♻️ Green Tech
Green Tech is an important part of the solution of climate change and other enviromental problems. Here you will find articles covering recycling, water purifying and tech used to conserve and protect natural resources. Also, news about Warp Green Tech Program will be found here.
🌳 African countries use satellites to reduce deforestation
In just two years African nations have been able to reduce deforestation with 18%, all thanks to a satellite monitoring system created by GLAD.
🚰 MyH20 turns data into drinking water
Xiaoyuan “Charlene” Ren, a winner of Young Champions of the Earth, uses data to provide households with clean water. MyH2O network has provided tens of thousands of villagers with clean, drinkable water.
🐬 Scientists find coral sanctuary
A newly discovered coral sanctuary with abundant marine life is not affected by the warming oceans.
🌬️ A couple of hundred wind turbines outside Doggers Banks will supply electricity to over four million English households
A couple of years ago, General Electric introduced the Haliade-X wind turbine - the most efficient wind turbine to date. A test facility in the port of Rotterdam has paved the way for deliveries of hundreds of wind turbines.
🌟 1: 360 - one hectare of vertical cultivation produces as much as three hundred and sixty hectares of traditional cultivation
Vertical crops are considered to be truly sustainable. Startups have already attracted hundreds of billions of dollars to the area.
🌳 Drones are to plant 1 billion trees by 2028
The planet needs to be massively reforested, preferably as soon as possible. Thankfully, Flash Forest’s drones can help by planting trees a lot faster than humans.
🌊 Large-scale energy production from tides is getting closer
Renewable energy production is growing strongly in wind and solar. The expansion is taking place at an ever-increasing pace, but alongside them, other technologies are also growing.
🗺 Electronic “message in a bottle” will help scientists map plastic waste
To get more information about how plastic waste drifts and accumulates at sea, researchers use plastic bottles with GPS and satellite transmitters.
🇺🇳 Young Champions of the Earth, UN's prize for those wanting to change the world
This year seven young men and women were selected winners for the Young Champions of the Earth contest. Keep reading to learn more about the prize and the winners.