One World – One Environment – One Network
Scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in the UK have found that 60 per cent of wild coffee species – including the popular Arabica – are at risk of extinction. Current conservation measures...
WWF and BCG Digital Ventures have developed a blockchain platform to track the environmental and ethical impact of food and products. It is designed to help consumers and companies alike avoid buying illegal, environmentally...
Peer-to-peer communication between commuters has the potential to revolutionize the transport sector for low-income urban communities across Africa, providing historically disadvantaged communities with safer and shorter daily commutes. Disruptive technology and the sharing economy...
A new study published in the journal Science has found that the world’s oceans are warming 40 per cent faster than scientists previously thought. Comparing their findings with data recorded five years ago by...
The first ever ‘planetary’ health diet is designed to avoid potentially catastrophic damage to the planet. It calls for major reductions in red meat and sugar consumption. If the world is to feed a...
Many sustainable investors envision propellers generating clean energy at wind farms dotting every hill in sight. But researchers are warning that too many wind farms could harm the sustainability of the popular renewable resource....
On Friday, 18 January 2019, Lush will open the first plastic packaging-free cosmetics shop in the UK. The new shop in Manchester follows the success of Lush’s other ‘naked shops’ in Milan and Berlin....
Cities around the world are facing shortages of drinking water, and the problem is only expected to worsen with climate change and prolonged dry spells. Researchers are now looking for solutions that capture and...
The production of drugs, pesticides and smart phone displays often demands cost-intensive and wasteful processes. Now, scientists have developed a resource-saving green alternative based on the non-toxic metal manganese. For the production of...
Floating solar photovoltaics systems are a technology already in widespread use, especially in Japan. Installing them on more than 24,000 reservoirs in the United States could generate around 10 per cent of the nation’s...
A new study from the University of Cambridge has found that consumer goods companies and retailers need to be more upfront about where the palm oil in their products comes from. The University of...
Karachi is launching a Green Bus Rapid Transport (BRT) network that will introduce buses running on bio-methane made from cow dung. The project is receiving funding from the international Green Climate Fund. Karachi is...
Photo.Synth.Etica has developed an algae-powered building cladding system that captures and stores carbon dioxide molecules and air pollutants. In another project, it extends the benefits of algae to keeping buildings cool. Photo.Synth.Etica, a collaborative...
Seagrass beds are so effective at protecting tropical beaches from erosion that they can reduce the need for the expensive beach nourishments that are currently used regularly, says a new study of the Caribbean...
Christmas trees abandoned after the festivities could be saved from landfill and turned into paint and food sweeteners. The trees have hundreds of thousands of needles, which emit huge quantities of greenhouse gases when...
The bulk of the environmental impact of electronic devices is due to their manufacture and disposal, according to researchers at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences. They want to motivate youth to hold on...
Mining on the seafloor could provide a treasure trove for businesses seeking precious and base metals and other resources. But it could also destroy fragile ecosystems that humanity has yet to touch, scientists at...
Some of the largest corporations in key US states view climate change as a growing risk to their bottom line and reputation among consumers and investors, according to new analysis from CDP. The new...
As a new study highlights that 2025 million takeaway-food containers per year are being used in the European Union (EU) alone, scientists are warning that more should be done to tackle the growing environmental...
Car sharing with autonomous vehicles could dramatically improve mobility in cities. Singapore is now pioneering in the field by exploring the potential of personalised, electrified and automated public transport. With 5.5 million inhabitants and...
