Environment
Eric Marx, (Oct 22, 2018)
Eric Marx reports on how Plantix, a diagnostic app that uses image recognition software and AI, is being used to halt the advance of the fall armyworm pest
Terry Slavin, (Sep 27, 2018)
The Global Climate Action Summit in California saw 21 tech firms, led by Salesforce, pledge to work with Christiana Figueres' Mission2020 group to urgently decrease their emissions and clean up the cloud. Terry Slavin reports
Terry Slavin, (Sep 26, 2018)
CEOs from the biggest US companies were at the glitzy Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco pledging 'bigger and better' action to cut their CO2 emissions. Terry Slavin asks whether it marked a turning point for Wall Street
Mike Scott, (Sep 24, 2018)
With $20bn a year being spent on new data storage, the IT sector’s ballooning carbon footprint is of growing concern. Mike Scott looks at the firms leading the way on greener data centres
Michael Levitin, (Sep 20, 2018)
Michael Levitin reports on last week’s Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco, where ambitious climate action by mayors and state governors was in the spotlight
Michael Levitin and Terry Slavin, (Sep 3, 2018)
The contentious battle over mandatory GMO labelling rages on months after the deadline for federal regulation. Michael Levitin and Terry Slavin report
Mark Hillsdon, (Aug 22, 2018)
Faced with ballooning congestion and pollution, China has been testing new technologies for transport and buildings in its eco-cities. Mark Hillsdon reports
Angeli Mehta, (Aug 22, 2018)
The EU-funded £19m hydrogen bus project is part of a wider strategy to diversify the Scottish city's economy from oil and gas. Angeli Mehta reports
Angeli Mehta, (Aug 22, 2018)
Angeli Mehta reports on the Hydrogen Council’s ambitious roadmap to power 15 million cars and 500,000 trucks by 2030
Giles Crosse, (Aug 22, 2018)
Giles Crosse looks at how slow roll-out of charging points could put the brakes on Britain's plan to decarbonize transport by 2040
Michael Levitin, (Aug 22, 2018)
With increasing EV ownership failing to make a dent in transport emissions, Governor Jerry Brown is hoping that next month’s Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco will unlock solutions. Michael Levitin reports
Giles Crosse, (Aug 22, 2018)
Plentiful charging stations, along with incentives by Norway to make owning and operating an electric vehicle cheaper than conventional cars, have driven demand, reports Giles Crosse
Mark Hillsdon, (Aug 22, 2018)
AVs have been hailed by groups like the WBCSD as the answer to sustainable mobility, but unless they are part of new shared public-private transport models they could just lead to more cars on the roads. Mark Hillsdon reports
Conference Recording, (Aug 17, 2018)
Brian Donaghy, (Jul 25, 2018)
Home to the world’s biggest battery, the state is a renewable energy powerhouse – something that looks unlikely to change under the new government, reports Brian Donaghy in Adelaide
Mike Scott, (Jul 25, 2018)
Harnessing energy from the marine environment has proved expensive, but as expertise has grown costs have fallen. Combining battery storage with offshore wind will stabilise power and prices, writes Mike Scott
Michael Levitin, (Jul 25, 2018)
There are more than 140 policies and regulations in place across America encouraging battery storage, reports Michael Levitin
Michael Levitin, (Jul 24, 2018)
Michael Levitin reports on how a raft of new legislation, combined with lower costs, is leading to an explosion in storage capacity in the Golden State
Mike Scott, (Jul 24, 2018)
Village-level power systems are crucial if India is to bring electrification to 200 million people without energy access. Mike Scott reports
Mike Scott, (Jul 24, 2018)
Serious money is now flowing into a technology that is set to transform how electricity is produced and distributed in every corner of the globe. Mike Scott reports