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London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone comes into force today
The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in London has come into effect today, affected hundreds of thousands of vehicles driving through the capital. Cars, vans, lorries, coaches, buses, motorbikes and all other vehicles entering central London will need to meet the new, stricter emissions standards or pay the daily ULEZ charge, in addition to the […]
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Climate change threatens a third of Bangladeshi children
More than 19 million children in Bangladesh are at risk from devastating floods, cyclones and other environmental disasters linked to climate change. More than five million of them are under the age of five. That’s according to a new report published by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), which warns the country’s flat landscape, dense population […]
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Central London deliveries switch to cargo bikes ahead of clean air scheme
A scheme to get 15% of all businesses in London Bridge to switch deliveries to cargo bikes has been launched ahead of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) being introduced. The ULEZ, which is to cover the same area as the Congestion Charging Zone from the 8th of April, will see the most polluting vehicles […]
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Mercedes-Benz rolls out ‘green’ production plant in Russia
Mercedes-Benz has opened an “environmentally friendly” car production facility in Russia. The €250 million (£215m) Moscovia plant, located 40 kilometres northwest of the capital city of Moscow, uses emission-free electric forklifts, heat recovery technologies and water-soluble products in paintings for a sustainable and green production. Automated shopping cart systems are also used in assembly at […]
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Green light for £700m CCGT power plant in Middlesbrough
The government has given the green light for the development of a combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power station in Middlesbrough. The proposal for the £700 million Tees combined cycle power plant (Tees CCPP) with a maximum generating capacity of up to 1,700MW was put forward by Sembcorp Utilities. It would generate enough electricity for […]
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Friends of the Earth takes Shell to court
Friends of the Earth has taken Shell to court “to force it to cease its destruction of the climate”. The environmental group says it has made the landmark move on behalf of more than 30,000 people from across 70 countries. The Dutch branch of the group delivered a court summons to the energy giant’s international […]
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Government productivity statistics ‘fail to reflect value of cutting carbon’
The ‘significant’ value that is created in reducing the UK’s carbon footprint has not been taken into account in official UK productivity statistics released today. That’s the verdict from the Energy Systems Catapult, which estimates avoided carbon dioxide emissions are worth about 0.4% of total GDP. It expects this figure to increase to around 1% […]
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UK funds £39.8m for efficient and clean cooking appliances
A £39.8 million UK aid project is exploring the development of efficient and clean cooking appliances as an alternative to charcoal and wood stoves. Loughborough University and the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP) have joined forces for the project to find innovative and modern alternatives to biomass fuels. They will launch a […]
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LNG-to-power facility in Brazil granted $288m
Funding worth $288 million (£219m) has been granted for the development, construction and operation of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) to power facility in Brazil. The facility in Porto de Açu in Rio de Janeiro consists of a 1.3GW combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) plant, an LNG import terminal, a transmission line and the expansion […]
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Oxfordshire to trial £40m smart local energy grid project
A new smart local energy system, claimed to be an industry first, is to be trialled in Oxfordshire. Project LEO (Local Energy Oxfordshire) will explore how the growth in local renewables, electric vehicles (EVs), battery storage and demand side response (DSR) can be supported by a local, flexible and responsive electricity grid and help reduce […]
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