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'A home for trees and birds, and also humans': How high-rise forests can transform city life – and make us happier 5/6/2025
'A home for trees and birds, and also humans': How high-rise forests can transform city life – and make us happier It's been 10 years since the creation of the first vertical forest, Milan's Bosco Verticale. How has it inspired other buildings – and affected their residents' happiness and health? ...more
Tide is turning in Europe and beyond in favour of nuclear power 4/6/2025
Tide is turning in Europe and beyond in favour of nuclear power Spain’s recent blackout and AI datacentres’ energy needs are leading politicians to reach for the restart button. ...more
Trump officials open up millions of acres in Alaska to drilling and mining 4/6/2025
Trump officials open up millions of acres in Alaska to drilling and mining Millions of acres of Alaska wilderness will lose federal protections and be exposed to drilling and mining in the Trump administration’s latest move to prioritize energy production over the shielding of the US’s open spaces. ...more
Britain facing race to avoid $1 billion in EU carbon tax costs 4/6/2025
Britain facing race to avoid $1 billion in EU carbon tax costs Britain will struggle to link its carbon market to the EU's in just seven months, to avoid UK companies facing the bloc's carbon border tariff and annual bills around 800 million pounds ($1.08 billion) from next year, market experts have said. ...more
How electric scooters are driving China's salt battery push 4/6/2025
How electric scooters are driving China's salt battery push The country is racing ahead of the rest of the world in bringing sodium-ion batteries to the mass market. This time, through scooters. ...more
Green hydrogen from Africa much more costly than previously assumed 4/6/2025
Green hydrogen from Africa much more costly than previously assumed To meet Europe’s demand for green hydrogen, governments and the private sector have high hopes for production in Africa. A study led by the Technical University of Munich (TUM) has now shown that the financing costs for production facilities in African countries would be much higher than previously assumed. Only 2 percent of around 10,000 investigated locations would be competitive for exports to Europe. This would require price and offtake guarantees from European governments.
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UAE launches sustainability guidelines for domestic workers in 8 languages 3/6/2025
UAE launches sustainability guidelines for domestic workers in 8 languages As part of the Year of Community initiatives, the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI), in partnership with the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratization (MoHRE), unveiled the Sustainable Guidelines for Domestic Workers. The guidelines enhance the adoption of electricity and water conservation practices, supporting the objectives of the National Energy and Water Demand Side Management Program. ...more
Egypt launches campaign to curb single-use plastic pollution amid global climate push 3/6/2025
Egypt launches campaign to curb single-use plastic pollution amid global climate push Egypt’s Minister of Environment, Yasmine Fouad, on Sunday launched a nationwide awareness campaign titled “Reduce It” to combat single-use plastic pollution, aligning with World Environment Day 2025 and its global theme, “Beat Plastic Pollution.” ...more
EU warned by advisers not to weaken new climate goal 3/6/2025
EU warned by advisers not to weaken new climate goal The European Union's independent advisers have warned against watering down the bloc's planned 2040 climate goal, as EU officials consider softening the target to try to contain a political backlash against ambitious environmental policies. ...more
IATA expects sustainable aviation fuel production to double in 2025 3/6/2025
IATA expects sustainable aviation fuel production to double in 2025 The International Air Transport Association said on Sunday it expects the amount of sustainable aviation fuel produced to double in 2025 to reach 2 million tonnes, representing 0.7% of airlines' fuel consumption. ...more
 
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