Circular economy

From Steel to Caviar

From Steel to Caviar

Italian caviar producer offers model of integrated economy.

Italy's car sharing drives its economy

Italy's car sharing drives its economy

How Hong Kong airport fights waste for greener environment

How Hong Kong airport fights waste for greener environment

Can Benelux close the loop?

Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands hope to be an incubator for a circular economy in Europe

Turning e-trash into cash

An Indian start-up has built a prosperous business out of refurbishing and recycling electronic waste

India's new power couple

The Choksis have dreamed up a clever device to harness rainwater and capture sunshine. And not only is it smart, it’s beautiful

Sunny days for solar power

A number of recent developments have made solar energy the smart choice for public and private buildings in India

Angola’s scrappy micro-entrepreneurs

Collecting war detritus and other scrap metal provides at least some income for hundreds of families

Can Dandelions Bounce Back?

In the 1930s, Russia experimented with making rubber from dandelion roots but abandoned the project after the war. Now, environmental and economic fa

Too Much of a Good Thing?

A dramatic surge in the number of foreign visitors, especially during the summer months, has prompted Spanish destinations to find new ways to encoura

Proaire: A product of the environmental crisis

Public and private sectors unite to tackle urban climate issues in Quebec

A cool idea

A new type of cooling unit uses water instead of environmentally damaging coolants

3D-printed garden villas unveiled in Suzhou as China promotes low-carbon construction

New Grid on the Block

TransActive Grid harnesses blockchain technology to make peer-to-peer energy exchange possible

Interview of Mary Robinson on Climate Justice

Mary Robinson is the former President of Ireland (1990-1997) and a former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. In 2010, she created the Mary Robinso

When money does grow on trees

ForestFinance plants trees as an asset class

Walk-in solar fridges combat Nigerian food shortages

Sweet Success

A third-generation Brazilian farmer has adopted new methods and machines to make sugarcane farming eco-friendly and more successful than ever

Oil to fuel: A win-win for China

Chinese food vendors have been preparing dishes with illegally recycled cooking oil, which carries alarming health risks. MotionECO has come up with a

It takes a village

China is betting on industrial symbiosis among residents of business parks to create a cleaner future

Vegan footwear start-up Insecta Shoes is all the buzz

Making coat hangers from diapers

Being the change

Toward Sustainable Cities - E-book

Here comes the sun!

Spirited government intervention is recharging the rooftop solar plant movement across India.

Cementing a revolution

A viable, sustainable alternative to heavily polluting cement lowers greenhouse gas emissions during the production process

ArtList: Solution and Co

Concrete solutions

By 2050, 66% of the world’s population will live in cities: what concrete solutions can be implemented to meet urban climate challenges?

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Santiago’s subway to run on sun and wind power

The construction of a solar power plant and a wind farm began earlier this year with the objective of powering the underground rail network of the Chi

UK could save £1bn by paying people to change electricity use

Paying customers is cheaper than building new capacity, says study

The City of Paris has reduced its carbon footprint by 9.2 per cent in ten years, but must step up its efforts

Startup brings technology and cooperatives together to engage companies in waste management

A cost-effective solution for S Africa's wastewater treatment

Here comes the sun!

Spirited government intervention is recharging the rooftop solar plant movement across India

Making a Fairer Phone

A Dutch startup makes a worker-friendly, easily reparable, ethically-sourced smartphone that can hold its own in a competitive field

Another milestone for green transit in China

CRRC ZhuZhou Locomotive Company introduced two new low-carbon means of public transport this year

Eco-Dome: building ecological ‘houses of tomorrow’ in rural Morocco

A Moroccan start-up, Eco-Dome, is working to create inventive and innovative housing opportunities thanks to traditional materials. Using a mixture ma