The city where cyclists are unwelcome Future Planet Pollution
“I will hit you with this car,” Mpaphi Ndubo remembers a driver of an open white truck screaming at him....
Stopping Venice choking on its own pollution
Less well-known is that Venice is also choking on its own pollution. Hundreds of diesel-powered vaporetti - commuter boats or...
What happens to all the old wind turbines?
Between last September and this March, it will become the final resting place for 1,000 fibreglass turbine blades. These blades,...
SDG14: Could electric ferries power up a new era of greener shipping?
Controversy has dogged the shipping sector's response to the climate crisis for decades. The industry may only account for three...
Dutch multinationals demand more transparent CO2 reporting per container
On the back of successful biofuel trials onboard the 18,000 teu Mette Maersk from Rotterdam to Shanghai last year, the...
Bill Gates becomes first to buy a £500m hydrogen-powered super yacht
The software tycoon Bill Gates has commissioned the world’s first hydrogen-powered superyacht, in a £500m signal of his belief that...
Emerald Princess cancels American Samoa cruise
A third cruise ship in as many months will not be stopping in American Samoa as planned. The Emerald Princess...
World’s first liquid hydrogen fuel cell cruise ship planned for Norway’s fjords
A group of Norwegian companies is developing systems to achieve zero-emission shipping by combining liquid hydrogen fuel cells with battery...
South Korea allocates $693m for domestic owners to modernise fleet
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission has announced that it would allocate KRW820bn ($693m) to help domestic owners to modernise their...
US pledges to increase funding to 11 Pacific countries
The United States has pledged to increase funding to 11 Pacific countries to improve standards of living and their adaptation...
Wuhan coronavirus: Fiji awaits test results from 2 suspected cases
Fiji is sending blood and swab samples from two suspected cases of the Wuhan coronavirus to Australia for testing, as...
No significant threat of Coronavirus from fishing vessels: Ministry
The Ministry of Fisheries in conjunction with the Ministry of Health continues to reassess potential Coronavirus risks through fishing vessels....