Environment
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Environment United KingdomNearly Half of This Country’s Electricity Demand Was Met in a Single Day!
As Storm Eunice was making its way through the Atlantic, it also contributed to generating almost half of Great Britain’s electricity demand in renewable energy in a single day, showing the importance of harvesting mighty winds and gusty conditions as temperature rises.
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Environment CanadaArsenic Meets Its Match with This Mediterranean Plant
Researchers affiliated with the Université de Montréal, Canada discovered the neutralizing potential the white lupin plant has against the chemical element arsenic, providing a promising solution to decontaminating polluted soil.
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Technology FranceSuccess: Local Production of Clean Lithium for Batteries Is Possible
A geothermal plant in France has produced the first kilograms of battery-grade lithium carbonate from European geothermal water, positively concluding a project designed to test the viability of such a process on regional soil.
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Society EcuadorIndigenous People Now Get More Rights for Their Lands Here
Indigenous communities in Ecuador have much to celebrate since the country’s Constitutional Court declared that their consultation and support are crucial prior to any extractive projects occurring on their lands, thus giving tribes agency and autonomy.
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Society PhilippinesLockdown Leads to This Country’s Largest Bike Lane Development
When citizens had to trade public transport for cycling during the corona lockdown, Philippine authorities seized the opportunity to create a vast and safe network of bike lanes across the country - all in less than a year.
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Environment IndiaMangroves Are Getting the Protection They Need in This State
Over the course of 2021, the protection of mangrove cover in Mumbai, India grew 23% as more than half of the state's total mangrove cover has become a legal forest, a positive outcome that benefits biodiversity, land and humans alike.