Artificial Intelligence is coming…well actually, it’s already here and changing a lot of our working practices (whoever knew ChatGPT could have so many useful and useless applications eh?!). This week, we’re diving deeper into the opportunities and risks that AI poses to people and our planet, examining how it might help, or hinder, our fight for a sustainable future…
Nigeria’s grassroots activists are joining forces to confront the formidable challenge of climate change, spanning from the arid landscapes of Bauchi State to the oil-rich Niger Delta.
The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands is an international treaty that provides the framework for the conservation of wetlands. Worldwide there are currently 2,494 Ramsar sites, protecting 256,878,029 hectares. Despite this treaty, wetlands are disappearing three times faster than forests.
The busy Italian city may soon see cars banned from entering its city centre, in a move to improve air quality and make its streets more pedestrian-friendly.
you’re reading this it’s probably safe to say you’re kind of into the whole environment thing…. But how do you go from being interested to being part of the movement? Don’t worry, we’re here to show you how!
Synthetic costumes. Plastic decorations. Candy wrappers. Methane-emitting jack-o-lanterns. Like all holidays driven by consumerism, Halloween is a sustainability nightmare. While the environmental impacts of Halloween are not widely researched, some estimates indicate that up to 83% of Halloween costumes from big-box stores are made from synthetic, oil-based fabrics that are nearly impossible to recycle and wind up in landfills. In the U.S.…
Concerns about being fired or victimised at work are preventing people from calling out environmental issues at their workplace.
Disposable vapes look set to be banned in the UK, due to concerns backed by the Local Government Association about teenage addiction, fire risk, and plastic pollution. Whilst factors such as the health risks and addictiveness of vaping are bad enough, the environmental impacts must also be considered. The scale of the waste they produce is staggering, with eight disposable vapes being…
What’s going on here? Last week, the UK prime minister announced that he was scrapping the second phase of HS2, which would have led from Birmingham to Manchester. The new high-speed railway has always sparked concerns from an environmental perspective. Are the plans to axe half of it a good thing? Or is it too little, too late? What does this mean?…
