♻️ 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.
💚 New concrete creates living moss walls that absorb pollution
Moss in cities can absorb pollution and clean the air. But it is difficult to grow in the metropolitan areas. Spanish researchers have now developed a concrete in which the moss can grow.
🦏 Poaching of rhinos has decreased sharply thanks to new technical equipment
The poaching of rhino has almost completely stopped in Kenya, thanks to a conscious investment in new technology.
🧺 A new washing machine that saves 80% water and removes microplastics when you wash
Washing machines waste large amounts of water, and it is a waste that we often overlook. The Swedish company, Mimbly, has a product that saves water and energy while also separating microplastics.
🗑 Now we can turn garbage into the super material graphene
A new method allows us to massproduce graphene with food waste and other garbage as raw material.
🔋HUMMER symbolized contempt for CO2 emissions - now it makes a comeback as an electric car
It was big and noisy, drank gasoline like no other and emitted lots of carbon dioxide. After the financial crisis, it came to symbolize much of what went wrong and production was shut down in 2010. Now it comes back as an electric car.
🛬 Carbon emissions per passenger decrease more than 50% since 1990
Much of the improvement has occurred because the industry has achieved an annual fuel efficiency improvement of 2.3% over the period since 2009.
🐢 Animals and plants thrive underneath solar panels
According to new research, both animals and crops in arid climates benefit from the shade produced by solar panels.
⌨️ Microsoft will capture all CO2 it's ever emitted
By 2030 the company will draw more carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere than it puts in, and be carbon negative. By 2050 all emissions they have caused since 1975 will be captured.
✈️ JetBlue is going carbon-neutral in 2020 — the first major US airline to do so
Earlier this month, JetBlue announced that it will begin offsetting carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) from jet fuel for all domestic flights starting in July 2020, making it the first major U.S. airline to take this step towards reducing its contribution to global warming.