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‘We are seeing some really good progression in terms of [the] public sector in particular, as well as within corporate South Africa, that businesses are becoming more responsive towards these greener technologies,’ says Timothy Thomas, country manager of Epson MEA.

Rising interest rates and fuel prices negatively impacted the vehicle sales market in the South Africa...

/CNW/ - The results of this years "Epson Global Climate Barometer" are in, and it captures views of over 30,000 people in 39 countries, attempting to better...

TORONTO -- This material first appeared in The Climate Barometer, our weekly email newsletter covering climate and environmental issues. Nuclear power is already a major part of Canadas energy arsenal. According to Natural Resources Canada, nuclear is the source of approximately 15 per cent of Canadas electricity. There are 19 nuclear reactors in operation at six power plants, all but one of which are located in Ontario. Now, Alberta has joined Saskatchewan, Ontario and New Brunswick -- yes,...

  This material first appeared in The Climate Barometer, our weekly email newsletter covering climate and environmental issues. TORONTO -- Early on in the pandemic, it was starting to look like 2020 might be the year pollution disappeared. You may remember the satellite images that showed a dramatic drop in air pollution over China as parts of the country went through the worlds first coronavirus-related lockdown, or the quick-turnaround research that showed significantly improved air qualit...

March 29, 2021 You are here: Home / Europe / Norway Says ‘No Way’: Norwegian Government Faces Furious Backlash Against Industrial Wind Power Norway Says ‘No Way’: Norwegian Government Faces Furious Backlash Against Industrial Wind Power Pollster’s claims about everyone being in favour of wind power hit a brick wall just as soon as wind turbines get speared into their backyards. Funny about that. Delivering a grinding, thumping, pulsing cacophony of low-frequency noise; destroying bog...

Wind farm backlash grows in oil-rich Norway Lars Erik Taraldsen, Lars Paulsson and Jesper Starn, Bloomberg Dec. 13, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail Tina Bru, Norways petroleum and energy minister, returns to her seat after speaking at the Sparebank 1 Markets Energy Conference in Oslo, Norway, on Feb. 26, 2020.Bloomberg photo by Odin Jaeger. After being harassed on social media and told repeatedly that shes a traitor who should be in jail, Norways 34-year-old energy minister is bracing for a controve...

While the cost of wind power is falling, a growing number of voters want to see less of it. They’d rather see alternatives like more hydro or even fossil fuels -- which would clash with the government’s environmental goals. A survey in November showed that only 36% were favorable about onshore wind as an energy source, down from as much as 84% in 2011. Oil’s popularity has increased to 29% from just 16% five years ago, according to Kantar’s Climate Baromet...