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16 states pass bills against lab-cultured meat, and the SEC was sued over its new climate-disclosure rule approved last week.
by Leah Garden
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Industrial heat recovery is an untapped opportunity that could save an estimated $152.5 billion in annual energy costs globally.
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A World Economic Forum and PwC report sets out a host of energy efficiency actions it claims are 'doable today, at attractive returns with no need for new technology.'
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An Inflation Reduction Act program is directly funding state and local climate action and could provide an end-run around legislative inertia and hostility on climate, advocates hope.
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New research by Oxford University and the Regulatory Assistance Project analyzes how well heat pumps perform when temperatures drop below freezing.
by Amber Rolt
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AI could help find new sources for lithium, cobalt, copper and nickel more quickly and, theoretically, with less environmental degradation than previous methods.
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What's coming next for sustainability: Mining, oceans, artificial intelligence and justice.
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A new report from McKinsey sets out how businesses and government can work together to preempt potential shortfalls in supplies of nickel and rare earth minerals.
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Featuring a conversation with Lucia Athens, who recently retired from her role as the city of Austin’s first chief sustainability officer.
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Mike Werner, Google’s head of circular economy, says companies should move quickly to measure their reliance on critical minerals such as lithium, cobalt and copper.
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A boom in small-scale gold mining in Bolivia has raised concerns about pollution from mercury used in the mining process. Researchers are citing the health impacts on downstream villages, but the government has yet to act to stem the widespread use of the highly toxic chemical.
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A new report reveals heat pump sales rose 15 percent worldwide in 2021 and are doubling year on year in some markets.
by James Murray
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Investors must engage strategically across the whole mining sector to ensure it is able to play the role society demands of it.
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A mining boom in mountainous Argentina, Chile and Bolivia, home to half the world’s lithium reserves, could drain vital ecosystems and deprive Indigenous communities of water.
by Fred Pearce
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Diving into risk? The ocean depths are rich with metals and minerals critical for the clean economy transition.
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Minerals supply chains often obscure the impacts of mining, exposing companies to operational, financial and legal risks.
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New report calls for revamped safety standards as companies race to meet demand for clean energy minerals.
by Lina Tran
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Plus, eight ways to make sure that retrofit programs are as comprehensive as possible for customers.
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'Electrify everything' is a defining goal in campaigns to rebuild infrastructure around clean fuels. What's the resistance?
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The owners spent two years tightening building envelopes, replacing heating and cooling systems, and installing rooftop solar panels. Now, they hope to replicate the success elsewhere.
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Deep-sea minerals are not currently commercially available, and whether they have a role in future supply chains is the subject of heated debate.
by Winnie Yeh
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Focusing on the climate pollutions from big cities keeps us blind to the energy burden in low-income communities.
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How telecommunications can impact the environmental and economical sustainability of aviation.
by Liz Morrison
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Digging in: New initiatives aimed at “mining” materials from products already in circulation and out of the waste streams help cut extraction of natural resources.