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Sustainable Markets Initiative

REPORT OUTLINES GROUNDBREAKING ROADMAP TO ACCELERATE DECARBONSATION OF BUILDINGS BY BRIDGING 'SPLIT INCENTIVE' GAP

New York (ots/PRNewswire) - - Split incentives occur when the landlords and building developers investing in energy efficiency upgrades do not directly benefit from their investment, though tenants enjoy lower energy costs. - The report by the SMI's Sustainable Buildings Transition Hub outlines challenges, solutions ...

Sustainable Markets Initiative

AI TOOL LAUNCHED TO PROTECT NATURE DURING INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT

New York (ots/PRNewswire) - - SMI Nature Risk Tool uses data and AI to inform infrastructure projects, promoting sustainable development and environmental protection. - Can analyse land anywhere in the world, offering expert-reviewed descriptions of habitats and biomes. - Identifies protected species early in the site selection phase, allowing for protective measures to be integrated into development plans. - Successfully ...

OceanCare

OceanCare will defend global efforts to protect whales at pivotal IWC meeting in Peru

OceanCare will defend the International Whaling Commission’s vitally important conservation work and the global ban on commercial whaling against renewed attacks from the pro-whaling lobby at the upcoming IWC meeting in Lima, Peru. PRESS RELEASE – 20 September 2024 OceanCare will defend global efforts to protect whales at pivotal IWC meeting in Peru - OceanCare ...

Saudi Data & Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA)

Saudi Arabia's landmark Global AI Summit to address harnessing AI for the good of humanity

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (ots/PRNewswire) - Ahead of the Global AI Summit (GAIN) this week, H.E. Dr. Abdullah bin Sharaf Alghamdi, Chairman of the Saudi Data and AI Authority (SDAIA), gave a preview of Saudi Arabia's landmark AI event, which will address the Now, Next and Never for this rapidly evolving technology. In a press conference at the King Abdulaziz International ...

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Nanoplastics put stress on trees and impair photosynthesis

Bern (ots) - Spruce and deciduous trees take up nano-sized microscopic plastic particles via their roots. These can reach the leaves and needles where they have an effect on photosynthesis. The exact mechanism behind this is not yet fully understood. It is well known that more and more plastic waste is ending up in soil and bodies of water. Researchers are particularly concerned about tiny micro- and nano-sized particles. ...

INFOSYS

Infosys Joins Stanford HAI Affiliate Program to Accelerate Enterprise AI Research Initiatives

Bengaluru, India (ots/PRNewswire) - Leveraging Infosys Topaz, the initiative will focus on key areas to drive innovation and accelerate enterprise AI adoption Infosys (NSE: INFY) (BSE: INFY) (NYSE: INFY), a global leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today announced that it is collaborating with the Stanford University Institute for Human-Centered ...

Green

Green expands its data center capacity

Holcim (Schweiz) AG

Strategic partnership between ETH Spin-off Oxara, KIBAG and Holcim to decarbonise concrete and binders

OCI Global

OCI Global Announces Agreement for the Sale of its Clean Ammonia Project in Beaumont, Texas to Woodside Energy

Amsterdam (ots/PRNewswire) - - OCI Global ("OCI") has entered into a binding equity purchase agreement for the sale of 100% of its equity interests in OCI's 1.1 million metric tonnes Clean Ammonia project under construction in Beaumont, Texas ("OCI Clean Ammonia" or the "Project"), (the "Transaction") to Woodside ...

OceanCare

OceanCare Welcomes Austrian Opposition to Deep-Sea Mining

Schweizerischer Nationalfonds / Fonds national suisse

Thawing permafrost in the Alps

Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company

Masdar Partners with Endesa in €1.7 Billion Renewable Energy Transaction in Spain

Abu Dhabi, Uae and Madrid (ots/PRNewswire) - - The transaction would see Masdar become a partner for 2.5 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy assets in Spain, subject to regulatory approvals and other conditions - Masdar will invest €817m to acquire a 49.99% stake in 2GW of solar energy plants, with a potential BESS hybridization for up to 0.5 GW - Masdar has also ...

OceanCare

Rising Resistance to Deep-Sea Mining: OceanCare Urges ISA Meeting in Jamaica to Put Environment and Climate First

OceanCare remains extremely concerned about the irreversible damage that can be caused by deep-sea mining, in particular through underwater noise pollution. It urges ISA Member States to support and engage in the discussion of a General Policy for the protection and preservation of the marine environment that is ...

WAVE BL; Pacific International Lines (PIL)

Pacific International Lines (PIL) Partners with WaveBL in the Digital Trade Document Revolution

Wilmington, Del. (ots/PRNewswire) - WaveBL, a leading provider of digital trade solutions, proudly announces a strategic partnership with Pacific International Lines (PIL), one of Asia's foremost innovative shipping companies. PIL's integration into the WaveBL Network marks a significant milestone in advancing digitization within the global shipping industry. By ...

WAVE BL; Pacific International Lines (PIL)

Pacific International Lines (PIL) Partners with WaveBL in the Digital Trade Document Revolution

Wilmington, Del. (ots/PRNewswire) - WaveBL, a leading provider of digital trade solutions, proudly announces a strategic partnership with Pacific International Lines (PIL), one of Asia's foremost innovative shipping companies. PIL's integration into the WaveBL Network marks a significant milestone in advancing digitization within the global shipping industry. By ...

OceanCare

New Report Exposes Acute Welfare Issues in Faroes Pilot Whale Hunt

A new independent scientific assessment of the Faroe Islands’ pilot whale hunts confirms acute welfare concerns and calls the practice “inherently inhumane”. OceanCare calls for an immediate end to this cruel hunting “tradition”. PRESS RELEASE – 17 July 2024 New Report Exposes Acute Welfare Issues in Faroes Pilot Whale Hunt - A new independent scientific assessment of the Faroe Islands’ pilot whale hunts ...

Fürstentum Liechtenstein

Extension of strategic gas reserve

Vaduz (ots) - At its meeting on 9 July 2024, the Government approved the Report and Motion of the Government on extension of the interest-free loan to Liechtenstein Wärme - the establishment responsible for Liechtenstein's natural gas supply - to maintain the country's strategic gas reserve. Pursuant to the Ordinance of 29 June 2022 on Securing the Supply of Natural Gas in the Event of a Serious Shortage (Natural Gas Supply Security Ordinance, EVSV), Liechtenstein Wärme ...

OceanCare

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New data confirms: Limiting ship speed is necessary to prevent extinction of great whales in the North-Western Mediterranean

Quercus Real Assets; Gunvor Group

Gunvor and Quercus announce landmark solar development partnership in Italy

London (ots/PRNewswire) - The partnership aims to develop up to 3GW of solar capacity and marks Gunvor's expansion into the solar sector alongside renewable energy specialist Quercus Gunvor Group ("Gunvor"), a leading global energy commodities trading company, together with Quercus Real Assets Limited ("Quercus"), the London-based renewable specialist focused on ...

Euro Airport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg

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New tower banner at EuroAirport: 75 years of the Franco-Swiss Treaty

Global Battery Alliance

Global Battery Alliance launches second wave of Battery Passport pilots

Brussels (ots/PRNewswire) - The pilots are the world's largest, pre-competitive effort by battery cell manufacturers to create comparable battery passports and represent a major milestone towards establishing a sustainable battery value chain by 2030 The Global Battery Alliance (GBA), the largest multistakeholder organization in the energy storage space, bringing ...

OceanCare

SAvE Whales: Implementation agreement with Greece signed to protect the endangered sperm whales from collision with ships in the Strait of Kythira

The Greek government, the Athens-based environmental think tank The Green Tank and OceanCare signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the implementation of the “SAvE Whales” system in the Strait of Kythira. This innovative technology is designed as a complementary tool to protect the endangered sperm whales ...

OceanCare

Cruelty continued: Iceland’s decision to issue new whale killing quota condemned by conservation experts

OceanCare is bitterly disappointed by today's announcement of the Icelandic government's devastating decision to allow commercial whaling to continue. PRESS COMMENT – 11 June 2024 Cruelty continued: Iceland’s decision to issue new whale killing quota condemned by conservation experts Today, the Icelandic ...

Energy Transitions Commission

Energy Transitions Commission says countries can triple climate ambition by COP30

London (ots/PRNewswire) - If governments reflect today's rapid technological progress and existing national, industry and COP28 commitments when setting new climate targets In its latest briefing, Credible Contributions: Bolder Plans for Higher Climate Ambition in the Next Round of NDCs,the ETC calls for industry and government collaboration to raise the ambition of ...