29-Nation Poll Shows a Huge Majority Are As Concerned About the Climate Crisis As They Are About COVID-19
In a survey of 29 nations, Ipsos found that 71% of people agree that climate change is as bad, or worse long term, than the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Estimated to Fall by 8% in 2020-the Largest Recorded Drop in History
Although the COVID-19 outbreaks have shocked global economies, new research says it could be the key to defeating climate change.
Student Who Grew Her Own Canoe Out of Mushroom Thinks Fungus is Our Best Ally in Climate Change
Katy Ayers has succeeded in growing her own canoe out of mycelium—and the student believes it's a perfect example of how mushrooms can save the world.
Exciting New Scavenger Technology Can Generate Energy From the Surface of Metal
Not only does the roving technology leave metal surfaces structurally intact, it is 13 times more energy-dense than lithium-ion batteries.
Ford Auto Parts Made of Mushrooms, Rather Than Plastic
Eben Bayer of Ecovative has just announced a new partnership with Ford to create compostable car parts from mushrooms. Instead of using an enormous amount of energy and oil to make plastic, polystyrene or styrofoam, the New York-based start-up uses agricultural waste to create biodegradable parts and packing materials.
Record-Breaking Amounts of Solar Electricity Generated in Germany After String of Sunny Days
No clouds or smoggy emissions during lockdowns in Germany led to clear skies and a new German record for solar power generated in a single day.
These Shirts Are Being Made Out of Luxury Hotel Bed Sheets That Were Discarded for Minor Wear and Tear
Rather than letting luxury bedsheets be sent to a landfill over minor wear and tear, the Archivist innovators are turning them into designer shirts.
Newly-Developed Solar Cell Earns Two World Records for Its 'Extraordinary' Efficiency
The solar cell developed at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) boasts a record-setting efficiency rate of almost 50%.
These New Solar-Pavement Driveways Made of Plastic Bottles Can Power the Average Household
You've already heard about solar-paneled rooftops, but now, a company from Hungary is powering residential homes with solar driveways.
Newly-Developed Enzyme That Breaks Down Plastic Bottles in Hours is On Track to Change the Recycling Game
Carbios is responsible for making a new enzyme that breaks down plastic bottles in just 10 hours—all while keeping them molecularly sound.
Exciting New Data Says Renewables Accounted for Almost Three Quarters of New Energy Capacity in 2019
Not only did renewable energy sources make up more than 70% of new global power capacity, solar and wind accounted for 90% of it.
This App Shows You When Your California Power is Renewable to Create More Responsible Device Usage
As a means of helping smartphone users protect the planet, this app has been designed to show how much your device usage is contributing to CO2 emissions.
Frito-Lay Just Opened "Greenest Manufacturing Facility In the US"
Frito-Lay has long worked on making its manufacturing plants more energy, waste, and water-efficient. Now the snack giant has just opened in Arizona a 75% net-zero energy plant that the company is calling the greenest manufacturing facility in the U.S.
Bill Gates Funds Futuristic Toilets: No Piped Water, Sewer or Electricity Needed
Poop in, clean water out. Bill Gates has invested more than three million dollars on behalf of the 2.6 billion people around the world who don't have access to modern toilets. Yesterday, the three winners of his "next-generation toilet prize were announced, showcasing innovative designs that capture and process human waste without piped water, sewer or electrical connections. Even more impressive, the toilet prize-winners all transformed human waste into useful resources, such as energy and water.
Cuba's Agricultural Revolution an Example to the World
An organic, green revolution, largely unnoticed, is well under way in Cuba -- essentially unprecedented both within the developed and undeveloped world -- establishing a self-sustaining system of agriculture that by necessity is essentially organic.
Revolutionary New Recycling Method for Plastic and Waste is Solving Two Problems With One Stream
Israeli startup UBQ has created a revolutionary new method for recycling plastic and biological household waste into sustainable thermoplastic.
13-Year-old Recycles Cooking Grease into Heating Oil for Needy Families
After reading an article in the local newspaper, Cassandra Lin discovered that many residents could not afford to heat their homes. Inspired to do something, she formed a team of seventh graders to recycle waste cooking oil and turn it into biofuel for distribution to needy families. They collected 36,000 gallons in one year.
Carbon-Neutral 'Artificial Leaf' Produces Clean Gas Which Could Help to Replace Fossil Fuels
The device, which "sets a new benchmark in the field of solar fuels", could help to sustainably produce syngas.
Cloud Lifts India's Waste Pickers Off Trash Piles Without Ending Recycling
India piles up huge heaps of trash every day and its poorest citizens pick the piles for recyclables. Now they can do that, be safe and double their income.
New Power Plant Turns Waste into Energy-and Doubles as a Ski Slope and Climbing Wall
This innovative Copenhill power plant turns trash into energy, and doubles as a ski slope and climbing wall that is open to the public in Denmark.
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