PepsiCo puts climate plan into action
Nov 14, 2022 23:17 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
PepsiCo had launched Pep Positive, which would steer towards ensuring its products are net zero and achieve its net water-positive targets, according to its regional CEO. Eugene Willemsen, CEO for Africa, the Middle...
Excessive use of nitrogenous fertilizers causes sharp greenhouse gas emissions increase: Study
Nov 11, 2022 23:28 pm UTC| Nature Science Business Economy
The excessive use of nitrogenous fertilizers for rice farming results in a sharp increase in the emission of nitrous oxide, the major greenhouse gas contributor, according to study by the Gyeonggi-do Agricultural Research ...
S. Korea to create massive hydrogen ecosystem
Nov 10, 2022 23:26 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
South Korea vowed to significantly boost clean hydrogen production and use by securing advanced technologies and building infrastructures. Under the comprehensive roadmap, the government will increase the number of...
Decreasing cardboard production in S. Korea pulls down demand for wastepaper
Nov 03, 2022 23:34 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
Decreasing South Korean cardboard production due to fewer goods being shipped is pulling down waste paper demand in and out of South Korea. According to the Korea Paper Association, the countrys cardboard production...
Panasonic to start building EV battery factory in US to supply Tesla
Nov 02, 2022 22:49 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
Panasonic will begin constructing a $4 billion plant this month to produce batteries for electric vehicles in Kansas, USA, widely seen for supplying to Tesla. According to Panasonic Energy President Kazuo Tadanobu, they...
Jaguar Land Rover to use Wolfspeed's Silicon Carbide semiconductors
Oct 31, 2022 23:49 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
Wolfspeed, Inc. has partnered to supply Silicon Carbide semiconductors to Jaguar Land Rovers next-generation electric vehicles. Wolfspeeds advanced Silicon Carbide technology will be used in the vehicles inverter,...
S. Korea to apply its APR1400 technology in helping build Polish nuclear power plant
Oct 31, 2022 23:43 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
South Korea will help build a nuclear power plant in Patnow, Poland, which could be its first nuclear power plant export in over a decade. The state-run Korea Hydro Nuclear Power (KHNP) Co. signed a letter of intent...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Economist Chris Richardson on an ‘ugly’ inflation result and the coming budget
Why Germany ditched nuclear before coal – and why it won’t go back
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight