Renewable energy firms hope Taro Kono becomes Japan's next PM
Sep 27, 2021 23:37 pm UTC| Politics Economy Nature
Renewable energy companies in Japan are hoping that Taro Kono becomes the countrys next prime minister to enable more market access and a fairer playing field in the industry. Kono has long championed renewable...
Mitsubishi invests in a 600 MW Laos wind farm that would supply clean energy to Vietnam
Sep 27, 2021 23:33 pm UTC| Nature Economy
Mitsubishi Corp. has invested in a 600-megawatt wind power plant project in Laos that would supply electricity to Vietnam, in what would be Southeast Asias biggest onshore wind farm. The Tokyo-based conglomerate said...
Pepsi to invest 160 million rupees in replenishing groundwater it uses in Pakistan
Sep 25, 2021 23:43 pm UTC| Nature Economy
PepsiCo would invest Rs160 million to replenish 343 million liters it uses at local watersheds near its food manufacturing plants in Lahore by 2023 According to a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed with...
S. Korea to stop funding overseas coal projects with public funds
Sep 25, 2021 23:16 pm UTC| Nature Economy
South Korea will refrain from investing in overseas coal projects using public funds beginning October, in line with the global initiatives to go carbon neutral by 2050. According to the Ministry of Trade, Industry, and...
More Japanese firms manufacture paper products to reduce plastic waste
Sep 23, 2021 18:53 pm UTC| Nature Economy
Numerous Japanese firms have turned to paper to replace plastic as their government prepares to enforce a law to improve plastic recycling practices and reduce waste beginning in April. Fishery firm Nippon Suisan Kaisha...
Burger King vows to cut C02 emissions by 50% by 2030
Sep 23, 2021 11:42 am UTC| Nature Economy Business
Burger King owner Restaurant Brands International, which also operates Popeyes and Tim Hortons, vowed to cut its emissions from its three big fast-food chains by 50 percent by 2030, and completely by 2050. The...
UK industry group warns CO2 crisis poses a risk of meat shortage
Sep 21, 2021 22:58 pm UTC| Nature Science Economy
An industry group has warned of carbon dioxide (CO2) shortage in the UK within the week due to a sharp rise in gas prices that could result in meat supply issues. The gas price hie has forced domestic energy suppliers...
Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power
What the Supreme Court is doing right in considering Trump’s immunity case
US election: why it’s not the protesters’ votes that the Democrats should worry about
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects