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Business Leader
The pandemic has brought renewed focus on the topic of sustainability. While the COVID-19 lockdowns resulted in a steep dip in greenhouse gas emissions, 2020 was still considered the worst year for climate-related disasters, with record-breaking temperatures around the globe, months of disastrous wildfires that engulfed most of California and Australia, and a record hurricane season in the Caribbean.
Canary Media
Leading U.S. residential solar installer Sunrun went public in 2015. Since then, it has installed more than 3 gigawatts’ worth of solar systems, established itself as a leader in home batteries and bought one of its largest competitors, Vivint Solar, which increased its reach from about 300,000 to 500,000 customers.
Axios
The climate change the planet has seen so far, now that the world has warmed by about 1.2°C (2.16°F) since the preindustrial era, is already resulting in unprecedented and destructive events worldwide.
Coingeek
Blockchain technology could hold the key to protecting the environment and fighting climate change, the United Nations has stated. The U.N. is already looking at initiatives that employ blockchain to ensure transparency in environmental protection, develop clean energy markets and boost climate financing. It also touted blockchain‘s potential in promoting sustainable development. …
ITP.net
Sophie Elliott, Edward Stratton, Charlie Royle, and Kesta Kemp have created the KnoWaste tech start-up, which focuses on reducing food wastage in the education sector. The app informs caters of the meal choice of diners with their exact numbers, further making diners aware of the environmental costs of their meals.
The Mercury News
Startup Lumineye began with a goal of giving soldiers power to see through walls. But climate change has broadened the market, and Lumineye is now working with firefighters to tweak its product — a hand-held device that uses radar to see people inside buildings and in thick brush.
Firstpost
A new independent advisory group has been created to help the masses and governments around the world understand the science behind climate change, and accordingly, make informed decisions. Called the Climate Crisis Advisory Group (CCAG), it will help develop constructive proposals and policies. According to its website, CCAG will pay attention to policy and financial issues that are not the mainstay of government agendas. …
Fast Company
Inside an airy circular building that will soon be built in a field near Oxford, England, a new machine filled with swirling liquid metal—and plasma heated to more than 100 million degrees Celsius—will begin giving visitors a close look at the potential of nuclear fusion technology.
Medium
There’s a growing recognition among real estate developers that the old way of doing things needs to change. Even before the pandemic, more and more projects were being canceled or put on hold due to environmental or social concerns. The past year has only reinforced the need for a more sustainable and equitable approach to development that also preserves commercial viability.
Medium
Recently, I had to do a minor renovation on my home: install a heat pump. I thought it would be as simple as a Google search. Little did I know, I’d end up combing through twenty or thirty websites, juggling finding reputable contractors with ones who were able to meet the unique needs of my property, or, even just people who would pick up the phone. One of the biggest pain points was not being able to conduct this process digitally. Most contractors’ websites are archaic, and almost everyone I…
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