Resource economics

Geocycle Canada and Lafarge Richmond Cement Plant Expand Alternative Fuel System With Biosolid Waste to Further Reduce Carbon Emissions

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Monday, May 17, 2021
Automotive, Environment, Other Construction & Property, Alternative energy, Energy, Construction & Property, Alternative Vehicles, Fuels, Sustainable technologies, Energy, Environmental technology, Resource economics, Fuels, Lafarge, LafargeHolcim, Biosolids, Cement, Alternative fuel, Low-carbon economy

b'Driven by a desire to innovate - and with all operations focused on maximizing sustainability - Geocycle Canada and Lafarge Canada have been exploring the use of low carbon and alternative fuels to reduce our carbon emissions.

Key Points: 
  • b'Driven by a desire to innovate - and with all operations focused on maximizing sustainability - Geocycle Canada and Lafarge Canada have been exploring the use of low carbon and alternative fuels to reduce our carbon emissions.
  • Part of the approach includes collaboration with neighbouring communities, highlighting their challenges, and turning these into opportunities.\nThis press release features multimedia.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210517005693/en/\nGeocycle Canada and Lafarge Canada\xe2\x80\x99s Richmond Cement Plant recently reached a long-term partnership agreement with the Capital Regional District (CRD) of British Columbia, a Canadian district with approximately 500,000 residents.
  • This partnership means Geocycle Canada and the Richmond Cement plant team will co-process biosolids (an organic matter recycled from sewage), produced by CRD from treated wastewater, as an alternative to non-renewable energy sources.

Intertrust and Emitwise Partner to Accelerate the Corporate World's Transition to Net Zero Carbon

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Monday, May 17, 2021
Articles, Greenhouse gas emissions, Resource economics, Energy, Climate change policy, Carbon finance, Renewable energy, Energy economics, Low-carbon economy, Carbon neutrality, Carbon accounting

The Intertrust Platform and its core data technology provide companies with secure data interoperability, protected data exchanges, and data governance controls.

Key Points: 
  • The Intertrust Platform and its core data technology provide companies with secure data interoperability, protected data exchanges, and data governance controls.
  • Together these companies will increase the efficiency of carbon data flows between a company, its supply chain, and its climate initiatives.
  • 2020 saw the number of companies committing to net zero carbon targets triple , and the requirement for carbon accounting has boomed.
  • Trusted by companies worldwide and across various sectors, the platform aligns businesses with global climate targets and reporting standards, helping them mitigate risks and accelerate their transition to net zero.

Goodyear And Enovos To Build Luxembourg's First Large Solar Carport

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Monday, May 17, 2021
Resource economics, Energy, Articles, Switch, Low-carbon economy, Energy policy, Emissions reduction

"We are pleased to help the Luxembourgish government in its goal to the switch to 100% renewable energies.

Key Points: 
  • "We are pleased to help the Luxembourgish government in its goal to the switch to 100% renewable energies.
  • "\nErik von Scholz, CEO of Enovos Luxembourg added: "Enovos in close collaboration with our industrial partners strive to progress swiftly the implementation of renewable energies and thus the decarbonization of the energy sector.
  • Enovos\' ambitions are enabled by its expertise to develop and put in action renewable energy sourced solution.
  • For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to www.goodyear.com/corporate .\nView original content to download multimedia: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/goodyear-and-enovos-to-build-lux...\n'

REPEAT – PowerTap’s use of Renewable Natural Gas significantly increases its carbon credit potential under California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard Carbon Credit Program

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Monday, May 17, 2021
Articles, Energy, Resource economics, Fuels, Low-carbon economy, Low-carbon fuel standard, Sustainable transport, Carbon finance, California Air Resources Board, Carbon credit

The Company is pleased to provide an update on plans for its wholly-owned subsidiary, PowerTap, to participate in the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (\xe2\x80\x9cLCFS\xe2\x80\x9d) Carbon Credit program.

Key Points: 
  • The Company is pleased to provide an update on plans for its wholly-owned subsidiary, PowerTap, to participate in the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (\xe2\x80\x9cLCFS\xe2\x80\x9d) Carbon Credit program.
  • PowerTap is eligible to earn LCFS credits as soon as PowerTap installs its fueling units and makes them accessible to the public.
  • California\'s LCFS market may be one of most unique Carbon emission credit trading programs, reflecting California\xe2\x80\x99s commitment to greenhouse gas reductions.
  • The LCFS Carbon Credit program is described in more detail in our press release of December 15, 2020 and on the California Air Resources Board website, https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/low-carbon-fuel-standard .

EU buildings' policy should address the carbon footprint of construction, says BPIE

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Monday, May 17, 2021
Articles, Energy economics, Energy, Resource economics, Greenhouse gas emissions, Carbon footprint, Environmental impact of the energy industry, Low-carbon economy, Zero-energy building

b'BRUSSELS, May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The EU\'s forthcoming legislative revisions for buildings and construction is a critical opportunity to create policy and investment certainty on how energy performance requirements will be supported by carbon performance rules, says BPIE.

Key Points: 
  • b'BRUSSELS, May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The EU\'s forthcoming legislative revisions for buildings and construction is a critical opportunity to create policy and investment certainty on how energy performance requirements will be supported by carbon performance rules, says BPIE.
  • New research from the think tank shows that while some EU Member States have introduced comprehensive policy action to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings and construction, this should now be coordinated and regulated at European level.\nThe European Union aims to be climate-neutral by 2050, requiring a fundamental transformation of the construction and building sectors.
  • Direct building CO2 emissions need to more than halve by 2030 to get on track for a net-zero carbon building stock by 20501.
  • BPIE finds that the introduction of a \'2050 whole life-cycle performance roadmap\', scheduled for 2023, is out of sync with the current legislative review process .\n"Policy action taken by a number of Member States demonstrate that whole-life carbon policies are possible and desirable.

EU buildings' policy should address the carbon footprint of construction, says BPIE

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Monday, May 17, 2021
Articles, Energy economics, Energy, Resource economics, Greenhouse gas emissions, Carbon footprint, Environmental impact of the energy industry, Low-carbon economy, Zero-energy building

b'BRUSSELS, May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The EU\'s forthcoming legislative revisions for buildings and construction is a critical opportunity to create policy and investment certainty on how energy performance requirements will be supported by carbon performance rules, says BPIE.

Key Points: 
  • b'BRUSSELS, May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The EU\'s forthcoming legislative revisions for buildings and construction is a critical opportunity to create policy and investment certainty on how energy performance requirements will be supported by carbon performance rules, says BPIE.
  • New research from the think tank shows that while some EU Member States have introduced comprehensive policy action to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings and construction, this should now be coordinated and regulated at European level.\nThe European Union aims to be climate-neutral by 2050, requiring a fundamental transformation of the construction and building sectors.
  • Direct building CO2 emissions need to more than halve by 2030 to get on track for a net-zero carbon building stock by 20501.
  • BPIE finds that the introduction of a \'2050 whole life-cycle performance roadmap\', scheduled for 2023, is out of sync with the current legislative review process .\n"Policy action taken by a number of Member States demonstrate that whole-life carbon policies are possible and desirable.

Xinhua Silk Road: China state-owned grid firm's Jiangsu branch explores new path to boost local low carbon development

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Monday, May 17, 2021
Articles, Energy, Energy economics, Resource economics, Emissions reduction, Emerging technologies, Climate change policy, Smart grid, Low-carbon economy, Sustainable energy, Energy development, Electrical grid

b"BEIJING, May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China's state-owned grid operator, helped the east China-located coastal province - Jiangsu incubate a new and green type of power system to facilitate the province's low carbon economic development.\nThe company, affiliated to state-owned State Grid Corporation of China, released in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu on Tuesday a blue paper named clean energy enabling fantastic Jiangsu to share with the world its practices, experience and achievements in exploring the new type of power system for green development.\nJiangsu, as a key zone with enormous potential for carbon emission reduction in China, has been one of the earliest runners in the country to develop clean energy such as PV and wind power and in the meantime encountered troubles in local power grid stability and control due to complicated power supply composition including the high proportion of new energy and external power supply in total provincial power supply.\nTo solve these issues, State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power enhanced linkage among power source, power grid, grid load and power storage and focused on strong smart grid construction in facilitating establishment of a green power system and propelling green development in Jiangsu, said Li Jijun, deputy head of Think Tank for Economics Affairs of China Economic Information Service (CEIS) on the releasing meeting of the blue paper.\nThe company also poured efforts into de-carbonization of energy supply, optimization of clean energy distribution platforms and promotion of clean energy consumption to further speed up building the new energy-dominated new power system in Jiangsu.\nBy the end of 2020, total installed electricity generation capacity of new energy in Jiangsu amounted to 34.96 million kilowatts, up 369.9 percent from the end of 2015.

Key Points: 
  • b"BEIJING, May 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China's state-owned grid operator, helped the east China-located coastal province - Jiangsu incubate a new and green type of power system to facilitate the province's low carbon economic development.\nThe company, affiliated to state-owned State Grid Corporation of China, released in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu on Tuesday a blue paper named clean energy enabling fantastic Jiangsu to share with the world its practices, experience and achievements in exploring the new type of power system for green development.\nJiangsu, as a key zone with enormous potential for carbon emission reduction in China, has been one of the earliest runners in the country to develop clean energy such as PV and wind power and in the meantime encountered troubles in local power grid stability and control due to complicated power supply composition including the high proportion of new energy and external power supply in total provincial power supply.\nTo solve these issues, State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power enhanced linkage among power source, power grid, grid load and power storage and focused on strong smart grid construction in facilitating establishment of a green power system and propelling green development in Jiangsu, said Li Jijun, deputy head of Think Tank for Economics Affairs of China Economic Information Service (CEIS) on the releasing meeting of the blue paper.\nThe company also poured efforts into de-carbonization of energy supply, optimization of clean energy distribution platforms and promotion of clean energy consumption to further speed up building the new energy-dominated new power system in Jiangsu.\nBy the end of 2020, total installed electricity generation capacity of new energy in Jiangsu amounted to 34.96 million kilowatts, up 369.9 percent from the end of 2015.
  • Last year, the province saw annual power generation of 52.2 billion kilowatt hours by new energy, equivalent to reduction of around 15 million tonnes of coal consumption and carbon emission of 48 million tonnes.\nNew energy, which was once a complementary energy source for the province, now serves as an alternative energy source with multiple types, giant output size and broad application and distribution in Jiangsu.\n"

Xinhua Silk Road: China state-owned grid firm's Jiangsu branch explores new path to boost local low carbon development

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Monday, May 17, 2021
Articles, Energy, Energy economics, Resource economics, Smart grid, Low-carbon economy, Electrical grid, Sustainable energy, Energy development, Wind power, Energy policy of China, Microgeneration

b"BEIJING, May 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China's state-owned grid operator, helped the east China-located coastal province - Jiangsu incubate a new and green type of power system to facilitate the province's low carbon economic development.\nThe company, affiliated to state-owned State Grid Corporation of China, released in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu on Tuesday a blue paper named clean energy enabling fantastic Jiangsu to share with the world its practices, experience and achievements in exploring the new type of power system for green development.\nJiangsu, as a key zone with enormous potential for carbon emission reduction in China, has been one of the earliest runners in the country to develop clean energy such as PV and wind power and in the meantime encountered troubles in local power grid stability and control due to complicated power supply composition including the high proportion of new energy and external power supply in total provincial power supply.\nTo solve these issues, State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power enhanced linkage among power source, power grid, grid load and power storage and focused on strong smart grid construction in facilitating establishment of a green power system and propelling green development in Jiangsu, said Li Jijun, deputy head of Think Tank for Economics Affairs of China Economic Information Service (CEIS) on the releasing meeting of the blue paper.\nThe company also poured efforts into de-carbonization of energy supply, optimization of clean energy distribution platforms and promotion of clean energy consumption to further speed up building the new energy-dominated new power system in Jiangsu.\nBy the end of 2020, total installed electricity generation capacity of new energy in Jiangsu amounted to 34.96 million kilowatts, up 369.9 percent from the end of 2015.

Key Points: 
  • b"BEIJING, May 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of China's state-owned grid operator, helped the east China-located coastal province - Jiangsu incubate a new and green type of power system to facilitate the province's low carbon economic development.\nThe company, affiliated to state-owned State Grid Corporation of China, released in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu on Tuesday a blue paper named clean energy enabling fantastic Jiangsu to share with the world its practices, experience and achievements in exploring the new type of power system for green development.\nJiangsu, as a key zone with enormous potential for carbon emission reduction in China, has been one of the earliest runners in the country to develop clean energy such as PV and wind power and in the meantime encountered troubles in local power grid stability and control due to complicated power supply composition including the high proportion of new energy and external power supply in total provincial power supply.\nTo solve these issues, State Grid Jiangsu Electric Power enhanced linkage among power source, power grid, grid load and power storage and focused on strong smart grid construction in facilitating establishment of a green power system and propelling green development in Jiangsu, said Li Jijun, deputy head of Think Tank for Economics Affairs of China Economic Information Service (CEIS) on the releasing meeting of the blue paper.\nThe company also poured efforts into de-carbonization of energy supply, optimization of clean energy distribution platforms and promotion of clean energy consumption to further speed up building the new energy-dominated new power system in Jiangsu.\nBy the end of 2020, total installed electricity generation capacity of new energy in Jiangsu amounted to 34.96 million kilowatts, up 369.9 percent from the end of 2015.
  • Last year, the province saw annual power generation of 52.2 billion kilowatt hours by new energy, equivalent to reduction of around 15 million tonnes of coal consumption and carbon emission of 48 million tonnes.\nNew energy, which was once a complementary energy source for the province, now serves as an alternative energy source with multiple types, giant output size and broad application and distribution in Jiangsu.\nView original content to download multimedia: http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/xinhua-silk-road-china-state-own...\n"

PowerTap’s use of Renewable Natural Gas significantly increases its carbon credit potential under California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard Carbon Credit Program

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Friday, May 14, 2021
Articles, Energy, Resource economics, Fuels, Low-carbon economy, Low-carbon fuel standard, Sustainable transport, Carbon finance, California Air Resources Board, Carbon credit

The Company is pleased to provide an update on plans for its wholly-owned subsidiary, PowerTap, to participate in the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (\xe2\x80\x9cLCFS\xe2\x80\x9d) Carbon Credit program.

Key Points: 
  • The Company is pleased to provide an update on plans for its wholly-owned subsidiary, PowerTap, to participate in the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (\xe2\x80\x9cLCFS\xe2\x80\x9d) Carbon Credit program.
  • PowerTap is eligible to earn LCFS credits as soon as PowerTap installs its fueling units and makes them accessible to the public.
  • California\'s LCFS market may be one of most unique Carbon emission credit trading programs, reflecting California\xe2\x80\x99s commitment to greenhouse gas reductions.
  • The LCFS Carbon Credit program is described in more detail in our press release of December 15, 2020 and on the California Air Resources Board website, https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/low-carbon-fuel-standard .

SNC-Lavalin enhances ESG Targets, commits to Net Zero Carbon by 2030 with launch of 'Our vision for engineering a sustainable society'

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Friday, May 14, 2021
Articles, Resource economics, Energy, Greenhouse gas emissions, Carbon dioxide, Climate change policy, S&P/TSX 60, SNC-Lavalin, Low-carbon economy, Carbon neutrality

A priority within the targets is achieving net zero carbon emissions and SNC-Lavalin today announces its Routemap to achieving Net Zero Carbon emissions by 2030 across corporate activities,\n"Setting clear Environmental, Social, and Governance targets is a call to action for our whole organization, and will be integral to how we provide solutions to our clients.

Key Points: 
  • A priority within the targets is achieving net zero carbon emissions and SNC-Lavalin today announces its Routemap to achieving Net Zero Carbon emissions by 2030 across corporate activities,\n"Setting clear Environmental, Social, and Governance targets is a call to action for our whole organization, and will be integral to how we provide solutions to our clients.
  • We have designed a Routemap that clearly defines how we will achieve this, and the immediate actions that we will be taking to reduce emissions from our own activities.
  • For the Company, it will further strengthen its talent pool, enabling it to better serve clients and achieve business objectives.
  • SNC-Lavalin\'s Integrity Program aims to prevent, detect and respond to the risk of wrongdoing.