If we hope to see a climate-hardy world in the years to come, we must recast the way we design our urban environments — they must become ecologically sound and robust sustainable spaces. Possible pathways to achieve such goals are winding and tenuous, sure, and an array of novel innovations … [continued]
Once upon a time, the maritime industry thought that, in order to shrink environmental degradation, reducing air pollutants like sulfur oxides was quite satisfactory. A lot has changed with maritime decarbonization since then. Today the industry focuses on adopting comprehensive strategies for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Digital ship technologies … [continued]
The business of decarbonization is too important to wait, say experts. But merely having climate commitments that focus on 2050 isn’t sufficient, as such pledges may lull business leaders into thinking there is still some time left until they need to act. It’s not only possible but prudent for organizations … [continued]
"Great Lakes Shipping" by NOAA Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) plans to finalize more than $200 million in grant funding in the coming weeks to accelerate the clean energy transition at three Great Lakes shipping ports. That action will obligate the federal government to pay roughly $3 billion in grants under the program, even … [continued]
Boston startup re-invents millennia-old firebricks for 21st century renewable energy storage and industrial decarbonization (image courtesy of Electrified Thermal Solutions).
Boston startup re-invents millennia-old firebricks for 21st century renewable energy storage and industrial decarbonization.
"Renewable Energy Development in the California Desert" by mypubliclands is licensed under CC BY 2.0.
A November 2024 article called “The Changing Landscape of Power Generation & Decarbonization Pathways“ offers several insights into ways that the grid is quickly evolving due to the increased adoption of renewable and other energy sources. Here’s a synthesis of the findings from authors René Leven, Aravind Rajagopal, and John … [continued]
Ports are critical for commerce, a keystone for economic growth, and play a significant role in the goods movement supply chain. The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says that investing in port infrastructure and operations is vital to US economic prosperity. Because these investments provide not only economic but environmental … [continued]
"Full Decarbonization and 100% renewables by 2050 say SustainUS" by John Englart (Takver) is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
As leaders in promoting sustainable development, academic institutions are increasingly interested in practices to reduce their carbon footprint in addition to training professionals for this worldwide need. Efforts to decarbonize on campuses are becoming more popular. Since students are powerful agents of change in their communities, universities play an important … [continued]
ChatGPT & DALL-E generated panoramic image of the United States Presidential election as a scale with wind turbines and solar panels on one side and oil and gas on the other.
What will it take to reduce the emissions of the formidable power, buildings, transportation, and agriculture industries? It will require hundreds of wind turbines, solar panels, electric vehicles, and storage batteries. The production of these industries, in turn, will require water, energy, rare earth elements, and critical metals to produce, … [continued]
The third stop of my heat pump water heater tour across America in advance of Heat Pump Water Heater Day was in Vernon Hills, Illinois, to check out the world headquarters of Intellihot, a company that is making an interesting type of commercial heat pump water heater that needs much … [continued]
