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Renewable energy is world’s biggest source of electricity

in Renewable Energy by
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An encouraging milestone has been reached in terms of renewable energy worldwide. According to the Medium-Term Market Report 2016 from the International Energy Agency (IEA), for the first time, renewable energy production capacity has exceeded that of coal in 2015. Read more

Better Cotton Initiative: Blue jeans go green

in Sustainable economy by
Blue to green

Imagine an eco-conscious world where we don’t need thousands of liters of water to wash out a blue jean, astronomical amounts of toxic dyes to print this famous blue or tons of sand thrown by high-pressure to make it older, a very dangerous process for workers. Well for nearly three years now, this has been possible! Read more

China: The Loess Plateau rose from the ashes through permaculture

in Permaculture by
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The Loess Plateau is known as the cradle of Chinese civilization. Formerly a blank feeder ecosystem, it ended up being completely destroyed, leaving millions of people in poverty. However, thanks to a project based on permaculture, some 2.5 million people in the region have surprisingly seen their lives improving. Read more

French support their local economy

in Collaborative Economy by

france regionAgriculture in France is facing difficulties. It is time to support the neighbourhood! Many French favours the purchase of local products to support the local economy and create employment in the region. Read more

An Indian produces edible cutlery to save the planet

in Innovation by

Spoon Bakeys

An Indian researcher in agriculture invents edible spoons that can be used to eat your food, and eaten up afterwards. Peesapaty Narayana has sold more than 1.5 million edible spoons in India. But his ambition goes well beyond his territory; he wants a massive production worldwide. Read more

An app brings retailer and consumer together in Italy

in Collaborative Economy by

LMSC
Exploiting the potential of the collaborative economy to fight against food waste while creating new business opportunities, this is what an Italian SME, has done. Francesco Ardito created this start-up a year and a half in the business incubator of the Polytechnic of Turin and was a finalist of the European Social Innovation Competition last year. Read more

Sadiq Khan wants to be the greenest mayor London’s ever had

in Environment by

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The new mayor of London is not in the lace on environmental issues and renewable energy since his election. Sadiq Khan promises that the capital of Great Britain will be greener by 2050. It’s a tall order. Read more

Eco & Eco: sustainable development in action

in Sustainable development by
Eco friendly products
Eco friendly products

Most companies pioneering in the field of ecology still insist to transform our simple actions to promote sustainable development. Since 2007, Marie-Claude Dumais operates in a green lifestyle and eco-friendly. Read more

Alternative Spring Break serves the community

in Change by
Student cleans up the grounds in a community
Student cleans up the grounds in a community

Spring break usually conjures up images of relaxation, perhaps on a beach. But for some students nowadays these vacation means to work a 40-hour week to help a public service organisation better serve you, or the evaluation of a website, or analysis of data. Read more

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