| By Josie Koehler | Venice, Italy, is taking measures to combat the adverse effects of mass tourism, announcing initiatives to restrict or ban loudspeakers and large tourist groups, and implementing an entry fee.
Climate DEI Energy Sustainability
March 4, 2024
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for Indigenous Communities in the Energy Transition
| By Ava Wong | Mining for critical minerals needed for clean energy disproportionately affects Indigenous people. DEI policies are therefore crucial for a culturally sustainable energy transition.
EU Germany Italy Sustainability
March 2, 2024
Germany and Italy Halt EU Sustainability Agreements
| By Josie Koehler | The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive faces a setback just before the final adoption vote as Germany and Italy stopped the process.
Business Google Innovation Microsoft Sustainability UK
February 14, 2024
Google Planning to Build London Data Center
| By Loc Le | Google announced on January 18th, 2024, via a blog post that the company would be investing $1 billion to build a new UK-based data center north of London.
Climate Environment EU Sustainability
January 24, 2024
New EU Law Empowers Consumers to Combat Greenwashing by 2026
| By Linyi Zheng | The European Parliament approved the new Directive on Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition to protect consumers from misleading marketing practices and aid them in making better purchasing decisions by prohibiting deceptive environmental claims.
AFWERX Innovation Sustainability
January 19, 2024
Intelliwings Showcases Repy Boards® at AFWERX Expedient Basing Challenge
Intelliwings exhibited Repy Board® deployable surface boards at the US Air Force AFWERX Expedient Basing Challenge in Las Vegas. AFWERX promotes industry innovation to accelerate the development and fielding of tools and technologies.
Innovation Sustainability
January 16, 2024
US Air Force Selects Intelliwings for AFWERX Challenge
The US Air Force AFWERX Challenge innovation division selected Intelliwings to exhibit at this week’s AFWERX Challenge Expedient Basing Innovation Showcase at the University of Nevada in Las Vegas.
Climate COP28 Japan Sustainability
December 13, 2023
Japan Charts a Sustainable Future with Ambitious Climate Transition Bonds
| By Eliana Pisons | Japan has demonstrated its commitment to climate finance with the ambitious intention to issue $11 billion in climate transition bonds, set to be released in February.
Climate Energy Environment Google Sustainability
December 3, 2023
Google and Fervo Open Nevada Geothermal Energy Plant
| By Xuan Zhong | With the opening of its new geothermal energy plant in Nevada, Google is moving forward with its goal of being carbon-free by 2030.
Climate Sustainability
November 9, 2023
Long El Niño Adds to Hottest Year on Record
| By Linyi Zheng | On November 8th the WMO announced that the El Niño weather pattern is expected to have a 90% chance to persist throughout the Northern Hemisphere winter until April 2024, contributing to the possible hottest year on record.