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1 in 5 Americans Believes Climate Change Is Hurting Home Values In Their Area

One in five Americans (21%) believes the increasing frequency or intensity of natural disasters, extreme temperatures and/or rising sea levels are hurting home values in their area, according to a new survey featured in a report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage.

How data centres are taking on the green challenge

Data centres are increasingly implementing new measures to cut energy use and turn to green power – but more still needs to be done to chase down sustainability goals. Amid rapidly rising demand for digital platforms and services in recent years, the data centres sector has been in growth mode. However, with local and national governments around the world setting ambitious net zero carbon goals, the push to make data centres greener is gathering pace. …

European Union’s Massive Climate Overhaul Is Just the Beginning

The European Union’s climate plan might be the most ambitious attempt yet to force a major economy to abandon fossil fuels, and by some measures it still won’t be enough to keep global temperatures from rising. But that’s no reason to despair. 

Greenland to halt all oil exploration as it ‘takes climate change seriously’

Greenland will halt all oil exploration despite retreating ice uncovering a potential fortune of oil and mineral resources, the government has announced, adding that it “takes the climate crisis seriously”.

The Inuit Ataqatigiit-led government made the decision on June 24 but announced it on Thursday as the next “natural step” for the semiautonomous territory.

The High Price of Losing the War Against Urban Heat

On the hottest days of summer, temperatures in Baltimore can soar into the triple digits. But the heat doesn’t blanket the city evenly: Sunlight radiating off asphalt roofs and roads and seeping into brick and concrete buildings creates chronic hot spots in parts of town that lack tree cover and greenery, often the city’s poorer neighborhoods. …

Long-duration energy storage can help clean up the grid, but only if it’s super cheap

I recently spent a week … OK, a month writing posts about batteries, which store energy for electronic devices, electric vehicles and, at least for short periods of time (four to six hours), the power grid. Lithium-ion batteries are extremely good at those tasks — and they’re getting better, and cheaper, all the time. …

Taking Stock 2021: US Emissions Outlook Under Current Policy

For the past seven years, Rhodium Group has provided an independent annual outlook for US greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under current federal and state policy. This current policy baseline provides a starting point for assessing where additional work—in the form of federal, state, or corporate action—is necessary to achieve mid- and long-term US GHG emission reduction goals.

Amazon broadens ‘Climate Pledge Friendly’ badge system in the US and Europe

Amazon has expanded its climate-friendly certification for products listed on its online retail sites in Europe and the U.S., announcing four more green badges covering chemicals, organic products, animal welfare and human health in a bid to enable more sustainable shopping choices. The retail and tech behemoth first launched its “Climate Pledge Friendly” badges for qualifying items sold on its platforms across five European countries last autumn, a move which has since expand…

Vertis Exits Stealth with Industry’s First Data Science Solution to Optimize Critical Workforce and Workplace Strategies and Decisions

Vertis Exits Stealth with Industry’s First Data Science Solution to Optimize Critical Workforce and Workplace Strategies and Decisions   The Vertis Market Intelligence Platform leverages proprietary data science to enable enterprise, HR and real estate decision makers to create and implement business critical strategies with clarity and conviction   SANTA CLARA, Calif. — July 15, 2021 — Vertis, Inc., a high-growth data-science SaaS company, emerged from stealth mode today, and unveiled…

Lightyear nabs $13M Series A as online network procurement takes shape

It seems like everything is being pushed online now, but network procurement stubbornly has remained an in-person or phone-based negotiation. Lightyear, an early-stage New York City startup, decided to change that last year, and the company announced a $13.1 million Series A today. The round was led by Ridge Ventures with participation from Zigg Capital and a slew of individual investors. Today’s investment comes on the heels of a $3.7 million seed round last October, bringing the total raised …