18 Feb
2016
‘Forest City’ in Johor gets under way. What will that do to the Environment?
Resource Recovery & Environment Management | MALAYSIA
Published by : Care 2 Trade
Most Malaysians left their former forest homes a long time ago, but now many of them may want to return to forests – or rather, to urban simulacrums of imitation woods. Living in teeming modern urban jungles, many citizens may find themselves longing for a renewed proximity to more natural environments.It’s these Malaysians that the real estate developers China’s Country Garden Holdings Co Ltd and Johor state-owned Esplanade Danga 88 Sdn Bhd Johor have in…
17 Feb
2016
New cement can safely store radioactive nuclear waste for 100,000 years
Green Building Materials, Construction & Design | UNITED KINGDOM
Published by : Ecotechtube
British scientists are closing in on a design for cement that can contain radioactive waste from nuclear power plants for up to 100,000 years. The team from the Diamond Light Source facility hopes the innovation – thought to be 50 percent more effective at controlling radiation than other methods – will allow us to keep up with the demand for cleaner energy using nuclear power.Britain has announced its plan to build several new nuclear power stations over…
17 Feb
2016
China's new wind power capacity hits record high
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency | CHINA
Published by : Care 2 Trade
China's newly installed wind power capacity reached a record high in 2015 amid increasing efforts from the government to boost clean energy.The new wind power capacity jumped to 32.97 gigawatts last year, more than 60 percent higher than 2014, the National Energy Administration (NEA) said on Tuesday.Wind power generated 186.3 terawatt hour of electricity in 2015, or 3.3 percent of the country's total electric energy production, data showed.Promoting non-fossil…
17 Feb
2016
Best Things About Electric Cars
Green Transportation & Logistics | UNITED STATES
Published by : Care 2 Trade
In our 5th article pulled from Electric Cars: What Early Adopters & First Followers Want — a new report from CleanTechnica, EV Obsession, and GAS2 — I’m jumping into some of the best things about electric cars.Let’s skip and jump through some of the key reasons respondents are interested in EVs, as well as some of the ways greater interest in EVs could be inspired in the masses.To kick things off, when asked, “What is your…
16 Feb
2016
To save the climate, use more energy?
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency | MALAYSIA
Published by : Ecotechtube
We've written a lot about demand response schemes where businesses power down when energy is scarce. It's an approach that makes sense. And it can help allay fears about the intermittency of many renewable sources.Now Business Green reports on a related, but perhaps somewhat counterintuitive, idea. A company called Flexitricity is working with companies to turn up their demand at times when wind energy is plentiful. The service gives…
16 Feb
2016
Do palm oil financiers care about sustainability?
Resource Recovery & Environment Management | MALAYSIA
Published by : Care 2 Trade
Part one in a five-part series on the attitudes of oil palm financiers towards company sustainability.Within the sustainability sector, finance is increasingly being seen as a powerful lever to help companies “green” their operations. In response to NGO and consumer pressure, a growing number of corporate banks and investors over the past few years have begun using both positive and negative screening methods to improve the sustainability of their portfolios…
16 Feb
2016
Can eating less meat really tackle climate change?
Others | UNITED KINGDOM
Published by : Care 2 Trade
Mike Berners-Lee, Lancaster UniversityWith the food system accounting for up to a third of global greenhouse gas emissions, anything that reduces its impact will make a big difference to the climate.It is a system riddled with inefficiencies and waste. Humans don’t simply eat food straight out of the ground, of course. It’s harvested, stored, processed – or fed to animals who are in turn slaughtered and processed – and finally packaged and delivered. Each…
15 Feb
2016
MOSSwall® : An alternative way to green your interior without maintenance
Green Building Materials, Construction & Design | ITALY
Published by : Ecotechtube
We come across many kinds of "Green" idea, green products, technologies and many many more. And, this innovative idea brings you go nearer to the Greener living.- AdminWHAT IS MOSS?Moss is a natural lichen that is primarily used indoors. After harvesting, which is from sustainable sources, the moss is stabilized and undergoes anti-static treatment to avoid the capture of dust.Due to its molecular structure, like us, moss requires humidity which, also like…
15 Feb
2016
3D Brooklyn makes 3D printer filament out of non-recyclable plastics
Eco Products & Services | UNITED STATES
Published by : Care 2 Trade
Most of the single use plastic that comes into our lives can be recycled, but there are some items like chip and snack bags that can't go in the recycling bin. 3D Brooklyn has partnered with Terracycle, the company known for recycling materials that aren't typically recyclable, to produce something new and useful from that waste plastic.Terracycle takes the plastic snack bags that they collect and turns them into plastic pellets that they send to 3D Brooklyn…
14 Feb
2016
Why corporate sustainability won't solve climate change
Others | UNITED STATES
Published by : Care 2 Trade
David L Levy, University of Massachusetts BostonIn the run-up to the much-anticipated COP21 international climate summit in Paris, business leaders worldwide have shown substantial support for action on greenhouse gases (GHG).The White House launched the American Business Act on Climate Pledge, with 81 companies representing US$5 trillion in market value committing to take more aggressive action. Ten large oil and gas companies, mostly from Europe and representing…
13 Feb
2016
How fast can we transition to a low-carbon energy system?
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency | UNITED STATES
Published by : Care 2 Trade
Paul N Edwards, University of MichiganStarting later this month, the world’s nations will convene in traumatized Paris to hammer out commitments to slow down global climate change. Any long-term solution will require “decarbonizing” the world energy economy – that is, shifting to power sources that use little or no fossil fuel.How fast can this happen, and what could we do to accelerate this shift?A look at the history of other infrastructures offers some…
12 Feb
2016
7 inspiring CEOs who want to make the world a better place
Green Financing | UNITED STATES
Published by : Care 2 Trade
Not all CEOs are in the business of only fattening their bottom line. Buddy Loans has rounded seven inspiring CEOs who are investing in solutions to some of the world’s greatest challenges. From Amazon’s Jeff Bezos who’s working to improve clean and affordable energy options to the efforts of CEO Lauren Bush who wants to sustainably and ethically feed the world with FEED, the infographic takes a look at some of the world’s most inspiring people.
11 Feb
2016
This Startup Turns Plastic Waste into Affordable Housing
Green Building Materials, Construction & Design | MEXICO
Published by : Care 2 Trade
This post is part of a series of stories featuring the entrepreneurs who participated in Unreasonable Mexico’s second annual program. Enough plastic is thrown away each year to circle the Earth four times. Of the plastics produced, we only recover (or divert from landfills) about five percent. Left in landfills, certain varieties can take up to 1,000 years to decompose, leaking toxins into the soil and water in the meantime. It’s estimated that 10-20 million…
10 Feb
2016
Asia towards Smart Cities | Microsoft | Darrell Smith
Green Building Materials, Construction & Design | SINGAPORE
Published by : www.AsiaGreenBuildings.com
<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/HiUHTLlrwPg" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>Darrell Smith shares his thoughts on assessing cities in Asia on their feasibility to become a Smart City.The expansion of Smart City projects is increasing as people continue to recognize the tremendous benefits of smart cities, including improvement in economic opportunity, sustainability and the quality of life. In the approach…
10 Feb
2016
Study finds toxic pollutants in fish across the world's oceans
Others | UNITED STATES
Published by : Care 2 Trade
A new global analysis of seafood found that fish populations throughout the world's oceans are contaminated with industrial and agricultural pollutants, collectively known as persistent organic pollutants (POPs). The study from researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego also uncovered some good news?concentrations of these pollutants have been consistently dropping over the last 30 years.The findings, reported in the Jan. 28, 2016 issue…
09 Feb
2016
Welcome to Planet Plastic
Resource Recovery & Environment Management | UNITED STATES
Published by : Care 2 Trade
A new study warns that Earth will be buried by increasing layers of plastic waste due to human activity.Mr. McGuire: I want to say one word to you. Just one word.Benjamin: Yes, sir.Mr. McGuire: Are you listening?Benjamin: Yes, I am.Mr. McGuire: Plastics.Benjamin: Exactly how do you mean?Mr. McGuire: There's a great future in plastics. Think about it. Will you think about it?Fast forward nearly 50 years from when those memorable (and often-quoted, to the point…
08 Feb
2016
Ditch Coal: The Global Mining Impact of the UK's Addiction to Coal
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency | UNITED KINGDOM
Published by : Care 2 Trade
Coal is at a crossroads in the UK. On the one hand, the UK's dirtiest power stations burn vast quantities of coal, with little or no regard for the human and environmental impacts that this has. On the other, the UK Government has announced an intention to "consult" over proposals to close remaining coal fired power stations by 2025; coal's contribution to the UK's energy mix is in decline, as is the domestic coal mining industry, and indeed the volume of…
07 Feb
2016
‘Forest City’ in Johor gets under way. What will that do to the Environment?
Green Building Materials, Construction & Design | MALAYSIA
Published by : Care 2 Trade
Most Malaysians left their former forest homes a long time ago, but now many of them may want to return to forests – or rather, to urban simulacrums of imitation woods. Living in teeming modern urban jungles, many citizens may find themselves longing for a renewed proximity to more natural environments.It’s these Malaysians that the real estate developers China’s Country Garden Holdings Co Ltd and Johor state-owned Esplanade Danga 88 Sdn Bhd Johor have in…
06 Feb
2016
Climate model sees warmer South-East Asia
Others | INDONESIA
Published by : Care 2 Trade
[JAKARTA] Scientists in South-East Asia and the United Kingdom’s Met Office have teamed up to develop a model that predicts how the climate in the region will be like in the next 100 years. According to the model, the region will be generally 2-4 degrees Celsius warmer by 2060 and continue to heat up around 3-5 degrees Celsius until 2100. The strongest warming will occur in mainland South-East Asia. Extreme rainfall events will occur in the northern…
06 Feb
2016
Vietnam Plans Move Away From Coal
Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency | VIETNAM
Published by : Care 2 Trade
Vietnam Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has announced his government’s intention to “review development plans of all new coal plants and halt any new coal power development.”According to Solarplaza, the Premier stated that Vietnam needs to “responsibly implement all international commitments in cutting down greenhouse gas emissions; and to accelerate investment in renewable energy.”The announcement comes in advance of the Solar PV Trade Mission, scheduled April…