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American households waste almost a third of the food acquire, according to a new study from Pennsylva State University. This could be costing the average household around $1,866 per year. Around 30% to 40%...
Every time you wash clothes, you are releasing microplastics into the sea, but we know little about the amount and distribution of such material from different types of textile. Research scientists are now working...
People who live in more built up areas and spend less free time in nature are less likely to take actions that benefit the environment, such as recycling, buying eco-friendly products or volunteering to...
A recent study finds that people could be ingesting approximately 5 grams of plastic every week on average, which is the equivalent weight of a credit card. The analysis No Plastic in Nature: Assessing...
New technologies are needed to combat climate change. Now bioinformatics specialists from the University of Würzburg might have found a way of enabling plants to store more carbon dioxide. Each year, an average of...
Nestlé will invest up to $2 billion in an effort to replace virgin plastics with food-grade recycled plastics. Some of the money will be invested in start-ups developing new materials. Nestlé pledged two years...
Most meat eaters support veganism and vegetarianism for their ethical and environmental benefits, but taste, price and convenience are still barriers, finds a new study. A recently published study that looked at public opinion...
The European Union aims to become climate-neutral by 2050. To achieve this, Brussels has presented an investment plan for a European Green Deal that will unlock private funds and financial instruments to lead to...
Toyota has unveiled plans to a build a prototype ‘city of the future’ at the base of Mt. Fuji in Japan. It is envisioned as a ‘living laboratory’ where residents and researchers can test...
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich are conducting interdisciplinary research into the development of materials that open the door to organic infrastructures with closed material cycles, such as bridges...
Large cities around the world continue to favor ‘inefficient and unsustainable’ outward growth into suburbs, instead of high-density upward growth, finds a new study. Researchers from Yale University and the World Resources Institute analyzed...
From avoiding cheap, trendy clothes to using your own cutlery when travelling, reducing and reusing are the key to embracing a more sustainable lifestyle in 2020, according to UNEP Young Champions. The UN Environment...
Landscapers have planted Asia’s largest urban rooftop farm atop one of Thailand’s oldest universities. The 7,000-square-meter green space can help feed people and even mitigate the effects of climate change, such as flooding. Thammasat...
The number of policy and regulatory measures backing green finance has more than doubled since 2015, according to figures released by the UN Environment Agency. The measures database from the UN Environment Agency (UNEP)...
Nestlé has announced that the entire range of Buxton water bottles will be made from 100% recycled plastic by 2021. Buxton Natural Mineral Water launched the 75cl and 1 litre bottles made from 100%...
The EU Commission has presented a roadmap for making the EU’s economy more sustainable and circular, which includes dedicating at least 25% of the EU’s budget towards climate action. The goal is to make...
Fashion giant H&M has opened a store in the Swedish capital Stockholm with a focus on ‘circular fashion’, including clothing rentals and repair services. Global fashion chain H&M re-opened its flagship Sergels Torg store...
UN-Habitat and ICLEI teamed up in 2012 to support eight cities develop urban low emission development strategies. They have now taken the project into a second phase, in which they are supporting more than...
A researcher in Switzerland has developed an intelligent algorithm that uses satellite and drone images of rainforests to predict where the next sites of deforestation will occur. He presented his research at the climate...
An alliance of conservationists and researchers is converting oil palm plantations into near-natural rainforests on Borneo. The conversion will restore the high biodiversity of the tropical rainforests on Borneo in Malaysia by establishing a...
