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Pilot program to provide e-bikes to low-income workers in Durango, CO; NREL/CEO study on use patterns, efficiency benefits Supported by a $50,000-grant from the Colorado Energy Office, 16 low-income workers in Durango, Colorado will receive e-bikes through a pilot program of the 4 Corners Office of Resource Efficiency (4CORE). The nonprofit received the grant funding from the state’s “Can Do Colorado Community Challenge.” The bikes, manufactured by Seattle-based Rad Power Bikes, were proc...

The global   ~ US$ 3.5 Mn in  2018, and is projected to expand at a CAGR of  ~ 6% from 2019 to 2027. Emerging warm mix asphalt (WMA) technology is anticipated to augment the global asphalt additives market during the forecast period. Asia Pacific was the leading region of the global asphalt additives market in The Asia Pacific asphalt additives market is estimated to continue its dominance in the global asphalt additives market during the forecast period. Key Drivers of the Asphalt Addi...

A local nonprofit that for almost 30 years has worked to reduce energy consumption and is now zeroing in on a carbon-free, net-zero future for the Roaring Fork Valley received initial support from Aspen’s elected officials Monday to receive $1.2 million next year. As a check-in with Aspen City Council to gauge how it feels about releasing money from a fund that generates revenue through mitigation fees for energy-sucking developments, Mona Newton, executive director for the Community Office f...

There are countless shining examples year-round of Roaring Fork Valley residents taking action to benefit the environment. Aspen Center for Environmental Studies and Roaring Fork Conservancy have outstanding educational programs to nurture a connection with nature among students. Aspen Valley Land Trust works with ranchers and other landowners to conserve vistas and sensitive lands from development. Wilderness Workshop fights to protect the most important unspoiled lands for people and wildlife...

Circularity to Restore the Earth Photo by Sushobhan Badhai/ Unsplash / 22 Apr 2021 Inger Andersen, UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director, UN Environment Programme In these trying times, when we talk about resilience, most people’s minds turn to how to respond to and recover from the COVID-19 pandemic. It is true that the pandemic brought a lot of suffering. Millions of people have died. The global economy contracted 4 per cent in 2020. Livelihoods have collapsed, with an estimat...

Accelerating the energy transition would benefit the environment and the economy in Panama Panamá / 21 Apr 2021 Panama, April 21, 2021 – A new study by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) shows that integrating the energy transition as part of the post-COVID-19 stimulus and recovery plans will trigger significant benefits, not only for the environment and human health, but also for the economy, including the creation of new jobs. Drawing on concrete data and developed with a Green ...

Supporting circularity in South Africa-EU food trade 15-03-2021 Jeske van Seters, Tlale Matseke and Sean Woolfrey, ECDPM commentary, 15 March 2021 South African wine is well known in Europe, but Europeans consume many more South African products, often without knowing. The European Union (EU) is the second largest market for South African exports, and food and beverages represent a particularly important category – thin...

) that was established in 1999 to financially support CORE, also was considered visionary at the time. The program, which Pitkin County and the city of Aspen adopted, requires property owners who install energy-sucking amenities such as heated pools and snowmelt driveways to offset those carbon emissions by either paying a fee or installing renewables onsite. Since Pitkin County tightened up its building code last year to require new homes to be built more energy efficient, REMP fees aren’t b...

Changelabs launches green accelerator in Egypt Changelabs, leading accelerator in the Middle East, launched its new “Scale Up To Green” accelerator program targeting top Egyptian resource efficiency, green energy, and agritech companies. The program is being launched in partnership with the Green for Growth Fund (GGF), which is an investment fund worth over €400m supported by the IMF, Deutsche Bank, and other leading organisations. It will serve to help GGF identify potential portfolio co...

2020 Sanctuary Award winners announced The MOD’s Sanctuary Awards 2020 champion sustainability and celebrate the work of our people in defence-wide projects. From: Sanctuary Awards logo 2020. Defence Crown Copyright 2021. Held virtually this year, the awards are organised by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation and aim to showcase sustainability efforts across defence, both in the UK and overseas. The prestigious Silver Otter trophy is awarded annually to the best Conservation ...