Scania has completed delivery of 17 new biogas-powered double-decker buses to Reading Buses (UK), according to a new press release. The new biogas-powered buses are being put into service on Reading’s reportedly busiest route, the “Purple 17.”
The United Kingdom and Saudi Arabia signed a Memorandum of Understanding last week which commits both countries to working together on developing new technologies to reduce carbon emissions and sharing technical knowledge with one another.
Since its launch in 2014 the public-private sustainable investment initiative The Lab has mobilized more than $1 billion in investment across 25 investment vehicles for sustainable development and action on climate change.
The all-electric Renault ZOE has underlined the significant financial and environmental benefits it offers businesses of all sizes by winning the Best SME Green Company Car category at the 2018 Business Car Manager awards.
A new analysis by Carbon Brief has revealed that UK CO2 emissions have hit levels last seen in 1890 after emissions fell by 2.6% in 2017 driven by a 19% decline in national coal use.
The air pollution mitigation plans in place in the UK currently aren’t enough on their own to address the issue, and need to be improved, the union’s High Court has ruled, according to recent reports.
New analysis from British electrical power generation company Drax has revealed that the country generated 96 terawatt-hours of renewable electricity in 2017, enough power to supply the entire country — if the country in question were Britain in 1958.
5.2 million properties in England are at risk of flooding, and increases in the frequency of intense bouts of flooding are expected across England due to changes in the country’s climate, warns the nation’s Environment Agency.
The global wind energy industry enjoyed another strong year in 2017, installing a total of 52,573 megawatts worth of new wind capacity, increasing the global cumulative installed capacity up to 539,581 megawatts, as “dramatic price drops” exemplify the current state of play around the world.
The Renault ZOE has reaffirmed its ever-increasing popularity with business users after being named the ‘Best Ultra-Low Emission Car’ for the second consecutive year at the Fleet World Honours 2018. Hosted by Fleet World magazine, the annual awards, held today at the Royal Automobile Club in London, recognize vehicles, individuals and service providers that demonstrate excellence in the fleet sector in terms of innovation, quality, and sustainability.
