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Dressing for Long-Term Success: H&M Vows to Become ‘Climate Positive’ by 2040

Swedish fashion giant H&M has unveiled new plans to become a 'climate positive' retailer throughout its value chain by 2040. The headline target is a key plank of the retailers new '100 per...

MEPs vote to ban the use of palm oil in biofuels

MEPs have voted overwhelmingly to ban biofuels made from vegetable oils including palm oil by 2020, to prevent the EU’s renewable transport targets from inadvertently contributing to deforestation. A new palm oil regulation,...

BT Inks £185m Wind Power Deal

Two major new corporate renewable energy deals have been inked this week, with BT signing a £185m contract with a Scottish wind farm and building materials specialist Wienerberger agreeing to purchase power...

Northern Irish Energy Storage Cave Project Secures €90m Grant

The UK may be on its way out of the EU, but for the next two years it remains an EU member and eligible for EU clean tech funding. As such, an innovative...

Why Cities are Outpacing Countries in the Race to Curb Climate Change

Cities from Oslo to Sydney are setting goals to curb climate change that exceed national targets, causing tensions with central governments about who controls policy over green energy and transport and construction. More...

Brazilian Urban Farming Project Could Reduce Carbon Emissions by 20 Percent

A controversial elevated highway in one of the largest urban centers in the world, São Paulo, Brazil, may be undergoing an urban agricultural renewal in the near future. The Minhocão, a 3.5 km...

Electrifying Amsterdam Schiphol Airport — Tesla Taxis, Electric Buses, Etc.

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is incrementally electrifying transportation on, from, and to the aviation hub. Being the largest airport in the Netherlands and the 3rd largest player in Europe, with 63.6 million passengers...

Here Comes the First Hydrogen Filling Station (PHOTO)

Installed in its new premises, Swiss Hydrogen SA recently inaugurated the first hydrogen station in Freiburg and unveiled the "Hy-Rex 10", a 100% zero-free of CO2 emission range extender for electric vehicles. Swiss...

Could Workplace Charge Points Trigger Electric Vehicle Demand?

Could simply making electric vehicle (EV) charge points available at work provide a major boost to the fledgling market for electric cars and plug-in hybrids? That is the contention of National Grid and...

Radmila Šerović: Waste Materials of One Industry Will Become Raw Materials of Another

The Chief of the Department for Waste Management at the Ministry of Agriculture and Environmental Protection is Ms Radmila Šerović who has been working in the state administration since 2002. More precisely,...

US Hotel Giants Launch Flurry of Food Waste Trials

Some of the world's most iconic hotels are to trial new approaches to tackling food waste, as part of a major new initiative launched today by WWF, The Rockefeller Foundation, and the...

5 Cities Leading the Charge on Climate Action

The sheer number of people who live in cities now and who are expected to move into them in the coming years is startling. Around two-thirds of the world's population is predicted...

Costa Fires Up Giant £38m Eco-Efficient Coffee Roastery

Costa has opened a giant £38m energy and resource-efficient coffee roastery in Essex, which it claims will be one of the most sustainable industrial buildings in the world. The BREEAM 'Outstanding' accredited factory's...

European Parliament Backs Restoration of Ambitious Recycling Goals

The European Parliament has yesterday voted in favour of strengthening proposed recycling and food waste targets as part of the EU's upcoming circular economy package. MEPs endorsed proposals for the bloc to deliver...

Jaguar Land Rover Revs Up 100 Per Cent Renewables Deal with EDF

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has become the latest high profile firm to confirm it will source all its power from renewable sources, having last week inked a major long term purchase agreement...

Ford Extends Green Supply Chain Program to 1,100 Sites

Ford has revealed it is now working with more than 40 companies across 40 countries to reduce the environmental impact of its supply chain. The auto giant yesterday provided an update on its...

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