Japan s Electric Power Development said on Friday it plans to cut CO2 emissions by 40% by 2030 by shutting old coal-fired power plants and upgrading some existing plants with advanced technology. | March 4, 2021
Hong Kong’s electric vehicle goal ‘the most progressive in Asia’, and could become more progressive still, environment minister says
The city’s target of phasing out new purchases of fossil fuel-powered cars by 2035 will be reviewed every five years to see if it can be brought forward
Over the past decade, the number of electric vehicles in Hong Kong has grown from just 184 to more than 18,500
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Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research mourns death of former Board Member and Trustee Sir Derek Roberts
FEBRUARY 26, 2021, NEW YORK – It is with great sadness that we report the death of former Ludwig Board Member and Trustee, Sir Derek Roberts, who passed away on February 17th at the age of 88 due to complications from COVID-19. Sir Derek served on Ludwig’s Board for nearly 14 years before stepping down in 2012.
An engineer who twice served as provost of University College London, Sir Derek oversaw several successful projects and the university’s expansion during his tenure, including its merger with the Institute of Child Health. He was an early pioneer of silicon-based integrated circuit technology, now ubiquitous in electronic devices from PCs to satellites. His professional life was spent primarily in industrial scientific research, first at Plessy-one of Britain’s largest electronics manufacturers-developing complex integrated circuits, and subsequen