Single-use plastic is now undoubtedly passé and plastic straws are the latest disposable commodity to find themselves in the firing line.
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In a land—and indeed, a region—dominated by cities built on oil wealth, Masdar City is a breath of fresh air.
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Both hand dryers and paper towels carry an environmental cost, but if you don’t want to wipe your hands on your clothes, you’ll have to make a choice: which option will dry your hands greener?
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We can put the brakes on climate change but we all need to start now. Eight super easy things you can do right this second to help change the world.
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Climate change seeps into everything we do and if we don’t do something radically different, it’s not going anywhere.
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The energy needs of the world could be met by just covering 1.2 percent of the Sahara desert in solar panels. So why haven’t we?
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We’ve all done stupid things in the name of a good viral hashtag. Remember the Ice Bucket Challenge? Or planking?
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As people look for the easiest ways to reduce their environmental impact, many are learning that eating less meat could be the answer. Right?
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Reducing waste is crucial for living more sustainably, but we have to question the longevity of the zero waste movement because zero waste does not automatically mean sustainable.
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It’s about living entirely waste-free: free of plastic, free of chemicals and simply a more sustainable and healthier lifestyle than the one a lot of us are sadly used to.
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In 1994, the United Nations General Assembly designated 16 September as International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, commemorating the date the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was signed in 1987. Thirty years after the protocol was signed, the hole in the ozone layer is closing—so do we still need to worry about it?
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Fashion is not frivolous. It is a multitrillion dollar global industry directly and indirectly responsible for half a billion livelihoods around the world. These livelihoods are literally dictated by your purchasing power; choosing sustainable and ethical fashion means women globally will no longer need to spend all day slaving and still be unable to feed their families.
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Making ivory socially unacceptable is the only way to stop poaching
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Increased carbon dioxide levels are contributing to nutritionally inferior crops such as rice and wheat, potentially leading to nutrient deficient populations.
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There are few acronyms around the world that we all know immediately and GMO is one of them. This is likely due to the constant stream of media attention genetically modified organisms attract: some people say they’re harmful, some people think they’ll help us feed an exploding population. Strangely, people’s viewpoints seem cemented and based not on fact but emotion.
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We are at the most critical point for climate change now: we have to combat this threat to humanity’s security. We have the solution ready to go and it’s time to insist on change.
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The fact that climate change is threatening life on Earth is not news. What is news? We have until 2030 to prevent an irrevocable worsening of global warming and its impact on the planet.
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The Great Wall of China was built over a thousand years to ward off nomadic raiders—the Great Green Wall of Africa stands to repel an enemy far more pernicious.
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In much the same way as plastic straws, the onus needs to be on companies to practice sustainable and responsible production, rather than on consumers to cut down. Every little helps from the individual, but attention needs to focus on suppliers.
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