Starbucks and Mercedes-Benz announced their new collaboration that will see the installation of high-power electric vehicle chargers at 100 Starbucks locations across the US, reports esgtoday.com. In the first phase of the program, the charging stations will be installed in Starbucks locations from Washington to California, including in urban areas and in…
On Sunday, July 21, incumbent US President Joe Biden withdrew from the pre-election battle with Republican Donald Trump. Biden endorsed his vice president, Kamala Harris, as the Democratic nominee in the next election. Thus, Harris can become the 47th – and the first woman – president of the United States, reports Euronews. The US is the second most important factor in the world for…
Roughly three-quarters of public companies plan to invest in new technologies or tools to facilitate and improve ESG disclosure capabilities in the coming year. That's according to a new Deloitte survey of 300 finance, sustainability, accounting and corporate executives at companies with revenues over $500 million in…
Chinese wind turbine manufacturers this month received their first major order from Germany. The Asian country is gaining momentum in the European market, and this is creating serious concerns in the EU industry that it is facing an existential threat, reports Euractiv. Tensions between Beijing and Brussels, the two largest wind markets in the world, are high and growing every day.…
Have you ever imagined spending a year restoring trails in the Appalachians, developing community gardens on a Caribbean island, or helping your neighbors electrify their homes? This summer, thousands of people across the US joined the American Climate Corps (ACC), a new federal program that connects young people with jobs in…
A contract between the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) and the Electricity System Operator (ESO EAD) for free financing of the feasibility study for the construction of an East-West energy corridor was signed today in the Council of Ministers in the presence of the Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev, the Minister of energy Vladimir Malinov, the US ambassador to Bulgaria Kenneth Merten and other officials,...
Countries and fossil fuel companies have been asked to inject funds into a new international fund to help poor countries deal with the effects of the climate crisis. The Climate Investment Fund is being set up by the government of Azerbaijan, the country hosting the UN climate summit COP29 in November, the Guardian reports. The fund for…
After several days of hellishly hot temperatures in southern Europe, some relief is already noticeable in some regions, reports Euronews. The extreme heat that has affected many southern and eastern countries on the continent this month is partly due to a wave of hot air from North Africa. Scores of people have reportedly died in Italy, and warnings for…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has pledged to introduce a new "Clean Industry Deal" at the start of her second term, aimed at channeling investment into infrastructure and industry, particularly in energy-intensive sectors, to support industrial decarbonisation, growth and competitiveness of the EU. In a statement ahead of her re-election Thursday, von der…
A career break is a period between 3 and 24 months in which a person interrupts their work to spend time in self-discovery, in improving skills or developing a side project. Few employers offer such a formalized opportunity to their employees. In the more common case, they themselves should have a conversation about the need for such a break and…
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