We can't afford to just build greener. We must build less
Nov 13, 2021 07:47 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
As the built environment takes centre stage at COP26, the scale and urgency of the climate crisis and of the industrys responsibility to address it comes into focus. A recent report from the UNs Global Alliance for...
Indonesia's capital Jakarta is sinking. Here's how to stop this
Nov 13, 2021 07:38 am UTC| Nature
As Indonesias capital and most populous megacity, Jakarta needs rapid solutions to tackle the problems of land subsidence and sea-level rise. A recent study by the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) stated...
COP26: New Zealand depends on robust new rules for global carbon trading to meets its climate pledge
Nov 13, 2021 07:32 am UTC| Nature
As the COP26 climate summit draws to a close, debate continues on one key issue in particular: a new rule book for global carbon trading to allow countries to purchase emissions reductions from overseas to count towards...
Gangnam district restaurants to use eco-friendly multi-use boxes for food delivery
Nov 11, 2021 22:50 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
Restaurants in Seouls Gangnam district will conduct trials for using multi-use stainless steel containers for food deliveries to eliminate waste brought by single-use plastic packages. To avail of multi-use boxes,...
More eco-friendly frozen water bottles found better than gel packs for food deliveries
Nov 10, 2021 23:34 pm UTC| Science Nature Economy
The Korea Federation for Environmental Movement (KFEM) found that frozen water bottles are more than effective enough to replace gel packs, which are difficult to recycle, for fresh food deliveries. KFEMs...
Chocolate manufacturer Mars eyes carbon-neutral certification by 2023
Nov 10, 2021 23:29 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
Global confectioner Mars has pledged to reduce its carbon footprint by over 20 percent in the UK, Ireland, and Canada to make its Mars bars sold in those countries to be certified carbon neutral by 2023. Mars will use...
S. Korea's POSCO to produce eco-friendly knives with scrap metal
Nov 10, 2021 23:27 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business
POSCOs collaboration with local social venture firm Zainer to produce eco-knives by upcycling scrap metal was unveiled on crowdfunding platform Wadiz. The funding project will continue until Nov. 29. The eco-knives...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects