♻️ 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.
🌳 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.
🤩 Forget the PET bottle - time to make room for the plant-based material PEF
A new, plant-based packaging material will be able to replace plastic packaging in the food industry. It aims to be delivered to stores by as early as 2023.
🌊 Scientists make history by becoming the first in the world to reproduce coral in human care
The historic breakthrough took place earlier this month at The Florida Aquarium’s Center for Conservation in Apollo Beach. The work is part of a collaboration effort to save the Florida Reef Tract from extinction.
🐝 Pakistan’s honey production increases by 70% thanks to Billion Tree Project
The Billion Tree project, launched in 2018, is an ambitious country-wide effort in Pakistan to plant 10 billion trees over a 5-year span. The project has already led to the planting of hundreds of thousands of trees, resulting in a huge boost in bee populations.
♻️ Majority of plastic recyclables in Halifax being turned into synthetic lumber
Halifax, Nova Scotia's unique arrangement with an innovative company is turning 80% of the city's recyclable plastics into lumber
📉 UK's CO2 emissions have dropped 29% over the last decade
Britain's carbon dioxide emissions decreased by 2.9 percent in 2019 and have decreased by a full 29 percent since 2010. At the same time GDP has increased 20 percent.
⛵ Huge sailing ships can reduce emissions by 90 percent
This autumn, researchers will begin testing a prototype of a sailing ship that can replace today's large motorized transport ships.
🌳 This artificial tree and air filter you can bring with you
Briiv is the name of a new kind of portable air filter powered by moss, coconuts, and wool.
🏛️ A new bendable and cement-free concrete created to better withstand earthquakes
The product is 400 times more bendable than conventional concrete and far less polluting.