an electric car charger. A major part of your electric car-buying research is figuring out what your refueling (which is to say charging) routine will be. With the ability to charge at home, at work, and in public places, electric cars have changed the car refueling paradigm completely for the better.
This week’s episode of What’s Up With Water covers heatwaves in India, dam removal across Europe, and a groundwater conservation proposal in Arizona. . Transcript. Welcome to “What’s Up With Water” – your need-to-know news of the world’s water from Circle of Blue. I’m Eileen Wray-McCann. In India, grueling pre-monsoon heat continues to wreak havoc, pushing air temperatures above 110 degrees Fahrenheit.
The Pantanal, the world’s largest tropical wetland, has been battered in recent years by agricultural development, drought, and fire. Now, a push to turn the region’s key river into a waterway for soybean-laden barges threatens to alter the natural flows of this iconic ecosystem. Read more on E360 ?.
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
Rolls-Royce is committed to designing products that be compatible with net-zero operation by 2030. It says that all of its products will be compatible with carbon neutrality by 2050 -- an expensive goal but one that will create value. The post Rolls-Royce Says Carbon-Reduction Programs Are Costly But Create Business Opportunities appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Today marks one year since the precedent-setting court ruling in the Netherlands, which ordered Shell to cut its activities’ carbon emissions by 45 percent compared to 2019 levels to align with the Paris climate agreement. The ruling was a landmark for climate litigation, demonstrating the potential power of the courts to help ensure a just climate future.
Water’s True Cost The quality of Michigan’s water infrastructure and the consequences of failure, while still real and apparent, are no longer being ignored. Photos by J. Carl Ganter, Circle of Blue — May 23, 2022. Throughout the Great Lakes region and across the U.S., water systems are aging. In some communities, this means water bills that residents can’t afford or water that’s unsafe to drink.
The low-lying island nation of the Maldives is looking to alleviate a shortage of land and help protect against rising seas with a new land reclamation project. Read more on E360 ?.
Speaker: Antoine M. Thompson, Executive Director of the Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition
Diversity, Equity, Justice, and Inclusion (DEJI) policies, programs, and initiatives are critically important as we move forward with public and private sector climate and sustainability goals and plans. Underserved and socially, economically, and racially disadvantaged communities bear the burden of pollution, higher energy costs, limited resources, and limited investments in the clean energy and transportation sectors.
New physics, in the form of a “fifth force”, could be responsible for the odd and unexplained arrangement of dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way and other large galaxies – according to new research done it the UK. The new force could also shed light on the nature of dark matter, a mysterious substance that accounts for about 85% of the matter in the universe.
En septiembre de 2022 se cumplirán cinco años de la destrucción y miseria causada por el Huracán María en Puerto Rico, y el Servicio Nacional de Meteorología pronostica que la temporada de huracanes de este año será muy activa y peligrosa. Para entender un poco lo que se aprendió sobre resiliencia de cara al huracán y la respuesta de las comunidades, recientemente hablé un buen rato con Tania Rosario Méndez , Directora Ejecutiva de Taller Salud , una organización sin fines de lucro con base en L
An ancient cypress in southern Chile could be more than 5,000 years old, making it the world's most aged tree, new research finds. Read more on E360 ?.
Speaker: Laurie Schoeman Director, Climate & Sustainability, Capital
As households and communities across the nation face challenges such as hurricanes, wildfires, drought, extreme heat and cold, and thawing permafrost and flooding, we are increasingly searching for ways to mitigate and prevent climate impacts. During this event, national climate and housing expert Laurie Schoeman will discuss topics including: The two paths for climate action: decarbonization and adaptation.
Cutting only CO2 emissions, but failing to rein in methane, HFCs and soot, will speed global warming in the coming decades and only slow it later this century. By Phil McKenna Climate policies that rely on decarbonization alone are not enough to hold atmospheric warming below 2 degrees Celsius and, rather than curbing climate change, would fuel additional warming in the near term, a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences concludes.
Physicists in the Netherlands have shown for the first time that quantum information can be reliably teleported between network nodes that are not directly connected to each other. According to the researchers, who created the world’s first three-node quantum network at QuTech (a collaboration between the Delft University of Technology and TNO) in 2021, the latest work marks a further step towards a scalable quantum Internet.
A new paper led by Csaba Tölgyesi from the University of Szeged, Hungary, shows that drainage canals can be harnessed for biodiversity conservation in desiccated, heavily transformed regions by reconciling the interests of opposing stakeholders. Drainage and subsequent land cultivation have been a major threat to global wetland ecosystems for centuries.
Sustainability impacts every nation, company, and person around the world. So much so that, in 2015, the United Nations (UN) issued a call for action by all countries to work toward sustainable development. In response to this and as part of a global Sustainability at Retail initiative, Shop! worked collaboratively with its global affiliates to address these critical issues in this white paper.
On April 28, 2022, the California Attorney General launched an investigation into the “fossil fuel and petrochemical industries for their role in causing and exacerbating the global plastics pollution crisis.” As a first step, the CA AG issued a subpoena to ExxonMobil, “a major source of global plastic pollution, seeking information relating to the company’s role in deceiving the public.
Which innovations will have the greatest impact in radiotherapy by 2030? That was the question posed in the closing session of last week’s ESTRO 2022 congress; and five experts stepped up to respond. As often seen in debate-style ESTRO sessions, competition was intense and gimmicks were plentiful, with all talk titles based on movies and a definite sci-fi twist.
The US Department of Energy has announced $38 million to begin decarbonizing four of DOE’s 17 National Laboratories in support of President Biden’s goal to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions no later than 2050. The post DOE Funds $38 Million Worth of Decarbonization Projects appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
On May 25 th , Massachusetts filed suit against a number of companies alleged to have manufactured PFAS and/or aqueous film-forming foam. Massachusetts joins a number of other states which have already brought similar claims. Indeed, Massachusetts filed the case in South Carolina, where an existing multi-district litigation concerning PFAS is already in progress.
Researchers have fabricated ultrathin semiconductor-superconductor hybrid nanowires measuring less than 20 nm across. Such wires are thinner than those grown previously and are predicted to host phenomena known as Majorana zero modes – the core ingredient of so-called topological quantum bits (qubits) , which could form the basis of a stable and error-resistant quantum computer.
The Environment+Energy Leader 100 is an annual list that recognizes environment and energy management “doers.” Here, Jim Boyle talks about how the industry can move toward more "buyer favorable" long-term renewable energy commitments, as well as what he sees as the biggest opportunity for business leaders in 2022. The post Meet the 100: Jim Boyle, CEO & Founder, Sustainability Roundtable Inc. appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.
Bacterial therapies, in which living bacteria are used to deliver drugs or other payloads to kill cancerous cells, could provide an alternative treatment for a wide range of cancers. When bacteria infiltrate the human body, the immune system triggers a fighting mechanism against the foreign substance, with the aftermath of such events dependent on the potency of the bacterium.
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