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ABB Launches the World’s First DigitalIy Integrated Power Transformer
ABB AbilityTM enabled range of products take transformers into the digital age enhancing reliability and efficiency The ABB AbilityTM Power Transformer, unveiled at the 2018 Hanover Fair, in Germany, will be the world’s first integrated solution for digitally enabled power…
Amazon Rainforest Deforestation Hits Highest Rate in 10 Years
About 7,900 square kilometers (3,050 square miles) of forest was cleared in the Brazilian Amazon between August 2017 and July 2018, the worst annual deforestation rate in a decade, according to government data. That’s a 13.7 percent jump from the same period last year. As Greenpeace…
5 Things to Know Before Next Week’s Critical UN Climate Talks
Next week, heads of state and representatives from roughly 200 countries will descend in Katowice, Poland for the 24th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change informally known as COP24. . Here…
6,000 Climate Activists Block 5 London Bridges, Demand Urgent Action
On Saturday, More than 6,000 climate activists shut down five bridges in Central London. The protest, organized under the banner of Extinction Rebellion to call for urgent action on climate change, was the first to intentionally block the bridges “in living memory,” the group…
Diesel Pollution Stunts Children’s Lung Growth, Major Study Shows
Pollution from diesel vehicles is stunting the growth of children’s lungs, leaving them damaged for life, a major study has found. The research, conducted with more than 2,000 school children in London, is the first such study in a city…
Supermarkets Still Produce Thousands of Tonnes of Plastic Bags
Big supermarkets are producing billions of single-use plastic bags each year despite charges that are designed to reduce their use by the public. The UK’s 10 leading supermarkets, including Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Morrisons, Waitrose, Co-op and Aldi, continue to put plastic…
Spain Targets 100% Renewable Electricity by 2050
Spain has set out ambitious plans to switch to 100% renewable electricity by 2050. Under the proposals, the government aims to install at least 3GW of wind and solar power capacity every year over the next 10 years. The news…