Approximately 2.4 percent of global CO2 emissions are from air travel and this industry is the main culprit for around 5 percent of global warming. So, the eco-conscious may choose to fly less often or use another means of transportation. And, a small company from England called Hybrid Air Vehicles […]
The carbon capture startup Climeworks recently opened up the world’s biggest direct air CO2 capture and storage system in Iceland. This plant takes CO2 from the air and turns it into stone underground. The $15 million Orca plant boasts the size of two shipping containers and collects CO2 from the […]
The first customer delivery of green steel made without coal happened in Sweden, according to the manufacturer. The Swedish venture Hybrit said that they delivered the innovative steel to the truck maker Volvo AB as a trial run before they go full commercial production in 2026. Volvo said that they […]
The Scotch whisky maker Glenfiddich started converting its trucks for delivery to run on low-emission biogas that’s produced from waste products from their own whisky distillery. The representatives of the brand say this move is part of their closed-loop sustainability initiative. For the purposes of this change, the company began […]
Unfortunately, the lifestyles of around three average American citizens make enough carbon emissions that can kill one person. What’s more, the emissions from one coal-fired power plant will likely result in more than 900 deaths, found the first analysis that calculated the mortal cost of CO2 emissions. This new research […]
Japan, the third largest economy in the world, has joined to the list of other countries that have pledged to go carbon-neutral in the future. The country’s PM Suga Yoshihide who was recently appointed announced their ambitious goal of going carbon-neutral by 2050. Although other similar goals have been announced […]
According to the signed executive order to ban sales of new combustion-engine vehicles in California by Governor Gavin Newsom which will start in 2035, there will be a major change in the infrastructure of transportation. This state is definitely serious about its role in helping our planet. The signed order […]
Nike is one of the latest multinational brands to launch sustainably-made sneakers. They’re a part of their new sneaker collection that will debut this spring or ‘Space Hippie’. This collection will offer several vegan, sustainable sneakers that are created using recycled waste from plastic bottles and textile waste. They’re promoting […]
Yesterday, climate activist Greta Thunberg spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and said that world leaders are basically doing nothing to lower carbon emissions, despite the proof of a climate crisis. Speaking only several hours before President Donald Trump at the annual gathering of the political, business, […]
In December 2019, the highest court in the Netherlands upheld a ruling that demands from the government to reduce their greenhouse emissions by at least 25 percent of 1990 levels by the end of 2020. This case was brought several years ago by the environment group Urgenda in an effort […]