Conrad Colman. My solo round the world race with a renewable sailing boat
Conrad Colman, a young sailor from New Zealand, is determined to be the first person to complete the Vendée Globe race without using fossil fuels.
Greenpeace urges Amazon and Netflix to adopt renewable energies
A Greenpeace report outlines tech companies’ energy footprints. Google, Facebook, and Apple commit to 100% renewable energy, while Amazon and Netflix lag behind, and Asian companies still rely on coal.
The Volkswagen van is back. It will be electric and self-driving
Heir to the legendary Bulli van of the ‘60s, the official vehicle of the hippie movement, the new Volkswagen van is electric and self-driving. It has eight seats and can be turned into a living room. It will be produced starting from 2021.
Costa Rica generated 98% of its electricity from renewables
2016 was a record year for clean energy in Costa Rica, which entirely ran on renewables for 250 days in a row.
Has Justin Trudeau slipped in approving the Kinder Morgan oil pipeline
The Kinder Morgan oil pipeline will run from the Alberta Tar Sands to Canada’s Pacific coast. It now has environmentalist leader Justin Trudeau’s blessing.
Bill Gates and other billionaires invest 1 billion dollars in clean energy
The American billionaire and his co-founders of the Breakthrough Energy Coalition launched a new investment fund for developing clean energy technologies and tackling climate change.
Emanuele Taibi. The time is ripe for islands to accelerate deployment of renewables
Emanuele Taibi, analyst at renewable energy agency Irena, explains why islands are well placed to push forward toward a more sustainable development model based on renewables and technological innovation
Google will be powered 100% by renewable energy
Mountain View giant announced that the company’s data centres and offices will be exclusively powered by renewable energy by 2017. “And it’s just the beginning”.
Copenhagen has more bikes than cars
Copenhagen has achieved an unprecedented result by investing in two-wheel mobility. Bikes now outnumber cars in Denmark’s capital.
Yoga joins Unesco’s world heritage list
Yoga is based on unifying the mind with the body and soul. The benefits of this ancient Indian discipline have now been recognised by Unesco.