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11 01 2021 | 12:38

Gardening 101: Choosing the Right Plants for Your Zone.

Starting a garden is an excellent way to enjoy beautiful plants and delicious fruits, herbs, and vegetables right in your backyard. As a new gardener, it’s vital to be sure you’re choosing plants…

11 01 2021 | 12:29

Could IKEA’s New Tiny House Help Fight the Climate Crisis?

Furniture giant IKEA collaborated with Vox Creative and tiny home builder Escape to produce a tiny house on wheels that could inspire environmental- and climate-friendly changes in the housing…

03 01 2021 | 09:12

The top 2020 trends in sustainability, according to GreenBiz readers.

At GreenBiz, we’ve been reporting on the world of sustainable business for over two decades, but this year has been unlike any other. From an unprecedented pandemic to a global economic downturn to…

03 01 2021 | 09:05

ASK SARA: 'What can I realistically do about climate change?'

The past few months have shown that individuals have an absolutely gobsmackingly critical role to play in confronting a global crisis. Hi Sara, I was born in 1988, which apparently makes me an…

03 01 2021 | 09:03

Reasons to be hopeful in 2021.

2020 has been a difficult year, but there are some glints of light in the gloom. From nature-friendly farms to anti-ageing worms and even a way of conjuring vodka out of thin air, here are a few…

03 01 2021 | 08:59

Magnetic induction cooking can cut your kitchen’s carbon footprint.

To curb climate change, many experts have called for a massive shift from fossil fuels to electricity. The goal is to electrify processes like heating homes and powering cars, and then generate the…

03 01 2021 | 08:53

Greece gives go-ahead to 2.8 GW of wind, solar plans

The Greek government has given its nod to investment plans supporting the deployment of over 2.8 GW of wind and solar power capacity. The four projects call for a combined investment of EUR 2.02…

03 01 2021 | 08:38

Establishing a solar module recycling system in India.

Ankit Kapasi and Kishore Ganesan from SOFIES India are working on Solar Waste Action Plan (SWAP) project in India, which is looking to investigate both the technical and economic feasibility of a PV…

01 01 2021 | 14:12

Here comes the Sun

Indian state of Maharashtra sets goal of adding 17GW of renewable energy capacity by 2025 The Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government has come out with a renewable energy policy that has set a target of…

01 01 2021 | 13:51

Renewables picking up speed.

Renewable energy will supply 46.3% of Germany’s electricity this year—utility group Renewable sources met 46.3% of Germany’s power consumption in 2020, 3.8 percentage points more than in 2019,…

27 12 2020 | 07:20

Windfarms in Great Britain break record for clean power generation.

Forty per cent of Friday’s electricity was generated in windfarms thanks to blustery winter weather. Blustery winter weather helped Great Britain’s windfarms set a record for clean power generation…

27 12 2020 | 07:05

It takes a lot of energy for machines to learn – here’s why AI is so power-hungry.

This month, Google forced out a prominent AI ethics researcher after she voiced frustration with the company for making her withdraw a research paper. The paper pointed out the risks of language-…

23 12 2020 | 10:06

Investing in the green economy: sizing the opportunity.

With the development of multiple new green taxonomies at the national level, the key to their implementation is going to be broad and granular green datasets. Analysis by FTSE Russell finds a…

23 12 2020 | 09:43

Formula 1 introduces sustainable fuel and commits to being net-zero by 2030

Five years after the Paris Agreement was adopted during the COP 21, and as the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres just called on leaders worldwide to declare a State of Climate…

22 12 2020 | 15:38

Another Reason to Recycle Cartons — and Other Materials

Good news to report: The COVID-19 pandemic has not stopped people from recycling. In fact, some people are recycling even more.

22 12 2020 | 15:33

10 Sustainable Mattress Companies: Choosing Your Perfect Green Sleep.

Sleep is bliss, but it isn’t always environmentally responsible. Many mattresses contain a toxic brew of chemicals — from flame-retardant chemicals like polybrominated diphenyl ethers to formaldehyde…

20 12 2020 | 08:29

11 Eco-Friendly Gift Wrapping Ideas.

Around the holidays, it's estimated that Americans throw out an extra 1 million tons of trash per week – and one of the biggest offenders of seasonal waste is single-use gift wrap. Use the tips in…

20 12 2020 | 08:14

How sub-Saharan Africa can rethink its approach to agriculture.

In response to the economic devastation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, most sub-Saharan governments are developing economic recovery plans. These will require some different thinking,…

20 12 2020 | 08:11

Ardern disputes Greta Thunberg's criticism of New Zealand climate policy.

Prime minister says New Zealand is doing more than activist suggests after Thunberg tweets about ‘so-called climate emergency declaration’ The prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, has responded to…