2021 must be the year of action for protecting people against the "disastrous" effects of climate change, the United Nations said on Monday (Apr 19) ahead of a crucial US-convened summit.

Tesla Inc.’s stock posted its biggest drop in a month after a fiery fatal crash of a Model S car over the weekend added to a broader pessimism about electric vehicle stocks.

As Malaysia and the world transition to relying more heavily on renewable energy generation technologies for their electricity needs, a range of opportunities for battery-based energy storage is opening up.

While the government has yet to officially announce its automotive electrification agenda for the country, ambitious plans look to be in store, if a study published by the Malaysian Green Technology And Climate Change Centre (MGTC, formerly known as GreenTech) is any indication.

Asia-Pacific’s (APAC) renewable energy capacity will grow by 7% year on year over the next decade, adding a significant two terawatts of capacity by 2030. This remarkable growth will be driven by rising populations, strong economic prospects and lucrative potential in a market with relatively low renewable penetration.

The series will see all-electric SUVs racing across five remote territories to raise awareness of climate issues. The series has consulted with ecological experts to ensure the impact of its presence in these areas will be kept to a minimum, while scientists will also travel with the teams to investigate the effects of climate change.

Hong Kong can increase its use of renewable energy while working towards achieving its climate goals by 2050, environment minister Wong Kam-sing has said, but he is not ready to fix hard targets.

Quek Yew Aun has been selected by the North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE) to be on their ‘2021 EE 30 under 30 Changemaker” list for his efforts promoting marine conservation awareness. Yew Aun made an impact on the scene with the game he co-created the first marine-themed role-playing card game in Malaysia: Reef Stakes.

For a country that has traditionally been attached to paper bureaucracy, Japan is finding Covid-19 is highlighting the importance of digitization to radically transform and modernize public services, from education to health, in order to adapt to the changed circumstances the pandemic has wrought.

A major window furnishings company is ushering in a new class of employee benefits by offering its surplus weekend solar energy to staff. Instead of exporting this surplus energy to the grid, director of finance Peter Hughes said the family-owned company wanted to share its surplus solar with staff.

A team of scientists at the Penn State Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics has developed a new method of harvesting energy from radio waves to power wearable devices, As per a press release by the university. “We are utilizing the energy that already surrounds us — radio waves are everywhere, all the time,” lead author Huanyu Larry Cheng said.

Roughly a third of all the food produced around the world goes to waste. But now an innovator has come up with a way of making fruit last longer by simply applying a sticker. The inventor of StixFresh says that the sticker acts in the same way as the natural protections used by plants themselves. Simply sticking one to a piece of fruit can extend its shelf life by up to two weeks, says Zhafri Zainudin.