Olivia Rudgard

1 week ago | bloomberglinea.com.br | Laura Millan |Olivia Rudgard

Bloomberg — Quando a eletricidade caiu repentinamente na Espanha na última segunda-feira (28), Irene Casas e seu marido Luis Morate, que moram em um prédio em um subúrbio de Madri, ficaram sem energia junto com todo mundo. Isso apesar do fato de que eles, juntamente com seus vizinhos, possuem uma fonte de eletricidade: 200 painéis solares no telhado instalados no final de 2023. Os painéis não os ajudaram a superar o apagão porque estão conectados diretamente à rede.

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Laura Millan |Olivia Rudgard

Candle lit windows in residential buildings during a power outage in Ourense, Spain, on Monday, April 28. (Bloomberg) -- When the electricity suddenly went out in Spain on Monday, Irene Casas and her husband Luis Morate, who live in an apartment building in a Madrid suburb, lost power along with everyone else. That’s despite the fact that they, along with their neighbors, own a source of electricity: 200 rooftop solar panels installed at the end of 2023.

2 weeks ago | insurancejournal.com | Olivia Rudgard

The UK should spare flood defense programs from budget cuts to be announced in June, as the country is already woefully unprepared for worsening disasters linked to climate change, a government adviser has said. “We are seriously concerned that resilience and climate adaptation may be cut in the spending review,” said Julia King, chair of the Climate Change Committee’s adaptation group.

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Olivia Rudgard

Flood water, from the burst banks of River Arun following heavy rains during storm Henk, close to residential properties in Pulborough, UK in January 2024. (Bloomberg) -- The UK should spare flood defense programs from budget cuts to be announced in June, as the country is already woefully unprepared for worsening disasters linked to climate change, a government adviser has said.

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Olivia Rudgard

Terms like “compostable,” “biodegradable” and “recyclable” lack official definitions in the UK. (Bloomberg) -- Two coffee companies will no longer be able to advertise their products as “compostable,” a UK advertising regulator said. That’s because they can only be composted in industrial facilities — consumers can’t compost them at home.