Kenya to plant a 'green dress' the size of Costa Rica
Kenya aims to restore trees and vegetation across almost nine percent of its land mass by 2030, the government said on Thursday, in a bold initiative to combat climate change, poverty and hunger. The 5.1 million hectares of deforested and degraded land targeted for landscape and forest restoration Read More...
Meet the crowdfunding site making it possible for everyone to invest in real estate
Savvy investors know that commercial real estate can potentially make for an incredible investment, generally offering higher rental income, lower ownership costs, and longer leases than residential real estate. And as a long-term investment, it can generate a steady cash flow, increase in value, Read More...
Large-scale solar to triple after what could be Arena's final renewable energy grants
A giant surge of investment in renewable energy has been sparked by what might be the last grants made by the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, as the parliament is poised to cut most of its funding. Large-scale solar will triple in size, with Arena today announcing the 12 winners of its $92m in Read More...
Hundreds of mosques are going green in Morocco in a renewable energy push
Morocco’s mosques are going green in an effort to improve efficiency, promote renewable energy and create business opportunities around energy-efficient technologies. The first phase of a government-led, four-year project is expected to install energy-saving lights, and to use solar panel Read More...
'People are nicer to each other when they move more slowly': how to create happier cities
When Charles Montgomery first started talking about urban happiness, people laughed at him. As his colleague Omar Dominguez explains, “happiness is kind of an out-there concept for some people”. Montgomery and Dominguez work at Happy City, a Canadian organisation named after Read More...
Dow Jones sustainability indices additions, cuts announced
The results of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) review were announced today with a few major additions — and deletions — to the annual sustainability benchmark. After being cut in 2015, Cisco Systems is back and one of the three largest additions to the DJSI World this year. Read More...
How Uber And Lyft Can Fill Transit Gaps In Cities
Not long ago, it seemed that private mobility companies might swallow public transportation whole, starting with taxis before moving on to buses and trains as well. People had begun to discuss the death of transit amid evidence of lower public ridership in some cities, and the overwhelming success Read More...
Vitamin D supplements halves risk of serious asthma attacks
News about the importance of vitamin D—the sun—for our health keeps coming in. Now a major research review suggests that people with mild or moderate asthma who take vitamin D halve their risk of serious attacks requiring hospital treatment. The risk of severe attacks fell from 6 to 3 percent Read More...
Jeremy Corbyn has a plan to revive renewable energy in the U.K
Following Brexit, the conservative party of the U.K cut solar subsidies and scrapped the Department of Energy and Climate Change. These moves have put a dark cloud over the future of clean energy in the U.K, but the ship can still be turned around with a vote for Jeremey Corbyn. The Labour party Read More...
Fungus could be the answer to recycling smartphones
As the world’s supply of lithium nears depletion, researchers are looking at fungus as a solution to the issue. Lithium is used in the batteries of electric cars and smartphones, and what researchers are finding is that fungus can naturally eat up old batteries and spit out lithium, along with Read More...