The day before the start of the U.N. climate talks in Paris, some 785,000 people joined climate marches in 175 countries across the globe in what organizers are calling the largest climate marches in history. “Across five continents, people have taken to the streets to demand that we change the way we power our world,”
There is the story of our personal lives: our family, our friends, our jobs, our hobbies. There is the story of our communities: our civic, religious, business, artistic and recreational lives. There is the story of our nations: their internal political struggles and their struggles with each other. But now, there is one grand narrative
In a surprise move, Chancellor George Osbourne has announced that the three per cent diesel supplement in company car tax will remain in place until 2021, cancelling plans to drop it next year. The announcement was made in today’s (Tuesday 25th November) government Spending Review, which also confirmed that the Office for Low Emission Vehicles
Prince Charles has blamed climate change in part for the Syrian war and warned that global warming could exacerbate similar conflicts worldwide. Charles’s comments — in an interview broadcast Monday — came exactly one week before the start of a United Nations climate change conference in Paris, where he plans to deliver a keynote address.
We had our carpets cleaned the other day, and when the cleaner guy found out what I did, the very first thing he said was, “I was going to get an electric car.” Then he looked at me almost apologetically. “But I heard they’re actually worse for the environment.” It’s not the first time I’ve
For the first time in the history of North America (and perhaps the world) a city has legislated that local gas pumps now need to affix climate change warning stickers to serve customers. Passed unanimously by North Vancouver (Canada) city councillors last Monday, the new program will take effect in early 2016. North Vancouver Mayor,
For those of us who don’t already… The economists call them “externalities.” They’re the costs of people’s actions on other people or communities–but the people taking those actions don’t have to pay for those costs, even though they harm others. And the emissions from combusting fossil fuels are clearly a prime example. While complaints about
An electric car club which aims to get residents in the new Elmsbrook development in North West Bicester to use environmentally friendly transport has been launched. The car club, which sees Fabrica by A2Dominion working with North Oxford BMW, Fleetdrive Electric and E-Car Club, will be in place for Elmsbrook’s first residents. The club will
90 new charge spots powered by low-carbon electricity will refuel 200 Renault-Nissan EVs during the COP21 climate change conference EV shuttle service is expected to log at least 400,000 kilometers over the two-week summit—without a single drop of oil Many of the most conveniently located quick chargers will remain after COP21 and be available for
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Owners of home photovoltaic systems will soon be able to make their households even more sustainable, because PV power is also suitable for charging personal electronic vehicles. A home energy management system created by Fraunhofer researchers incorporates electric vehicles into the household energy network and creates charging itineraries. The house of the future is environmentally
