Environment
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Environment USAScientists Say It’s Not Too Late to Save Coral Reefs
Marine scientists have proposed the immediate implementation of three crucial strategies to save the threatened coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific: protecting reefs from human impact, recovering those damaged, and transitioning away from ones too late to rescue.
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Heroes IrelandTeenager Uses What He Learned in Chemistry Class to Remove Microplastics from Oceans
18-year-old Irish Fionn Ferreira has invented a magnetic liquid trap that is able to affordably remove 90% of microplastics from the ocean – all thanks to an oil spill he spotted on a rock when he was kayaking that reminded him of a chemistry lesson.
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Environment USAChicago is Number One on the List of Green Office Cities – and Keeps Getting Greener
The Windy City is also the greenest to work in: for three years in a row, Chicago, Illinois has been ranked number one in the United States by CBRE Group Inc. for its green office space certified for environmental efficiency.
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Environment GermanyLand of the “Autobahn” Wants a Million Electric Car Charging Points in a Decade from Now
Chancellor Angela Merkel has stressed the importance of accelerating the switch to low-emission e-vehicles, urging the car industry to participate in Germany’s efforts to have one million electric car charging stations set up by 2030.
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Environment Switzerland187 Countries Agree to Stricter Rules on Plastic Waste Trade
The United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland has announced a new deal, signed by almost all the world’s countries, that restricts shipping lower-quality plastic waste to developing countries – to better protect humans and the environment.
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Environment IndonesiaPalm Oil Competitors Join Forces to Protect Forests with High-Tech Monitoring
Ten major companies that sell and use palm oil are working together on a new radar system to accelerate the fight against deforestation, closely monitoring forests across the world’s top two palm oil producers and exporters: Malaysia and Indonesia.
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Environment UAEDubai Kicks out Cars, Uses Waste Water for Lawns to Build Sustainable City
Twenty kilometers away from the towers of Dubai’s city Skyline lies the future “net-zero” Sustainable City – producing energy from renewable sources in a settlement comprised of 500 solar-powered villas for nearly 3,000 people, commercial spaces and a mosque.
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