Tag «Green Economy»

World Green Economy Summit (WGES) 2017 to shed light on how smart cities have become a key to a green economy

 Dubai, UAE, 14 October 2017: The fourth edition of the World Green Economy Summit (WGES) 2017 will highlight the importance of smart cities in the transition towards the green economy. This is an endeavour to design ‘smart’ approaches, which ensure that cities, will be optimised for economic activity, energy consumption, environmental impact reduction and a …

Steel solutions in the green economy – Affordable social housing

Brussels, 19 August 2014 – The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has published the third booklet in the Steel Solutions in the Green Economy series titled Affordable social housing. This booklet illustrates the economic, environmental and social benefits of steel modular houses. Steel is lightweight compared to many other building materials used for the same purpose …

Outotec and WWF in partnership to promote green economy in Finland

Outotec and WWF Finland have agreed on a partnership, which focuses on promoting green economy and sustainable use of natural resources. This co-operation concerns especially Finland, but Outotec has a goal to address the same issues globally and thanks to technology innovations sustainability has been at the core of Outotec’s business for decades. “Outotec wants …

New Publication from Worldsteel: Steel Solutions in the Green Economy

Brussels, 29 May 2013 – The World Steel Association (worldsteel) has published the second booklet in the Steel Solutions in the Green Economy series titled FutureSteelVehicle. This booklet details WorldAutoSteel’s latest FutureSteelVehicle (FSV) project, which features steel body structure designs that reduce the mass of the body-in-white to 188 kg and reduce total life cycle …