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BY Michelle Haworth
April 16, 2019
The planet is burning. Why doesn’t it make the headlines?

The planet is burning just as Notre Dame was last night, which begs the question: if we care this much about an 800 year old building, shouldn’t we care at least as much about saving our 4.54 billion year old planet?
Posted in Climate Action
BY Michelle Haworth
April 15, 2019April 15, 2019
A climate-neutral peaceful world powered by 100% renewables: Yes we can!

"Study shows that a full transition to 100% renewables is possible and no longer more expensive than the current energy system "
Posted in Renewable Energy
BY Michelle Haworth
April 12, 2019April 15, 2019
Yellow vests, green hearts?

Without economic justice, the ecological transition will not happen
Posted in Climate Action
BY Michelle Haworth
April 9, 2019April 15, 2019
Building bridges for climate fundraising

The emergence of hugely successful projects coupled with the increasing need for solutions is pushing investors, companies and anyone with a vested interest in the future really, to fund the change they need to see happen.
Posted in Sustainability Finance
BY Michelle Haworth
April 8, 2019
How to make sustainable fashion choices without compromising style

Meet Sandra Capponi, Co-Founder of the GoodOnYou App which rates fashion brands on their impact on people, planet and animals.
Posted in Sustainable Fashion
BY Michelle Haworth
April 3, 2019April 3, 2019
The Nexus Between E-Commerce, Packaging, and Sustainability

Ever wonder what goes down at an e-commerce packaging conference? I didn’t think so, but here it is anyway.
Posted in E-Commerce, MobilityTagged E-Commerce, Packaging
BY Michelle Haworth
April 2, 2019April 15, 2019
5 Books About Climate Change and Sustainability you Need to Read this Spring
Posted in Cities, Climate Action, Energy, Food, Uncategorized, Urban DesignTagged Energy, Food
BY Michelle Haworth
April 1, 2019April 3, 2019
Why Should we Care About Environmental Migration?

An alarming photo reportage on climate migration in Bangladesh
Posted in Environmental MigrationTagged Environmental Migration, Poverty
BY Michelle Haworth
March 27, 2019March 27, 2019
Hydrogen from renewable sources will play an important role to achieve 100% renewable energy

An article written by Vaitea Cowan, Co-Founder of Enapter
Posted in EnergyTagged Energy, Hydrogen
BY Michelle Haworth
March 27, 2019March 27, 2019
Do Electric Vehicles Work in Normal Households?

We gave 25 households in Sweden an E-Golf for three to four months. Here are the results.
Posted in Energy, MobilityTagged Electric Vehicles, eMobility
BY Michelle Haworth
March 21, 2019March 21, 2019
The Paintbrush: An Unexpected New Tool for City Planners

By Jack Robinson, Sustainia
Posted in Cities, Urban DesignTagged CIties, Urban Design
BY Michelle Haworth
March 21, 2019
To Dam or not to Dam?

An article written by Nathan Bonnisseau, PlanA.earth
Posted in Uncategorized
BY Michelle Haworth
March 21, 2019March 21, 2019
Virtual Power Plants: Towards a More Democratised Energy World

A discussion with Jochen Schwill, CEO and founder of Next Kraftwerke
Posted in Energy, Renewable EnergyTagged Renewable Energy
BY Michelle Haworth
March 18, 2019March 18, 2019
Dressing Down Dirty Fashion

We are helping you to make the best choices for the environment by featuring some of the most sustainable brands out there.
Posted in Sustainability Finance, Sustainable FashionTagged Sustainable Fashion
BY Michelle Haworth
March 18, 2019
Growing Without Farming: "This is the Beginning of the Urban Farming (R)evolution"

An article by Erez Galonska, INFARM
Posted in FoodTagged Food and Agriculture, Urban Farming
BY Michelle Haworth
March 18, 2019March 18, 2019
Brick by Brick: Prototyping Innovations to Boost Energy Efficiency Investments

A banker doesn’t have to become an engineer to finance energy efficiency
Posted in Energy, Sustainability FinanceTagged Energy Efficiency, Finance
BY Michelle Haworth
March 13, 2019
A Guide to Scaling Electric Vehicles

By Toby D. Couture, E3 Analytics
Posted in Cities, Energy, Energy Access, Mobility, Renewable EnergyTagged CIties, Energy, Mobility
BY Michelle Haworth
March 13, 2019March 21, 2019
The Growing Field of Impact Investment Around the World

An interview with Nancy Pfund, Founder and Managing Partner of DBL Partners
Posted in Climate Action, Renewable EnergyTagged Climate Finance, Women's Empowerment
BY Michelle Haworth
February 22, 2019
4 Reasons to Work with Women When it Comes to Energy Access

Exposure to biomass smoke kills millions of people each year. Most of them are women and children.

Posted in UncategorizedTagged Energy Access, Women's Empowerment
BY Michelle Haworth
February 22, 2019February 22, 2019
The Challenges of Feeding the World in the Face of Climate Change

An interview with the Co-Founder of the non-profit organisation Black Women in Science
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Agriculture, Women's Empowerment
BY Kathryn Lawrence
December 28, 2018January 4, 2019
How the Internet of Things and Data Analytics Contribute to Sustainable Development

An interview with Nithya Ramanathan, CEO of Nexleaf Analytics
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Data analytics, Sustainable development
BY Benni Schulz
December 28, 2018January 4, 2019
What Energy Deprivation Really Means in Refugee Camps

There are few places in the world where energy poverty is more rife than in refugee camps.
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Energy Deprivation, Refugee Camps
BY Kathryn Lawrence
December 28, 2018
Clean Energy Access Can Change Lives

An interview with Mariama Kamara, Founder of Smiling Through Light
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Africa, Solar, Sustainable development
BY Kathryn Lawrence
December 28, 2018December 28, 2018
Extinction Rebellion is Calling You to Join the Nonviolent Civil Disobedience

Faced with political inaction, environmental activists are drawing attention to the climate crisis by declaring open rebellion against their government.
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Climate Action, COP24
BY Kathryn Lawrence
December 28, 2018
An alternative view on the French “Yellow Vests” riots

Talking about a just transition that leaves no-one behind
Posted in UncategorizedTagged COP24, Energy Transition
BY Kathryn Lawrence
December 28, 2018December 28, 2018
Proven: 100% Renewable Energy Across Europe is More Cost Effective than the Current Energy System

A study has shown a strong political framework would facilitate a shift to 100% renewable energy even before 2050
Posted in UncategorizedTagged COP24, Renewable Energy
BY Kathryn Lawrence
December 28, 2018
The Key To The Success For The Paris Agreement? A Clean Energy Transition

Two thirds of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions originate from the energy sector, and most of this is wasted. “We don’t need more, we need better”.
Posted in UncategorizedTagged COP24, Energy Transition
BY Kathryn Lawrence
December 28, 2018December 28, 2018
Think Your Country Is Fighting Climate Change? You May Want To Think Again…

“Governments are cheating people and nature on their desire for safe planet and for protecting ecosystem,” Stephan Singer from Climate Action Network
Posted in UncategorizedTagged COP24, Emissions
BY Kathryn Lawrence
December 28, 2018December 28, 2018
Against Racism, Sexism And Oppression: Uniting Across Divisions To Solve Climate Change

We need a mass movement of people from different backgrounds working together in unity, calling for a complete change to the social and economic system which drives us to destroy our environment, and to be in conflict with each other.
Posted in UncategorizedTagged COP24, Unity
BY Kathryn Lawrence
December 28, 2018December 28, 2018
Poland Denied Entry And/Or Deported Members Of Civil Society Groups Due To Attend COP24.

The reason given by the Polish authorities for refusing entry are due to allegations that they are a "threat to national security."
Posted in UncategorizedTagged COP24, Protest
BY Kathryn Lawrence
December 28, 2018
Four Ways Tackling Climate Change Is Already Boosting Prosperity

A letter from Koen Peters, GOGLA Executive Director
Posted in UncategorizedTagged COP24, Solar Power
BY Kathryn Lawrence
December 28, 2018December 28, 2018
Strong Voices From The South

Meet the journalists who are putting climate change at the heart of their countries’ agendas
Posted in UncategorizedTagged COP24, Journalism
BY Kathryn Lawrence
December 28, 2018
Bertrand Piccard Is Back At COP With “1,000 Solutions To Change The World”

Read the latest climate-friendly, profitable, cleantech innovations
Posted in UncategorizedTagged COP24, innovation
BY Kathryn Lawrence
December 28, 2018December 28, 2018
Meeting The Goals Of The Paris Agreement Could Save A Million Lives A Year

“Health benefits far outweigh the costs of meeting climate change goals” says the World Health Organization (WHO)
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Air Pollution, COP24
BY Kathryn Lawrence
December 28, 2018
What Game Is Poland Playing At COP24?

They’re hosting the biggest climate change event of the year, yet they’ve “no plan today to fully give up on coal”
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Coal, COP24
BY Kathryn Lawrence
December 28, 2018December 28, 2018
Meet The 15 Year Old Girl Who Sparked An International School Strike For Climate

“Since our leaders are behaving like children, we will have to take the responsibility they should have taken long ago” says Greta Thunberg at UN conference
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Climate Action, COP24
BY Kathryn Lawrence
December 28, 2018
COP24: Highlights In Quotes And In Pictures

During the two weeks of COP24, we’ll update this article with pictures, quotes, and highlights about what’s happening at COP.
Posted in UncategorizedTagged COP24
BY Kathryn Lawrence
December 28, 2018December 28, 2018
Sir David Attenborough Launches “The People’s Seat” Initiative

“The People’s Seat” initiative is designed to give people the power and knowledge to take personal action against climate change directly on the Facebook Messenger Platform.
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Climate Activism, COP24
BY Kathryn Lawrence
December 28, 2018December 28, 2018
COP24: People Power Versus Carbon Bombs

Despite warnings from the latest IPCCC report on the emergency to transition to clean energy, new fossil fuel infrastructure projects threaten global climate safety.
Posted in UncategorizedTagged COP24
BY Kathryn Lawrence
December 28, 2018December 30, 2018
COP 101 — Live From COP24

What stands for UNFCCC? What’s the COP? Who organises it? Why is it important? And what’s happening there?
Posted in UncategorizedTagged COP24
BY Benni Schulz
December 28, 2018December 28, 2018
Renewable Energy is a Cornerstone for Peace in Korea

A sustainable and lasting peace between North and South Korea can succeed only if renewable energy is fundamental in the process.
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Renewable Energy
BY Benni Schulz
December 28, 2018December 28, 2018
A Portrait of India’s Green Revolution

The story behind the Bhoomitra (Friends of Earth) documentary
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Environmental Film, India
BY Benni Schulz
December 28, 2018December 28, 2018
The Battle for Replacing Coal with Renewable Energy in Kosovo

The World Bank and US government have been planning support for a new coal plant in Kosovo for over a decade. But could the falling cost of renewable energy combined with cutting-edge air pollution research change the equation?
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Kosovo, Renewable Energy
BY Benni Schulz
December 28, 2018
Regenerative Cities  – an Urban Concept Whose Time Has Come!

An article by Stefan Schurig, Founder of Cities and Energy Consulting
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Regenerative Cities, Urban Renewal
BY Benni Schulz
December 28, 2018December 28, 2018
Understanding the German Energy Transition: from leader to laggard

Is Germany on the right path to reach its renewable electricity targets?
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Energy Transition, Germany
BY Benni Schulz
December 30, 2018December 30, 2018
Sustainable Food: A return to the roots

Local farming initiatives are revolutionising the food market in France and in India.
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Sustainable Food
BY Benni Schulz
December 30, 2018December 30, 2018
The Untold Tragedies of Coal Mining in Zimbabwe

Innumerable people experience hell within the dangerous ‘coal hell pits’ of Hwange each year
Posted in Uncategorized
BY Benni Schulz
December 30, 2018
Protecting the Rainforest, Powering the People

Solar energy empowers indigenous people to protect their life, culture and ancestral homeland
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Rainforests
BY Benni Schulz
December 30, 2018December 30, 2018
The Far-right on the Rise in Brazil: between gaslighting and climate change skepticism

An article by Amanda Lima and Isadora Cardoso
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Brazil
BY Benni Schulz
December 31, 2018December 31, 2018
Austria, Germany, the Netherlands: an enlightening roadtrip from a Romanian perspective

Roxana Bucată took a trip around Europe to see what could Romanians learn from the experiences of its EU neighbours.
Posted in UncategorizedTagged EU Energy, Road Trip
BY Benni Schulz
February 1, 2019February 1, 2019
100% Renewable Energy as Catalyst for Achieving Peace and Justice

The decisions taken today will have a major impact on the world of tomorrow. Climate change action (or inaction) of people today can jeopardise rights and well-being of generations to come as well as environmental sustainability.
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Renewable Energy
BY Benni Schulz
February 1, 2019
Reframing the Pursuit of a Carbon-free Future as a Social Good

“As with every struggle for a social good, leaders are needed to step up and show the way, to build a new norm,” writes Rob van Riet and Anna Skowron from the World Future Council.
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Carbon-free Future
BY Benni Schulz
February 1, 2019February 1, 2019
Air pollution Has a Devastating Impact on Children’s Health

Air pollution is one of the leading threats to child health, accounting for almost 1 in 10 deaths in children under five years of age
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Air Pollution
BY Benni Schulz
February 1, 2019
All it Takes is Investment in Local Women’s Enterprise

A message from our friends at Solar Sister
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Solar Power
BY Benni Schulz
February 1, 2019
Drop Your Oil!

The Beam #7 Editorial was written by Carola Hein, Professor and Head, History of Architecture and Urban Planning Chair, Delft University of Technology.
Posted in UncategorizedTagged sustainability
BY Benni Schulz
February 1, 2019
Women lead community response to coal plant development, as fishing community faces massive relocation

Women in Pattani Province are rising to oppose a planned coal-fired power plant with potentially serious environmental and health impacts for their families and the Pattani Bay community.
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Community
BY Benni Schulz
February 1, 2019
Environmental Conservation is Part of the Energy Transition

Interview with Michael Krieger, Competence Centre for Nature Conservation and Energy Transition (KNE) in Berlin
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Environmental Conservation
BY Benni Schulz
February 1, 2019
The Power of Images

The work of photographer Fabrice Monteiro occupies a rich space that overlaps genres
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Photography
BY Benni Schulz
February 1, 2019
5 incredible, inspiring, powerhouse women — and what they’re doing to change the world

Preview of their interviews with our Editor-in-Chief Anne-Sophie Garrigou, as featured in The Beam #7
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Inspiring Women
BY Benni Schulz
February 1, 2019February 1, 2019
Closing the Loop for Baby Diapers

By Ayumi Matsuzaka, Founder of DYCLE
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Recycling
BY Benni Schulz
February 1, 2019
Architecture that Responds to the Needs of People

For Helle Søholt, Founding Partner and CEO of Gehl, there is a global urgency for a people-first approach to planning and to improve people’s everyday lives in cities.
Posted in UncategorizedTagged architecture
BY Benni Schulz
February 1, 2019
The Race for a New High-Speed Mode of Transportation

Elon Musk or Richard Branson: who is winning the race to build the first Hyperloop?
Posted in UncategorizedTagged High-Speed Transport
BY Benni Schulz
February 1, 2019February 1, 2019
Making the Business Case for Climate Action

For Helen Clarkson, CEO of The Climate Group, taking climate action is not a moral/tree-hugging position, it is good business.
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Climate Action
BY Benni Schulz
February 1, 2019
How do we go beyond purely theoretical sustainable architecture? TU’s solution: Go out and build it.

CODE architecture students not only design but construct climate-oriented, resource-saving and affordable projects in Bolivia, Iraq, Chile and Europe.
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Sustainable Architecture
BY Benni Schulz
February 1, 2019
Championing Energy Access

Despite great progress in the race for clean energy in Africa, the poorest populations are still unable to afford even the most modest solar products, and are therefore locked out of the solar revolution.
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Energy Access
BY Benni Schulz
February 1, 2019
The Beam’s Top 6 Film Recommendations to Watch this Fall

Here are our top picks for impactful, informative, interesting and controversial content about sustainability.
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Films
BY Benni Schulz
February 1, 2019February 1, 2019
Why Sustainable Investing Makes Good Business Sense

“We need to move away from a culture of short term wins to focus on the gains of a long-term business strategy on climate risk,” says Paul Simon, CEO of CDP
Posted in Uncategorized
BY Benni Schulz
February 1, 2019
These Companies are on a Mission to Put an End to Wasting Food

Combatting food waste has taken centre stage as the food sector works to build a sustainable future.
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Sustainable Food
BY Benni Schulz
February 1, 2019February 1, 2019
5 Books About Climate Change and Sustainability you Need to Read this Autumn

These reads are our picks for those that simply must find a place on your bookshelf.
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Boks
BY Benni Schulz
February 1, 2019February 2, 2019
The Challenges Journalists Face Covering Climate Science

We ask Daisy Dunne (Carbon Brief) and Meera Subramanian (Finding Middle Ground) what it was like to be a journalist covering climate change today.
Posted in Uncategorized
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019February 2, 2019
The Approach That Takes Crucial Urban Climate Action

Cities represent 78% of worldwide energy demand and emit 60% of global carbon emissions — they are the driving forces of anthropogenic climate change
Posted in UncategorizedTagged CIties
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019February 2, 2019
Meet 4 Inspirational Women Working in Environmental Science Today

Women have made major contributions to climate change research and to broader analyses of global environmental issues. Yet, they are generally underrepresented in key disciplines for the study of climate change and many of them have faced various barriers to their success and recognition
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Environmental Science
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019February 2, 2019
Democracy: The Importance of Public Debate with Climate Related Topics

Don’t let other decide for you! Shape the future of your city now
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Democracy
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019
“Sustainability is an opportunity to utilize new materials, drive product innovation and empower our consumers to make more responsible purchasing decisions.”

Director of Sustainability, James Rogers, on what The North Face is doing to lessen their environmental impact, and what they can improve
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Sustainable Business
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019February 2, 2019
“The more people demand ethical products, the more they will be produced globally”

We talked with Fairphone CEO and Founder, Bas van Abel, about the challenges and complexities that come with the design and production of Fairphone
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Ethical Products
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019
Why a Transition to Clean Energy Alone is Not Enough for a Sustainable Future

By Moustafa Bayoumi, MSc in Sustainable Development at CEMUS, Uppsala University
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Energy Transition
BY Benni Schulz
September 17, 2018
Climate-induced disasters affect women and girls first

How gender norms lead women to be the most negatively impacted by climate change
Posted in LivingTagged Climate Change and Gender
BY Benni Schulz
September 17, 2018December 28, 2018
Tomorrow’s Best Sustainable Innovations

Smart buildings, photosynthetic lamps, special shoes and more
Posted in LivingTagged innovation
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019February 2, 2019
Sustainable Architecture: The Beauty Behind Energy

Creating buildings with the lowest possible energy consumption and carbon emission production, while still being aesthetically pleasing, is a challenge bringing together great minds to change the way we think about our living and working spaces
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Sustainable Architecture
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019
Vegan Clothing is the New Black

We have looked into brands who only make clothes, shoes and accessories that contain no animal material
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Vegan Clothing
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019February 2, 2019
A Conversation with Pioneer and Explorer Bertrand Piccard

Where does Bertrand Piccard commitment to the planet comes from? What’s his opinion on policy-makers fighting climate change? What’s his personal advice for all those out there who are trying to change the world?
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Exploration
BY Benni Schulz
September 17, 2018February 2, 2019
Bringing Light to the Kakuma Refugee Camp

Kasanga Alexandre brought his family to Kenya to find brighter days for his children and himself.
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Refugee Camps
BY Benni Schulz
September 17, 2018February 2, 2019
The Dark Side of Tulum

Trendy hotels and businesses that appear to be ecological are not always as sustainable as they seem.
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Sustainable Tourism
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019
The Brazilian Coastal Community that Stood United Against a Mega Thermoelectric Plant

How citizens of a small preserved city in Brazil blocked construction of a mega-power plant, and any future polluting projects
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Protest
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019February 2, 2019
Is There a Need for a Clean Air Act in Southeast Asia?

If one of the benefits of reducing air pollution is the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, why is there no effective Clean Air Act on a regional and national level?
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Air Pollution
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019
Photo reportage: Coping with Energy Poverty Across Europe

By Marilyn Smith, Executive Director of EnAct
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Photography
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019
What is Canada Waiting for to Start its Transition?

By Imre Szeman, University of Waterloo
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Canada, Energy Transition
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019
Robots: Coming Soon to a Street Near You

The robot business is set to boom. Delivery robots are coming over the horizon and in less than a decade we will be sharing our sidewalks with autonomous robots
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Robots
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019February 2, 2019
James Hansen views on climate (in)actions and the Paris Agreement

Veteran climate scientist advocates for a carbon market and says the Paris Agreement is only useful if the countries recognise that it “doesn’t really do anything”.
Posted in UncategorizedTagged James Hansen
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019
Sustainable Development: an Ideological Illusion

By Oliver Matikainen, MSc in Sustainable Development at CEMUS, Uppsala University
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Sustainable development
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019February 2, 2019
“Kenyans are developing solutions for their own country”

For Edward Mungai, CEO of the Kenya Climate Innovation Center, “only Africans can come up with solutions” to the continent’s problems
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Kenya
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019February 2, 2019
Cities and Municipalities are Shaping the Urban Mobility of Tomorrow, Whether They Want to or Not

An article by Dirk O. Evenson, evenson
Posted in UncategorizedTagged CIties
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019
So What Does a Smart City Really Look Like?

Smart city expert Lean Doody says the technology should be a tool to deliver a sustainable city
Posted in Uncategorized
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019February 2, 2019
How Blockchain Could Help to Protect the World’s Forests

By Jack Robinson, Sustainia
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Blockchain
BY Benni Schulz
July 31, 2018December 28, 2018
Dams: the human and environmental impacts

A discussion with Mihela Hladin Wolfe, Director of Environmental Initiatives, Patagonia Europe
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Conservation, dams
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019February 2, 2019
Museums and Climate Change Activism

By Robert R. Janes, Coalition of Museums for Climate Justice
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Climate Activism
BY Benni Schulz
July 31, 2018February 2, 2019
Fashion and Cosmetics: The beauty of a plastic-free lifestyle

An interview with social entrepreneur and plastic pollution activist Shilpi Chhotray
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Plastic-Free Cosmetics
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019February 2, 2019
Shaping the Future of Food

A tech company put together an hexagonal indoor farm that can grow more food in less space with 90% less water
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Sustainable Food
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019
Understanding the Mobility Disruption, an Interview with Ross Douglas

It has become clear that mobility is going to be disrupted and how we get around cities will never be the same
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Mobility
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019February 2, 2019
Building Equitable Circular Societies

Applying human-centred circular principles, tax shifts and crypto-currencies to better design our societies
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Circular Economy
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019February 2, 2019
Reaching the last-mile needs more than financing and technology; it needs local women

By Fid Thompson, Solar Sister
Posted in Uncategorized
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019February 2, 2019
Yes, She Can! A Tale of Two Women Transforming Their Local Energy Landscapes

By Merit Hindriks of Hivos’ Green and Inclusive Energy, Sergina Loncle of Kopernik and Melissa Ruggles of Hivos’ ENERGIA
Posted in Uncategorized
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019
Energy Transition: the greatest switch capital markets have ever seen

By David Nelson, Climate Policy Initiative (CPI) Energy Finance
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Energy Transition
BY Benni Schulz
February 2, 2019February 2, 2019
A Light to Study and Play After Dark

Imagine a life without light. It’s a daily reality for 1.1 billion people globally, half of whom reside on the African continent
Posted in UncategorizedTagged Solar
BY Benni Schulz
June 22, 2018December 28, 2018
Climate change is already impacting people and leading to environmental migration

Why rreducing exposure to risks and building resilience
Posted in LivingTagged climate change, Migration

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