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Ryanair enters top-10 polluter list in Europe

Bloomberg Ryanair Holdings Plc was one of the 10 biggest polluters in Europe last year, a first for a company that doesn’t run coal-fired power plants. That’s the conclusion of analysis of European Union carbon emissions data undertaken by Transport & Environment, a Brussels-based research group. The group found Ryanair’s carbon dioxide emissions rose 6.9 percent last year. The findings ...

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Walmart unveils voice-activated grocery shopping

Bloomberg Walmart Inc will let customers order groceries by voice through Google’s smart-home assistant, an attempt to counter Amazon.com Inc’s growing clout in e-commerce. Beginning this month, Walmart shoppers can add items directly to their online shopping carts by saying “Hey Google, talk to Walmart.” Information from prior purchases will help identify the correct brand and size — like whether ...

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Celebrating Earth Hour reduces energy consumption: Al Mazrouei

ABU DHABI / WAM Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Industry, highlighted the UAE’s commitment to adopt the best international standards and sustainable practices, to rationalise energy consumption and reduce carbon emissions, in line with the National Energy Strategy 2050. He added that Earth Hour, which took place this year under the slogan, “Communicate with ...

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