Tag: The Nature Conservancy

Microsoft, Planet and The Nature Conservancy launch the Global Renewables Watch

Stuart Mitchell

Microsoft Corp., Planet Labs PBC and The Nature Conservancy recently announced its plans to launch the Global Renewables Watch (GRW), a first-of-its-kind living atlas intended to map and measure all utility-scale solar and wind installations on Earth using artificial intelligence (AI) and satellite imagery, allowing users to evaluate clean energy transition progress and track trends over time. With initial mapping of solar and wind energy installations in Germany and India, as well as solar installations in Brazil and Egypt completed, the GRW is being built to serve as a publicly…

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Cambium Carbon Releases ‘Reforestation Hub’ Report Findings

Stuart Mitchell

Cambium Carbon, with support from The Nature Conservancy and the Arbor Day Foundation, released its Reforestation Hub assessment reports for three pilot cities — New York City, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Eugene, Oregon — that took part in the program. The Reforestation Hub model seeks to identify opportunities for cities to establish a circular economy for urban forestry work, where trees removed by government and private operators are recycled into higher-value products to generate new funds for tree planting in cities. By providing the three participating cities with a localized road…

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Amazon Announces Investment in Nature-Based Carbon Removal Solutions in Brazil with The Nature Conservancy

Stuart Mitchell

As part of its efforts to support global solutions to the climate crisis, Amazon has announced the launch of the Agroforestry and Restoration Accelerator in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, a global environmental organization. The Accelerator will create a more sustainable source of income for thousands of local farmers in the Brazilian Amazonian state of Pará, while also restoring native rainforests and fighting climate change by naturally trapping and storing carbon. According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, nature-based solutions have a critical role to play in avoiding the…

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Electrolux Celebrates 1,000th Tree Donation To The Nature Conservancy

Stuart Mitchell

Electrolux has announced that it has donated its 1,000th tree to The Nature Conservancy. Through a partnership with The Nature Conservancy’s Plant a Billion Trees campaign, Electrolux North America is helping plant a tree on behalf of every consumer who registers their new Electrolux appliance before June 30, 2022. The company reached the 1,000th tree in the campaign’s first three months. The campaign is a major forest restoration effort with the goal of planting a billion trees across the planet.  “We are deeply committed to sustainability and are proud to…

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Herbal Essences and TerraCycle® “Renew the Forest” Partnership to Plant 60,000+ Trees and Donate 20 Benches Made from Recycled Hair Care Packaging to Nature Preserves Maintained by The Nature Conservancy

Stuart Mitchell

Herbal Essences and international recycling leader, TerraCycle, announce the latest impact of their longtime national recycling program: The installment of 20 benches made from recycled hair care packaging, in three nature preserves maintained by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) and the planting of over 60,000 trees throughout the United States. In the Spring of 2021, Herbal Essences pledged to plant one tree for every two bottles of select bio:renew shampoo or conditioner purchased at Walmart in the U.S. during the month of April (see full program terms here), with a goal…

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