New prospects for “smart cities”: Veolia and IBM join forces
At the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, IBM and Veolia announced their new partnership to develop digital technologies to manage water, energy and waste in cities. The Smarter…
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IKEA buys biggest ever wind farm and plans to invest US$2 billion in renewables by end of 2015
Image: Steve Howard (left), Chief Sustainability Officer, IKEA Group and Ben Ferrari (right), Director of Corporate Partnerships, The Climate Group, during the launch of RE100 at Climate Week NYC 2014 NEW YORK: IKEA has…
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Climate fund for developing countries nears $10 billion goal thanks to US, Japan at G20
NEW YORK: The Green Climate Fund (GCF) is edging toward its US$10 billion goal with new contributions from the US and Japan, further bolstering chances of progress at UN climate…
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Yingli’s Guide to the Solar Zoo
PANDA or Black Panther? Honey or Opal? Canadian, German, or Aussie Solar? When installing solar panels on your rooftop, you’re faced with an overwhelming number of choices. How do you…
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Rajendra Pachauri visits Veolia, discusses climate change fight
Rajendra Pachauri visited a delegation of Veolia leaders to discuss solutions for addressing the climate emergency. Pachauri was in Paris to present French authorities with the latest report from the…
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China and US announce game-changing climate deal
NEW YORK: China and the US – the world’s two biggest economies and greenhouse gas emitters – have announced an ambitious new climate deal, with China setting its first ever…
