Suncatcher: the road to a solar powered global transport network – video
The world is covered in more than 40m miles of road networks. What if this network could act like solar panels, and what if we could power our vehicles with the energy generated by this? In 2009, these questions formed the beginning of a vision for the future for Sten De Wit at the Netherlands […]
Climate scientists have warned us of coral bleaching for years. It's here | John Abraham
Coral bleaching is becoming an increasingly frequent and severe problem in a hotter world Readers may have noticed that it’s been about a month since my last article. In recent weeks I presented guest articles in place of my own pieces. The reason for my absence was due to the adoption I was finalizing in […]
open source modular design: the business benefits
When we talk about the circular economy, we often talk about encouraging materials cycles, similar to those in nature. This analogy works great for materials recycling but, breaks down if we think about modular design. We can’t remove the branches of a tree, and rearrange them to make two smaller trees. But with modular design […]
Bustards strut their stuff after return to the plain
Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire The breeding season has started late and male great bustards are still performing their elaborate courtship displays We follow a pitted farm track over the brow of the hill and into the valley, then climb off-road to the hide. The 38,0000 hectare chalk plateau is a haven for wildlife with its patchwork […]
Air pollution now major contributor to stroke, global study finds
Scientists say finding is alarming, and shows that harm caused by air pollution to the lungs, heart and brain has been underestimated Air pollution has become a major contributor to stroke for the first time, with unclean air now blamed for nearly one third of the years of healthy life lost to the condition worldwide. […]
Australia's largest cockatoo threatened by bauxite mining
Exclusive: Proposed mines to produce aluminium are putting the habitat of vulnerable Cape York palm cockatoo at risk, sparking calls for stronger environmental laws Australia’s spectacular palm cockatoo is being put at risk by proposed bauxite mines, conservationists have said. The Cape York palm cockatoo, Australia’s largest cockatoo, is listed as vulnerable under Australia’s federal […]
CO2 turned into stone in Iceland in climate change breakthrough
Radical new technique promises a cheaper and more secure method of burying CO2 emissions underground instead of storing it as a gas Carbon dioxide has been pumped underground and turned rapidly into stone, demonstrating a radical new way to tackle climate change. The unique project promises a cheaper and more secure way of burying CO2 […]
Policy landscape report on resource efficiency and circular economy
The European Environment Agency (EEA), based in Copenhagen, is an official body of the European Union whose mission is to gather information and provide guidance with regards to the integration of environmental criteria in economic policies and strategies. Released today, its latest publication titled “More from less” gives a detailed overview of resource efficiency and […]
Welcome to Formentera, the island that wants all its cars electric
Tiny Spanish island takes first delivery of electric vehicles as it sets out to become the first in Europe to banish petrol and diesel cars from its shores The tiny Mediterranean island of Formentera has taken delivery of six electric cars as part of an ambitious plan to be the first island in Europe to […]
Urgent action needed to stop terrifying rise in air pollution, warns OECD
Toxic air set to cause as many as 9 million premature deaths a year around the world in the next four decades, with economic costs rising to trillions a year Air pollution is becoming a “terrifying” problem around the globe, one of the world’s leading economic organisations has warned, and will get much worse in […]