Category: CSR/ECO/ESG

The cover image for our February issue shows a digitized herbarium specimen of flowering yellow trout lily plants (Erythronium americanum). This image relates to the article, Warmer temperatures are linked to widespread phenological mismatch among native and non-native forest plants, by Tara Miller et al., which is part of a special feature on Leveraging natural history collections to understand […]

Scaling carbon capture technologies to boost job creation, create healthier communities and strengthen American energy and economic security Programs funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law “Drastically cutting emissions across our economy through next-generation carbon management technologies is a critical component of President Biden’s strategy to combat the climate crisis and achieve our ambitious clean […]

CBRE Group, Inc. announced that Robert Bernard, an executive with more than two decades of environmental sustainability experience, has joined the company as Chief Sustainability Officer and Senior Vice President, Client Sustainability Solutions. In this role, Mr. Bernard will drive enterprise-wide strategies that strengthen the suite of sustainability services the company delivers for clients, as […]

Funds have been instrumental in promoting new investments for entrepreneurship, sustainable development and urban regeneration EIB Group support for Cyprus in 2022 represented 0.94% of GDP During the year, the EU bank committed €150 million in support for a large-scale urban regeneration project which aims to make Cypriot municipalities greener, boost the economy, and improve […]

Margaret Stanley, Ellery McNaughton, Rachel Fewster and Josie Galbraith talk us through their recent research that uses reports of lost pet birds to estimate the cumulative propagule pressure that the pet trade exerts on the establishment of introduced bird species. Although concerns about the billion-dollar global pet trade industry have usually focused on issues associated […]

Construction of General Fusion’s demonstration at the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA) Culham Campus, is expected to start this summer. When construction of the 10,500m2 Nuclear Fusion building is complete, General Fusion will lease the building from UKAEA. The company’s fusion plant is expected to be designated in 2026 and fully functional by early […]

CSSC Haizhuang H260-18MW world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine, the size of seven football, was unveiled in China. CSSC Haizhuang H260-18MW offshore turbine will rise out of the sea higher than a 70-story building. Each of its three blades extends 128 m (420 ft). The new giant H260-18MW it’ll handle “the most extreme ocean conditions,” […]

Incat Tasmania to build the world’s largest electric passenger 130-meter lightweight ferry. Amongst vessels under construction at the shipyard is a lightweight ferry, originally intended to be powered by LNG, which will carry 2100 passengers and 226 vehicles for Incat’s long-term South American customer, Buquebús. Incat was recently asked to investigate the possibility of replacing […]

NASA and Boeing to develop a greener passenger aircraft with a Transonic Truss-Braced Wing. Boeing will work with NASA under a Funded Space Act Agreement, to build, test, and fly a full-scale demonstrator aircraft with a Transonic Truss-Braced Wing. Credit NASA NASA announced Wednesday it has issued an award to The Boeing Company for the […]