New Delhi: The United Nations Environment Programme has estimated that by 2050 there will be 12 billion tonnes of plastic in the world’s landfills, the environment, and oceans. Worried with the mass production of plastic waste and the growing threats of plastic on the environment, recently a supermarket in Thailand came up with a genius …
At a time when the world is grappling with meeting the Paris Climate Agreement and trying to prevent the sixth mass extinction on Earth, an international team of scientists has published a way forward – a Global Deal for Nature. The science-backed plan, published in Science Advances, proposes ambitious targets for the conservation of nature as …
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Scientists have figured out a way to feed electricity to microbes to grow truly green, biodegradable bioplastics, according to a new study. The research comes from the idea that engineers can use electricity harvested from the sun or wind interchangeably with power from coal or petroleum sources. Or they can turn sustainably produced electricity into …
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According to the latest World Economic Forum Global Shapers Annual Survey, which covers more than 30,000 individuals under the age of 30 from 186 countries, climate change and the destruction of nature remain the biggest global concerns for young people around the world. Put clearly, our planet is under threat, and we know it. That’s why …
It’s not just the protests. Here’s how young people are helping the planet Read More »
A power-hungry world is consuming energy at an ever-faster rate. Mounting demand for heating and cooling combined with a robust world economy meant global energy consumption grew last year at double the average annual rate of the previous seven years. Although wind and solar saw double-digit growth last year, this was nowhere near enough to meet the …
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