Tag: climatechange
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Living Buildings on a Living Earth: The Vision of Jason McLennan
Imagine a building that’s like a living organism, rooted in its environment and self-sufficient. When you think of buildings, what comes to mind? Concrete, steel, glass, and a lot of energy consumption, perhaps? But what if buildings could be like flowers, rooted in their environment, self-sufficient, and beautiful? This is the vision of Jason McLennan,…
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From Waste to Resource: The Innovative Story of Glass Half Full Nola
For Franziska Trautmann and Max Steitz, waste is an opportunity to innovate and upcycle. The world is currently facing a pressing need for sustainable practices, and the issue of waste management is at the forefront. While some may see waste as an inevitable byproduct of our consumer-driven society, others view it as an opportunity to…
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From Abandoned Airport to Sustainable Coastal Haven: The Story of Ellinikon Park
Welcome to the story of how an abandoned airport in Athens, Greece, is being transformed into a stunning new coastal park. The Ellinikon International Airport was the main airport in Greece for 63 years and up to 20 million passengers arrived or departed through its doors annually. However, after the construction of the new Eleftherios…
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Switzerland’s Solar Dam: A Game-Changer for Green Energy
Switzerland, known for its stunning mountain landscapes, has come up with an innovative solution to maximize its green energy production during the winter months. A snaking wall of solar panels has been attached to Switzerland’s longest dam, the Lake Muttsee dam, in the central Swiss canton of Glarus, which is over 2,400 meters above sea…
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Tesco & Olio Team Up to Fight Food Waste and Reduce Emissions
In a world where food insecurity and climate change remain significant issues, Tesco and Olio’s pioneering partnership to tackle food waste is a much-needed success story. The partnership has led to the rescue of over 30 million meals through the help of Olio’s network of 80,000 volunteers, who collect unsold surplus food from Tesco stores…
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C16 Biosciences Launches Sustainable Alternative to Palm Oil: Palmless
C16 Biosciences has successfully completed an industrial-scale fermentation of its biomanufactured alternative to palm oil, called Palmless. C16 Biosciences, a synthetic biology company based in New York City, has made a breakthrough in its quest to find a sustainable alternative to palm oil, the most popular vegetable oil in the world. The company has developed…
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Introducing Plantd: The Startup Making Building Materials Out of Grass
Wood has been a staple building material for centuries, but with increasing demand for construction comes a huge toll on natural resources. Every year, the amount of wood used for lumber could circle the Earth’s equator 880 times if stacked, leading to mass deforestation and harm to the environment and indigenous species. But what if…
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Microalgae: a tiny solution to big environmental problems
Researchers in Europe may have found microscopic organisms, which are invisible to the human eye, that could help fight plastic waste and support greener agriculture. Microalgae, tiny single-cell organisms that are found in seawater, are becoming increasingly popular among European researchers as a potential solution to some of the world’s most pressing environmental problems. These…
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2021 was a record year for investment in alternative proteins
Investor appetite for alternative proteins continues to grow amid a period marked by health and environmental crises, signaling sustained interest in planet-friendly alternatives As the world continues to grapple with health and environmental crises, the growing interest in alternative proteins is a clear indication of a sustained desire for planet-friendly investments that go beyond the…
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Climate change tops WEF Global Risks Report 2023
After the cost of living crisis, ‘natural disasters and extreme weather’ is considered to be the most severe risk facing the world in the next two years. Taking a 10-year view, six of the top 10 most severe risks relate directly to climate change. According to the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Risks Report 2023,…