Seoul to replace delivery motorcycles with electric models
Mar 16, 2022 23:44 pm UTC| Law Nature Economy
The city government of Seoul will distribute 7,000 electric motorcycles this year.in efforts plans to replace all full-time delivery motorcycles with electric models by 2025. This is the largest annual volume of...
S. Korea to toughen noise regulations for motorcycles
Mar 16, 2022 23:29 pm UTC| Nature Economy Law
South Korea will strengthen the noise permission standards for the manufacturing and operation of motorcycles to the European Unions standards. The countrys noise permission standards have remained unchanged over the...
Australian court overturns landmark climate ruling
Mar 16, 2022 22:53 pm UTC| Law Economy Health Nature
The Australian federal court threw out a landmark legal ruling that the countrys environment minister had a duty to protect children from climate change, which was a potential legal weapon to fight fossil fuel...
SK Geocentric invests $55 million in US plastic waste recycling startup
Mar 15, 2022 23:39 pm UTC| Nature Economy
SK Geocentric Co. has acquired a stake worth US$55 million in a US plastic waste recycling startup PureCycle Technologies Inc. through a recent rights offering, in a step to bolster its green business. A chemical...
S. Korea now allows coffee grounds recycling without permit
Mar 14, 2022 23:58 pm UTC| Economy Nature
South Koreas Ministry of Environment will designate coffee grounds as a circulation resource that would allow coffee shops to recycle them through more lenient requirements and procedures. With increased coffee...
Offshore wind will come to Australian waters – as long as we pave the way for this new industry
Mar 11, 2022 17:02 pm UTC| Nature
Offshore wind is playing an important role in Europes shift to renewables. Australias excellent offshore resources now look like they are going to contribute to our own energy transition. Last week, the Victorian...
From field to store to plate, our farmers are increasingly worried about climate change
Mar 11, 2022 17:01 pm UTC| Nature
Empty supermarket shelves still shock Australians, who have become accustomed to being able to buy the food they want. But we can expect to see more empty shelves, more often, in coming decades. Climate change means...
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