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Walmart Takes Aim at Supply Chain Emissions with Launch of Project Gigaton
Walmart has this week officially kicked off a new plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions across its global supply chain by one gigaton by 2030.
Dubbed Project Gigaton, the new initiative was unveiled...
Stanford Completes Rooftop Solar On 15 More Buildings
Starting in 2012, Stanford University began an ambitious program to bring solar power to its Silicon Valley campus. The University’s Department of Sustainability and Energy Management reviewed 20 proposals from solar energy...
Etsy Sets Global Zero Waste Goal
Online handmade items marketplace Etsy has announced plans to secure 'zero waste' status across its global operations, following news it has achieved Living Building Challenge sustainability certification for its new headquarters in...
Westfield Shopping Centers Throughout Australia Get 40 New ChargePoint EV Charging Bays
The popular Westfield shopping center network in Australia is now home to 40 new ChargePoint electric vehicle charging bays (spread across 10 different locations), thanks to a new partnership with BMW Australia....
7-Eleven to Power 425 Texas Stores With Wind Energy
7-Eleven, Inc. will energize 425 stories in Texas with wind energy it will buy from TXU Energy. This initiative is expected to reduce 7-Eleven's carbon footprint by 6.7 percent and reduce operating...
Households to Dump 235 Million Tonnes of Clothing in Landfill this Spring
Hundreds of millions of tonnes of clothing is set to be dumped in landfill this spring by UK consumers unaware that much of it can be reused or recycled, according to new...
Dressing for Long-Term Success: H&M Vows to Become ‘Climate Positive’ by 2040
Swedish fashion giant H&M has unveiled new plans to become a 'climate positive' retailer throughout its value chain by 2040.
The headline target is a key plank of the retailers new '100 per...
MEPs vote to ban the use of palm oil in biofuels
MEPs have voted overwhelmingly to ban biofuels made from vegetable oils including palm oil by 2020, to prevent the EU’s renewable transport targets from inadvertently contributing to deforestation.
A new palm oil regulation,...
BT Inks £185m Wind Power Deal
Two major new corporate renewable energy deals have been inked this week, with BT signing a £185m contract with a Scottish wind farm and building materials specialist Wienerberger agreeing to purchase power...
Northern Irish Energy Storage Cave Project Secures €90m Grant
The UK may be on its way out of the EU, but for the next two years it remains an EU member and eligible for EU clean tech funding.
As such, an innovative...
Why Cities are Outpacing Countries in the Race to Curb Climate Change
Cities from Oslo to Sydney are setting goals to curb climate change that exceed national targets, causing tensions with central governments about who controls policy over green energy and transport and construction.
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Brazilian Urban Farming Project Could Reduce Carbon Emissions by 20 Percent
A controversial elevated highway in one of the largest urban centers in the world, São Paulo, Brazil, may be undergoing an urban agricultural renewal in the near future.
The Minhocão, a 3.5 km...
Electrifying Amsterdam Schiphol Airport — Tesla Taxis, Electric Buses, Etc.
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is incrementally electrifying transportation on, from, and to the aviation hub. Being the largest airport in the Netherlands and the 3rd largest player in Europe, with 63.6 million passengers...
Here Comes the First Hydrogen Filling Station (PHOTO)
Installed in its new premises, Swiss Hydrogen SA recently inaugurated the first hydrogen station in Freiburg and unveiled the "Hy-Rex 10", a 100% zero-free of CO2 emission range extender for electric vehicles.
Swiss...
Could Workplace Charge Points Trigger Electric Vehicle Demand?
Could simply making electric vehicle (EV) charge points available at work provide a major boost to the fledgling market for electric cars and plug-in hybrids?
That is the contention of National Grid and...
Radmila Šerović: Waste Materials of One Industry Will Become Raw Materials of Another
The Chief of the Department for Waste Management at the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection is Ms Radmila Šerović who has been working in the state administration since 2002. More precisely,...


