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Government funds hydrogen vehicles & batteries research

Government funds hydrogen vehicles & batteries research: An investigation into battery technology, the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain & hydrogen vehicles has been financed by over £30 million of government funding. 22 studies in total will accept a share of £9.4 million, containing proposals to construct a plant in Cornwall that will remove lithium for…

UK looks to greener flights with largest aerospace engine

UK looks to greener flights with largest aerospace engine: Rolls-Royce has begun constructing what is believed to be the world’s largest aerospace engine that guarantees flights will be greener. This green engine is being created at the British company’s DemoWorks facility situated in Derby & is constructed to deliver a 25% fuel efficiency enhancement as compared…

£120m UK strategy started for Zero-emission buses

£120m UK strategy started for Zero-emission buses: The government has initiated a £120 million scheme today in order to back the rollout of zero-emission buses throughout the UK. The financing is being made accessible by way of the Zero Emissions Buses Regional Area (ZEBRA) scheme and is expected to provide as much as 500 green…

British Airways may be the 2nd biggest polluter in Europe

British Airways may be the 2nd biggest polluter in Europe: A new report has named British Airways as the second largest airline polluter for 2019 in Europe. The study by the campaign group Transport and Environment (T&E) believes the company’s emissions are responsible for as much carbon emitted from every van on the UK’s streets.…

China produced over half of the globe’s coal-fired electricity

China produced over half of the globe’s coal-fired electricity: In the year when coal generation had its steepest fall on record worldwide. China was accountable for around 53% of the world’s coal-fired electricity in 2020. This is claimed by a new report by the energy & climate research group Ember, that believes China’s coal generation…

Uber gives Londoners the opportunity to reserve EVs

Uber gives Londoners the opportunity to reserve EVs: From today and for the first time in the UK, Londoners who use the Uber app can book a fully electric vehicle (EV). The ride-sharing app Business reported that a trip using the ‘Uber Green’ option will stay the same price as an UberX. Drivers in EVs…

Global wind capacity growth must triple over next decade

24th March 2021

Heather Trudeau

carbon dioxide emissions, climate change, Efficiency & Environment, energy transition, Global Wind Energy Council, Infrastructure, net-zero, Top Stories, wind energy

Global wind capacity growth must triple over next decade: Global wind power installations need to increase three times faster over the next decade than the current rate to help countries to remain on a net zero route & restrain global warming. This is as believed by a new analysis by the Global Wind Energy Council…

World’s 1st facility to recycle every type of plastic waste

World’s 1st facility to recycle every type of plastic waste: Mura Technology has just revealed plans to construct what is reported to be the world’s first facility, to be built in Teesside, capable of recycling every kind of plastic waste. The British tech company’s plant, that is forecast to be up and running by 2022,…

MPs call for 30 year rail electrification to reach net zero

MPs call for 30 year rail electrification to reach net zero: If the UK is to reach net zero it needs to lay out a 30-year revolving scheme of rail electrification. As stated by a new Transport Select Committee analysis, that calls on the government to take action straight away & cut emissions of trains…

Ireland passes Climate Bill to cut 51% emissions

Ireland passes Climate Bill to cut 51% emissions: The Irish Government has approved a milestone Climate Bill by creating a legally binding goal of slashing greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 by 51%, equating to a 2018 average. The government additionally and unanimously agreed to tackle & reach net zero by 2050. As claimed by the…

carbon dioxide emissions

Government funds hydrogen vehicles & batteries research

UK looks to greener flights with largest aerospace engine

£120m UK strategy started for Zero-emission buses

British Airways may be the 2nd biggest polluter in Europe

China produced over half of the globe’s coal-fired electricity

Uber gives Londoners the opportunity to reserve EVs

Global wind capacity growth must triple over next decade

World’s 1st facility to recycle every type of plastic waste

MPs call for 30 year rail electrification to reach net zero

Ireland passes Climate Bill to cut 51% emissions

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