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Trains in Switzerland Are Now Running Over Solar Panels in a First-of-Its-Kind Test
A train line in western Switzerland now carries two kinds of traffic: passengers above, and sunlight below. On a 100-meter stretch of active railway near the village of Buttes, 48 solar panels sit between the rails, low enough for trains to pass…
How Ed Miliband's latest net zero pledge could affect you
Ministers have set out the UK's next step on the journey to net zero by 2050 as part of the country's latest “carbon budget”. The government has signed up to a legal target to cut the UK's planet-heating emissions by 87 per cent by…
What to know about Ed Miliband's latest push for net zero
The UK government has committed to a legal target to reduce the country's planet-heating emissions by 87 per cent by 2040, aligning with advice from the Climate Change Committee. Achieving this target will require households to adopt heat pumps…
WA is ahead of the pack for solar uptake. But what happens to panels at the end of their lives?
The West Australian government will tip $17.8 million into a program to recycle solar panels and lithium-ion batteries in a bid to recover valuable materials and reduce the waste being sent to landfill. The Remade in WA program includes a $13…
'The Permanent Problem' Review: The Soul and the Market
Critics once argued that capitalism bred poverty and squalor. As that critique ran up against reality, intellectuals pivoted to attack the supposed spiritual poverty of capitalism, which they claim is alienating us from one another and from nature.
China defends subsidies after OECD report alleging unfair edge
Beijing on Wednesday rejected the notion that the strength of Chinese firms was built on generous state subsidies, pushing back against an OECD report claiming they had given the country an unfair advantage. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT A…
Denver Public Schools seeks $2.6 million to create micro grid at Abraham Lincoln High School
Denver Public Schools' sustainability department is working on creating a micro grid at one of its schools. It would kick in during a power outage and help the district save money -- but they need approval from city council to fund it. 'As a…
Today's The Day for Spencer Pratt
You don't normally think of races for mayor, even in major cities, as important barometers of larger political trends. But recently they have turned out to be. Zohran Mamdani's victory in New York (and, to a lesser extent, Katie Wilson's in…
Government commits to 87% cut in UK's climate emissions by 2040
Get our award-winning daily news email featuring exclusive stories, opinion and expert analysis I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice. The Government has signed up to a legal…
Schools could get maximum temperature limits if needed to deal with heatwaves
Schools could be given maximum temperatures if it becomes necessary to deal with heatwaves, Bridget Phillipson has suggested. The Education Secretary said she will “look closely” at what schools need after last week's record-breaking…
The best rechargeable batteries of 2026: Expert recommended
Americans throw away around a billion AA and AAA batteries every year. That's a huge pile of stuff entering landfill at a time when we should be conscious of the harm we're causing the planet. The good news is that there are alternatives to…
'Quite shocking': why was a vulnerable customer sent a £8,400 energy bill?
The energy bill from ScottishPower sent Richard Palmer into an immediate panic. It said he had to pay more than £8,400 straight away or risk his credit history being impaired for years. The 76-year-old felt he had no option so he paid the…
Proposals for new solar farm on former Neath Port Talbot land-fill site
The early stages of proposals to develop a solar farm on a former Neath Port Talbot land-fill site have been handed in to the council's planning department. They could see the construction of a new solar development with a maximum output of 6MW at…
Commentary: China has become a tech superpower, so why is its economy slowing?
HONG KONG: For a country that still ranks as middle-income, that China leads the world in many of the industries of the future is nothing short of remarkable. In the past decade, it has emerged as a technological superpower, outcompeting far richer…
Why Redwire Stock Shot Up 168% In May
Shares of Redwire (RDW +0.53%) shot up 168% in May, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The space and defense subcontractor is shooting up in anticipation of the SpaceX initial public offering (IPO) as a key supplier of orbital…
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