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Spotted: Heat pumps are becoming a popular and energy-efficient alternative to traditional boilers and water heaters. While traditional water heaters convert fuel into heat, heat pump water heaters work like a refrigerator running in reverse, using electricity to move heat from the air into a water tank. Now there is an even better type of […]
Spotted: Since the 19th century, when dedicated period care products first emerged, menstrual pads and tampons have evolved tremendously. Now, the majority of menstruators favour the disposable items we see on supermarket shelves, and although they’re extremely convenient, they’re also a huge source of plastic pollution, with the average pad containing up to 90 per […]
The other cop Those not attuned to the world of environmental diplomacy can be forgiven for a certain confusion, not to mention fatigue, at the use of acronyms. And this is especially true when two different processes are commonly known by the same acronym. Monday 21st October saw the launch of COP16 in Cali, Colombia. […]
Spotted: The desire for sustainability often needs to be balanced with other priorities. A clear example is the healthcare sector, where affordable, single-use plastics are used to maintain high standards of hygiene and patient safety, creating large amounts of waste in the process. One company working to solve this problem is BIOVOX. Rather than relying […]
Spotted: The global population is continuing to grow, and as it does, more land will be required to produce food and clean energy. At the same time, there are vast tracts of desert going unused because they are too hot and dry. But what if there was a way to cool these regions affordably? This […]
Spotted: The challenge of reducing our dependence on fossil fuels doesn’t stop with energy: plastics account for around 10 per cent of global oil production. Sustainable alternative materials are needed urgently, and although algae shows particular promise, its potential hasn’t been fully realised due to challenges with scale and cost. Enter Algenie. The company has […]
What is World Food Day? A little over a month after the end of the second world war, at the grand Château Frontenac hotel in Quebec City, Canada, 34 governments signed the constitution of the Food and Agriculture Organization. The date of its foundation, October 16th, has been recognised since 1979 as World Food Day, […]
Spotted: Most food crops, not to mention 80 per cent of all flowering plants, rely on honeybees for pollination. But honeybees have for many years been suffering from a growing number of viruses and diseases, which have led to massive die-offs. In the US alone, almost half of all honeybee hives were lost in 2023. […]