Saudi Arabia pledges to reduce CO2 emissions, investing in oil
La monarchia araba ha annunciato un calo delle emissioni di gas ad effetto serra. A patto però che i profitti dalle esportazioni di petrolio restino alti…
Ocean tides will supply electricity to over 155,000 British families
The estuary of the River Severn lies in the southwest of Great Britain, in Wales’s Swansea Bay. It has the world’s second highest tide range, the difference between high and low tide, which is most acute in spring. What better place than this to build a plant that uses ocean tides to generate electricity? The
Ken Saro-Wiwa, the environmental martyr killed 20 years ago. The Niger Delta is still hell on Earth
Ken Saro-Wiwa, militante ecologista, si batté contro la multinazionale petrolifera Shell. La storia gli ha dato ragione: la sua terra, oggi, è devastata.
Obama rejects the Keystone XL pipeline. The US confirms its leadership in combating climate change
Storica decisione da parte del presidente degli Stati Uniti. Il tanto discusso oleodotto, che avrebbe dovuto collegare il Canada al Golfo del Messico, non si farà.
The final frontier in battery technology. Sustainable, cheap, made from rhubarb
One of the great limitations of renewable energy is intermittence: output is hard to forecast because electricity production depends on unpredictable factors such as the wind blowing or the sun shining. The solution would be to use batteries to store energy but these are expensive and harmful to the environment. Now, thanks to research conducted
From El Hierro to Cape Verde. The islands investing in renewables to combat climate change
A poco meno di un mese dalla Cop21, le isole si candidano a diventare laboratorio per le rinnovabili, in prima linea per contrastare i cambiamenti climatici.
Young people and cars: bicycles, computers and smartphones are better
Smartphones and bicycles instead of cars. This is what teenagers these days prefer, while, on the contrary, in former times, young people craved to pass their driving test and get a car, as a means to become more independent adults. So, it’s not due to diesel emissions scandal that Germans don’t drive as they did
20 celebrities who decided to go solar
Ever more celebrities are switching to renewable energy, helping combat climate change and, overall, supporting sustainable lifestyles. A number of actors have installed solar panels on their homes or use other forms of renewable energy. This green trend in Hollywood is demonstrated by the number of stars who have signed up to the Solar Neighbors
Solar power is booming. Morocco will be home to the world’s largest solar power plant
Lo confermano i progetti in Paesi come il Marocco, gli studi pubblicati su riviste scientifiche, le proiezioni dell’Agenzia internazionale dell’energia. È boom per il solare e per le rinnovabili.
This electric bus can travel (almost) 500 kilometres on a single charge
Costruito da zero per essere un autobus elettrico da un ex dipendente di Tesla Motors, il mezzo ha raggiunto il record di autonomia con una singola carica.