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New ZWE-led incinerator research finds environment contaminated with highly toxic substances, risking the health of nearby communities

New research published today by Zero Waste Europe (ZWE) about incinerators in three countries - Spain, Czechia, and Lithuania - finds a high level of contamination in the vicinity of incinerators, posing a significant risk to the environment and to the health of people living nearby. To assess the real impact of waste incineration, the biomonitoring research conducted…

Port of Los Angeles, Port of Shanghai, and C40 Cities announce partnership to create world’s first transpacific green shipping corridor

The two ports and industry partners, including shipping lines, and cargo owners in China and the United States have committed to deliver an implementation plan for the green corridor by the end of 2022 that will provide an outline for how they will continue to decarbonise this key maritime shipping corridor. Los Angeles and Shanghai…

IIT Madras and LTI set to innovate 5G spaces for better rural connectivity

The key objective of the project is to create a 5G base station and single-box solution. The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras and Larsen & Toubro Infotech are set to initiate collaborative research in the field of 5G. The global technology consulting and digital solutions company will be partnering with one of India’s leading research…

143 Mayors sign pledge on racial equity

Mayors’ compact to advance racial equity in cities in measurable and sustainable ways The U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) and the African American Mayors Association (AAMA) announced that 143 mayors—Democrats, Republicans and Independents—have pledged to advance racial equity in their cities by signing the Mayors’ Compact on Racial Equity. With their signatures on the compact,…

Five ways how NFTs are disrupting the startup landscape

Intellectual property protection and copyright on software is reinforced due to the latest developments in the world of NFTs The world is going digital and NFTs are a technology which can provide unique, infallible data for this digital world in industries beyond art. You might be wondering how, as a startup founder, you could take advantage…

Energising transformation

Eight in ten homes were still spending money and wasting energy to belch out heat through the roof and windows – a bad deal for them, and for the environment “Sometimes it’s really heart-breaking for them that they can’t do more for some of the families that they visit,” confesses Mieke Maerten of De Energiecentrale in…

New report: The state of national cycling strategies in Europe (2021)

This report provides a comprehensive overview, for the first time ever, of the status of national cycling strategies in 47 European countries The European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) is proud to publish its new report, "The state of national cycling strategies in Europe (2021)." This report provides a comprehensive overview, for the first time ever, of the status of…

Tel Aviv leads the ranking of the GSER global Cleantech ecosystem report, ranking number #2 after Silicon Valley

The report published by Startup Genome includes startups dedicated to renewable energy, transportation, logistics, and more The Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER): Cleantech Edition from Startup Genome has launched today at CleanTech Forum San Francisco, introduced by JF Gauthier, Founder and CEO of Startup Genome. The GSER is the world's most comprehensive and widely read…

NGMN calls for metering solutions to reach net-zero emission targets

An accurate metering system is a prerequisite to making sure that energy consumption can be properly monitored, measured, and optimised The Next Generation Mobile Networks Alliance (NGMN Alliance) today publishes its fourth Green Future Networks White Paper: "Metering for Sustainable Networks". With this publication, the Alliance calls for metering solutions as an important step for…

Algimed Techno presents a unique women’s health research kit at Arab Health 2022

A unique women's health researching box - miRNA screening kit NOVAprep for CERVIX status prediction at Arab Health 2022 Algimed Techno presents innovative solutions in medicine and biotechnology at Arab Health 2022 on January 24-27. Several types of research test kits: from antibiotics and pyrogens determination, PCR of Sars-Cov-2, to early cancer detection, will be…