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One third of new transit buses will be electric in 2020, all by 2030: Proterra CEO
Several companies already manufacture electric buses, which now operate in several cities around the country. But the CEO of electric-bus maker Proterra believes these vehicles will soon challenge their internal-combustion counterparts for dominance of city streets. The market share of…
Floods, Food Security and Wildlife Loss Top Public’s Climate Change Concerns
Nearly two thirds of British adults accept climate change is happening and is primarily due to human activity, according to a major new poll that detects a “discernible shift” in the public’s engagement with climate-related risks. The ComRes survey of…
Sustainable Flight with Biofuels
If the aviation sector were a country, it would be the eighth-largest emitter of greenhouse gases in the world — using planes and helicopters to move people and cargo around the world produces around two percent of the world’s planet…
European Smog Could Be 27 Times More Toxic than Air Pollution in China
Much of the air pollution in China comes from natural sources, rather than the burning of fossil fuels that makes up most of the problem in the West. Smog in Europe and North America could be more than 25 times…
Humans Causing Climate to Change 170 Times Faster than Natural Forces
Researchers behind ‘Anthropocene equation’ say impact of people’s intense activity on Earth far exceeds that of natural events spread across millennia. For the first time, researchers have developed a mathematical equation to describe the impact of human activity on the…
Caffè Nero Teams Up with Bio-Bean and First Mile to Turn Waste Coffee Into Fuel
Caffè Nero has revealed details of a scheme to recycle coffee grounds from 122 of its London stores to make low-carbon fuel. The scheme, which was formally announced late last week but which has been running since July 2016, sees…
Shell Fuel Stations in U.K., Netherlands to Add Electric-Car Charging
Both Royal Dutch Shell and France’s Total plan to add charging stations, with Shell having already selected some potential locations. Certain Shell fuel stations in the U.K. and The Netherlands will offer electric-car charging later this year, Shell’s John Abbott…