Living off-grid
Living off the grid (LOG) invokes an instant image of ‘switching off’, unplugging or moving away. It implies, cutting off from urban systems and utilities that rely on a grid infrastructure.
Moving Toward a Green Hydrogen Economy
Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe and is used extensively in the global economy for a variety of industrial and commercial purposes. Its primary usage is in refining petroleum, food processing and metal manufacturing (Wood Mackenzie, 2019). However, being such a versatile element, hydrogen can also be used for energy storage and
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Energy, Environment, Government, Science, Sustainability
The Circular Economy
Circular economy is an economic system where the value of products, materials and resources is maintained in the economy for as long as
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Business, Environment, Innovation, Society, Strategy, Sustainability
The vulnerable victims of climate change
The people most affected by climate change Every year the effects of climate change become more tangible (Lindsey & Dahlman, 2020). From rising sea levels to the acidification of oceans, more and more species struggle to survive within their rapidly changing environments (UN, 2019). The extinction rate of today wildly surpasses anything seen before in
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Environment, Society, Sustainability
The Great Barrier Reef for all generations
A Diverse and Vibrant Ecosystem Located off the Queensland coast of Australia, the Great Barrier Reef encompasses an area of 344, 400 square kilometres. It is so vast that it is visible from space (Great Barrier Reef Foundation, 2020). Formed by 3, 000 individual reefs and over 1,050 islands of coral cays, continental islands and
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Environment, Sustainability
GDP is dead
Despite our continual pursuit of economic development, people are still suffering from hunger and extreme poverty in many parts of the world.
Sustainable Ecosystems: Self-Sustaining, Adapting and Thriving
What Are Sustainable Ecosystems and how do they work? Maintaining sustainable ecosystems depends on multi-faceted components and their ability to interact in unity (Chapin, Torn, and Tateno, 1996); Like many small pieces of a puzzle, fitting together to form a larger picture. Many natural ecosystems are self-sustaining, consisting of complex layers that operate on multiple
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Environment, Lifestyle, Society, Sustainability
Keep your rubbish
Today, there is growing concern about the impact of waste on the environment and human health. One well-known example is plastics in the
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Environment, Government, Sustainability
The environmental impact of fast fashion
An interesting article by Fast Company, “We have to fix fashion if we want to survive the climate crisis”, relentlessly and justifiably criticizes the fashion industry for the high environmental impact of the fast-fashion phenomenon. They have developed a very important business model based on the manufacturing of extremely cheap garments in countries with low
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Environment, Lifestyle, Society, Sustainability
Global Biodiversity at a Tipping Point
What is biodiversity? Biodiversity is the web of life; it encompasses the total variety of all living things on earth, including you. It can be measured on three levels, ecosystems, the species they contain and the genetic diversity within the species (WWF, 2018). Therefore, biodiversity includes an incredibly vast and diverse scale, from microscopic bacteria
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Environment, Sustainability