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UK study says zero carbon economy possible in 10 years
A zero-carbon emission economy is achievable in not more than 10 years, according to a study by the Sussex Energy Group. The technology of electric cars and solar and wind energy would have advanced sufficiently to completely phase out fossil fuels. The study acknowledges energy transitions often Read More...
San Francisco will require new buildings to install solar panels
All new buildings in San Francisco with 10 floors or less must install rooftop solar panels starting in 2017. The Better Roofs Ordinance is expected to add 50,000 solar panels and avert 26.3 million tons of carbon dioxide annually—equivalent to emissions from 5,000 cars driven for a year. San Read More...
Three ways to enhance your creative mind
Creativity is often regarded a quality you either have or have not. This Inc. article disagrees. “Creativity is a mode, not an identity”, it says, arguing it all comes down to shutting our frontal cortex, the part of the brain in which hosts organizational/executive skills. The article provides Read More...
Will Denmark win the global race against food waste?
If Carlsberg is known as probably the best beer in the world, then Denmark can soon be known as probably the world leading country in the fight against food waste. With national reduction in food waste by 25% within the last five years, a national movement against food waste, a food waste Read More...
How autonomous cars are driving the city of the future
The idea of self-driving cars is plastered across the media. But a lot of the talk is about a futuristic, Jetson-style approach at a fairly superficial level. Some pieces go deeper, but there’s a dearth of investigation on the subject. And it’s becoming reality faster than anyone Read More...
India sees solar-based energy future that is cheaper than coal fired power
India’s energy minister Piyush Goyal embraces a renewable future. During the presentation of his new plan for renewable energy in the country, he said that energy generated from solar would now probably be cheaper than from a newly built coal plant. The plan outlines a vision for solar-based Read More...
New studies confirm success of immunotherapy in treating cancer
Two new studies show that immunotherapy which marshals the body’s own immune defenses is now proving effective against difficult-to-treat head and neck cancer and an extremely lethal skin cancer called Merkel cell carcinoma. The new studies appear to be the first to find that immunotherapy can Read More...
Planting trees can improve food security in developing countries
As the fight against climate change intensifies, a farming practice called agroforestry has the potential to improve food security while increasing resilience to global warming. Agroforestry is the integration of trees and shrubs with crops and livestock systems, and when done correctly, it can Read More...
The Netherlands moves to ban sale of fossil fueled cars by 2025
The Dutch parliament has adopted a motion to ban non-clean car sales by 2025. It stipulates that the sale of new cars on diesel or gasoline would be banned from 2025 onward, while existing fossil fuel cars would still be allowed. The motion still has to pass the Read More...
Happiness as an indicator of economic success
The success rate of economies has traditionally been measured in the pure material numbers of the gross domestic product (GDP). However, gradually policy makers and economists are moving away from the money-driven figures, increasingly considering immaterial standards as health, generosity, Read More...