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Volvo’s Low Emission Efforts Keep on Truckin’
It autonomous ‘Vera’ vehicle aims to slash emissions and boost productivity in logistics operations.Volvo has announced a new autonomous electric vehicle (EV) to works in ports, factories and other logistics centres.Its ‘Vera’ design has no...
EU Plan to Reduce Checks on Chickens ‘Will Increase Food Poisoning Risk’
Some experts say scaling down inspections is likely to lead to more consumers being infected with campylobacter.
Millions of chickens could soon be sold across the EU without being individually inspected for contamination...
Solar Power ‘Will Help Europe Avoid Blackouts’
Sun Investment Group says photovoltaic panels can prove highly effective in covering gaps in supply.
Solar power will prove an important technology in stopping power outages across Europe in coming years.
That’s the verdict from...
6 Things You Can Do to Avoid Climate Catastrophe
We've already warmed the world about 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) since pre-industrial times—with disastrous effects. Sea levels are rising, coral reefs are dying, species are going extinct and extreme weather...
Invasion of the Ladybirds! Why Are These Sti-Infected Insects Taking over Our Homes?
If you believe the red-tops, these colourful creatures are heading for our bedrooms. But, can they be all bad? Here’s why we should try and live peacefully with them.While native ladybirds survive...
Low-Emission Cows: Farming Responds to Climate Warning
Farmers are ‘up for radical thought’ following bad harvests due to extreme weather, NFU says. From low-emission cows to robotic soil management, the farming industry will have to explore new approaches in the...
Scotland ‘Must Lift Thousands out of Fuel Poverty’
Citizens Advice Scotland have called for a consumer helpline to be set up to help solve the problemIt says many consumers are in desperate need of advice and support
Electric heating...
EU Invests in Two Additional Car Emissions Testing Facilities
They will monitor and check compliance of vehicles with the type-approval regulation and the new emissions limits.
Two additional facilities that will carry out vehicle emissions testing before they are rolled out on the roads...
Historic Climate Ruling Upheld by Dutch Appeals Court
A Dutch appeals court upheld a historic climate liability ruling Tuesday, affirming that the Dutch government has to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 25 percent by 2020 compared with 1990 levels, The Associated...
Air Pollution Linked to Greater Risk of Mouth Cancer, Finds Study
Research in Taiwan has show a link between very high levels of air pollution and oral cancer.
High levels of air pollution are linked to an increased risk of mouth cancer, new research...
When Chucks Meet Solar Power Plant
In case you have bought your pair of Chucks in Serbia or a country in the region, there are high chances that they had found their way to your feet with the...
UN Climate Panel: Emissions Must Fall Rapidly by 2030 to Prevent Catastrophic Climate Change
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its highly anticipated report Sunday on what needs to be done to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The answer: social and technological change...
Climate Change Economists Win Nobel Prize
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the 2018 Nobel Prize in Economics to a duo for their work on how the world can achieve sustainable growth.
The prize was divided equally to...
Landmark UN Climate Report Urges ‘Rapid and Unprecedented’ Action to Limit Global Warming
It warns human activities have already caused around 1°C of warming above pre-industrial levels and is likely to reach 1.5°C by as early as 2030
Governments across the world must take “rapid, far-reaching...
UK MPs Demand Fashion Brand Bosses to Disclose Environmental Impacts
The Environmental Audit Committee has written to 10 retailers to find out how they are mitigating themThey include Marks and Spencer, Primark, Next, Arcadia, Asda, TK Maxx and Homesense, Tesco, JD...
Cod Leds Have Their Plaice in Energy Efficient Fishing?
Green or blue LEDS could replace energy-intensive incandescent lighting used to lure fish towards bait.
Forget just cutting your domestic electricity bill with LEDs – now you can use energy efficient lighting to catch...