Environment
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Society USACorona: Can a Vaccine Also Help the Climate?
More and more leaders are pushing for international cooperation to limit the spread of COVID-19: 140 public figures have urged governments to guarantee that once a vaccine is developed, it is swiftly produced and universally distributed for free.
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Environment USACorona Lockdowns Lead to Less Carbon Emissions and More Renewable Energy
The COVID-19 lockdowns led to a reduction in demand for energy as restaurants, malls and offices temporarily closed. Thanks to this, the United States is – for the very first time – projected to produce far more electricity from renewable sources than from coal!
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Environment UAESolar Power Plant in the Desert Is the World’s Largest – and Breaks Another Record, Too!
UAE’s Abu Dhabi Power Corporation has attracted a record-breaking low bid of 1.35 U.S. cents per kilowatt hour for its 2GW solar photovoltaic project, now set to be both the world’s largest solar power plant and the world’s cheapest, too!
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Environment IndiaWhy Lockdown Turns Meat Lovers Into Vegetarians and Makes Farms Boom
India’s Kashmir region, filled with mutton-lovers, has faced a sharp drop in meat supply since COVID-19 lockdown measures led to a halt in imports. Thankfully, their locally produced vegetables have been keeping the community afloat, and its farmers thriving.
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Environment AfghanistanAfghanistan, the Land of War and Trouble? Yes, but There Is Good News, Too!
Afghanistan has established its fifth protected national park, located in the Bamyan province, where such wildlife as the endangered Persian leopard can be found in the ecologically, socially and culturally important landscape.
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Environment United KingdomHere Is Why Britain Broke a 140-Year-Old Record of Not Burning Coal for Power
As of the end of April, Britain has broken its personal record of days gone without using any coal-powered electricity – marking it the nation’s longest duration of generating electricity without coal since 1882!
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Environment PakistanThey Lost Their Jobs in Corona Lockdown – Now They Make Money Planting Trees
The COVID-19 lockdown measures have left many Pakistanis without work. But the government is offering tens of thousands of them a new opportunity to earn a living, by planting billions of trees across the nation to tackle climate issues.