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Apple launches $300 million green energy fund in ChinaBy : Sustainability ..., Jul 13, 2018
Apple Inc will launch a $300 million clean energy fund in China, the firm said in a statement on Friday, working with its suppliers to invest in renewable energy projects that could power close... Read more.. |
Sweden starts construction on fossil fuel-free steel plantBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 22, 2018
Sweden has started construction on a factory that will test whether it's feasible to make steel without burning fossil fuels. ... Read more.. Subject Tags: clean production , fuel , hydrogen , industry news , international news , non-fossil fuel energy , steel |
EU agrees final energy saving, renewables targetsBy : sustainabilityo..., Jun 21, 2018
The European Union on Wednesday finalised new climate rules after months of talks, targeting a total energy saving of 32.5 percent and an uplift in the share of renewable energy to 32 percent by... Read more.. Subject Tags: energy efficiency , international news |
EU may ban plastic straws, stirs, cotton budsBy : Sustainability ..., May 29, 2018
The European Union (EU) on Monday proposed a bloc-wide ban on single-use plastics such as straws and cutlery while urging the collection of most plastic drinks bottles by 2025.... Read more.. Subject Tags: European Union , international news , ocean pollution , plastics , waste , waste management |
Bank of America raises US$2.25 billion in largest green bond issueBy : Sustainability ..., May 21, 2018
Bank of America Corp has issued a US$2.25 billion bond to support clean energy projects, the largest green bond issuance by the bank so far. ... Read more.. |
African cities pledge to cut climate emissions to zero by 2050By : sustainabilityo..., May 18, 2018
Africa is sometimes better known for its vulnerability to climate change than its action on the problem - but a set of African cities intend to change that. ... Read more.. |
Europe's bottled water producers seek to increase plastic recyclingBy : sustainabilityo..., May 16, 2018
Europe's bottled water producers set a goal on Tuesday of raising collection rates of plastic bottles to 90 per cent by 2025 from 60 per cent to improve recycling and cut pollution. ... Read more.. |
China wants polluting power plants to sell their electricity contractsBy : sustainabilityo..., May 14, 2018
China plans to encourage low-efficient and polluting power plants to sell their electricity contracts to renewable energy power generators, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said in a... Read more.. |
Wells Fargo to provide US$100 billion to clean energy by 2030By : sustainabilityo..., Apr 23, 2018
San Francisco-headquartered financial services provider Wells Fargo & Company has said it will provide more than US$100 billion in financing to clean technology and renewable energy... Read more.. |
Single-use plastics could be banned in England next yearBy : sustainabilityo..., Apr 19, 2018
Cotton buds, plastic drinking straws and other single-use plastics could be banned from sale in England next year in the next phase of the campaign to try to halt the pollution of the world’s... Read more.. Subject Tags: international news , ocean pollution , plastics , pollution , river pollution , single-use plastics |