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Scotiabank, RBC Drop Financed Emissions Goals

Canadian banks Scotiabank and RBC revealed that they have retired their 2030 targets to reduce financed emissions for key carbon-intensive sectors, with each bank...

ROSI Raises $23 Million to Scale Solar Panel Recycling Capacity

French cleantech company ROSI announced it has secured over €20 million (USD$23 million) in funding to scale its high-value photovoltaic module recycling facilities across...

Dealing with the waste from old wind turbines

Decommissioning old wind turbines generates thousands of tons of new waste. If we don’t create incentives and regulations that force the responsible handling of...

Is the UK ready for large-scale electrificationan?

Griff Thomas considers whether the UK has the grid capacity, infrastructure planning and skilled workforce needed to support a more electrified energy system. The question...

UKWIR launches framework to standardise asset health

UK Water Industry Research (UKWIR) has released a report aimed at tackling the lack of a unified approach to quantifying and valuing asset health...

Engineering the energy transition: mapping the path to net zero

“Achieving Net Zero by 2050” was the title of a presentation delivered in Glasgow on 21 April by Scottish engineer Jim McDonald, attended by...

Trump’s plan for ultrafast meat processing would be a disaster for workers and the environment

In February, the United States Department of Agriculture announced two proposed changes to federal rules governing the rate of production in meat processing plants...

Pakistan’s deadly heat puts pregnant women at risk, low-cost cooling offers relief

Low-cost cooling measures are offering vital protection for pregnant women in Pakistan’s extreme heat – highlighting practical solutions where electricity and healthcare access are...

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