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What is the future of sustainability in infrastructure. New technologies are helping to electrify more of the power grid.

Sustainability in Infrastructure: Beyond Electric Vehicles

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With the widespread uptake of electric vehicles (EV’s), what’s next for sustainability in transport infrastructure? We look at the adoption of new, large-scale technologies that are transforming cities and movement. The Electrification of Transport Battery electric vehicles (BEVs) have emerged as the replacement for internal combustion engines (ICE). However, reducing emissions on a scale necessary […]

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Energy, Innovation, Sustainability, Technology
The steady state economy wants to maintain human and ecological wellbeing whilst remaining within the limits of growth.

The Steady State Economy: Limits to Economic Growth?

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A Steady State Economy (SSE) is an economy that is stable and at ‘equilibrium’. That means that factors like demand, supply, and production are relatively constant and sustainable. Further, there is stable population size. Economic activity in a steady state economy is sufficient to support the population but does not exceed resource limits. Thus, a

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Energy, Environment, Society, Sustainability
Sri Lanka's current energy crisis has several causes. How will the country navigate its way out of this dilemma?

Energy Crisis in Sri Lanka & the struggle for survival

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Earlier this year, Sri Lanka announced a series of island-wide power cuts. These power cuts last anywhere from 6 to 13 hours, daily. This is because the south-Asian Island is unable to pay for imported fuel to run thermal power plants due to decrease in foreign currency reserves. As a result, the situation has caused an

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Business, Energy, Government, Sustainability, Technology
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SDG12: February 2022 Webinar Highlights With Rowan Blizzard

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The THRIVE project would like to extend warm gratitude to Rowan Blizzard for his presentation at the February Thrivability Matters webinar. The focus of this webinar was the United Nations SDG12 – Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. Rowan presented on his forte – sustainability in housing and construction. About the Speaker Rowan grew up

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The story of Iceland: 100% renewable energy

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Over the coming decades, global warming is set to increase the earth’s temperature by 1.5 ℃. Indeed, a 2021 report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change confirmed this recently. Fossil fuel emissions are a major cause of this rise. If we don’t act fast to reduce the effects of global warming, this increase could

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Energy, Government, Strategy, Sustainability

Energy Efficiency Ratings: What Do They All Mean?

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Energy efficiency ratings. It seems like they’re on every product at appliance stores. But why are they there, and what do they all mean? Why rate energy efficiency? More than 80 countries have a standardised rating system, across over 50 products. A study found that household appliances and lighting make up nearly 60% of Europe’s

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Energy, Environment, Lifestyle, Society, Strategy, Sustainability
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The Problem with Cattle Raising in the Brazilian Amazon

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Cattle raising in the Brazilian Amazon is a major driver of deforestation. The combination of deforestation and soy production for livestock feed compromise its sustainability. In fact, deforestation of the Amazon is reaching a critical die-back tipping point. This is a problem because the Amazon contains 30% of the world’s rainforest. It also holds 20%

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Environment, Society, Strategy, Sustainability
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