A complete shift to the only use of renewable energy sources is not only possible but also cheaper and safer than reliance on fossil fuels and nuclear energy, according to a new study from the Lappeenranta University of Technology (LUT) and the Energy Watch Group (EWG) from Germany.
Norway’s oil fund – the world largest sovereign wealth fund – goes green
Norway’s $1 tn oil fund is going to invest billions of dollars into wind and solar power projects. The decision came after Saudi Arabia’s oil fund selling off its last oil and gas assets.
Amazon is going to power its data centers only with green energy
This week Amazon.com has declared that they are launching three new renewable energy projects in Ireland, Sweden and the US as part of its long-term goal to power all Amazon Web Services (AWS) data centers with 100% renewable energy.
To stop global warming will be cheaper than expected
Researchers from The International Renewable Energy Agency have revised its forecast for the cost of curbing global warming due to the less price of renewables.
Green waste solutions to win a tech prize
Three students won at CreaTech 2019’, a competition organised by Larsen & Toubro to encourage top engineering talent in the country to solve challenges through technological innovations, with the development of an intelligent dustbin, cloud-based waste monitoring and a sensor to detect water pressure.
A new fuel from seawater
Stanford scientists discovered a way to generate hydrogen fuel using solar power, electrodes and saltwater from San Francisco Bay.
UNESCO proposes Green solutions for Disaster Risk Reduction and climate change adaptation
On 12 of March the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization published a report on Green solutions for Disaster Risk Reduction and climate change adaptation. It underline the fact that well-managed ecosystems – such as wetlands, forests, coastal systems and many others – often act as natural infrastructure, reducing physical exposure to various natural hazards and increasing socio-economic resilience of people and communities. Healthy ecosystems also provide many more services and goods, playing a role in water quality and availability, air quality, food security, and much more. Together with its partners, UNESCO advances the disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation agenda through the application of ecosystem services and nature based solutions.
