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Sustainable Marine introduces Tidal Turbines that can last for 20 years
Scottish tidal company Sustainable Marine have announced this week that its new tidal turbine rotors can last for up to two decades. The announcement follows a series of tests undertaken at a marine energy centre at the National University of…
New Zealand’s Packaging Forum backs Plastic Phase-out
The Packaging Forum - New Zealand’s largest packaging industry group - has come out in support of the Government’s plastics phase-out scheme, but advocates for investment into adequate sustainable alternatives. Under the Government’s timeline, polystyrene takeaway food and drink packaging…
Cleaner Air Causes Crop Increase Worth $5bn per year
A study conducted by Stanford University found that due to falling air pollution levels, soybean and corn crop yields in the US saw an increase of 20% between 1999 and 2019 - an amount that would add $5bn to the…
TotalEnergies, Veolia Partnership to Develop Microalgae-based Biofuel
Oil and gas conglomerate TotalEnergies has announced its partnership with French energy services Veolia, in a collaboration that will work to develop biofuel solutions using microalgae. The project will take place over the next four years, with a test platform…
Concrete and Cement Joins the Movement for a Net-Zero Future
On the 6th of July, the Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and World Economic Forum launched ‘Concrete Action for Climate’ (CAC), a collaborative platform that will promote a carbon neutral concrete industry by 2050. According to the International Energy…
UK Promises to Stop Using Coal by 2024
By October 2024, the UK will stop using coal generated power, a year earlier than expected. In 2019, the U.K. passed a law to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and has been inviting other countries to commit to…