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Australian Solar Could Power Singapore Within a Decade
When the 720 km power cable from Norway to the UK made landfall two years ago it was hailed as the longest in the world. Now a Singaporean renewable energy company has...
Greta Thunberg to Sail Across Atlantic for UN Climate Summits
Greta Thunberg is to sail across the Atlantic in a high-speed racing yacht next month to attend UN climate summits in the US and Chile as part of a sabbatical year the...
The Belgian Way – High Ambitions and a Search for Compromise
Belgium has a well-developed institutional and legal system in place to protect the environment. Overlapping responsibilities in environmental matters between the federal and federated authorities are unavoidable given the distribution of competences...
Berkeley Became First US City to Ban Natural Gas
Berkeley this week became the first city in the United States to ban natural, fossil gas hook-ups in new buildings.The landmark ordinance was passed into law on Tuesday, after being approved unanimously...
Germany Installs Cables over a Highway to Power Hybrid Trucks
A stretch of a prominent Germany highway just got a high-tech upgrade: overhead power lines — like the ones you only see over rail tracks — that can power hybrid trucks.
The German...
IEA Launches New Tool for Tracking Oil and Gas-Related Methane Emissions Worldwide
The International Energy Agency has launched a new online tool that tracks oil and gas-related sources of methane, a major and often overlooked greenhouse gas. The new “methane tracker” offers the most...
Small Loads from Internet-Connected Devices All Add Up
Our always-on devices turn out to consume a lot of power. Do I really need to connect my garage door to the Internet?
A few years ago I called Sanctuary Magazine "the best...
UK Goes Record-Breaking 1,838 Hours Coal-Free Already This Year
The UK has gone a record-breaking 1,838 hours without using coal to generate electricity already this year.The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has highlighted that 2018’s record of 1837.5...
HP Aims to Power Global Operations with 100% Renewables by 2035
HP has set a target to ensure its global operations are powered with 100% renewable electricity by 2035.It is part of the printing and personal systems manufacturer’s latest commitments to drive a...
Wasting Food ‘Is Top Cause of Environmental Guilt Among Brits’, What Is Yours?
Wasting food is the top cause of environmental guilt among Brits.That’s according to a new survey of 2,001 people, conducted by Opinium research and commissioned by renewable energy supplier Pure Planet, which...
Sadiq Khan Invests £6m to Tackle London’s Toxic Air
London Mayor Sadiq Khan is investing £6 million in 15 projects aimed at improving the capital’s air quality and climate emergency.The grant from the Air Quality Fund will support four new Low...
Cobalt Production ‘Must Nearly Double to Enable Required EV Growth’
Cobalt production needs to nearly double to make and charge enough electric vehicles (EVs) for the UK to meet its 2050 climate targets.That’s according to a letter co-authored by the Natural History...
What’s the Cheapest Country to Run an EV?
What’s the cheapest country to run an electric vehicle (EV)?A new set of statistics calculated by Compare the Market suggests it might be the South American nation of Chile, where it costs...
Big Pharma Emits More Greenhouse Gases Than the Automotive Industry
Rarely does mention of the pharmaceutical industry conjure up images of smoke stacks, pollution and environmental damage.Yet our recent study found the global pharmaceutical industry is not only a significant contributor to...
New £65m Plastic Recycling Plant to Be Powered by Landfill Waste
A new £65 million plastic recycling plant will be powered by electricity made from non-recyclable rubbish.
Pennon Group, the parent company of waste giant Viridor, will use power generated from its £252 million...
Bill Gates and EU Launch €100m Clean Energy Investment Fund
A new €100 million (£88m) clean energy investment fund has been launched by a fund led by Bill Gates, the European Commission and European Investment Bank (EIB).Initially announced in October last year,...