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3/25/24 – Post

Energy = Heroes, Villains, redefining Victors? 

Energy has allowed us, humankind, great freedom from toil. Scientific global data is showing how we are using old forms of energy production defines us as Climate Change Villains. Society is in a phase now to redefine energy as partnership victors. 

Energy partnerships for those whom energy serves; consumers are requesting massive change. Society says we want less harmful renewables, like all products, to in every aspect of its development to be in the best service to living kind. How can we make the economic “powerhouse” transition in the easiest, fastest, and smoothest way?

 The Energy sector is the wealthiest GDP producing sector in the world. We do literally have the “power” to change it for the BEST of mankind, living-kind, and allow it to continue to be largest Global GDP producer. Below is a framework for change and below it is why a change is needed.

1) Include a least harm ranking of human health, food production and water health, and biosphere health 

2) Review of all costs, extraction to end use, to produce and distribute energy

3) A full life cycle analysis of renewable energy systems

4) Ranking of these renewables based on the factors above

Using various forms of 3rd party AI to make this easier and faster for analysis and market entry

Here and below are just a few reasons why the full cost balance sheet for a faster transition of our energy systems needs to be done. Lessons learned from Chernobyl (1986 meltdown) and Fukushima (1911 meltdown).

. . . . 

I walked alongside the agricultural fields in Poland in 1995 after . . .

A valuable icon for change for decades, Project Drawdown is . . .  ranking renewable energy and climate change solutions. . . . Their rankings would change based on the long term physically harmful effects when a renewable energy solar plant melts down relative to a nuclear power plant meltdown.

So, if Africa can technologically jump the need for landlines and banking systems through the use of cellphones, we can technologically jump even the need for biofuels that still put 1/3 C02 and greenhouse gasses into our atmosphere. . .

Are we asking ourselves the ALL of the right questions? . . . We just need to be able to put as much “energy” and “shine a light” on these heroic and victorious climate change solutions, within clearly defined time frames, and protected by supporting political frameworks based on the new global scientific data to propel the change we are capable of providing so massively new business opportunities are available now.

full article located at Rrenewables.com

https://drawdown.org/solutions/table-of-solutions

https://press.un.org/en/2005/dev2539.doc.htm

https://apnews.com/article/japan-fukushima-nuclear-radioactive-wastewater-release-fdaed86a7366f68c70eca0397b71b221

#energy problems, # energy solutions, # emerging solutions, #renewable energy, #full life cycle analysis, #ESG reporting, #CSR, # Sustainability, # cradle to grave

3/25/24 – Post

Energy = Heroes, Villains, redefining Victors? 

Energy has allowed us, humankind, great freedom from toil. Scientific global data is showing how we are using old forms of energy production defines us as Climate Change Villains. Society is in a phase now to redefine energy as partnership victors. 

Energy partnerships for those whom energy serves; consumers are requesting massive change. Society says we want less harmful renewables, like all products, to in every aspect of its development to be in the best service to living kind. How can we make the economic “powerhouse” transition in the easiest, fastest, and smoothest way?

 The Energy sector is the wealthiest GDP producing sector in the world. We do literally have the “power” to change it for the BEST of mankind, living-kind, and allow it to continue to be largest Global GDP producer. Below is a framework for change and below it is why a change is needed.

1) Include a least harm ranking of human health, food production and water health, and biosphere health 

2) Review of all costs, extraction to end use, to produce and distribute energy

3) A full life cycle analysis of renewable energy systems

4) Ranking of these renewables based on the factors above

Using various forms of 3rd party AI to make this easier and faster for analysis and market entry

Here and below are just a few reasons why the full cost balance sheet for a faster transition of our energy systems needs to be done. Lessons learned from Chernobyl (1986 meltdown) and Fukushima (1911 meltdown).

. . . . 

I walked alongside the agricultural fields in Poland in 1995 after . . .

A valuable icon for change for decades, Project Drawdown is . . .  ranking renewable energy and climate change solutions. . . . Their rankings would change based on the long term physically harmful effects when a renewable energy solar plant melts down relative to a nuclear power plant meltdown.

So, if Africa can technologically jump the need for landlines and banking systems through the use of cellphones, we can technologically jump even the need for biofuels that still put 1/3 C02 and greenhouse gasses into our atmosphere. . .

Are we asking ourselves the ALL of the right questions? . . . We just need to be able to put as much “energy” and “shine a light” on these heroic and victorious climate change solutions, within clearly defined time frames, and protected by supporting political frameworks based on the new global scientific data to propel the change we are capable of providing so massively new business opportunities are available now.

full article located at Rrenewables.com

https://drawdown.org/solutions/table-of-solutions

https://press.un.org/en/2005/dev2539.doc.htm

https://apnews.com/article/japan-fukushima-nuclear-radioactive-wastewater-release-fdaed86a7366f68c70eca0397b71b221

#energy problems, # energy solutions, # emerging solutions, #renewable energy, #full life cycle analysis, #ESG reporting, #CSR, # Sustainability, # cradle to grave

2/10/24 – Post

? When it comes to AI, Marketing, Social Media, Startups, Blockchain, Human Resources and IT how many of you think ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) will impact it?

Regulatory requirements intensify with European Union’s (EU) Corporate Sustainable Reporting Directive (CSRD). . . .

Top takeaway with ESG reporting requirements in the EU, European Union, for large organizations. And, a large organization is defined as having 50 million in net turnover. €25 million in assets. 250 or more employees.

CSRD, Corporate Sustainable Reporting Directive is replacing NFRD, Non-financial reporting directives. 

Three expansions of CSRD from predecessor ESG regulations:

1) Reporting on water resources and biological diversity, gender and workforce diversity including working conditions in the social reporting.

2) Third party auditing from assurance and reliability reporting with clearly written documented and assumptions. For example, renewable energy goals need to be based on current renewable technologies, not projected technologies to keep businesses legally compliant.

3) Double materiality reporting of finance and environmental impact.

Additional ESG inclusion in CSRD reporting are:

1) Supply chain discussion and influence

2) Board Room and C-suite ESG Accountability

3) Global companies working in Europe need to report. Firms should also be keep an eye on the increasing regulations of the US Security and Exchange Commission and the State of California regulations.

4). Firms reporting on CSRD need to have mitigation plans in place in addition to their ESG goals

Reporting frameworks are seeing that businesses reporting on Scope 1 C02 emissions are easily achieved by using calculations from utility bills. It is picking applicable materiality of social and governance aspects that are confusing businesses.

Manufacturing, transportation and construction will have larger Scope 1 reporting work. While businesses with larger supply chains will have more complex measuring and planning of Scope 3 objects.

Even though ESG should be communicated through the organization as a whole most of the responsibility of CSRD reporting for the Fortune 1000 businesses and organizations are overseen by Sustainability Officers. While CFO’s will generally be responsible for overseeing the financial materiality of CSRD.

A very strong foundational requirement will need to be overseen by the IT department states this article, because if high quality data is not collected then all the goals, planning and time could become inappropriately placed for the investors and consumers reviewing this information.

12/18/23, Jim O’Donnell, News Writer of Regulatory requirements intensify with EU’s CSRD

https://www.techtarget.com/sustainability/feature/366563697/Regulatory-requirements-intensify-with-EUs-CSR

1/22/24 – Post

How to turn the potential “Canary in the Coal Mine” for balanced earth systems of living into opportunities for businesses. 

“In 2022, travel and tourism contributed 168 billion U.S. dollars to Africa’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP).Dec 4, 2023,” states Statistica.

https://lnkd.in/gYPDf4iS

ESG businesses are now including nature based regenerative solutions into their quarterly business reports to stakeholders on global stock exchanges. Mutually beneficial: government entities on for tourism and travel can directly show in their reports ESG business associated with tourism, supply chains located in, near, or through the Congo to start at stabilizing the 190 species on the endangered species located there with the highest biodiversity in all of the African continent.

Africa has a phenomenally rich culture, that I and all nations can learn from – in addition to a wildly vibrant nature, that deserves to be preserved, protected and cared for….

ESG folks having nature based solutions incorporated into your business practices = here is your opportunity to step forward and to take measurable action. I am working towards my own renewable energy and nature based regeneration of pollinators. Specifically, because of my time as carer and Agricultural Beekeeping Engineer trainer for the Africanized Bees for 2 and 1/2 years in Paraguay, South America as a Peace Corps volunteer. I learned to love them, respect them, and great appreciation for their incredible work and our need for these phenomenal creatures.

Lessons I’ve learned from a California Rail system: never built from Los Angeles to San Francisco. Millions to contractors on studies. Environmentalist stopped sections and required plans to be redone for spotting of an endangered bird. Can the bird be relocated and more protection for it for decades at 1/1000th of a cost to tax payers. And, how much benefit in the long run would wildlife incur as a result of the hundreds and thousands of individual cars taken off the road to have the rail system. There are many correlations from that work and an ability to protect wildlife when both are considered at the same time, instead of one or the other. Let Africa prosper and businesses located their prosper, too. When we ask ourselves how can both work together and thrive long term.

9/25/23 – Post

Emerging trends in Aviation Bio-fuel production.
The Airplane web of fuel production and use: 

The next level for C02 reduction for airplane biofuels use is onsite or nearby airport owned or contracted airport production. Many airports are located along the coast. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that 60% of the global population is located along the coast, and so too are airports supporting these populations for business and travel needs. Airports can more readily acquire algae for biofuel conversation for airplane fuel from the local coastlines.

For example, in California, the sixth largest economy in the world, Los Angeles Airport (LAX), Santa Monica Airport, San Diego Airport, Long Beach Airport, and John Wayne Airport are located on or near the coastline. Why is this important? There is an cost and a C02 reduction advantage when compared to large scale solar and wind farms. They are generally located hundreds of miles away requiring long distribution lines to transport the fuel to consumers.

Startups and the Sustainable Aviation Buyers Alliance could consider these additional factors when providing biofuel for Airplane use,

Advantages:

More reliable source of fuel available. Mitigating fuel supply disruption due to increasing storms, pandemics, flooding along any portion of transport vehicles path.
Additional airport revenue streams. Should another pandemic happen and consumer airplanes are grounded, they can still sell the fuel to hospitals for ambulances and backup generation when their need increases due to the pandemic, fire departments, power companies, and basic needs food distribution trucks to grocery stores and food deliver units.
During Bull Markets, should there by excess or fuel is selling at higher prices in local retail space, airports can sell this onsite algae fuel production to nearby hotel buses, vans, and courtesy vehicles, and taxi cabs that bring the continuous streams of flyers 24 hours a day 365 days per year. 

– Additional financial resiliency: Airports would also have another advantage to selling algae converted fuels on site at the airport during after business hours and capture local airport support transport fuel needs.

Disadvantages:

The main disadvantage to onsite algae biofuels production at airports is safety. Two mitigating steps could be building the facilities underground. Underground construction increases facility startup costs. Another alternative is to build the algae biofuel facility nearby, after a cost and risk analysis dictates which is safer and more financially viable at certain distance away.

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Oil Giants Invest $110 Billion In New Fossil Fuels After Spending $1 Billion On Green PR

Exxon Mobil Corp., Royal Dutch Shell, Chevron, Total and BP together have spent more than $1 billion on public relations since the Paris Agreement. 

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2/10/24 – Post

? When it comes to AI, Marketing, Social Media, Startups, Blockchain, Human Resources and IT how many of you think ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) will impact it?

Regulatory requirements intensify with European Union’s (EU) Corporate Sustainable Reporting Directive (CSRD). . . .

Top takeaway with ESG reporting requirements in the EU, European Union, for large organizations. And, a large organization is defined as having 50 million in net turnover. €25 million in assets. 250 or more employees.

CSRD, Corporate Sustainable Reporting Directive is replacing NFRD, Non-financial reporting directives. 

Three expansions of CSRD from predecessor ESG regulations:

1) Reporting on water resources and biological diversity, gender and workforce diversity including working conditions in the social reporting.

2) Third party auditing from assurance and reliability reporting with clearly written documented and assumptions. For example, renewable energy goals need to be based on current renewable technologies, not projected technologies to keep businesses legally compliant.

3) Double materiality reporting of finance and environmental impact.

Additional ESG inclusion in CSRD reporting are:

1) Supply chain discussion and influence

2) Board Room and C-suite ESG Accountability

3) Global companies working in Europe need to report. Firms should also be keep an eye on the increasing regulations of the US Security and Exchange Commission and the State of California regulations.

4). Firms reporting on CSRD need to have mitigation plans in place in addition to their ESG goals

Reporting frameworks are seeing that businesses reporting on Scope 1 C02 emissions are easily achieved by using calculations from utility bills. It is picking applicable materiality of social and governance aspects that are confusing businesses.

Manufacturing, transportation and construction will have larger Scope 1 reporting work. While businesses with larger supply chains will have more complex measuring and planning of Scope 3 objects.

Even though ESG should be communicated through the organization as a whole most of the responsibility of CSRD reporting for the Fortune 1000 businesses and organizations are overseen by Sustainability Officers. While CFO’s will generally be responsible for overseeing the financial materiality of CSRD.

A very strong foundational requirement will need to be overseen by the IT department states this article, because if high quality data is not collected then all the goals, planning and time could become inappropriately placed for the investors and consumers reviewing this information.

12/18/23, Jim O’Donnell, News Writer of Regulatory requirements intensify with EU’s CSRD

https://www.techtarget.com/sustainability/feature/366563697/Regulatory-requirements-intensify-with-EUs-CSR