LONDON: Rishi Sunak, David Cameron and King Charles are just three of the more than 70,000 delegates from nearly 200 countries at the latest United Nations climate summit in Dubai, COP28. But they are among hundreds who will have travelled there by private jet. In fact, the UK prime minister, foreign secretary and king even … Read more
SINGAPORE: Travellers at Changi Airport can now offset their emissions from air travel regardless of the airline they are travelling with, thanks to the new Changi Carbon Offsets initiative launched on Friday (Nov 10) by Changi Airport Group (CAG). By using a carbon calculator on the Changi Airport website and Changi App, passengers can calculate the … Read more
Allez les bleus: How are French and English football teams cutting down on carbon emissions? ADVERTISEMENT France’s football teams will travel to all matches under three hours away by train instead of plane in a bid to cut carbon emissions. The country’s football federation announced the new policy, which applies to all national sides, last … Read more
In response to the growing impact of climate change, governments in Southeast Asia are increasingly committing to ambitious CO2 emission-reduction targets, obliging organizations in the region to comply with increasingly strict regulations. The diesel generator, currently an essential component of any mission-critical power system, is an obvious focus of many corporate sustainability programs, putting pressure … Read more
‘Every kilometre on the train is a kilometre for climate protection’: Take a look inside Austria’s new night trains. ADVERTISEMENT Austrian rail operator OeBB on Saturday unveiled its new generation of sleeper trains – a response to demands from travellers for less pollutant alternatives to planes and petrol or diesel cars. Night trains are starting … Read more
A modern design means more privacy and more facilities for rail passengers. ADVERTISEMENT Austrian rail operator OeBB on Saturday unveiled its new generation of sleeper trains – a response to demands from travellers for less pollutant alternatives to planes and petrol or diesel cars. Night trains are starting to make a comeback in Europe thanks … Read more
Across the globe, data servers are humming, consuming both megawatts and precious natural resources to bring life to our digital world. The planet’s 8,000 or so data centers are the foundation of our online existence, and will grow ever further with the advent of artificial intelligence — so much so that research estimates that by … Read more
The Paris-Vienna night train has sold 70 percent of all available tickets since it launched in December 2021 – practically a full house for each of its three weekly return runs. The Nightjet service, run by Austrian national provider OBB, pulls out from Paris’ Gare de l’Est at 7:30pm and arrives in the Austrian capital Vienna at 10am … Read more