One World – One Environment – One Network
New research shows that the higher a building, the more energy it requires for cooling, lighting, water and other systems. The findings could have a major impact on how urban planners approach densification. Bisma...
Is carbon capture and sequestration the answer to our climate woes or merely a way to preserve the fossil fuel industry? John Dyer reports. Politicians, corporate leaders and others have been calling for more...
Seville-based Real Betis Balompié has joined the UN’s Climate Neutral Now initiative. It is the first time a top-tier Spanish “La Liga” football club has committed to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and compensate...
A new type of solar panel has been developed at SINTEF, the first to store both electricity and heat. Moreover, researchers have succeeded in increasing its output dramatically by providing the panel with its...
The EU research project Be-Smart aims to make it easier and less expensive to integrate photovoltaic systems into buildings. The project is being coordinated by the Swiss institute for technology in Lausanne (EPFL). Be-Smart...
A new urban district in Doha aims to bring new life to the old commercial district in Qatar’s capital — all the while adhering to the latest standards in green building and sustainable urban...
The small Central American nation of Costa Rica has launched one of the most ambitious decarbonization plans in the world. John Dyer reports. “We will be an example to the world that it is...
New research from the University of East Anglia shows that efforts to cut carbon emissions through decreased fossil fuel and energy use are beginning to pay off. A research team from the University of...
Eggshells are a good material for producing battery storage devices thanks to their high calcium carbonate content. An international research team has now tested electrodes made from eggshells. Discarded eggshells have long been used...
An ambitious proposal is stirring controversy and raising hopes for a more sustainable future in the United States. John Dyer reports. Senator Ed Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat, and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a newly elected...
The Solar Impulse Foundation plans to expand the scope and impact of its work in 2019 with the aim of promoting high impact green technology solutions and scaling their deployment. This year, the Solar...
The Orkney Islands in the northern UK are now producing around 120 per cent of their energy needs via wind and tidal power. John Dyer reports. Orkney islanders purchased coal and gas from the...
Researchers at UC Santa Barbara have published a study on efforts to turn old oil rigs into permanent reefs that could be home to millions of marine plants and animals off the coast of...
An international team of researchers have designed a device that converts energy from Wi-Fi signals into electricity. Their ‘rectenna’ could one day power wearable electronics, medical devices and sensors for the Internet of Things...
First launched in 2005 in the European Union, cap-and-trade markets are slowly but surely gaining ground around the world. John Dyer reports. Oregon Governor Kate Brown is looking for long-term solutions to the droughts...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
