Year: 2022

Kuehne+Nagel creates a ‘sustainable airport corridor‘ in Los Angeles

Stuart Mitchell

Kuehne+Nagel North America launches an electric truck service to shuttle air cargo between Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Kuehne+Nagel’s airport warehouse Torrance facility. The new offering will also support customers with carbon neutral pick-up and last mile delivery of their goods. The ‘sustainable airport corridor’ solution is the outcome of Kuehne+Nagel’s close collaboration with customers in the LA area seeking a sustainable pick-up and delivery service from the airport within a radius of 70-80 miles. To answer the need, Kuehne+Nagel has secured battery electric vehicles (BEVs) for short pick-up…

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Global faith institutions announce divestment as oil and gas companies threaten 1.5°C climate goal with reckless expansion plans

Stuart Mitchell

In a challenge to the fossil fuel industry’s dangerous expansion plans and increasingly empty rhetoric on climate, 35 faith institutions from seven countries today announced their divestment from fossil fuel companies. Organised by the World Council of Churches, Operation Noah, Laudato Si’ Movement, Green Anglicans and GreenFaith, this latest divestment announcement comes from faith institutions in Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Ireland, Italy, the UK and the US. It comes just three weeks before Anglican bishops from around the world gather for the once-a-decade Lambeth Conference in Canterbury, UK. Participating institutions include…

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UK gets first hydrogen electric truck with landmark Tevva launch

Stuart Mitchell

Electric and hydrogen truck pioneer Tevva is to make history today by launching the first hydrogen fuel cell-supported heavy goods vehicle (HGV) to be manufactured, designed and mass produced in the UK. The Tilbury-headquartered scale-up, which has so far raised $140m in funding, will unveil its hydrogen electric vehicle alongside its latest full-battery electric HGV at the Road Transport Expo in Warwickshire. Hydrogen has been used safely in buses and other vehicles in more than twenty countries for many years and has a higher energy density than lithium-ion batteries or…

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New Net Zero Developer Network launched with 8 forward-thinking founder members

Stuart Mitchell

A new collaborative network of forward-thinking housing developers has launched this month, seeking to accelerate the delivery of new build net zero homes. The network, convened by the Good Homes Alliance (GHA), aims to share learning and best practice, and create new guidance and case studies to facilitate the adoption of enhanced sustainability, quality, health and performance standards for new housing developments. The ‘Net Zero Developer Network’ builds on the success of the GHA Vanguard Network of local authorities and Pathfinder Network of housing associations. These networks, with over 30…

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Unilever, Boots and The Hygiene Bank join forces to help tackle hygiene poverty

Stuart Mitchell

More than one in five people in the UK are living in poverty1. That’s 22% of the population, a total of 14.5 million people2. For people and families living in poverty, basic hygiene items such as soap, toothpaste, and period products can become unattainable.   With a shared mission of tackling hygiene poverty, Unilever and Boots are joining forces with The Hygiene Bank for the second year of their Help Tackle Hygiene Poverty campaign, a collaboration which last year supported more than half a million people access hygiene essentials. You Buy.…

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