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Image credit: Stock Should climate change be illegal? If so, how do you go about defining the rules and can you make failing to act on climate change a legal matter? This is the question Danish and French lawmakers are planning to address. In Denmark, the Climate Act, which proposes a reduction in emissions by […]

Image credit: Stock A new initiative has been launched to work with after school programmes to increase diversity and equity in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) in the US. The Intel Foundation and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation have joined STEM Next Opportunity Fund and the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to launch the Million

Image credit: Stock Energy Impact Partners (EIP) has announced that Microsoft is joining the new EIP global Partner network through its newly formed $1 billion Climate Innovation Fund. EIP’s Partner Network includes over 30 major energy and industrial companies, that have joined the firm’s global coalition around a shared mission to accelerate the pace of

Metal-organic frameworks are highly porous, making them ideal for absorbing gases and liquids. This graphic shows the interior of a MOF based on the metal magnesium (green balls), and has added molecules — tetraamines (blue & gray) — added to the pores to more efficiently absorb carbon dioxide from power plant emissions. (UC Berkeley graphic

The Municipality of Barcelona has secured €95 million ($112 million) in European Investment Bank (EIB) funding to implement 40 climate action projects. The climate change mitigation and adaptation projects to be implemented in the city include urban regeneration, energy efficiency and social infrastructure. The projects are expected to create 1,500 jobs and ensure a green recovery

Image credit: EIB The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing Spanish real estate company GMP Property with €28 million ($33 million) in financing for the development of near-zero energy buildings in Madrid. The funding will also enable refurbishments in existing buildings to improve their energy efficiency. GMP will finance energy improvements in the flagship 38 346 m2 Castellana 81

Image credit: Stock A white paper released by ABB has revealed that smart energy management systems can help facility managers reduce energy consumption by up to 45%. In the paper, The new era of energy management, ABB explains the multiple benefits of utilizing smart energy management systems that leverage new digital technologies, such as artificial

Image credit: Stock Capgemini released a report yesterday which reiterated a message that has been gaining ground over recent months; namely, that sustainability makes business sense. According to the report – Powering Sustainability: Why energy and utility companies need to act now and help save the planet – sustainability reaps all sorts of rewards. These

Image credit: E.ON German multinational utility E.ON is converting its natural gas distribution pipeline in Germany to transport pure hydrogen. The initiative is part of the research and development project H2HoWi in which E.ON is partnering with gas distribution network operator Westnetz GmbH. The two companies are investing €1 million ($1.1 million) under efforts to

Image credit: Stock US utility National Grid has selected Itron to automate data aggregation, calculation and Independent System Operator (ISO) reporting. National Grid will deploy Itron’s Wholesale Settlement Solution. The solution will help the utility to address the challenge of reporting to both the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) and the Independent System Operator