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A New Phone Battery Could One Day Recharge Itself on CO2
Ah, those lithium batteries in our phones. They tend to go flat just when we need them most. Then again, that’s Murphy’s law for you, isn’t it? Encouragingly, lithium-ion batteries are getting better and better with more and more oomph…
‘Turning CO2 into Useful Products Such As Concrete Will Incentivise Decarbonisation’
The University of Michigan says removing carbon dioxide from the air must be incentivised by turning the gas into a useful commodity. Its $4.5 million (£3.5m) ‘Global CO2 Initiative’ aims to reduce the equivalent of 10% of current atmospheric carbon…
PG&E Meets California’s 2020 Renewables Goal 3 Years Early
California utility Pacific Gas and Electric Co (PG&E), part of PG&E Corporation (NYSE:PCG), announced on Tuesday that it has achieved its home state’s 2020 renewable energy goal three years ahead of schedule. The company said that 33% of its electricity…
Sweden Hails New Climate Act as ‘Most Ambitious in the World’
Sweden’s ambitious new climate change legislation entered into force this week, setting out a framework for the Scandinavian nation to become a net zero greenhouse gas emitter by 2045. The new Climate Act, which became law on 1 January 2018,…
How Cities Can Meat the Climate Challenge
Addressing a crowd of mayors gathered in his hometown last week, former President Obama called on the “new faces of American leadership” on climate change to take swift action to spare our children and grandchildren from a climate catastrophe. Twenty-five…
More Than 300 Companies Have Set Ambitious Science-Based Climate Targets
More than 300 companies worldwide have now committed to setting ambitious Science Based Targets to reduce emissions, with more than 90 new companies joining this year alone, which also now includes 50 US businesses. The Science Based Targets initiative is…
100 UK Firms Promise Electric Fleets by 2020
More than 100 companies have now promised to integrate electric cars into their corporate fleet under the government-backed electric car campaign, Go Ultra Low. The milestone was reached on Friday after Ovo Energy, Oxford City Council, Santander UK, Swansea University…