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Shell Investors Dismiss Climate Resolution to Set Carbon Reduction Targets
Shareholders in Shell rejected proposals for the oil giant to set public emission reduction targets at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in the Netherlands yesterday. The proposals were rejected by 94 per cent of shareholders on Tuesday, despite a sustained…
Romania Doubles Incentives For Plug-In Electric Vehicles
In a bid to help reduce the country’s growing air pollution problems, the government of Romania has reportedly doubled the incentives on offer for buyers of plug-in electric vehicles. Following the changes — creating the “Rabla Plus” program out of…
Easyjet Cuts Carbon Emissions 30 Per Cent Since 2000
Easyjet has cut the carbon emissions of its flights by almost a third since 2000 thanks to a combination of better technology and improvements in operating efficiency. Over the last 17 years its emissions per passenger, per kilometre travelled have…
Range for E-cars up to 1000 km with New Batteries
You cannot get far today with electric cars. One reason is that the batteries require a lot of space. Fraunhofer scientists are stacking large cells on top of one another. This provides vehicles with more power. Initial tests in the…
Report: UK Grid ‘Unprepared’ for Solar and Electric Vehicle Surge
The UK’s energy system could suffer “serious consequences” unless action is taken now to prepare for the rapidly-growing number of clean technologies accessing the grid, according to a new report by think tank Green Alliance. Launched today, the report argues…
Ford Reveals 1st Pursuit-Rated Hybrid Police Car (PHOTOS)
Ford has revealed what it describes as the industry’s first pursuit-rated hybrid police car, the Ford Police Responder Hybrid Sedan. This is part of Ford’s $4.5 billion “electrified” vehicles push (hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and pure electrics). Considering that Ford sells…
Scotland Sets Wind Record, Provides Enough Electricity for 3.3 Million Homes in March
Slowly but surely, it is becoming fact that households and entire countries can run on clean, renewable energy. Costa Rica, for instance, ran on renewable energy sources for 285 days in 2015 and achieved similarly in 2016. Additionally, Denmark produced…