43% of Germany's electricity was from wind energy on Friday
Daily wind energy reports by country:
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US hits 69.1 GW solar PV capacity, enough to power 13.1 million American homes
The U.S. installed 2.1 gigawatts (GW) of solar PV capacity in Q2 2019 to reach 69.1 GW of total installed capacity, enough to power 13.1...
On Thursday Wind Energy reached 17% of the UK National Grid's electricity demand
https://winderful.diascreative.net/
South Korea to suspend 25% of coal plants to fight pollution
South Korea will suspend up to a quarter of its coal-fired power plants in the next three months as it seeks to tackle air pollution,...
London ULEZ/Ultra Low Emission Zone already a success, NOx emission reduced by 31% in first 6 months
https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/ulez_six_month_evaluation_report_oct19.pdf
95% of Denmark's electricity was from wind energy on Sunday
Daily wind energy reports by country: https://windeurope.org/about-wind/daily-wind
Massachusetts moves closer to statewide plastic bag ban after Senate passes bill
Massachusetts is one step closer to banning single-use plastic bags statewide after the state Senate passed a bill Wednesday evening. The...
4 out of 5 British Columbians would back a federal ban on single-use plastics
A strong majority of British Columbians would back a federal ban on single-use plastics, according to a new poll from Insights West. In...
In US, data to August 2019 show coal-fired power is down 13.9% compared with the same period in 2018
The US is on track this year for one of its largest annual declines in coal-fired power generation. Year-to-date August 2019, coal-fired...
Boots scraps plastic pharmacy bags for compostable bags, 10 million by March 2020
Boots has begun switching its plastic pharmacy bags to 100 per cent compostable bags using potato starch. The health and beauty retailer...
Kerala to ban most forms of plastic in the state from January 1, 2020
The Kerala government has decided to ban the manufacture, sale and storage of plastic products across the state effective from January 1,...
Dominica single use plastic ban effective from 2020
Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit has announced that the banning of single use plastic bags will take effect from 2020. Skerrit made this...
Solar startup creates temperatures reaching 1,000 degrees Celsius to replace the use of fossil fuels
Heliogen achieves breakthrough temperatures from concentrated sunlight for industrial processes Heliogen, the clean energy company that...
97% plastic packaging scrapped from Iceland Christmas range
Iceland has switched its Christmas dinner packaging to offer customers the choice of a plastic free or reduced plastic packaging in a bid...
Condé Nast signs UN Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action, to promote sustainable fashion
Condé Nast signs UN Fashion Industry Charter for Climate Action, as it pledges to promote sustainable fashion and clothing re-use to...
Tetra Pak becomes the first company to offer packaging made with fully traceable plant-based polymer
Tetra Pak becomes the first company in the food and beverage industry to offer packaging made with fully traceable plant-based polymers​...
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