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February 5, 2020 0

Nationals turmoil threatens to spark fresh round of climate wars within the Coalition

Photo: Scott Morrison may have a climate change policy battle on his hands. (ABC: Matt Roberts) The first meeting of Coalition MPs after Michael McCormack’s re-election as Nationals leader points […]

February 4, 2020 0

UK brings combustion car sales ban forward to 2035

Elelectric and hybrid cars and vans will be the only vehicles sold in the UK after 2035, five years earlier than previosuly planned. Credit: Kārlis Dambrāns on Flickr The UK […]

February 4, 2020 0

Marubeni secures loan for $921m offshore wind farm project in Japan

Japanese integrated trading and investment company Marubeni has secured a loan of JPY1bn ($921m) for the construction and operation of two offshore wind farms. With a total capacity of 140MW, […]

February 4, 2020 0

Renewables monitoring and control market worth $82.9 billion by 2028

By Pamela Largue According to a new report from Navigant Research, the global market for renewable energy monitoring and control (M&C) solutions is expected to reach an estimated $82.9 billion […]

February 4, 2020 0

Timber buildings can help to slow global heating

Tomorrow’s town planners could take a leaf from nature’s book with timber buildings. More than a leaf: the whole tree and all the cuttings as well. LONDON, 4 February, 2020 […]

February 4, 2020 0

Hapag-Lloyd bunkers first ship in the Netherlands with biofuel

Global shipping company Hapag-Lloyd has announced that one of its ships recently refuelled in Rotterdam, the Netherlands with a new biofuel, in an attempt to reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions […]

February 4, 2020 0

Fast fashion giant H&M appoints former sustainability head as CEO; activists call for different business model

In an appointment that created buzz within sustainability circles last week, Swedish fast fashion giant H&M named its former sustainability head and chief operating officer (COO), Helena Helmersson, to the […]

February 4, 2020 0

As Microsoft pledges to go ‘carbon negative’ by 2030, forest conservation is required

Microsoft made global headlines in January when it announced that it will become “carbon negative” by 2030, erasing all the company’s greenhouse gas emissions since its founding in 1975 — a move, […]

February 3, 2020 0

Velocys contracts Worley to deliver technology package for waste-to-fuel projects

Sustainable fuels technology company Velocys has appointed engineering contractor Worley to manage the delivery of its fully integrated technology package. Worley will act a partner in the development of pre-feasibility, […]

February 3, 2020 0