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March 22, 2022

Sydney to green its ports with renewable shore power plan

The Port Authority of New South Wales, Sydney, has revealed a plan to build the world’s first 100% renewable energy shore-powered shipping precinct.
March 21, 2022

Google launches tool that enables 24/7 renewable energy tracking

Google has been working to build and deploy a new tool that will allow governments, businesses, and energy generators to track energy consumption and production in real time, according to a new blog post form Google Cloud.
March 21, 2022

Coffee grounds and hydrogen could be pathway to green steel

The Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) Center at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) has recently published three research papers, showing that waste coffee grounds and hydrogen may be utilized to produce green steel.
March 18, 2022

Kingspan introduces first internal carbon fee towards net zero manufacturing goal

Kingspan, an Ireland-based building materials company, recently published its annual sustainability report, according to which the company will implement its first internal carbon fee next year, at a price of 70 euros per tonne of carbon dioxide equivalen
March 17, 2022

Canada opens consultations on Clean Electricity Standard to achieve net-zero grid

In hopes of developing Canada's Clean Electrical Standard (CES) and accelerate progress toward a net-zero electricity grid by 2035, Steven Guilbeault, Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change, launched consultations on Tuesday.
March 17, 2022

Hemp rebar could be eco-friendly alternative to easily corroded steel

Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) in the United States have developed a hemp-based alternative to steel rebar. Researchers believe that the new option can avoid corrosion while reducing carbon emissions from construction, according to
March 15, 2022

Microsoft’s internal carbon fee to raise 567% as Scope 3 emissions jump in 2021

Microsoft released on Thursday the update of its sustainability commitment, pledging to become carbon negative, zero waste, water positive by 2030. It also raised inter-company penalties for business travel by 567%.
March 14, 2022

Mumbai becomes first South Asian city to set net-zero roadmap

Mumbai, India's financial hub, has unveiled its first ever Climate Action Plan as part of India’s pledge to achieve carbon neutrality by 2070. Under the plan, the city aims to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050, becoming the first Southeast Asian cit
March 11, 2022

German government agrees to abolish renewables levy as energy prices skyrocket

The German government approved a draft law on Wednesday, planning to abolish the Renewable Energy Source Act (EEG) levy that consumers pay with their electricity bills from July 1 this year.
March 10, 2022

Turkey mulls legislation to promote use of renewable energy

The Turkish government is stepping up efforts to increase the usage of green energy and is planning new legal requirements to help consumers transition to renewable energy sources.

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