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Why you shouldn’t be afraid: it won’t steal our jobs or destroy the environment.
Government negligence, rampant development and illegal land clearing spark wildfires in Indonesia that annually ravage thousands of acres of forest.
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July 29, 2019 is ‘Earth Overshoot Day,’ a date coined by the nonprofit Global Footprint Network to publicize overuse of Earth’s resources. But their estimates may actually understate the problem.
Imagining the interior of a living building.
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From building blocks made of fungus to self-healing concrete, architecture is using biotechnology to make buildings come alive.
Grangegorman campus, Technological University Dublin.
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Smart cities are more likely to be defined by quieter upgrades to existing infrastructure and new partnerships that better represent residents.
The Central Bank of Kenya has financial inclusion in its stewardship of the financial system.
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A human rights approach offers central banks a new tool for understanding the true costs and benefits of their operations.
Delegates at this week’s marine science conference in Fremantle take a plastic-free coffee break.
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This year’s national conference of the Australian Marine Science Association is a plastic-free zone, as marine scientists aim to reduce the environmental burden of throwaway plastic.
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Carbon offsetting is one way of doing it – but sometimes the simplest methods work best.
Embracing sustainable finance will help Canada build a green economy — and ensure all Canadians will flourish.
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There is no need for Canadians to play catch-up on sustainable finance. We can lead.
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Ever wondered where the 5p you pay for plastic bags in the UK goes?
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If we want to live sustainably, we must question our appetite for growth.
A Council for the Future should be independent of government.
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Australia’s frustrating policy deadlock shows a lack of vision, encouraged by nasty short-term politics.
New York restricts the growth of glass skyscrapers.
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Glass has always been a notoriously energy inefficient building material – but an obsession with aesthetics led architects to ignore its shortcomings.
Contact with nature is a crucial part of sustainability education in preschool.
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The global environmental crisis is overwhelming, but showing children how they can take care of their immediate environment can empower them to feel like they can make a difference.
Ferrara, Italy bears some resemblance to da Vinci’s design.
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Leonardo da Vinci’s ideal city contained design features and engineering works not realised until hundreds of years after he died.
Guests at the V.I.P Opening Feast, Eat The Problem.
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A new exhibition and book urging us to eat invasive species are beautiful but come across as little more than an exquisitely designed elitist spectacle.
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Humankind already has the knowledge to make sustainable and socially just ways of living on this planet possible. But new types of design and economics are needed for anything to change.
In this April 2013 file photo, Bangladeshi rescue workers search for victims amid the rubble of a collapsed building in Savar, near Dhaka, Bangladesh. A new study shows a gender gap in how female and male business students viewed the role that business played in the disaster.
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In a recent survey, Alberta business students believed that sustainability should be embedded in business education. That could signal a shift in views on the integration of profit, planet and people.
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Making more sustainable fashion choices doesn’t require a massive lifestyle change.
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The practices and values of craftsmanship correspond well with the requirements for a sustainable economy. But they’re threatened by industry.
Two driverless tractors spray vines in a Texas vineyard. Each one is controlled from a single command station (2012).
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Digital innovations have the potential to empower farmers and revolutionise agriculture, but many could also lock them in to unsustainable methods.