Pollution

This Real-Life Planeteer From Zimbabwe Is Saving The Earth With Green Chemistry

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Pollution, Save Earth / By / August 20, 2020

Emmie Chiyindiko grew up in Zimbabwe dreaming of superheroes and watching Captain Planet and Planteers, but now she’s a chemist exploring green chemistry: reducing the carbon footprint by making industrial processes more efficient. The 26-year-old, now a chemistry Ph.D. student at South Africa’s University of Free State, says she studies catalysts (materials that speed up …

This Real-Life Planeteer From Zimbabwe Is Saving The Earth With Green Chemistry Read More »

Riyadh roads turn green as world’s largest urban greening project branches out

Leave a Comment / Brand CSR, Climate Change, CSR, Environment, Innovation, Pollution, Save Earth / By / August 4, 2020

Capital gets a facelift as Vision 2030 program works to plant 7.5 million trees Most of the tree species used in the project are from a well-developed local environment with low agricultural service and care RIYADH: The Green Riyadh project, one of the world’s largest urban greening initiatives, is rapidly bearing fruit as it transforms …

Riyadh roads turn green as world’s largest urban greening project branches out Read More »

Trade barriers are slowing plastic-pollution action. Here’s how to fix this

Leave a Comment / CSR, Environment, Global Warming, No Plastic, Pollution / By / July 31, 2020

Cross-border frictions prevent economies of scale in tackling plastic pollution. Trade facilitation can help increase the “three Rs” – reduce, re-use and recycle. Governments and firms must collaborate to scale the circular economy at a global level. Action on plastic pollution has been slowed considerably during the COVID-19 pandemic – but there’s a new emerging …

Trade barriers are slowing plastic-pollution action. Here’s how to fix this Read More »

Young Indian activist named by UN chief to new advisory group on climate change

Leave a Comment / ChangeMaker, Environment, Global Warming, Pollution, Women Empowerment / By / July 30, 2020

Archana Soreng joins six other young climate leaders from around the world who have been named by Guterres to his new Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change United Nations, July 28 Archana Soreng, a climate activist from India, has been named by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to his new advisory group comprising young leaders who …

Young Indian activist named by UN chief to new advisory group on climate change Read More »

Climate Change Will Wipe Out Polar Bears by 2100, New Study Finds

Leave a Comment / CSR, Global Warming, Pollution, Save Earth / By / July 29, 2020

A new study in the journal Nature Climate Change found that global warming is starving polar bears and pushing them into extinction. Shrinking sea ice is accelerating an already bleak future for polar bears in many regions, the scientists say. The polar bears could be extinct in 80 years. As the polar bears have less food available, their body weight and mass stop …

Climate Change Will Wipe Out Polar Bears by 2100, New Study Finds Read More »

Scroll to Top
Copyright ©️ 2022 ProLief Ventures Private Limited