By Kristin Toussaint, Fast Company A new study found that 35 buildings along the coast sank as much as 8 centimeters from 2016 to 2023. [Collage: FC: Bilanol/iStock/Getty Images Plus (source photo)] High rises are heavy, and that can cause the ground below them to slowly sink and settle, especially …
Concentration vs Regeneration: The Battle for Sustainably Feeding the World
By Paul Shoemaker, Sustainable Brands If we don’t shift our approach to growing the world’s food soon, we’ll see what happens when the scaling ‘solution’ we’ve relied on ultimately kills those same people it’s meant to feed. We all know there is massive concentration in the conventional food industry, which …
Why great design has always been sustainable
By Lisa Gralnek, Fast Company Designing for the future should be the standard. [Illustration: Getty Images] With 2024 tracking to set a new global temperature record—surpassing the high reached just last year—and with an obvious uptick in human suffering due to war, social upheaval, political strife, and environmental degradation everywhere, …
‘Ridiculous’ ban on exotic animal skins at London fashion week criticised by experts
By Patrick Greenfield, The Guardian Trade can help protect species – and real skins are often more sustainable than synthetic alternatives, say conservationists. Guests at Paris fashion week in September carry Hermès bags. Photograph: Jeremy Moeller/Getty Images Conservation experts have criticised a decision by London fashion week to ban exotic animal skins from …
Canada pushes out target for net-zero electricity grid by 15 years
By Nia Williams, Reuters Electrical transmission cables connecting to Quebec at the Churchill Falls hydroelectric project in Churchill Falls, Newfoundland, Canada July 2007. REUTERS/Greg Locke/File Photo Purchase Licensing Rights Dec 17 (Reuters) – Canada unveiled finalized Clean Electricity Regulations (CER) on Tuesday that aim to create a net-zero electricity grid by 2050, …
Geothermal shows massive untapped potential in new analysis
By Ben Geman, Axios Geothermal could meet up to 15% of global power demand growth through 2050 — but a lot has to break right, a new analysis finds. Why it matters: Decarbonizing power and heat requires lots of tools, and the International Energy Agency’s new report offers a pathway for geothermal to shed …
Researchers took the key weakness of renewable energy and made it a superpower
By Sarah DeWeerdt, Anthropocene When they analyzed renewable energy supply and power demand at an ultra fine scale, the team discovered tremendous new opportunities for a low-cost, reliable green grid. Carefully planning where to build solar and wind power facilities can maximize the amount of renewable power available while minimizing …
‘Let things go feral’: how to do carbon-positive gardening in your own back yard
By Bianca Nogrady, The Guardian Carbon-positive farming is a simple concept: remove carbon from the atmosphere and put it into the soil. How can it work for back yard gardens? My vegetable garden is a jungle. The grass is waist-high, the weeds have consumed my gardening tools and representatives from …
30 Game-Changing Climate, Social Solutions Are ‘Bright Spots’ in These Uncertain Times
Sustainable Brands 30 ‘Bright Spots’ highlighted by Forum for the Future — in partnership with Earthshot Prize and Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors — reignite hope by demonstrating that transformational change is not only possible, but already happening. A new campaign from Forum for the Future will, over the next 12 months, showcase 30 …
Coca-Cola accused of quietly dropping its 25% reusable packaging target
By Helena Horton, The Guardian Campaigners say company’s apparent abandoning of 2030 pledge is a ‘masterclass in greenwashing’ Coca-Cola has been previously found by researchers to be among the world’s most polluting brands when it comes to plastic waste. Photograph: Régis Duvignau/Reuters Coca-Cola has been accused of quietly abandoning a pledge …