Wow!: As buyers demand it, Bangladesh garment factories go green
MOSABBER HOSSAIN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports that a decade after the deadly Rana Plaza disaster, Bangladesh is home to nine of the world’s top 10 sustainable garment factories…
US and allies mark anniversary of Myanmar coup with more sanctions
Washington DC, US Reuters The United States and its allies imposed further sanctions on Myanmar on Tuesday, marking the two-year anniversary of the coup with curbs on energy officials and members of the junta, among others. Washington imposed sanctions on the Union Election Commission, mining enterprises and energy officials, among others, according to a Treasury […]
Snowy Kyiv grapples with power outages amid fears of new attacks
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters Snow fell in Kyiv and temperatures hovered around freezing on Sunday as millions in and around the Ukrainian capital struggled with disruptions to electricity supply and central heating caused by waves of Russian air strikes. The cold weather is gradually pushing up the energy needs of consumers even as repair workers race […]
As Europe saves energy, some Romanians have little to unplug
Vasilati, Romania Reuters In the quiet Romanian village of Vasilati, where most houses are heated with wood, people worry about their power bills even though Romanians consume the least electricity per capita in the European Union and many have cut back use all they can. Georgeta Ichim, a 67-year-old pensioner and widow, lives alone in […]
EU countries seek emergency solution to soaring energy bills
Brussels, Belgium Reuters European Union countries’ energy ministers meet on Friday to search for solutions from a long list of possible measures to shield citizens from sky-high energy prices as winter approaches. The basis for the talks is a set of proposals made by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen – among them, a […]
Key nuclear plant loses power line as Moscow, West energy row escalates
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters A critical nuclear power plant in Ukraine again lost external power, international energy officials said on Saturday, heightening concern over its operations as the energy battle between Moscow and the West ramped up in recent days amid the ongoing war. Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia plant – the largest in Europe – saw its last […]
In Poland, where coal is king, homeowners queue for days to buy fuel
Warsaw/Bogdanka, Poland Reuters In Poland’s late summer heat, dozens of cars and trucks line up at the Lubelski Wegiel Bogdanka coal mine, as householders fearful of winter shortages wait for days and nights to stock up on heating fuel in queues reminiscent of communist times. Artur, 57, a pensioner, drove up from Swidnik, some 30 […]
Wow!: Finnish city taps sewers for energy in sprint for net zero
ALISTER DOYLE, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how Turku, Finland’s oldest city, has slashed emissions by more than half and is now looking to heat from sewage to get to net zero…
Postcards: Solar power projects see the light on former Appalachian coal land
CAREY L BIRON, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how a former coal field is being transformed into a solar energy hub in the US…
DATA PROCESSING: HOW CAT VIDEOS COULD CAUSE A “CLIMATE CHANGE NIGHTMARE”
UMBERTO BACCHI, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on efforts to make data processing centres more energy efficient and sustainable…