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Hydropower eschews big dams to go with the flow in green makeover

Mark Hillsdon, (Jul 13, 2020)

Natel Energy's turbines with lower steel and cement content that allow safe passage for fish herald a new dawn for the world's biggest source of renewable energy. Mark Hillsdon reports

Battery storage potential ignites geothermal hopes

Catherine Early, (Jul 13, 2020)

Catherine Early reports on how the zero-carbon source of heat and electricity, which has been under-exploited because of expense, is poised for expansion

Aviation plots an electric flight plan despite headwinds

Catherine Early, (Jul 13, 2020)

Research and development of electric propulsion systems for aircraft is continuing, in spite of the sector’s financial woes due to Covid-19. Catherine Early reports

Highview’s ‘pumped hydro in a box’ wins powerful backers

Mike Scott, (Jul 13, 2020)

With investment from Sumitomo Heavy Industries and a UK government grant, things are looking up for the UK company's zero-emissions technology, which stores energy by turning air into a liquid. Mike Scott reports

Watch on demand: ‘Why we are putting climate action at the heart of the EU recovery’

Conference Recording, (Jul 8, 2020)

In this session from Reuters Events’ recent Virtual Responsible Business Week, Klaus-Dieter Borchardt, deputy director-general of the European Commission, speaks to Terry Slavin, editor of Ethical Corporation magazine

Why V2G holds the key to the electric vehicle revolution

Mike Scott, (Jul 8, 2020)

Mike Scott reports on how vehicle to grid, a technology where the UK has global leadership, is set to help overcome the challenges of mass EV roll-out and ever-larger quantities of renewables on grids

‘As Britain returns to work, companies ignore public demands for clean air at their peril’

Chris Large, (Jul 1, 2020)

Comment: Global Action Plan’s Co-CEO Chris Large explains why 15 leading UK businesses are seeking to prevent cities going back to pre-lockdown pollution levels by launching the Business for Clean Air initiative

'We can't just focus on UK cities. Green investment must be targeted at rural areas too'

Steve Count, (Jun 29, 2020)

Cllr Steve Count, chair of the newly launched Countryside Climate Network, argues that supporting rural ingenuity from the Silicon Fen to the Scottish Highlands will yield climate and economic dividends in the run-up to Cop26

From Bogota to Birmingham: the cities that are opening cycling to the masses

Cara Jenkinson, (May 22, 2020)

Comment: Cara Jenkinson of Ashden highlights some innovative projects that show how cities can get their citizens moving safely again as they emerge from Covid-19 lockdowns

Calls for green Covid-19 recovery packages from companies and 220 regional governments

Terry Slavin, (May 18, 2020)

Policymakers must use the trillions of dollars they are preparing to inject into their economies to support efforts to tackle climate change, urges a coalition of 155 companies that have set science-based targets. Terry Slavin reports

'We have to move from shareholder to stakeholder value,' says UN Assistant Secretary-General

Liam Dowd, (May 7, 2020)

Ethical Corporation's managing director Liam Dowd talks to Satya Tripathi, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Head of New York Office at UN Environment Programme on build back better, moving from shareholder value to stakeholder values and more

Will Covid-19 allow us to flatten the curve on climate change?

Angeli Mehta, (May 2, 2020)

With the IEA predicting that global CO2 emissions will fall 8% this year, Angeli Mehta weighs the early evidence of whether the pandemic will speed the energy transition

The race to cool our sweltering cities in Ethical Corporation

Terry Slavin, (Apr 6, 2020)

In the April issue of our free to download magazine, Ethical Corporation focuses on the drive to make access to low-carbon cooling a priority in the fight against climate change and to deliver the SDGs. We also look at another vastly overlooked weapon in the climate change arsenal: energy efficiency

The man struggling to bring energy efficiency in from the cold

Terry Slavin, (Apr 6, 2020)

Terry Slavin speaks to Benoit Lebot, former head of the International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation, about his frustrated efforts to elevate demand reduction on the global climate agenda

The companies taking energy use from the boiler room to the boardroom

Mike Scott, (Apr 6, 2020)

Mike Scott reports on how signatories to The Climate Group's EP100, including Mahindra, Johnson Controls and H&M, are aiming to double energy productivity as part of their response to climate change

Energy efficiency gap in buildings 'is undermining UK's bid to reach net-zero'

Catherine Early, (Apr 6, 2020)

Despite repeated warnings from the Committee on Climate Change that energy efficiency needs to be tackled immediately if the UK is to meet its carbon budgets, progress has been limited, writes Catherine Early

UK cities ramp up action on resilience, with doubling of number on CDP climate A-list

Mike Scott, (Apr 3, 2020)

With 85% of its population living in cities that have declared a climate emergency, Britain is leading the way in grassroots action. Mike Scott reports

Hermosillo and Belo Horizonte make CDP A grade as two of Latin America’s greenest cities

Diana Rojas, (Apr 3, 2020)

Diana Rojas profiles a pair of fast-growing cities that have earned plaudits for their efforts to boost climate resilience

From urban farming to green homes: the US cities building in climate resilience

Diana Rojas, (Apr 3, 2020)

Despite environmental rollbacks by the Trump administration, the largest number of cities on CDP's climate A list hail from the US. Diana Rojas profiles Washington DC, Park City, Utah, and a trio of Ohio cities: Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus

Ahmedabad's pioneering plan to protect citizens from heat-related deaths

Diana Rojas, (Apr 2, 2020)

With one billion people globally lacking access to cooling, the city's plan to protect even its poorest residents from frequent heat waves has been replicated across India. Diana Rojas reports

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