AAK, Nestlé, and Musim collaborate to tackle deforestation
Sep 28, 2021 23:41 pm UTC| Nature Economy
Swedish vegetable oils and fats producer AAK has collaborated with Nestlé and palm oil corporation Musim Mas in a 5-year program to address deforestation outside of palm oil concession areas in Aceh,...
Miami mayor urges crypto miners to avail of carbon-free nuclear energy
Sep 28, 2021 23:33 pm UTC| Digital Currency Nature
Miami Mayor Francis Suarez revealed that he has been presudaing cryptocurrency mining firms to set up their operations near South Floridas Turkey Point nuclear power plant to avail of carbon-free nuclear energy. While...
UK start-up Polymateria strikes deals for technology that turns plastic waste into wax
Sep 27, 2021 23:51 pm UTC| Science Nature Economy
UK start-up Polymateria Ltd has struck a deal with a 7-Elevens supplier in Taiwan, South Plastic Industry Co., to use its innovative process to decompose plastic into a wax that is digested by nature. President Chain...
Tainan teams up with McDonald’s in cup-sharing program
Sep 27, 2021 23:46 pm UTC| Nature Economy
The Tainan city government is collaborating with McDonalds Taiwan to enable users to borrow and return reusable cups free of charge under a cup-sharing platform dubbed Good to Go. Three Good to Go service stations have...
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...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects