A highly automated single-seat car and a shuttle bus will be used to research the interplay of intelligent infrastructure and the vehicles.
Siemens is to test the interaction between autonomous electric vehicles (EVs), intelligent roadside infrastructure...
When new technologies like electricity or the dishwasher took off in the 20th century, most of the people racing to adapt them had no idea what trading candles for light bulbs would...
Nova Innovation claims it has developed the world’s first grid-connected baseload tidal power station.
Scottish cleantech firm Nova Innovation is using Tesla batteries with its tidal energy technology to deliver what it claims is the world’s...
A new analysis from independent financial think tank Carbon Tracker has concluded that it would be cheaper to build new solar PV and onshore wind capacity in Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines...
Poisonous air estimated to cause premature deaths of 7 million people a year worldwide.
In addition to having a deadly impact on people’s physical health, air pollution is now also believed to be responsible for...
The huge loss is a tragedy in itself but also threatens the survival of civilisation, say the world’s leading scientists.
Humanity has wiped out 60% of mammals, birds, fish and reptiles since 1970,...
A new study shows these nations’ domestic policies do not live up to their nationally determined contributions.
Only 16 countries have domestic greenhouse gas reduction targets clearly matching their Paris Agreement commitments.
That’s according to...
ReNew Power has secured a tender to build a new 3MW facility in Visakhapatnam
An Indian renewable energy company has won a proposal to develop a 3MW floating solar farmin Visakhapatnam.
The facility to be...
The throwaway plastics to be banned from 2021 include straws, cutlery, plates, balloon sticks and cotton buds
The proposals also call for at least a 25% reduction by 2025 in the use...
A small Hawaiian island that was an important habitat for endangered species has entirely disappeared, The Huffington Post confirmed Tuesday.
East Island in the French Frigate Shoals, an atoll around 550 miles northwest...
The Italian city of Bologna is offering discounts on products such as beer, ice creams and cinema tickets for people who adopt greener forms of transportation.
Its ‘Bella Mossa’ scheme, which roughly translates...
Tiny pieces of plastic measuring less than five millimeters in length—or roughly the size of a sesame seed—have become a nearly ubiquitous presence in our world. Scientists have found the particles, better...
It was set up to respond to climate change by investing in low-emission and climate-resilient development
A UN-backed fund has pledged to invest more than $1 billion (£0.77bn) in climate mitigationprojects in developing countries.
The...
Uber will charge its customers in London an extra 15p per mile on every trip to help its drivers buy electric cars.
The ride-hailing app hopes to create a £200m fund from the levy to...
By 2060, global consumption of raw resources is set to nearly double to 167 gigatonnes.
That’s according to a new OECD report, which warns as the global economy expands, living standards rise and world...
Surabaya’s recycling incentive scheme allows trash to be traded for tickets.
The Indonesian city of Surabaya is now offering free bus rides in exchange for handing in used plastic bottles and cup.
The country’s second-largest city...
