Tsinghua International Summer School Environment 2026 – Opportunity Desk

Deadline: May 10, 2026 Applications are open for the Tsinghua International Summer School Environment 2026. Summer schools are an integral part of the mission of School of Environment (SOE), Tsinghua University to promote cross-cultural communication and global connections. They provide a valuable platform for students across the globe to better connect with China, academically and…

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Why keeping collaborative remote work environment options open is key for business innovation

At a time when remote work is increasingly up for debate among companies, it remains an often underestimated lever for fostering open innovation. This article examines how initiatives designed to encourage collaborative work outside the workplace can contribute to the development of open innovation. Open innovation traditionally refers to purposive inflows and outflows of knowledge…

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Fixing methane mega-leaks could boost energy stock amid crisis, report says | Greenhouse gas emissions

Methane emissions from the energy sector remained at near record levels in 2025, the International Energy Agency has concluded. Tackling the emissions could make billions of cubic metres of gas available to international markets, a top priority as the war in the Middle East squeezes energy supplies, the IEA said in a report. “With methane…

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Brussels bars Chinese-made ‘brains’ of solar panels from EU funding

Brussels has told European partner banks to stop financing renewable projects using Chinese, Iranian or Russian grid equipment from 1 November, a move that could harden the EU’s stance towards Beijing.  The measure targets inverters – key devices connecting renewables to the grid – effectively restricting their use in EU-funded projects, a Commission official told…

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Saplings in prisons and bogs on military ranges: Labour’s plans for nature-friendly state land | Labour

Tree nurseries could be built at prisons, and military ranges could be turned into heathland or peat bogs as part of an ambitious plan to make government land more nature-friendly, the environment secretary has said. Speaking before elections this week in which Labour is under pressure from the Green party, Emma Reynolds said such projects…

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