Global asset manager Schroders has launched its own Climate Progress Dashboard to offer reliable guidance and insight into the global transition to a low- ...
Google promotes geothermal tech with Dandelion
Google has started an independent business that is not part of the Alphabet group. Dandelion, as it is called, was created to promote geothermal system ...
Electric vehicle purchases in California to be incentivized with $3 billion
A bill to boost electric vehicles in California that passed the California Assembly recently is now further supported through the financial backing of the ...
German and Italian bus operators partner to procure fuel cell buses
Bus operators from Germany and Italy are collaborating to procure 63 fuel cell buses for their public transport systems. This is part of the JIVE ( ...
Biofuel use has to be increased, but also needs to be improved to meet emission standards
The Royal Academy of Engineering has released a report that supports the claim that use of biofuel has to be increased, but at the same time warns from ...
Global banks partner for climate transparency in financial markets
A news release by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) revealed that ANZ, Barclays, Bradesco, Citi, Itaú, National Australia Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, ...
German startup puts farms directly into supermarkets
Infarm, a Berlin-based startup, is bringing distributed farming into supermarkets with its modular vertical farming units. To reduce the carbon ...
Hydropower project hits crowdfunding target in just 2 days
A hydroelectric scheme proposed for the River Weaver in Cheshire has exceeded expectations and met its £635,000 fund-raising target in just 51 hours. ...
Treepedia measures urban vegetation improvement in cities
Tree canopies contribute to lowering urban temperatures by blocking shortwave radiation and increasing water evaporation, mitigate air pollution and their ...
Volvo says goodbye to petrol and diesel
The Swedish carmaker has announced that it will only be producing vehicles that are partially or completely battery-powered from 2019 onward. Such a clear ...
