I apologise if this offends anyone, but I feel obliged to ask if Hong Kong has become a city of wusses. Do we really have to close down much of the city every time there’s excessive rain? The three-tier system Hong Kong has for rainstorm warnings – comprising amber, red and black – is useful…
Insuring an electric car in the UAE has become much more costly, after last year’s record floods, but industry experts believe the future remains bright for the vehicle segment as sales increase. Insurancemarket.ae, one of the country’s leading providers, said insuring an electric vehicle on average costs 72 per cent more on average than a…
I apologise if this offends anyone, but I feel obliged to ask if Hong Kong has become a city of wusses. Do we really have to close down much of the city every time there’s excessive rain? The three-tier system Hong Kong has for rainstorm warnings – comprising amber, red and black – is useful…
In fairness, the U.K. government did demand Apple grant it a backdoor to access user data, teeing up an almighty fight with the U.S. And its online safety laws have tried to rein in tech giants with new rules forcing them to police “harmful” content – much to the annoyance of some U.S. lawmakers. Still,…
A company in Batavia, Illinois is making butter in a way you’ve never seen before. No animals, no plants, no oils; this butter is made from carbon. The sustainability-focused approach has the blessing and backing of Bill Gates. It looks, smells and tastes like the butter we all know, but it’s made without the farmland,…
President Donald Trump’s environment chief looked like a deer in headlights when confronted with his previous remarks about climate change. CNN host Katie Hunt quizzed Environmental Protection Agency Commissioner Lee Zeldin about his announcement on Tuesday that the agency would reverse its 2009 finding that greenhouse emissions pose a threat to human health. “You’re sounding…
When the Environmental Protection Agency announced it would roll back regulations aimed at curbing greenhouse gas emissions — especially from motor vehicles — it touted annual savings for Americans of $54 billion. The EPA said eliminating Biden-era policies, which encouraged higher fuel efficiency standards for cars and electric vehicle adoption to limit tailpipe emissions, would enable…
As extreme heat continues to grip large parts of the country, cities like Phoenix are turning to an unlikely — and remarkably effective — lifesaving tool: bags of ice. Phoenix is no stranger to the deadly impact of high temperatures. In fact, heat kills more people there each year than homicides. Now, the Phoenix Fire…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump‘s administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for U.S. action to regulate greenhouse gas emissions and fight climate change. The proposed Environmental Protection Agency rule rescinds a 2009 declaration that determined that carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases endanger public health…
The 25th China-European Union summit fell in the 50th anniversary year of diplomatic relations. The double milestone set the stage for guiding strained ties between the two trading giants towards less troubled waters. Economic tensions compounded by the Ukraine war could not be mended overnight. But President Xi Jinping set the tone and pointed the…