One World – One Environment – One Network
In an effort to reduce agriculture emissions, researchers around Europe are finding ways to turn nutrient-rich farm waste such as chicken feathers and cow dung into eco-friendly fertiliser. According to an article in Horizon,...
A new study from the Crowther Lab at ETH Zurich has found that 77% of major cities around the world will experience a climate in 2050 that is closer to that of another existing...
The transition towards renewable energy could drive energy poverty around the world, according to a new Portland State University study. While the shift away from fossil fuels such as oil and coal can help...
Valvert in Belgium has launched a new water bottle made entirely from recycled PET, a first for Nestlé in Europe. Valvert is now using recycled PET (rPET) for its 1.5 litre water bottles, and...
Move over leather and cotton. Today´s fashion statements can easily be made from what you might find in your kitchen. The fact that the cotton production industry is labour intensive and involves a lot...
Two research projects have succeeded in making elastic textile fibers based on CO2, whereby partly replacing crude oil as a raw material. The elastic fibers are made with a chemical component that consists in...
The widespread use of chemical fertilizers is responsible for rising agricultural emissions. A group of international researchers have now discovered a method for better estimating these emissions. Agriculture contributes to 70% of total emissions...
Germany registered 48,000 new electric vehicles in the first half of 2019, making it the third largest e-mobility market in the world – and now the largest in Europe. China and the USA remain...
Networks representing more than 7,000 higher education and further education institutions from around the world have declared a climate emergency and will go carbon neutral by 2050 at the very latest. The Alliance for...
Swiss start-up Planted develops substitute meat products from plant-based proteins. Its ‘chicken’ made from peas comes astonishingly close to replicating real chicken and is already on offer in ten restaurants across Switzerland. Planted has...
Carbon dioxide emissions may trigger a reflex in the carbon cycle, with devastating consequences, an MIT study finds. MIT researcher Daniel Rothman has found that when the rate at which carbon dioxide enters the...
Global warming is expected to result in an increase in work-related heat stress, which in turn will damage productivity and cause job losses, finds a new ILO report. The poorest countries will be worst...
As demand for sustainable protein soars, Swiss start-up Planted develops a plant-based chicken substitute made from peas – with both the texture and taste of poultry. Lukas Böni, who studied food sciences at ETH Zurich,...
Representatives of civil society and senior UN officials will meet at the UN Civil Society Conference at the end of August to discuss how cities can become more inclusive and sustainable. The theme of...
A new study from Switzerland shows reforestation would be the most effective method to combat climate change. Researchers from the Crowther Lab at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich) conduct research on...
Researchers in Switzerland have calculated how the heat that is produced in metro tunnels can be captured and used to heat and cool neighbouring residences. Researchers at the Ecole polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)...
Bloomberg Philanthropies has launched a new initiative for European capital cities that will help accelerate digital innovation to tackle urban issues such as air pollution and affordable housing. Cities across Europe are already undertaking...
Sixteen per cent of global GDP is now covered by net zero emissions targets set by nations, regions and cities, according to new analysis by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU). The analysis...
Electric scooter sharing has become extremely popular in the last years, providing an environmentally friendly mode of transport in many major cities. But when viewed from a full life-cycle perspective, they may not be...
Zurich becomes the first insurer to sign up to the UN business pledge to limit global temperature rise and announces that it will use only renewable energy by 2022. In the long term, it...
