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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.
March 10, 2022
Global carbon emissions rebounded to record high in 2021 amid economic recovery
After the world recovered from the Covid-19 pandemic with significant reliance on fossil fuels, carbon emissions surged to their greatest levels in history in 2021, with energy related emissions increasing 6% to 36.3 gigatonnes, according to a new report
March 09, 2022
SBTi shuts door on carbon target validation for fossil fuel firms and suppliers
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), one of the key organizations focused on aligning corporate environmental sustainability action, has made change to its criteria and will no longer accept pledges or validate targets from fossil fuel companies.
March 08, 2022
Saudi Arabia awards two renewable projects, a step closer to Saudi Vision 2030
Saudi Arabia’s energy ministry announced on Monday that the government had awarded Ar Rass and Saad renewable energy projects with a total capacity of 1,000 megawatts.
March 07, 2022
UK’s new low carbon cements can cut carbon emissions by 4m tonnes per year
New low-carbon cements with up to 60% lower embodied CO2 emissions than Portland cement, the current market leader in the UK, have been created and tested thanks to Industrial Energy Efficiency Accelerator, a UK government-backed research program.
March 04, 2022
Tunisia teams up with 3 foreign firms for 500 MW clean electricity project
Three international businesses have been granted licenses to produce 500 MW of renewable energy in Tunisia, a government official said on Wednesday.