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PTV went to City hall to interview Boris! They got to see Eco Scooters, and Cars of every shape and size and chatted to Quentin Wilson who helps organise the race and many others.

Saran Renewable Energy in India has set up a biomass gasifying plant in Bihar to supply energy to local businesses plagued by constant electricity cuts and reliant on noisy, dirty diesel generators. They won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2009.

Almada was one of the three finalists in the European Mobility Week Award 2008. The clip shows the city’s achievements to improve mobility.

Renowned British eco-designer Oliver Heath – former presenter of the TV series Changing Rooms – explores the uses of recycled materials in the home – what can be recycled, how to reuse materials in diy projects, and what sort of products made from recycled goods are available.

Sony Europe have partnered with a young team called Forest Guard to develop an innovative forest wildfire detection system. The system has already been deployed in Tahoe National Forest in California and uses a network of solar-powered CCTV cameras and online citizen fire-watchers to give advance warning of any fires.

Carbon saving is an important and enjoyable part of life for pupils at Currie Community High School near Edinburgh which has a long-standing commitment to the environment. They won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2009.

We Are Futureproof spent a morning in Covent Garden, London, asking people what they thought about car adverts. Could they be clearer? Do the numbers mean anything? Are colour-coded labels a step in the right direction?

Sunlabob won an Ashden Award for Sustainable Energy in 2007. Sunlabob Renewable Energies Ltd is a solar PV business based in the capital of Laos that has succeeded in developing an innovative and commercially viable business model providing high-quality solar PV systems to the rural poor at a price they can afford.

The building of a full size wind turbine blade on the Schuman roundabout in Brussels, right in front of European Union buildings. It has been put up to mark Global Wind Day on 15 June and the beginning of the EU’s Green Week (1-4 June).

Video provided by the ‘England Catchment Sensitive Farming Delivery Initiative’ giving farmers tips on track maintenance and raising awareness of how to manage tracks, therefore helping to protect the environment.