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UK Has Second-Highest Number of Deaths From NO2 Pollution in Europe
The UK is second only to Italy in Europe for the highest number of annual deaths from a major air pollutant, a report has found just days after a court gave UK ministers a deadline for drawing up a stronger…
Activism around the World: Highlights from November 2016
Each year Global Greengrants Fund makes over 700 grants to environmental activists around the world, helping to support grassroots initiatives to protect the planet and the rights of the people who call these natural places home. Here are three exciting…
Alstom and Carbone 4 measured the carbon footprint of the tramway versus Bus Rapid Transit systems
Alstom and Carbone 4, a leading consulting company specialized in climate-resilient and low-carbon strategy presented recently the results of a study demonstrating that tramways have a smaller footprint than Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems. With global urban transport emissions expected…
UK’s Largest Community-Owned Rooftop Solar Array Installed at Oxfordshire Aerospace Factory
Installation of the UK’s largest community-owned rooftop solar array has been completed at UTC Aerospace Systems CTG’s manufacturing site in Banbury, Oxfordshire. The 2,590 panel project installed at the facility generates 593,304 kWh of clean electricity a year, avoiding 5,800…
Renewable Energy to Crown Buckingham Palace’s £369m Makeover
Solar panels could be fitted onto the roof of Buckingham Palace as part of a £369m renovation of the iconic building, according to a programme report for the proposed refit published last week by the Royal Trustees. According to the…
Calls for greater collaboration to enhance resource efficiency and economic growth
Scientists, industry-leaders and policy-makers gathered in Paris on saturday to discuss the economic potential of resource efficiency, as well as its role in limiting global warming and putting the world on a more sustainable, equitable development track. The event was…
UNIDO and China strengthen the global innovation network on inclusive and sustainable industrial development
The China International Centre for Economic and Technical Exchanges (CICETE) will fund a new project to strengthen the global innovation network on inclusive and sustainable industrial development, which is the mandate of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). An…