London bus garage turns “virtual power station” in world’s largest trial
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation A London bus garage is set to become a “virtual power station” in the world’s largest trial of a new technology to help Britain meet its 2050 net-zero climate change target. From November, the government-funded vehicle-to-grid project will take energy from 28 parked zero-emission electric buses and feed it into the […]
POSTCARDS: AS UN CLIMATE TALKS NEAR, HOST CHILE CHARGES UP PUBLIC TRANSPORT
JOHN BARTLETT, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Santiago…
Quick facts – Urban gardens and electric fleets – seven cities winning on climate change
Copenhagen, DenmarkThomson Reuters Foundation From electric buses to pollution-sucking urban gardens, cities around the world are experimenting with ways to ensure global climate goals are met, as they account for about three-quarters of planet-warming emissions, according to the United Nations. A flower grower carries a floral display during the annual flower parade in Medellin, on […]
Colombian cities gather green speed with electric buses
Bogota, ColombiaThomson Reuters Foundation Buses belching black clouds of smoke in Colombia’s city streets could gradually become a thing of the past as two major cities in the South American nation launch fleets of electric buses to curb air pollution and planet-warming carbon emissions. Cali, Colombia’s third-largest city, introduced the country’s first fleet of electric […]