The Beam

Sustainable citizens face a quandary. We can’t ‘buy’ ourselves into sustainability. Replacing plastic with bamboo, diesel with electric, it all sounds fabulous, but the carbon footprint calculator results are blunt and we’d still need multiple Earths to suit our eco-lifestyles.

Sep 11

BY Alina Maschirow

September 10, 2019September 11, 2019

Meet Zolar, the company that is revolutionising the residential solar market

Interview with Alexander Melzer, Founder and CEO of Zolar

Sep 10

BY Alina Maschirow

September 9, 2019

Saving Mexico’s native corn with sustainable furniture

An interview with Mexican Designer Fernando Laposse

Sep 9

BY Alina Maschirow

September 6, 2019September 6, 2019

The story of Berta Cáceres: how her fight for indigenous, environmental and gender rights cost her her life

The incredible story of Berta Cáceres, courageous campaigner for indigenous, environmental and gender rights: her life and assassination, as told by her nephew Silvio Carillo.

Sep 6

BY Alina Maschirow

September 4, 2019

Hydrogen from renewable sources will play an important role to achieve 100% renewable energy

An article by Vaitea Cowan, Co-Founder of Enapter

Sep 4

BY Alina Maschirow

September 3, 2019September 4, 2019

Solar-Home Systems and Mini-Grids: Same, Same but Different!

More than a billion people around the globe do not have access to electricity. In the vast majority, this is not because of a traditional lifestyle, so not by choice.

Sep 3

BY Alina Maschirow

September 2, 2019September 2, 2019

From Rajasthan to Mexico: why gender matters at the heart of the energy transition

An opinion piece by Costanza Burstin, Mouna Chambon, Morgane Ollier and Cécile Spanu

Sep 2

BY Alina Maschirow

September 1, 2019September 2, 2019

We can still save the earth from climate change. Here’s how.

A global 100% renewables system will create 15 million additional jobs.

Sep 1

BY Alina Maschirow

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019

Redesigning the economy: from linear to circular and from ‘me’ to ‘we’

An article by Andrew Thomson, James Gien Wong & Tom Harper, Founders of Stop Reset Go

Aug 30

The Beam unites Changemakers and Innovators in the Global Climate Action Movement - amplifying their voices to create a sustainable future.

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