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Europe’s Bathing Waters Remain Safe

As you prepare for warm summer days ahead, you will be happy to learn that the vast majority - 85.4 per cent - of bathing water sites in Europe met the EU's...

Europe’s Bathing Waters Remain Safe

As you prepare for warm summer days ahead, you will be happy to learn that the vast majority - 85.4 4 per cent - of bathing water sites in Europe met the...

Solving Problems With Higher Harmonics

The substantial energy efficiency and performance gains of using variable speed drives (VSD s) to control the vast number of electric motors, pumps and fans used in the water industry are well...

How Banks Finance the Deforestation of the Amazon

According to the latest research by the non-governmental organization Greenpeace, loans from Brazilian national and international banks and taxpayers’ money finance the illegal clearing of the Amazon rainforest. The investigation analyzed the granting...

Eager Beavers in the Service of Protecting  the Planet

Finding the good in bad life circumstances was clearly shown during the coronavirus pandemic when people became closer and nature started recovering. The story of Jasmina Lazić and Slobodan Branković, self-confessed travelphiles,...

WHAT IS ESG AND WHAT CHANGES DOES IT BRING?

The increase in society’s awareness of their right to better and safer living conditions and a healthy environment has inevitably led to companies being subjected to stronger pressure on companies that play...

THE MANIPULATION BEHIND ECO-LABELLING

Manipulation is a ubiquitous phenomenon and is as old as humankind. But as society, its values and priorities are changing, manipulation is shaped according to these changes. Consequently, as our time is...

Fluorinated gases and ozone-depleting substances: Council greenlights new rules to reduce harmful emissions

The Council today has adopted two regulations to phase down fluorinated gases (F-gases) and other substances that cause global warming and deplete the ozone layer. While existing EU legislation has already limited the...

Valencia kicks off 2024 as new European Green Capital

The Spanish city of Valencia officially starts, today, as the European Green Capital 2024. To celebrate this achievement, over 400 activities and events are foreseen to reach all sectors of the city,...

Fronius Tauro. Designed to perform – also in sustainability

Powerful in any situation: the robust Fronius Tauro inverter impresses not only by offering maximum flexibility in terms of system design, but also by its minimal overall system operating costs. The robust...

German companies spend significantly more on climate measures

Companies in Germany are investing more money in climate action measures, according to the German development bank KfW. One in seven euros was spent on climate projects. At €72.2 billion ($78.3 billion), the...

Renewables Jobs Nearly Doubled in Past Decade, Soared to 13.7 Million in 2022

Worldwide employment in renewable energy reached 13.7 million in 2022, an increase of one million since 2021 and up from a total of 7.3 million in 2012, according to a new report...

Saudi Arabia to host World Environment Day 2024 with a focus on land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will host World Environment Day 2024 with a focus on land restoration, desertification and drought resilience, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and Saudi Arabia announced today. World Environment Day, marked...

Once threatened, Mexico’s “green jewel” has become a model of conservation

Martha Isabel “Pati” Ruiz Corzo moved to the Sierra Gorda – a dramatic expanse of wilderness in the heart of Mexico – four decades ago in search of a quiet, idyllic place...

2023 Strategic Foresight Report: sustainability and wellbeing at the heart of Europe’s Open Strategic Autonomy

Today, the European Commission presented the 2023 Strategic Foresight Report, which analyses how to put ‘sustainability and people's wellbeing at the heart of Europe's Open Strategic Autonomy' and suggests ten concrete actions...

ABB and Microsoft collaborate to bring generative AI to industrial applications

Expanding on their long-standing partnership, ABB will collaborate with Microsoft on the integration of Azure OpenAI Service into the ABB Ability™ Genix Industrial Analytics and AI suite. The companies will work together...

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