US suspends tariffs on solar panels from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam
Jun 07, 2022 23:36 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
US President Joe Biden lifted tariffs on solar panels from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam for two years and used a key power to compel the domestic production of clean energy technology. The moves are aimed...
S. Korea's Hanwha takes part in $21 million funding for US plastic upcycling firm Novoloop
Jun 04, 2022 23:26 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
Hanwha Solutions Corp. has participated in US$21 million joint funding for a US plastic upcycling startup it seeks to expand its portfolio in green technologies. The funds were obtained by Novoloop, a California-based...
Flies to process organic waste in Jeju
Jun 04, 2022 23:15 pm UTC| Science Nature Economy Business
The Jeju Agricultural Technology Center and Insung Industry are carrying out an organic resource processing technology trial project using ptecticus tenebrifers, a type of fly, to deal with rotten tangerines and food waste...
Honest designs “world’s first” recycled reusable bottle
May 31, 2022 22:40 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
UK ethical brand Hones has designed a lightweight reusable bottle made from 100 percent recycled single-use bottles (rPET), with its cap made entirely from recycled milk bottles (rHDPE). Dubbed Honest Bottle, it is...
S. Korea’s renewable energy-based power generation ratio hits new high of 7.5% in 2021
May 31, 2022 22:39 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
The amount of electricity generated from renewable energy in South Korea reached an all-time high of 7.5 percent in 2021 due to government efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions. According to the state-owned Korea...
Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia share know-how in clean energy with S. Korea
May 31, 2022 00:44 am UTC| Nature Economy Business
The embassies of the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia in South Korea explored the scope for cooperation on clean energy in a public diplomacy event at Lotte Hotel Seoul, on May 26. The event also explored...
Japan reiterates vow to cut ratio of coal power generation
May 30, 2022 01:23 am UTC| Nature Economy Business
Japans industry minister Koichi Hagiuda will reiterate Japans policy to reduce its coal-fired power generation ratio with plans to phase out inefficient coal power plants by 2030 in dealing with Group of Seven (G7)...
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
Biden administration tells employers to stop shackling workers with ‘noncompete agreements’
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects