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Pope Goes Electric, Sets Example for World Leaders
Pope Francis, long known for his commitment to environmental stewardship, has taken his call for climate action one step further. He now owns an electric car, a Nissan LEAF.
The LEAF was given...
UK Car Industry Warns ‘Anti-Diesel Agenda’ Harming CO2 Reduction Progress
Average new car CO2 emissions fell to an all-time low for the 19th consecutive year in 2016 thanks to billions of pounds of investment in advanced engine, fuel and battery technology and...
Energy Positive: How Denmark’s Samsø Island Switched to Zero Carbon
Anyone doubting the potential of renewable energy need look no further than the Danish island of Samsø. The 4,000-inhabitant island nestled in the Kattegat Sea has been energy-positive for the past decade,...
Low-Carbon Policy ‘Less Vital than Low Energy Bills and Security’
Ministers should establish a new energy commission to spur on construction of power stations because successive governments have failed to encourage enough fresh power capacity in the UK, according to a House...
DfT Eyes EV Charge Point Boost and New Rules for Insuring Self-Driving Cars
Insurance rules for self-driving cars and measures to improve the provision of electric vehicle charge points have been set out by the government in a new Bill aimed at making the UK...
Minister Tiilikainen: Finland to Achieve Carbon-Neutrality by 2045
Finland has every opportunity to serve as a model country in climate and energy policy, says Minister of Agriculture and the Environment Kimmo Tiilikainen. Making use of the available and new solutions...
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...
Vestas Overtakes General Electric in Climb to Top of US Wind Market
Danish wind turbine maker Vestas Wind Systems supplied 43% of the 8.2 GW of wind power capacity connected to the U.S. power grid last year, overtaking General Electric as the number one...
Frankfurt Institute Doctoral Student Wins ‘Sustainable Energy for all Challenge’ by Improving Modelling Tool Meant to Facilitate Universal Electricity Access
NEW YORK, (Office of Information and Communications Technology) — The United Nations announced recently that Jonas Hörsch, a doctoral student in physics at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, is the winner...
UK Can Still Meet Carbon Targets with Heathrow Expansion, Government Says
The addition of a third runway at Heathrow will not endanger the UK's ability to meet its legally binding climate change targets, the government has claimed in a new Airports National Policy...
Asia’s First Hybrid Electric Ferry Sets Sail
The first hybrid electric ferry in Asia has set sail in the Taiwanese port of Kaohsiung, in the first stage of a plan to clean up the city's marine transport sector with...
London Taxi Company Poised to Rev Up £300m Coventry Electric Cab Factory
The London Taxi Company (LTC) is set to open its £300m electric black cab factory in Coventry in March with a view to producing its first vehicles for the UK market later...
China Approves First List of Green Car Models for Subsidies This Year
China released on Monday this year's first list of "recommended" green energy vehicles, paving the way for 185 car models to receive government subsidies.
Beijing has spent billions of dollars promoting electric and...
IRENA Director Urges Faster Pace on Decarbonization
“As we advance deeper into a new energy paradigm, we need to pick-up the pace of our decarbonization efforts.” That was the message this week from the director-general of the International Renewable...
Siemens Employees Can Charge Electric Vehicles for Free
Beginning in 2017, Siemens employees at as many as 100 of the company's locations in Germany can "fill up" their electric vehicles free of charge. This will apply not only to all-electric...
Wind Power Now Runs All Electric Passenger Trains in the Netherlands
All of the electric passenger trains running in the Netherlands are now powered entirely by wind. One year ahead of schedule, Dutch railway company NS announced its entire electric train fleet is...