More: Environment
Wind of change sweeps over renewable energy sector
In the long-term interests of its soldiers, a US military base is turning itself into a knowledge hub on renewable energy.
Fort Benning military base...
Weather Disasters, Global Warming and the Potential for Conflict
East Island was an uninhabited remote island in the Hawaiian chain, but it was an important refuge for wildlife: Many of the endangered Hawaiian...
Report: Growing Exponentially, Floating Solar Opens Up New Horizons for Renewable Energy
Floating solar technologies are creating major new opportunities to scale up solar energy around the world, particularly in countries with high population density and...
European Commission joins forces with world aquariums to fight plastic pollution
The European Commission is joining forces with United Nations Environment Programme and other international partners to launch a coalition of aquariums to fight plastic...
Egypt: Scrapping and Recycling Old Vehicles to Lower Pollution and Improve Livelihoods
“My new taxi enabled me to work longer hours and make more money,” said Walid, a 38-year-old taxi driver from Cairo. “Thanks to my...
Waste: The hidden treasure
For Matilda Payne, founder of My Extreme Deco, waste is the new gold. Her small Ghana-based enterprise has found a way to valorize waste...
Raw materials use to double by 2060 with severe environmental consequences
The world’s consumption of raw materials is set to nearly double by 2060 as the global economy expands and living standards rise, placing twice...
How Genetics and Pollution Are Threatening Wild Dolphins
Dolphins are beautiful, highly intelligent and uncannily human in their interactions. Yet, they also have a language we humans cannot fully hear, and a...
Back to the future
In the classic Back to the Future movies, the future was powered by a decentralized clean-energy system. Houses and flying cars ran on fuel...
Hydrogen: The missing link in the energy transition
Hydrogen as an energy carrier and feedstock has clearly gained momentum in the past year. I see at least three reasons for this. First,...