Innovating our way to zero carbon
Dr Anna Bullen and Amanda Smith look back on three years of designing and running CAT’s Zero Carbon Britain innovation labs and training courses that are empowering organisations to act on their climate emergency declarations. Back in February 2020, we set ourselves the aim to improve the capacity of councils, communities and organisations to take action on ...
Integrated EU-US cleantech market could drive green transition – expert
LONDON (ICIS)–The EU and the US could scale up and fast-track the deployment of clean technologies if the two were to integrate their markets in terms of standardisation, regulatory alignment, capital flows and mutually reinforcing incentives. Speaking to ICIS, Ann Mettler, vice president, Europe for Breakthrough Energy said over the ...
Adopting healthy and sustainable purchasing plans for schools
Create a sustainable green purchasing plan for your school district. On Sept. 19, the Center for Green Schools hosted a webinar, "Healthy and Sustainable Purchasing for Schools," highlighting ways school systems can get started creating a green purchasing program. Panelists from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) and Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS) ...
USGBC podcasts share strategies for zero carbon readiness
How are leaders in the sustainability community positioning their projects to benefit from federal tax incentives and drive net zero energy retrofits? Listen to recent podcasts from USGBC to learn how real estate owners, policymakers and green building leaders are successfully implementing strategies that decarbonize buildings, support the health and well-being of occupants, and ...
OPTIGRÜN SOLAR SOLon: the vertical PV System for green roofs
OPTIGRÜN and SOLYCO offer builders, investors, designers, architects and municipalities a sophisticated and economical solution for sustainable urban development: The vertical PV System for green roofs. To improve the urban climate and design cities that are worth living in, various adaptation measures are necessary. Due to the shortage of space, the available roof areas ...
International wildlife corridor boosted by land trusts’ work
The Algonquin to Adirondacks corridor — dubbed A2A — is one of the most intact forest and wetland linkages left in eastern North America, stretching between New York and Canada. In 1998, the journey of a collared moose named Alice helped bring attention to the A2A wildlife corridor. Since then, many groups ...
FSC Canada Announces Innovative New Standard to Support Small, Low-Intensity Managed Forests and Community Forests
FSC Canada is pleased to announce the launch of its new Forest Stewardship Standard for users qualifying as small-scale, low-intensity or community forests. This standard is tailored by including indicators to meet the unique needs of small, low-intensity managed forests (SLIMF) and community forests in Canada. It features fewer requirements ...
