Thirty urban pilot projects in China are experimenting with ways to become more resilient against flooding, drought, pollution and heat waves. This is done ...
Columbus fights congestion with free bus passes
Columbus is the first city in the U.S. to hand out free bus passes to downtown workers to minimize its transit pressures in the inner city districts. The ...
New York State plans 3,200 MW of offshore wind
The state of New York has asked the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to consider identifying and leasing four or more new wind energy areas ( ...
AXA analysis sees energy efficiency improve rapidly
According to an analysis report from insurance giant AXA, the number of the worst rated properties in the UK has gone down about 50 percent in the last ...
Nissan reveals long-range upragde of electric van
Automaker Nissan unveiled a new version of its electric van e-NV200 that has a significantly increased range. The longer-range iteration can travel a ...
Global real estate becoming more and more sustainable
The 2017 Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) has concluded that real estate firms have become three percent more sustainable worldwide in ...
Survey reveals Tesla is 2nd most trusted car brand in Germany
A recent survey on automotive brand trust and loyalty conducted with the German population is showing surprising results. Audi leads despite the emissions ...
UN report urges to work towards pollution-free planet
A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) entitled Towards a pollution-free planet argues that pollution is controllable and ...
Evaporating water could power 70 percent of US
According to researchers at Columbia University, it is possible to generate enough energy to power 70 percent of the United States by using evaporating ...
AkzoNobel to power Dutch factories only with wind
AkzoNobel has signed a major new wind power supply contract with Eneco to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 19 kilotons a year. Paint and coatings made ...
