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Porsche revs up anti C-charge rant
Posh sports car maker Porsche is to fight Mayor Ken Livingstone’s plans to charge London drivers of emission-heavy cars £25 per day. The company is so bitterly opposed to the charge, it has even launched a website and petition to fight the tax. Here is Porsche’s argument: “Following
Cisco teams with smart cities for clever tech
Cisco CEO John Chambers has been banging the gong on what tech companies should do to tackle climate change this week at the Connected Urban Development conference. And because he’s a man who likes to eat he’s own dog food (who doesn’t?), Cisco has been uniting with
Aluminium holds the key to hydrogen highway
Aluminium – or aluminium, if you’re American or can’t spell or both – is now the focus of scientists’ efforts as they crack on with what they’ve named the ‘hydrogen highway’. The folks over at Purdue University say “a new aluminum-rich alloy that produces hydrogen by splitting water and
Tech must introduce bit miles
Greenbang likes analysts. They’re clever folk and, like silk worms, if you leave them alone for long enough, they come up with some really cool stuff. Just like Greenmonk, who’ve come up with the idea of “bit miles”. Like food miles, bit miles would assign a ecological, social
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Philips goes for €1 billion eco-innovations
Greenbang has been spending some quality time with Philips’ latest CSR report. The dirty great tome reveals that the Netherlands’ second best export after Edam plans to double the money it’s ploughing into “green innovations” to €1 billion over the next five years. And why announce one green target
Carbon offsetters give code thumbs-up
After good old Mr (Hilary) Benn gave out Defra’s voluntary code of conduct for carbon offsetters this week, offsetters are now keen to give Mr Benn a warm round of applause. Eight voluntary carbon offset companies – The CarbonNeutral Company, Carbon Clear, ClimateCare, Climate Friendly, co2balance, NativeEnergy, targetneutral and Terrapass
Article: Sustainability in ICT
Providing direction for a sustainable ICT future By Graham Palmer, Chair of the Intellect Energy and Environment Group and UK and Ireland Country Manager for Intel Corporation In a world beset with overconsumption, environmental degradation, global warming, growing resource scarcity, and social change, humanity is facing its greatest challenge ever.
UK carbon cuts - is 80 percent coming?
Here’s a quicky from the government: reviewing the UK CO2’s by 60 percent by 2050 could soon become mandatory under the Climate Change Bill, according to environment secretary Hilary Benn. Review? Could? Do these words indicate an attempt to wriggle out of this carbon cut nonsense? Apparently not.
Solar plane - round the world with no fuel
What’s the bravest thing you’ve ever done? Parachuted out of a plane, maybe? Mooned in crowded pub? Shut your eyes while you’re driving at 80mph? Tell your partner you didn’t like the dinner they just spent hours slaving over? Pah. Wuss. Try becoming an adventurer and
Pythagoras Solar hooks $10 million
Pythagoras Solar has found itself on the receiving end of a $10 million series A funding injection led by Israel Cleantech Ventures, alongside PitangoVenture Captial and Evergreen Venture Partners. Greenbang would like to bring you more details on what Pythagoras is up to but the company is all about secrecy
Carbon offsetters get kitemark system
Every time Greenbang sees a story about Hillary Benn, she imagines him going into a fancy dress shop in bowler hat and suit, changing his costume and having crazy adventures. But that’s by the by – Mr Benn has been up to more important things, announcing this week a code