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Palm-oil biodiesel could reduce greenhouse gas emissions despite controversy about its sustainability, says new research. Vegetable oil biofuels are increasingly being used as an alternative to fossil fuels despite the growing controversy regarding their...
Wood could replace petroleum in the chemical industry, leading to cost savings and sustainability. An interdisciplinary team of bio-engineers and economists from KU Leuven has now mapped out how. Wood offers a cost-effective and...
The “For a greener NHS” campaign aims to tackle the causes of air pollution and climate change in an effort to prevent illnesses, reduce pressure on emergency wards and save lives. Air pollution is...
Swiss start-up hiLyte has developed a clean and affordable battery that can help people in rural Sub-Saharan Africa light their homes and charge their cell phones. hiLyte, a start-up founded by two graduates of...
Between 2005 and 2016, the shift away from coal saved an estimated 26,610 lives and 570 million bushels of crops. The decommissioning of coal-fired power plants in the continental United States has reduced nearby...
Sadiq Khan has launched a new energy company to help Londoners cut fuel bills and turn the capital into a zero-carbon city. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan has launched a landmark green energy company...
Toyota has unveiled plans to a build a prototype ‘city of the future’ at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan. It is envisioned as a ‘living laboratory’ where residents and researchers can test...
Sadiq Khan and Bill de Blasio are calling on their fellow mayors of major cities worldwide to join them in divesting their city pension funds from fossil fuel assets. Mayor of London Sadiq Khan...
A new concept developed in Switzerland has the potential to reduce CO2 emissions from trucks by almost 90%. The concept has now been patented. Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne...
In order to reach the targets of the 2,000 Watt Society, single-family homes in peri-urban residential neighborhoods must become more sustainable. According to a recent study, these currently consume 6.5 times more power than...
A new report from the International Resource Panel has found that reducing demand for floor space in G7 countries by up to 20% could lower greenhouse gas emissions from the production of materials by...
Park Avenue Green, a multifamily, affordable housing building in New York City, has now been certified by the Passive House Institute, making it the largest Passive House building in North America. Park Avenue Green...
The EU Commission has presented a roadmap for making the EU’s economy more sustainable and circular, which includes dedicating at least 25% of the EU’s budget towards climate action. The goal is to make...
UN-Habitat and ICLEI teamed up in 2012 to support eight cities develop urban low emission development strategies. They have now taken the project into a second phase, in which they are supporting more than...
A researcher at Queen’s University Belfast has developed a low cost technique to convert left over barley from alcohol breweries into carbon, which could be used as a renewable fuel for homes in winter,...
How can the phasing out of fossil fuels be organised in a way that is fair to the Global North and the Global South? Or is it inevitable that developing countries will be unfairly...
Estée Lauder has become the first major beauty company in the world to sign a virtual power purchase agreement for renewable energy, boosting its renewable electricity footprint in the US and Canada. Global beauty...
The 11th edition of the #REMforum 2020 addresses the tectonic shifts that happened in the climate debate over the last 12 months and their implications for management of renewable energies. Entitled “System Change, not...
The European Investment Bank has announced that it will end financing for fossil fuel energy projects from the end of 2021 as part of its new energy lending policy. It also aims to align...
Researchers in Switzerland have developed geothermal panels that can capture the heat generated in subway tunnels and use it to heat water or buildings. The project is now a finalist in an international competition....
