fossil fuels
Ireland Becomes World’s First Country to Divest from Fossil Fuels
The Republic of Ireland will become the world’s first country to sell off its investments in fossil fuel companies, after a bill was passed with all-party support in the lower house of parliament. The state’s €8bn national investment fund will…
ABB Chargers Power IONITY’s Opening of Europe’s Highway of the Future
ABB has been selected by IONITY as the main technology partner and supplier. ABB’s Terra High Power electric-vehicle chargers enable launch of IONITY service station on the A2 motorway in Switzerland. IONITY, which plans to build a network of electric-vehicle…
Mercedes-Benz Turns Coal Power Plant into Energy Storage System with Electric Car Batteries
Daimler, through its subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Energy and with partners, is turning a coal power plant into a large energy storage facility using over a thousand modules from its electric car battery packs. Like Tesla and its ‘Tesla Energy’ division, Mercedes-Benz…
Ben & Jerry’s Joins the Campaign to Support Onshore Windfarms
Tubs of Strawberry Breeze-cake, Cherry Gale-cia and other wind-themed ice-creams will feature in a campaign by Ben & Jerry’s to persuade the government to rethink its opposition to onshore windfarms. The renamed flavours will be sold at half price on…
Pope Francis Tells Oil Bosses World Must Reduce Fossil Fuel Use
Pope Francis has told oil company chiefs that the world must switch to clean energy because climate change risks destroying humanity. “Civilisation requires energy, but energy use must not destroy civilisation,” he said at the end of a two-day conference…
What the Industry of Automakers Needs to do to Keep Moving Forward
Every few years, the Union of Concerned Scientists takes a look at the auto industry’s emission reduction progress as part of our Automaker Rankings series of reports. This year’s analysis, based on model year (MY) 2017 vehicles, shows that the…
2017 Was a Record Breaking Year for Renewables, But More Needs to Be Done
2017 broke the record for increased renewable energy capacity, Reuters reported Sunday. But it still isn’t enough to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in line with the goals of the Paris agreement. These are the conclusions of the Renewables 2018 Global…