Fund says governments could use money to help vulnerable people or invest in green energy Avoiding dangerous global heating will require governments around the world to impose stringent taxes on fossil-fuel usage that will mean a 43% jump in household energy bills over the next decade, the International Monetary Fund has said. The Washington-based Fund […]
Exclusive: Pocock convinces Bernard Foley and Dane Haylett-Petty to join him in encouraging the sports industry to play a bigger role in sustainability Wallabies flanker David Pocock, along with Rugby World Cup teammates Bernard Foley and Dane Haylett-Petty, have announced their partnership with a scheme that aims to compensate for the carbon emissions associated with […]
The firm’s slogan is ‘take back control’, but I can’t stop it sending debt collectors I have had ongoing issues with Green Star Energy. When my bank detected fraudulent activity on my account, Green Star was one of the payees. My compromised bank account was refunded and closed, and my credit file updated. Green Star […]
Bjarke Ingels’s splicing of power plant and ski slope confirms the Danish architect’s transition from enfant terrible to global brand If you look out from the summit of Copenhagen’s new-made alp, you see a landscape of artifice – wind turbines, the bridge to Sweden, the sea canalised into old docks and harbours, the city itself, […]
Flickr Creative Commons/Brian Space-themed novelty items were popular through the latter half of the 20th century and into the early 2000s. Some have been discontinued, but many, like Tang, Moon Boots, and freeze-dried foods, are still around today in limited form. Here are a few of the space-themed items that once captured the national imagination […]
Tech giant’s push for greener energy prompts biggest renewable energy deal in corporate history Google’s chief executive has revealed plans for the biggest renewable energy deal in corporate history. Sundar Pichai said the clean energy deal will include 18 separate agreements to supply Google with electricity from wind and solar projects across the world. Continue […]
The support comes as the climate policy fight broadens from energy and transportation to agriculture. Read more: huffpost.com
Strong civil society movements are needed to ramp up pace of change, says study Greenhouse gas emissions could be halved in the next decade if a small number of current technologies and behavioural trends are ramped up and adopted more widely, researchers have found, saying strong civil society movements are needed to drive such change. […]
As clean energy's share of US electricity consumption rapidly rises, brokers like Arcadia Power are offering consumers an easy way to connect with alternative electricity providers — and a chance to save big on their electricity bills. Read more: cnbc.com
WeWork WeWork parent company, The We Company, publicly filed its IPO paperwork in August. The We Company is now considering a valuation of around $20 billion for its IPO — roughly half of the company’s $47 billion valuation from its last private round of funding — according to reports from The Wall Street Journal and […]
