China plans tougher goals, beefed-up inspections in war on smog
China will set more stringent targets for improving the nation’s air quality under a new three-year plan, as Beijing prepares to beef up a nationwide crackdown on polluters in its years-long campaign to clear its notoriously toxic skies
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The IMD World Digital Competitiveness Rankings for 2018
The study encompasses 63 economies and examines their level of digital competitiveness. About 40% of the sample (26 countries) shows a decline, while only eight economies remain in the same position
Washington coal plant to be converted into solar farm
Situated next to what was once the largest coal pit in Washington state, the TransAlta coal plant near the city of Centralia is turning into a source of clean energy. While TransAlta’s 2011 agreement to shut down
Homes in the Netherlands are concrete example of 3D printing’s potential
A small community of 3D-printed concrete houses is coming to the city of Eindhoven in the Netherlands. Dubbed Project Milestone, the construction project will include five homes built sustainably
The world is being ‘swamped’ by harmful plastic waste says UN chief, marking Environment Day
The world must unite to “beat plastic pollution” United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said in his message for World Environment Day, noting that microplastic particles in the ocean
Promoting biodiversity across all agricultural sectors ‘fundamental’ — FAO chief
Changing how countries across the world produce food is “fundamental” to protecting the future of the Earth’s ecosystem, said the head of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
New generation of RoRo’s designed by KNUD E. HANSEN for Grimaldi
Following several RoRo and RoCon projects around the world the past years KNUD E. HANSEN has now again signed contract with Nanjing Jinling Shipyard, China, for developing the Basic Design
