♻ Circularity is near
Sweden has hammered out a new strategy for the circular economy. It is a welcome and long-awaited holistic view of sustainable resource management throughout the body of society.
🌊 Book tips: The art of working Upstream
Most things in society today are still reactive - we are constantly trying to fix and patch up what has become broken. But what if we could use the resources to prevent the problem arose in the first place?
🍩 Is the world ready for doughnut economics?
In a reconstruction after the corona crisis, there are good opportunities to do things in new ways. Can the time be ripe for the doughnut?
😷 Face mask in nine languages
Not surprisingly, more and more advanced protective masks are emerging in the market. A fun example is this language translation innovation from Japan.
😊 Future optimism in all channels
Seeing solutions and opportunities is difficult in a crisis, but it is more important than ever to dare to look ahead. Maybe we are hungry for optimism and faith in the future?
📚 Drones deliver library books during the quarantine
During the pandemic, experiments with drone deliveries have become extra relevant. In Virginia, summer vacation students now get their library books home-delivered with drones.
🌳 Africa is building a mighty green wall over the entire continent
In Africa, a Great Green Wall is being established right across the continent to prevent the spread of the Sahara desert.
🦑 AI maps the coral reef
Mapping and maintaining the coral reef has become an increasingly urgent task. But in order to implement the right measures in the right place, careful analysis of the condition is required. This is usually done by divers photographing. Now the work has been automated.
🌞 Almost 75% of all new energy is renewable
In 2019 renewable energy grew by 7.6 percent. Solar power in Asia accounts for the most significant increase.