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CATCH UP ON WHAT BRIGHT SPARKS AROUND THE
WORLD ARE INVENTING, MAKING AND RESEARCHING.
WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
It has been a fixture since 1974
and is the UN day for raising
global awareness of the action
needed to protect the
environment. Each year, the day
takes on the theme of a major
environmental issue. This year
it’s air pollution. Timely.
When: 5 June 2019
Info: worldenvironmentday.
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SOMEWHERE,
BEYOND THE SEA
A primary source of electricity in a few decades’?
The sea. New technologies are on track to make
ocean energy a mainstream source, with 200GW of
production capacity expected to be established in
Europe by 2050.
THE ELECTRIC
WORKHORSE
Aussie car owners have been slow on the
electric vehicle uptake, but here’s
something that may just tick the box for
electrical contractors. New US electric car
company Rivian is set to launch its R1T dual
cab ute at the back end of next year. And
with a 135kWh/180kWh battery offering
ranges of 500km/640km, an 800kg payload
and towing capacity of 5000kg, it could be
just the thing you’ve been waiting for.
SHOUTABOUT
Who: Les Patterson, CEO of GLG
What: Relaunching the Gerard
Lighting brand
“The change encapsulates a
move from being a product
provider to an organisation
with an innovative solutions-
based approach.
“The changes to the group
company brand will see the
business brands elevated and
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“THERE IS NO LONGER ANY
TIME FOR DELAY.”
A. GUTERRES, UNITED
NATIONS SECRETARY-
GENERAL, SPEAKING ABOUT
THE NEED FOR THE WORLD
TO ACT NOW TO ADDRESS
CLIMATE CHANGE.
NORWAY?
YES WAY
Oslo will become the first city to install
wireless charging for electric taxis – with
charging plates at taxi ranks. From 2023, all
taxis in Olso will be zero emission.
go to market as Pierlite and
Sylvania. servicing the market’s
indoor and outdoor lighting
needs respectively.”
“We might have a new
group name, but we carry
forward almost a century of
experience with us and a
portfolio of proven and
trusted brands, such as Pierlite
and Sylvania, that our
customers know and trust.”
2 million
THE NUMBER OF THE 17.7M
PEOPLE, TRACKED GLOBALLY
BY THE INTERNATIONAL
ORGANIZATION FOR
MIGRATION, WHO WERE
FORCED TO MOVE IN 2018
DUE TO EXTREME WEATHER
AND CLIMATE EVENTS.