Sustainable energy from waste for better future

Sustainability Matters

April 19, 2020

Australia is one of the biggest producers of municipal waste per capita in the world. Every year, Australia saves 25 million tonnes of waste from going to landfill. But it takes very little to make a truckload of separated waste unusable, which is the general waste problem. Even some of the most environmentally savvy people don’t fully understand where everything goes in our complicated waste and

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GreenBiz Group

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What’s implausible in 2020 may be plausible by mid-century.

Microsoft is building a ‘Planetary Computer’ to protect biodiversity

GreenBiz Group

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It’s all about collecting and connecting data, which is part of the software giant’s DNA.

Is carbon sequestration on farms actually working to fight climate change?

GreenBiz Group

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There's an emerging market to pay farmers to store more carbon in the soil by using improved agricultural practices. But some scientists are questioning whether these efforts will actually help slow global warming.

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GreenBiz Group

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What is old is new again for the food industry as consumers become aware of the virtues of turning damaged apples and other fruit into purees, canned foods, breakfast items and other products.

Here are 4 ways cities are coping with the effects of COVID-19

GreenBiz Group

April 15, 2020

Cities — from Wuhan in China to New York in the United States — have been at the front lines of the novel coronavirus crisis and will be in the same position for future crises.

Why sustainability professionals should drive green consumerism

GreenBiz Group

April 14, 2020

What would happen if more people than ever before demanded goods aligned with a sustainable, low-carbon economy? Our economy would transition swiftly.  

The pandemic as prism for urban mobility

GreenBiz Group

April 14, 2020

Despite the hard transportation times for public transit and micromobility, it's not all doom and gloom.

Resilience after recession: 4 ways to reboot the U.S. economy

GreenBiz Group

April 14, 2020

It's important to choose wisely.

Small low carbon tech is better for decarbonization than mega projects, study suggests

GreenBiz Group

April 14, 2020

Nuclear plants, CCS and whole-building retrofits should not be prioritized over smaller cheaper alternatives, study argues, while acknowledging small scale technologies do not offer a panacea.