Sustainability News and Innovations
Creative innovators around the globe are implementing initiatives and technology to improve society and help us lead more sustainable lives. As we develop new ways to produce clean water, grow enough food, and generate energy without destroying our atmosphere, we want to ensure that we share these exciting innovations.
Sustainability News and Innovations
25 badass women shaping climate action in 2021
Heather Clancy at GreenBiz celebrated the 2021 International Women’s Day by highlighting 25 women who are shaping climate action across the globe.
Can we fix the problem of plastic packaging?”
Single use plastic packaging for food and drinks creates a huge waste problem. Millions of tons of plastic packaging is discarded each year and only a small proportion gets recycled. The rest goes in the landfill, or worse. Many companies...
Cost effective 3D printing buildings
Safe, durable, affordable housing is a challenge in many parts of the world. An innovative solution to that problem is to use a larger than normal 3D printer to print a concrete house in a fraction of the time it normally takes build a...
Drones that deliver medical supplies
Zipline is a company with a great mission. To "provide every human on Earth with instant access to vital medical supplies." They are achieving this using unmanned aircraft, known as drones. These drones are stocked with the requested...
Taking CO2 out of the air with carbon capture
Much of the concern around climate change focuses on the fact that we are producing too much carbon dioxide (CO2). This greenhouse gas is contributing to warming of our planet. Reducing the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere has the potential...
Can biofabrication change the way we produce clothes and construct buildings?
New technologies and approaches are allowing us to "grow" clothing raw materials and produce building materials in ways that place much less burden on our environment. TED Fellow Suzanne Lee believes that biofabrication could replace major...
We have the power to change the way we grow food – vertical farming!
As our world population continues to grow, we have the challenge of producing more food even as a lot of agricultural land is lost to urban development. It is estimated that we will need to double food production by 2050 if everyone is...