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ABB to Charge Qatar’s Largest Electric Bus Infrastructure Project

The project will see ABB provide high power charging infrastructure for the fleet, which is expected to have 1,000 electric buses operating across the country and with a capacity to transport 50,000 passengers a day.

From ABB Electrification 1 Jul 2021

Toyota Mirai Breaks 1000-Kilometer Range Barrier

A Toyota Mirai has covered more than 1000 kilometers on a single tank of fuel, surpassing previous long-distance achievements for a hydrogen fuel cell vehicle.

From Toyota 11 Jun 2021

World-First Discovery Could Fuel the New Green Ammonia Economy

In a world-first, Monash University scientists have developed a new, environmentally friendly process that could drive the future production of green ammonia.

11 Jun 2021

Blue World Technologies’ Green Journey Gets Support from the Danish Green Investment Fund

Blue World Technologies has received loan financing from the Danish Green Investment Fund that administrates green investments from the Danish Government.

From Blue World Technologies 27 May 2021

OGTC and Scottish Funding to Scale Up Hydrogen Technologies

OGTC has extended its latest Call for Ideas, with the organization set to invest up to £1million in game-changing technologies which will accelerate hydrogen production, transportation, storage, and utilization.

14 May 2021

Persuasive Strategy to Make Consumers Go Green

Shopping habits and escalating consumption of many consumers are inflicting a heavy environmental toll, and while the majority of customers seem hesitant to act "green" on their own, companies are increasingly expected to implement effective eco-friendly tactics.

28 Apr 2021

Indigenous Peoples are Critical to Building a More Sustainable Post-Pandemic World, Says IFAD President

Indigenous Peoples have suffered disproportionately from the economic impacts of COVID-19, yet they hold essential knowledge for rebuilding a more sustainable and resilient post-pandemic world, free of poverty and hunger, said Gilbert F. Houngbo, President of the UN’s International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), at the opening of the Fifth global meeting of the Indigenous Peoples’ Forum today.

3 Feb 2021

Decarbonizing Policies can be Designed and Balanced to Benefit Local Firms, Lower-Income Families

A review of ten types of policy used to reduce carbon suggests that some costs fall on those less able to bear them – but it also shows these policies can form the bedrock of a ‘green recovery’ if specifically designed and used in tandem.

19 Jan 2021

MetLife to Reduce Emissions by 30 Percent and Originate $20 Billion of New Green Investments by 2030

Over the next 10 years, MetLife, Inc. has committed to reduce its location-based greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent from 2019 levels, originate U.S. $20 billion in new MetLife Investment Management–managed green investments, and allocate U.S. $5 million to develop products and partnerships that drive climate solutions.

28 Sep 2020

Biofuture Platform Launches Five Principles for Post-COVID Bioeconomy Recovery and Acceleration

The Biofuture Platform, a twenty-country, multi-stakeholder initiative, announced today the launch of a set of voluntary principles. These are intended to offer guidance to governments and policymakers around the world...

12 Aug 2020