Focus on Industry
EV maker Tesla breaks ground on Shanghai storage battery factory
Tesla Megapack factory construction begins, with aim to start mass production of the battery storage units by early 2025.
Finland’s wizards making food out of thin air
Makers of solein, a pioneering protein of cellular agriculture, say a kilo generates 130 times less greenhouse gas emissions than beef.
Scientists say they can make zero-emission cement
Demand for concrete — already the most widely used construction material on Earth — is soaring, but the notoriously polluting industry has struggled...
Australian researchers turn coffee waste into greener concrete
University study turns coffee grounds into biochar for concrete production, to replace sand and bring down carbon footprint of building material.
Microsoft backs tree-planting carbon removal scheme in Panama
Microsoft carbon offset project will see 10,000 hectares reforested in Central America in bid to remove 3.2m tonnes of carbon from the atmosphere.
Petrochemical company fined more than $30m for explosions
Texas-based TPC Group explosions caused 50,000 to be evacuated and $130m of property damage, violating the Clean Air Act.
Electricity from farm waste: how biogas could help Malawians with no power
Ehiaze Ehimen and Thomas Robin study energy efficiency and energy poverty in marginalised communities. They unpack what they found in their research into...
US House farm bill proposal faces slim Senate odds
The US House farm bill includes provisions to reduce spending on food aid for the poor and efforts to help farmers fight climate...
Space data fuels India’s farming innovation drive
Satellite data is helping farmers in India to innovate their agricultural practices and better manage shifting climate patterns and erratic weather events
Tesla gets local council OK for German factory expansion
Tesla got the go-ahead for an expansion of its German factory near Berlin from the local council despite protests against the U.S. electric...
