Seagrass saves beaches and money
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...
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 beginning of the new year marks a time to look back and learn lessons for the future. John Dyer reports from Boston. In the world of sustainability, 2018 was a year of ominous...
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...
With plastic pollution long having hit record highs, researchers and entrepreneurs around the world are making serious advances in developing resource-friendly bioplastics. John Dyer reports from Boston. When Ocean Cleanup’s 600-metre-long floating net left...
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...
California has become the first state to require electric buses on all public transit routes. The rule accelerates the state’s transition to cleaner vehicles. California’s clean air agency, the California Air Resources Board, ruled...
While American investors are making record investments into sustainable assets, the sheer size of the volume suggest that some of the incentives are leading asset managers to ‘greenwash’ or exaggerate their ESG credentials. John...
Guadalajara, Mezitli, Milan, New York City and Wuhan are the winners of this year’s Guangzhou International Award for Urban Innovation. The awards emphasize the importance of city-to-city learning. Fifteen cities were shortlisted for the...
After two weeks of negotiations, the latest climate talks – COP24 – adopted a set of implementing guidelines for the 2015 Paris Agreement to keep global warming well below 2C compared to pre-industrial levels....
Investors managing $32 trillion are accusing governments of failing to address the financial risks of climate change. John Dyer reports. Politicians around the world stood idle as a real estate bubble, Eurozone debt and...
China could significantly increase solar power production if it fought smog more aggressively, according to a new study. If emissions from all sectors were eliminated, China could provide up to 128 terawatt hours of...
Bats that feast on plagues of insects could ease the financial pressure on farmers to turn forest into fields, with the potential to help save rainforests. Several species of bats are already giving rice...
An international consortium of manufacturers, technology experts, financiers and energy companies are making headway in reducing carbon emission from cement and concrete production, a major contributor to climate change. Concrete giant LafargeHolcim is working...
By: Michael Stachowitsch This richly illustrated book serves as the ideal guide to the items that litter the world’s beaches. Forget sea shells and other fauna and flora. Here, you will find what a...
Insurance companies around the world are ending insurance for coal companies, mines and power plants, according to Unfriend Coal’s second annual scorecard on the coal industry. Unfriend Coal’s second annual scorecard ranks 24 of...
A new report by the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction sees huge untapped potential to reduce emissions in the global buildings and construction sector. Emissions from buildings and construction may have already peaked...