India has formalised updated climate commitments aiming for a 60% non-fossil fuel share by 2035, balancing domestic energy security with long-term decarbonisation goals amidst international support challenges. India has formalised new mid‑century climate commitments that aim to accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels while reflecting cautious domestic planning and…
India has formalised updated climate commitments aiming for a 60% non-fossil fuel share by 2035, balancing domestic energy security with long-term decarbonisation goals amidst international support challenges. India has formalised new mid‑century climate commitments that aim to accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels while reflecting cautious domestic planning and…
India has formalised updated climate commitments aiming for a 60% non-fossil fuel share by 2035, balancing domestic energy security with long-term decarbonisation goals amidst international support challenges. India has formalised new mid‑century climate commitments that aim to accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels while reflecting cautious domestic planning and…
India has formalised updated climate commitments aiming for a 60% non-fossil fuel share by 2035, balancing domestic energy security with long-term decarbonisation goals amidst international support challenges. India has formalised new mid‑century climate commitments that aim to accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels while reflecting cautious domestic planning and…
A new industrial recycling plant in Bavaria marks a pivotal step for Europe’s battery supply chain, promising to reduce reliance on imports and accelerate the continent’s electrification goals through innovative, cost-competitive recovery of critical materials. Europe’s scramble for critical battery materials has found a practical foothold with the start of…
At this year’s ChangeNow summit, industry leaders called for a fundamental overhaul of the fashion sector’s business model, emphasising circularity, transparency, and innovative technologies to address environmental and social challenges. PARIS , At this year’s ChangeNow summit the conversation around fashion shifted from searching for fixes to questioning the sector’s…
Industry groups and analysts warn that the European Union’s draft Industrial Accelerator Act may fall short of its potential to promote sustainable demand for low‑carbon materials without stronger rules, localisation requirements, and a credible labelling system. A draft of the European Union’s Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) risks falling short of…
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India has formalised updated climate commitments aiming for a 60% non-fossil fuel share by 2035, balancing domestic energy security with long-term decarbonisation goals amidst international support challenges. India has formalised new mid‑century climate commitments that aim to accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels while reflecting cautious domestic planning and the practical constraints of energy security and financing. The Union Cabinet has adopted updated nationally determined contributions (NDCs) for 2031–2035 that include a target for non‑fossil fuel sources to comprise 60% of installed electricity generation capacity by 2035, a 47% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions intensity of GDP from 2005…
A new industrial recycling plant in Bavaria marks a pivotal step for Europe’s battery supply chain, promising to reduce reliance on imports and accelerate the continent’s electrification goals through innovative, cost-competitive recovery of critical materials. Europe’s scramble for critical battery materials has found a practical foothold with the start of industrial-scale recycling in Bavaria, a development that could shift supply economics as the continent electrifies transport and industry. According to a report by tech.eu and company statements, Munich-based recycler tozero has commissioned an industrial demonstration plant at Chemical Park Gendorf capable of processing in excess of 1,500 tonnes of end-of-life…
At this year’s ChangeNow summit, industry leaders called for a fundamental overhaul of the fashion sector’s business model, emphasising circularity, transparency, and innovative technologies to address environmental and social challenges. PARIS , At this year’s ChangeNow summit the conversation around fashion shifted from searching for fixes to questioning the sector’s very economics: industry leaders argued the challenge is no longer finding solutions but remaking the model that produces and values clothing. The three‑day event, held at the Grand Palais Éphémère and attended by tens of thousands, featured a dedicated fashion programme that placed circularity, transparency and services at the centre…
Industry groups and analysts warn that the European Union’s draft Industrial Accelerator Act may fall short of its potential to promote sustainable demand for low‑carbon materials without stronger rules, localisation requirements, and a credible labelling system. A draft of the European Union’s Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) risks falling short of its potential to create sustainable demand for low‑carbon steel and other decarbonised materials unless it is strengthened with clearer rules and targeted financing, analysts and industry groups warn. A policy proposal currently under discussion would oblige public procurement and certain support schemes to source a minimum share of low‑emission materials…
The US Department of Energy has announced a $500 million funding initiative to accelerate domestic processing, recycling, and manufacturing of critical battery materials, aiming to reduce reliance on foreign sources and strengthen North American supply chains. The U.S. Department of Energy has opened a $500 million competitive funding round to accelerate domestic capacity for critical minerals processing, battery materials manufacturing and recycling, signalling a major federal push to shorten supply chains for advanced batteries used in energy, transport, defence and grid resilience. According to the Department of Energy, the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), issued by the Office of Critical…
India has formalised updated climate commitments aiming for a 60% non-fossil fuel share by 2035, balancing domestic energy security with long-term decarbonisation goals amidst international support challenges. India has formalised new mid‑century climate commitments that aim to accelerate the shift away from fossil fuels while reflecting cautious domestic planning and…
A new industrial recycling plant in Bavaria marks a pivotal step for Europe’s battery supply chain, promising to reduce reliance on imports and accelerate the continent’s electrification goals through innovative, cost-competitive recovery of critical materials. Europe’s scramble for critical battery materials has found a practical foothold with the start of…
At this year’s ChangeNow summit, industry leaders called for a fundamental overhaul of the fashion sector’s business model, emphasising circularity, transparency, and innovative technologies to address environmental and social challenges. PARIS , At this year’s ChangeNow summit the conversation around fashion shifted from searching for fixes to questioning the sector’s…
Industry groups and analysts warn that the European Union’s draft Industrial Accelerator Act may fall short of its potential to promote sustainable demand for low‑carbon materials without stronger rules, localisation requirements, and a credible labelling system. A draft of the European Union’s Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) risks falling short of…
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At this year’s ChangeNow summit, industry leaders called for a fundamental overhaul of the fashion sector’s business model, emphasising circularity, transparency, and innovative technologies to address environmental and social challenges. PARIS , At this year’s ChangeNow summit the conversation around fashion shifted from searching for fixes to questioning the sector’s very economics: industry leaders argued the challenge is no longer finding solutions but remaking the model that produces and values clothing. The three‑day event, held at the Grand Palais Éphémère and attended by tens of thousands, featured a dedicated fashion programme that placed circularity, transparency and services at the centre…
Advances in digital takeoff tools are transforming early-stage planning, enabling the construction industry to cut emissions and waste by delivering more accurate material estimates, tightening procurement, and fostering a culture of sustainability. Construction’s imbalance , the pressure to deliver more, faster, while conserving scarce resources , is finally being addressed with a practical lever: precision estimating. Once treated as an administrative convenience, takeoff accuracy is increasingly recognised as an emissions and waste-reduction tool that changes decisions made long before plant and labour arrive on site. According to the United Nations Environment Programme, buildings and construction account for roughly 37–38% of…
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The European Commission has authorised a €3 billion German support programme to accelerate domestic production of low-carbon technologies, strengthening supply chains and promoting industrial decarbonisation ahead of 2030 targets. The European Commission has authorised a €3 billion German state aid programme to accelerate domestic production of low‑carbon technologies, a move designed to shore up European supply chains for net‑zero equipment and associated raw materials. According to the Commission, the measure was approved under the Clean Industrial Deal State Aid Framework (CISAF) adopted in June 2025 and may be used to support eligible investments until 31 December 2030. The scheme permits…
A comprehensive review highlights the necessity of synchronising finance, technology, and governance to accelerate climate resilience and equity, especially for vulnerable nations, urging a shift from isolated efforts to integrated strategies. A sweeping international review published on 29 January 2026 argues that successful climate action cannot rely on finance, technology or governance in isolation; it requires coordinated efforts across all three to secure equitable outcomes, particularly for low- and middle-income countries. The paper presents a Finance‑Technology‑Governance framework intended to map how different funding instruments can accelerate technology deployment within supportive policy environments, and to identify where gaps are impeding both…
The shift towards data-driven, adaptive industrial systems is transforming manufacturing, boosting efficiency and sustainability while raising new challenges in security and workforce adaptation. Industrial automation is moving beyond mere mechanisation and fixed-program control toward networks of adaptive, data-driven systems that reshape production, workforce roles and sustainability metrics across heavy industry. Where once factories depended on relay logic, thermostats and deterministic programmable logic controllers, today’s floors increasingly host machines that perceive, learn and make local decisions. Industry bodies note that artificial intelligence has evolved from rule-based expert systems into sophisticated, data-centric and generative platforms that augment classic control architectures. According to…
Top-tier developments are adopting cutting-edge digital safeguards and innovative construction techniques to enhance safety, privacy, and longevity, transforming the standards of luxury living and asset protection. Modern high-end building projects are applying digital safeguards and advanced materials to reduce risk, protect occupants and preserve valuable contents, while offering new selling points for developers and operators. Design teams increasingly treat security as an engineered layer rather than a bolt-on service. Networks of sensors, cameras and access controls are being linked through artificial intelligence to detect anomalies and trigger automatic responses that limit exposure and speed intervention. According to a GlobeNewswire announcement,…
Researchers at the University of Sharjah have created construction-grade bricks from desert sand paired with alkali-activated binders, potentially reducing reliance on carbon-intensive Portland cement and lowering embodied emissions in arid regions. Researchers at the University of Sharjah have reported a method for turning locally sourced desert sand into construction-grade bricks by pairing the material with alkali-activated binders, a development that could reduce reliance on Portland cement in heavy-emitting sectors of the built environment. According to a University of Sharjah account and summaries released to the press, the formulation uses industrial by-products such as blast-furnace slag and fly ash to create…
A Düsseldorf-based company develops a process to convert CO₂ into supplementary cementitious materials, offering a potential breakthrough in reducing the industry’s substantial carbon footprint while maintaining infrastructure quality. Every major city and the concrete that holds it together mask a central contradiction: the material that enables modern infrastructure is itself a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. Industry estimates put cement-sector CO₂ emissions at roughly 2.4 gigatonnes a year , about 8% of global CO₂ , with more than four fifths of that burden traced to clinker manufacture. In the United States the sector is responsible for tens of millions…
Bengaluru-based deep-tech startup altM has launched a fully integrated biorefinery pilot plant to convert agricultural residues into industrial biomaterials, signalling a significant step towards scalable, bio-derived alternatives to petrochemicals. Bengaluru-based deep-tech firm altM has moved from laboratory work to pilot-scale production with the commissioning of a fully integrated biorefinery pilot plant designed to convert agricultural residues into a suite of industrial biomaterials. The facility, which began operations in early 2026, is intended to validate manufacturability, unit economics and product performance under industrial conditions ahead of commercial scale-up. According to the report by ChemInDigest, the pilot plant bridges the gap between…
The Global CCS Institute invites companies developing close-to-market carbon capture, transport and storage solutions to register interest for its 2026 Technology Compendium, aimed at accelerating deployment amid growing projects and industry interest. The Global CCS Institute has opened submissions for the 2026 edition of its annual Technology Compendium, inviting companies developing carbon capture, transport and storage solutions to register interest for inclusion. According to the Institute, the compendium seeks technologies that are commercially available or close to market deployment, and organisations should complete an Expression of Interest form by 31 March 2026 to be considered. The compendium serves as a…
UK and Irish manufacturers face mounting challenges from rising energy and labour costs, skills gaps, and ageing systems, prompting a shift towards open, software-driven automation solutions to enhance agility and sustainability. The UK and Irish manufacturing base faces mounting pressure from rising operating costs, skills shortages and ageing control systems, leaving many firms struggling to invest in productivity and decarbonisation at the pace required to stay competitive internationally. Industry surveys point to energy and labour costs as the principal near‑term threats, while software and legacy automation architectures compound longer‑term strategic risk. According to a Make UK survey, 65% of manufacturers…
A new Royal Society report highlights significant opportunities for the UK to capture and reuse the vast amounts of heat lost in heavy industry, potentially transforming decarbonisation efforts and industrial competitiveness. Capturing, storing and re-using the substantial volumes of heat discarded by heavy industry could become a cornerstone of the UK’s industrial decarbonisation and competitiveness strategy, according to a new analysis by the Royal Society. The study argues that reframing thermal losses as a recoverable resource would lower operational costs for manufacturers, reduce system-wide energy demand and create locally sourced heat for communities. Industry process heating is a significant source…