Top Stories of the Week: May 10-14

                                        A roundup of this week's top stories

• The pandemic has increased "conscious consumption" habits

  A team of global researchers have found that "conscious consumption" - being more acutely aware of the environmental and economic impacts of the goods and services you use - has risen sharply throughout the coronavirus pandemic...

• Cities are unprepared for climate change risks, CDP warn

  More than 40% of cities surveyed are "woefully unprepared" for the effects of climate change as many do not have sufficient infrastructure to adapt to tackle the risks head-on, according to research gathered by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)...

• Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin greenlights commercial spaceflight

  Amazon founder and former CEO Jeff Bezos's spacefaring company Blue Origin is reportedly nearly ready to commence commercial space travel...

• Spain's Silence help drive UK's electric vehicle revolution

  Spanish automaker Silence has opened up its "urban eco-mobility" headquarters in Solihull in the West Midlands as it helps to develop the area into a hub for electric vehicle manufacturing...

• Biden approves US's first major wind farm

  The US is hoping to catch up to Europe in terms of domestically-produced offshore wind as Biden approves the construction of the nation's first major wind farm...

• Rio Tinto faces shareholder rebellion over ex-CEO's bonus

  Anglo-Australian mining giant Rio Tinto is facing a shareholder rebellion linked to a controversy over former CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques' £7.2 million (€8.6 million) bonus, making his largest ever pay packet since quitting his role...

• UK gigafactory infrastructure leaves 95GWh shortfall, research suggests

  The UK must rapidly accelerate the establishment of gigafactories and new battery technology development or risk losing domestic car production, according to the latest report from HSSMI...