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25. October 2019

Student Creates Carpool App to Save Time, Money and the Environment

A 17-year-old student in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has developed a carpooling app designed to reduce traffic, carbon footprint and transportation costs – with parents happily on board taking turns in getting some extra, much-appreciated morning rest!

Technology

21. October 2019

Too Much Carbon Heating Up the Climate? Use It as Fuel, Dutch Say

Rotterdam The Hague Airport in the Netherlands is working on an experiment that uses a renewable alternative to the usual fossil-based jet fuel that can pave the way towards a carbon-neutral aviation industry.

Environment

19. October 2019

Fruits in the City: World’s Largest Rooftop Farm in Paris

Urban farming company Agripolis is working with Cultures en Ville in developing the world’s largest urban rooftop farm, located in the capital of France, centering on biodiversity and maintaining a low carbon footprint.

Environment

Environment

11. October 2019

Europe is Rapidly Eliminating Its Use of Coal

The nonprofit organization Sandbag has reported the sharpest decline of coal ever recorded in Europe, with electricity generated from coal power plants dropping by around 20 percent across the continent during the first half of the year.

Environment

30. September 2019

Global Leaders Take Action with New Initiatives to Fight Climate Crisis

Government and private sector leaders are taking major steps towards fighting climate change, as revealed with the announcements of new initiatives at the United Nations Climate Action Summit.

Environment

22. September 2019

Abu Dhabi Turns Artists’ Sculptures into Energy in the Desert

The United Arab Emirates can get too warm for people to spend days outdoors, but Abu Dhabi is looking to challenge the norm by using art to provide adequate shade and sustainably generate power supply.

Environment

12. September 2019

Construction Goes Back to Nature, as Wood Replaces Concrete

There is a new trend in the construction industry, helping to reduce carbon dioxide emission: more and more developers and architects build with wooden structures, as an alternative to high-rise buildings made of steel and concrete.