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Technology France

29. April 2021

This Plastic-Eating Yacht Cleans Oceans

A French ocean sailor put together a team of engineers to develop a yacht that would use plastic waste as its fuel, thus getting rid of floating garbage in our oceans.

Society

Society United Kingdom

29. April 2021

From Now On, Fewer People Will Fly to Business Meetings That Could Be Held Online

40% of European business travelers intend to stick to conference calls once travelling restrictions are lifted instead of flying for in-person meetings, following a change in habits and legitimate worries over climate change.

Technology

Technology Mexico

7. April 2021

Beer Giant Turns Discarded Barley Straws into Packaging

In a mission to protect the environment, a Mexican beer company is presenting a circular form of packaging made mainly from barley straw - the leftover of beer’s essential ingredient - to avoid using virgin trees in their supply chain.

Health

Health Singapore

4. April 2021

Scientists Turn Waste Into a Medical Supply

A team of scientists based in Singapore created an organic and antibacterial gel bandage from discarded natural products, thus adopting a waste-to-resource approach that benefits patients and the environment alike.

Technology

Technology Norway

4. April 2021

Here Is the Tallest Wooden Tower Ever!

The world’s tallest timber building has been built in the small city of Brumunddal, Norway, with materials and expertise sourced locally, offering facilities to residents, businesses and visitors.

Technology

Technology Serbia

31. March 2021

Tech-Savvy Billionaire Couple Invests in… Farming!

Eager to put their fortune at the service of the fight against global warming, a Serbian couple of developers used their knowledge in data science to start an organic farm and test innovation that could benefit farmers around the world.

Heroes

Heroes Ecuador

27. March 2021

Gas Flaring Now a Big No-No (Thanks to Nine Young Girls!)

Following an arduous court battle, nine young Ecuadorian girls who pleaded for the elimination of natural gas flaring in the Amazon have won their case as they are entitled to a healthy environment.

Technology

Technology Ghana

15. March 2021

How to Reduce Global Waste? Build Plastic Roads!

India first built plastic roads two decades ago and today, a growing number of countries around the world follow in its footsteps to recycle and reuse plastic waste so it doesn’t end up in landfills and oceans.

Environment

Environment United Kingdom

3. March 2021

Luxury Car Brand to Be All-Electric by 2025

As the British automotive company Jaguar Land Rover is undertaking its transition towards net-zero operations, Jaguar vows to only produce electric cars as of 2025. Land Rover should follow in its footsteps and will offer electric versions of its collection as of 2024.

Animals

Animals Australia

23. February 2021

Why Farmers Are Picking Goats Over Noisy Lawnmowers

To get on top of their unwanted flora problems, farmers and landowners in Australia traded their noisy and polluting lawnmowers for mobs of rented goats, a sustainable solution that nourishes the soil along the way.