Global leaders are in Canada’s capital for the fourth round of negotiations towards what would become the first global treaty on soaring plastic pollution. The hoped-for treaty, due to be agreed to by the end of the year, could be the most significant deal relating to climate-warming emissions and environmental protection since the 2015 Paris… Continue reading What’s happening with global plastic treaty talks?
In a push to incorporate sustainable practices into everyday life, Dubai-based startup BloomSpoon has introduced recyclable cutlery made out of wheat straw that can be planted after use and blossom into herbs or vegetables. Plantable cutlery could one day blossom into an herb or vegetable. That’s because it’s not made from plastic – but wheat… Continue reading Plantable cutlery brings sustainable push to the table
Icelandic startup Carbfix is the world’s first CO2 mineral storage operator, permanently sequestering CO2 by mixing it with water and injecting into basalt rock. Transcript CARBFIX CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, EDDA ARADOTTIR: “So Carbfix has developed a technology that mitigates climate change. What we do is we take CO2 that’s been captured either from point-source emissions… Continue reading Icelandic startup turns carbon dioxide into stone
What if carbon dioxide and methane emitted from landfill could power an aeroplane and reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the same time? Researchers at an Australian university said they have developed a chemical process that could produce sustainable aviation fuel from gases emitted from landfills and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. And it could help the… Continue reading Scientists are making jet fuel from landfill gas
