IEA: Green energy is key for cutting global net emissions to zero by 2050
Achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century requires a complete transformation of the energy system, IEA warns
Portugal to call off lithium project amid EU’s scramble for battery materials
A major lithium project in Portugal may soon be scrapped, but another firm is making progress in the same region. The EU needs a steady and environmentally acceptable supply.
First facility for recycling electric car batteries in EU to be built in Poland
Polish recycling company Elemental Holding will construct a EUR 182 million facility for treating batteries and other waste containing metals.
Belgrade earmarks EUR 5.2 billion for green development by 2030
The draft Green City Action Plan and Sustainable Energy and Climate Action Plan of Belgrade include investments of EUR 5.2 billion until 2030
US poised for radical change on climate policy under President Biden
US President Joe Biden has ordered the new administration to review oil and gas projects on federal land, scrap fossil fuel subsidies, and replace the government’s vehicle fleet with electric cars.
Mayor promises activists Sofia would install renewables to cut air pollution
Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova told Greenpeace Bulgaria the city would step up measures to reduce air pollution
German court warns Tesla to protect biodiversity while building EV factory
A German court has ordered electric car maker Tesla to stop cutting trees on peripheral parts of the site of its planned factory near Berlin over concerns the forest clearing may pose a threat to protected wildlife. The ruling comes following an initial approval the US-based company has obtained for the project from the state […]
EU launches futuristic 2050 vision for vehicles, mobility
A strategy unveiled in Brussels showed a vision of the EU with electric trucks and boats, autonomous vehicles, hyperloop, hydrogen aircraft, drones and AI