Multinational auto manufacturer Honda Motor Company, headquartered in Tokyo, recently made the largest renewable clean energy purchase by any car maker. The electricity will be utilized to offset emissions from its United States factories, thus enabling Honda to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 60 percent in its North American manufacturing plants. With widespread public debate and...Read More

Storms, drought, beetles and fires have destroyed equivalent of 250,000 football fields  Trees ravaged by a bark beetle infestation stand in a forest near Schierke, Germany. Summers in Germany, Photograph: Alexander Koerner/Getty Images Angela Merkel’s government has promised more than half a billion euros to revitalise the country’s crisis-hit forests in the fight against climate...Read More

Mining billionaire’s initiative would see manufacturers of virgin plastic pay premium for doing so  Andrew ‘Twiggy’ Forrest believes transitioning to a circular economy that limits the production of single-use plastic and creates an end-use for plastic waste is an opportunity for big businesses. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/EPA Mining billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest is launching a business-driven...Read More