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15 05 2019 | 16:16

World’s first hydrogen double-decker buses introduced to curb London’s toxic air.

TfL announces world’s first hydrogen double decker buses that are being introduced to curb London’s toxic air. TfL has today ordered 20 hydrogen buses, which will produce no pollution from their…

14 05 2019 | 16:03

Grow your own city – vertical forests take off.

Milan’s Il Bosco Verticale (the Vertical Forest) is a high rise building populated by people and trees. It is the first of a new concept of building in cities being pioneered by Stefano Boeri’s…

13 05 2019 | 17:07

The 3 Main Trends Driving the Imminent Solar Energy Revolution.

You probably haven’t heard of Hayes Barnard, but his work could help save the planet. A former executive at SolarCity, the solar panel firm purchased by Elon Musk’s electric car firm Tesla in 2016,…

13 05 2019 | 12:51

University of Ghana to switch to solar energy.

Ghana’s premier tertiary institution, University of Ghana, will switch to solar energy soon, the vice chancellor announced. Prof. Ebenezer Oduro Owusu said some facilities and infrastructure on…

13 05 2019 | 08:04

Record solar hydrogen production with concentrated sunlight.

Hydrogen will play a key role in reducing our dependence on fossil fuels. It can be sustainably produced by using solar energy to split water molecules. The resulting clean energy can be stored, used…

13 05 2019 | 07:43

Construction of Naivasha special economic zone in Kenya begins.

The government of Kenya has announced to have kicked off construction works on Naivasha special economic Zone in Mai Mahiu. PS in Charge of Water, Joseph Irungu revealed the reports and said that US…

11 05 2019 | 17:32

Bosch pledges to be carbon neutral by 2020.

The German company has promised to make its entire business carbon neutral by 2020. Starting in 2020, Bosch will compensate for any residual and unavoidable carbon emissions primarily by buying…

11 05 2019 | 17:24

ABB presents state of the art solution for CO₂-neutral and energy self-sufficient factory of the future at its site in Lüdenscheid.

At its site in Lüdenscheid, in the presence of Nico Rosberg, ABB shows how the sustainable energy transition can succeed with digital energy management. With its “Mission to Zero”, the leader in…

11 05 2019 | 16:54

WindEurope Offshore 2019: Call for abstracts and reviewers.

As you know, WindEurope’s Offshore Co

10 05 2019 | 14:05

Selfridges announces own-brand food is now palm oil free.

This is the first major retailer in the UK that has made all of their own-brand foods palm oil free. Selfridges now has all of their own-brand foods palm oil free, nine months ahead of the original…

10 05 2019 | 13:32

Climate Emerges As Ballot Box Question As Greens Win British Columbia Byelection.

The Green Party’s win in the Nanaimo-Ladysmith byelection in British Columbia signals that climate change and other environmental issues will be at the top of Canadians’ minds during the federal…

09 05 2019 | 11:22

UN: Rising demand for sand calls for resource governance.

·       New report explores sustainability challenges in sand extraction and consumption. ·       The Fourth UN Environment Assembly adopted a resolution on mineral resource governance. ·       …

08 05 2019 | 07:10

Claude Turmes: ‘We won the Energy Transition Fund’.

The Energy Transition Fund called for by the European Parliament is more than just a pot of money to support coal-dependent regions, says Claude Turmes, Luxembourg’s minister for energy and spatial…

07 05 2019 | 07:54

Eighty percent against coal, in favour of renewable energies.

According to a survey conducted in April 2019, the majority of South Africans are in favour of foreign investment in renewable energy resources. The study was conducted by E3G, an independent think…

07 05 2019 | 07:39

Legal and General Investment bosses warn about climate catastrophe.

Bosses of a major asset management firm has warned about the catastrophic effects of climate change. The UK’s largest money manager, Legal and General Investment Management, have stated that the…

06 05 2019 | 14:26

The Pollination Project Grantees meeting.

Green-Kenya took part in The Pollination Project grantees meeting in Nairobi for experience sharing at Go- Down art centre. The meeting focused on the success, challenges of the grantees and those…

06 05 2019 | 11:13

Sustainable Investing: 10 Principles to Weed Out ‘Ill-Governed’ Companies.

Investors want sustainable investments, but what are the criteria? The United Nations has guidance. The United Nations Global Compact is a series of principles (Exhibit 1) that have become a…

06 05 2019 | 09:03

World Circular Economy Forum & Innovation and Design in Circular Economy / Training in Helsinki, Finland

Final deadlines for registration. We're nearing the deadline for a deep dive into Innovations and Designs in Circular Economy Training registration.   You and delegates from your organisation  are…

04 05 2019 | 12:25

19 GW new PV installations in Europe in 2019.

PV installations in countries outside of China are forecast to grow 43 percent in 2019, IHS Markit predicts. Europe will see even higher growth, led by Spain.

03 05 2019 | 15:36

Our Zero Emission Future.

A low-cost shift to clean energy is now feasible for every region of the world, owing to the plummeting costs of solar and wind power, and breakthroughs in energy storage. The total system costs of…