Sustainability Times

Waste Management company Think Pink is accused of dumping at least 200,000 tonnes of rubbish that it was supposed to have recycled. #sustainability #recycle #reuse #reduce #wastemanagement

Congratulations to Prakriti School for being one of only eight schools globally to receive the prestigious International Green School Award in #NewYork Any organisation promoting #sustainability, #sustainablelifestyle is heartening to see. Prakriti does not just have a green building but it inculcates values into young minds for a #sustainablefuture Bharti Batra Rahul Batra Mridul Batra Shilpa Tayal 👏

In a bid to achieve its #netzero goals, #India 🇮🇳 is planning to develop a fleet of small #nuclearreactors to power industries that are difficult to #decarbonise, such as steel and cement. In her budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced plans to create the 220-megawatt Bharat Small Reactor (BSR) in collaboration with private industry. Later, in August, Tata Consulting Engineers Limited CEO Amit Sharma revealed to media that the company is working with the Department Of Atomic Energy - India (DAE) on the BSR project, with plans to deploy 40 to 50 of these reactors over the next decade.

The #UnitedKingdom 🇬🇧 , where the world’s first coal-fired power station opened in #London in 1882, is on track to become the first G7 country to phase out #coal for #electricity generation this September. In 1990, coal accounted for 80% of the #UK's electricity supply, but by last year, that figure had dropped to just 1%. In contrast, 34.7% of electricity came from #gas, 32.8% from #wind and #solar, 11.6% from #bioenergy, and 13.8% from #nuclear power. Achieving the target of #netzero electricity by 2030 will require a significantly greater reliance on #renewable sources and a reduced dependence on gas.

Is it possible to have too much sun? In #Australia 🇦🇺 , the answer appears to be yes. With more than 650,000 homes equipped with #solarpanels, the country is now grappling with an excess of #solarenergy —so much that residents are facing taxes because of it. The surprising solution? A wager between #ElonMusk and Mike Cannon-Brookes. After severe storms strained Australia’s power infrastructure, the government initially leaned towards expanding coal-powered energy sources rather than transitioning to renewables. Elon Musk, however, tweeted that he could solve the issue in just 100 days. Intrigued, Mike Cannon-Brookes offered to finance the project if Musk’s claim wasn’t just talk. Musk accepted the challenge, promising to install the system at no cost if he failed to meet the deadline. Ultimately, the Tesla 100-watt #Lithium-ion #battery was successfully installed at the Hornsdale Power Reserve, well within the 100-day timeframe. With a capacity of 129 megawatt hours, it became the largest lithium-ion battery in the world at that time. Its success spurred several companies to invest in power storage development, paving the way for consumers to potentially store their own energy and reduce dependence on the national grid. With governments incentivising the shift to #renewableenergy and the appeal of living off the centralised #powergrid, solar power is becoming increasingly attractive. Could a solar revolution be on the horizon?

A Brazilian 🇧🇷 cattle rancher, Dirceu Kruger, has been ordered to pay over $50 million and restore parts of the #Amazon #rainforest he illegally destroyed. This is Brazil's largest climate-related civil case. Kruger had previously cleared 5,600 hectares of public land using chainsaws and fire for cattle pasture. Satellite images and his own admission confirmed the damage. Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources Amazon Rainforest Conservancy Rainforest Alliance Amazon Conservation Amazon Conservation Team Save Amazon Rainforest Accreditation Agency (SARA Agency) Save the Rainforests Foundation #sustainability #saverainforests #saveourplanet

Gravity energy storage is a method of storing #energy by using #gravity to lift heavy objects, which can later be released to generate electricity. It is a #sustainable and efficient way to store energy, especially for balancing supply and demand in #renewableenergy systems. #Gravitybatteries are a new big hope for storing excess renewable #electricity. The idea is ingenious. Does it pass the reality check?

During an event in #Brussels, a Hungarian🇭🇺 official announced that the upcoming Hungarian #EU Presidency will advocate for EU-wide approval of a #geothermal #energy expansion initiative by the end of the year to provide greater certainty for potential investors. Speaking at a conference organized by the EGEC Geothermal, Viktor Horváth, Hungary's deputy state secretary for #energytransition, emphasised that #geothermalenergy, which originates from the Earth's crust, is a locally available resource that will enhance energy security. He also highlighted the importance of making public data from geological databases across EU countries accessible to give investors the confidence they need. #renewableenergy #newenergy European Union

"This is about #climatechange but it is not about #climatechange" - Sunita Narain Down To Earth Centre for Science and Environment, New Delhi

Google is struggling to add carbon-free #energy fast enough, CSO Kate Brandt told GreenBiz . Google reported a 13 percent rise in #greenhouse gas #emissions for 2023 driven by the energy appetite of #artificialintelligence and scarce availability of #renewableenergy