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March 05, 2024
BMW, MG adverts banned over greenwashing concerns
Corporations developing sustainable carbon reduction products also need to avoid getting caught up in greenwashing controversies. German car manufacturer BMW and the UK-based MG Motor (Morris Garages) were called out by UK regulatory authorities for alleg
March 04, 2024
MWC: mobile network operators' carbon emissions down 6% with europe leads the reductions
Reducing carbon emissions is a challenge faced by every industry worldwide, including the mobile communications sector. The Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA), organizer of the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona, stated that
March 04, 2024
Indonesia’s first hydrogen station boosts energy transition in transportation
Indonesia’s state electricity company, PLN, has inaugurated the country’s first hydrogen refueling station (HRS) in Senayan, Jakarta, providing hydrogen for vehicles. In addition to reducing the carbon emissions form transportation and helping the country
March 01, 2024
Carbon emission trading is best for Philippines: business group
The Philippine government is currently deliberating on how to implement carbon pricing, considering options between a carbon tax or an Emissions Trading System (ETS). The influential Makati Business Club (MBC) has publicly supported the latter and emphasi
March 01, 2024
Tofu wastewater used to produce biogas and clean rivers in Indonesia
Compared to wind and solar renewable energy, the production of biomass energy is more closely related to human activities. The Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) utilizes wastewater from soybean-based tofu productions to produce bio
February 29, 2024
Viettel’s data center aims to reduce energy consumption by 2% per year
Data centers in Vietnam have been booming in the past year (2023), with the cumulative total reaching nearly 30. However, energy consumption and carbon emissions remained high. State-owned telecommunications giant Viettel pledged to address this issue by
February 29, 2024
Thailand’s Siam Cement dives into hydrogen energy for green mobility
Thailand's cement giant, Siam Cement Group (SCG), is bullish on the prospects of the green economy and has announced plans to invest 40 billion Thai Baht (about 1.1 billion USD) in sustainable and green innovation fields in 2024. The company aims to expan
February 28, 2024
Japan's World Smart Energy Week sheds light on hydrogen, zero-emission power generation technologies
Japan's World Smart Energy Week (WSEW) returned to Tokyo from Feb. 28 to March 1, featuring hydrogen, fuel cells, solar, wind, smart grids, carbon neutral, and the circular economy and gathered more than 1,600 exhibitors from 29 countries and regions this
February 27, 2024
Phuket Island invites "Tesla of Thailand" to expand low-carbon green tourism
Phuket Island, a popular tourist destination in Thailand, has pledged to become a green island and, on February 17th, signed a memorandum of understanding with the listed energy group Energy Absolute (EA) to comprehensively develop green tourism.
February 26, 2024
Thailand boosts electric vehicle with up to 50% subsidy for factory construction
Thailand's EV Board approved two new stimulus measures on Feb. 21to boost local production of vehicle batteries and energy storage systems, as well as promote the development of electric buses and trucks.