Defiant Ukrainians wrap up warm to face power outages
Kyiv, UkraineReuters Ukrainians turned off domestic appliances, wrapped themselves in blankets to keep warm and remained defiant on Thursday as they faced the first nationwide electricity outages of the war against Russia. In response to requests by the President and government, towns and cities restricted power supplies and limited electricity use so that energy companies […]
The coronavirus pandemic drove life online. Is video streaming pushing up harmful emissions?
London, UKThomson Reuters Foundation With COVID-19 restrictions in place globally, our reliance on digital technology sky-rocketed this year as video calls, emails, instant messaging and virtual entertainment replaced face-to-face interactions in and out of the workplace. Between February and April, at the peak of worldwide lockdowns, global internet traffic surged by nearly 40 per cent, […]
Wow!: ‘Liquid window’ harnesses light and heat to save energy in buildings
MICHAEL TAYLOR, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on a newly developed ‘liquid window’ which aims to address energy issues in buildings…
Pope Francis warns oil executives “energy use must not destroy civilisation”
Pope Francis has warned a group of leading oil executives that while civilisation requires energy, “energy use must not destroy civilisation”. The Pope was addressing a two day conference held at the Vatican last Friday and Saturday. Senior executives of leading oil and gas companies including ExxonMobil, Eni, BP, Royal Dutch Shell, Equinor and Pemex […]