Tag: global warming
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Blue pathways
Punctuated by heat, fires, and floods in all corners of the world, July 2021 exceeded all climate scientists’ models. Climate change is taking place at a faster and greater rate than previously envisaged. Perhaps less visible, but no less dramatic, are conditions off-land. Countless practices disturb our oceans today – overfishing, plastic disposal, deep sea…
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Four FoodTech Champions
Environmental awareness has grown exponentially since the 2015 Paris Climate Agreements. Each year, we become increasingly aware of a particular pressing issue. 2018 was the year of plastics, as images of beaches inundated the web, demonstrating the extent of our societies’ waste disposal inefficacy. In 2019, we watched the Amazon burn. What we fail to…
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Lake Turkana wind farm – Kenya on a green road to 2022
President Kenyatta cuts the ribbon On 19th July, Kenya began full operation of its Lake Turkana wind farm in the arid Marsabit county, 545 kilometres north of Nairobi. Construction began in 2014, and since 2017 the plant had been operating at 64% of its capacity. 365 turbines and total power output of 310 megawatts make…
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Circular economy models to solve the Peruvian water crisis
Poorer neighbourhoods of Lima rely on trucks to deliver water, by Jan Sochor Unthinkable inequality in Latin America Sitting at the foot of a steep hill in Lima, the neighbourhood of Las Casuarinas is a showcase of multimillion dollar residences, equipped with swimming pools and panoramic views of the Peruvian capital. From here one cannot…
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