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- Energy crisis forces EU ministers to face up to reliance on natural gas Wed, 22 Sep 21, 12:02amAnalysis: As governments shield consumers against soaring prices, Russia and renewables are coming under scrutiny
- Tanso nabs $1.9M pre-seed to help industrial manufacturers do sustainability reporting Thu, 16 Sep 21, 6:00pmThe climate crisis is creating massive demand for data capture as industries grapple with how to decarbonize. Put simply, you can’t cut your carbon emissions if don’t know what they are in the first place. This...
- Index leads $12.2M seed in Sourceful, a data play to make supply chains greener Wed, 15 Sep 21, 3:00pmSupply chains can be a complex logistical challenge. But they pose an even greater environmental challenge. And it’s that latter problem — global supply-chain sustainability — where UK startup Sourceful...
- Europe’s coal legacy – in pictures Tue, 7 Sep 21, 4:00pmCoal power has been the foundation for much of what Europe is today. But what has been the cost? Since 2016, half of the continent’s coal plants have closed, or are scheduled to close, as markets shift and the race to save...
- LastPad is a reusable menstrual pad that does away with disposable towels Wed, 1 Sep 21, 10:00pmDirect to consumer online sales have helped a number of female-focused startups get products to market in recent years — often pitching better designed and generally more thoughtful feminine hygiene products than mainstream...
- Spain’s energy cooperatives lead charge to exploit solar power Wed, 1 Sep 21, 6:57pmCommunity initiatives boosted as government signals change in policies that favour energy giants
- Sicily hits record high temperature amid heatwave Fri, 13 Aug 21, 3:30amIn the latest extreme weather news, Europe has set a new record high temperature. Sicily hit 48.8 degrees Celsius this week, or 119.85 Fahrenheit, according to a reading at a Syracuse, Sicily monitoring station.[...]
- Environmental impact of bottled water ‘up to 3,500 times greater than tap water’ Thu, 5 Aug 21, 7:30pmResearchers also find impact of bottled water on ecosystems is 1,400 times higher than that of tap water
- ‘We have to pay the price’: Oslo’s plan to turn oil wealth into climate leadership Wed, 28 Jul 21, 6:00pmThe mayor of the Norwegian capital argues that the ‘moral’ duty to cut emissions from burning waste can be met by carbon capture
- Plans of four G20 states are threat to global climate pledge, warn scientists Sun, 25 Jul 21, 5:45pm‘Disastrous’ energy policies of China, Russia, Brazil and Australia could stoke 5C rise in temperatures if adopted by the rest of the world
- Oil giant Shell set to appeal against ruling on carbon emissions Wed, 21 Jul 21, 1:42amCompany hopes to get Dutch court ruling overturned which called for it to cut emissions faster
- A world protected by windmills? In 1717 Christmas Floods in Germany killed 14,000 Mon, 19 Jul 21, 6:34pmWith great sympathy for all our European friends. It’s like European history doesn’t exist.
- ‘Enough with the burning’: EU executive accused of sacrificing forests Sat, 17 Jul 21, 12:38amCampaigners criticise European Commission strategy that allows continued burning of trees for fuel
- Vaayu’s carbon tracking for retailers raises $1.6M, claims it could cut CO2 in half by 2030 Tue, 13 Jul 21, 9:05amCarbon tracking is very much the new hot thing in tech, and we’ve previously covered more generalist startups doing this at scale for companies, such as Plan A Earth out of Berlin...
- The case for funding fusion Sun, 11 Jul 21, 2:09amNow is the time to go all-in on decarbonization. Funding fusion with its breakthrough potential must be part of that effort.