Category: Green
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Green apps and gadgets: Conscious Me
It’s a growing interactive website on every subject you can think of, but how eco-conscious and useful has it become so far?
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Bamboo Solar carport concept
BMW i Solar Carport Concept. The BMW i8 plug-in hybrid sports car media launch in Los Angeles included the presentation of a solar carport concept developed by BMW Group DesignworksUSA for the use of renewable energy. The BMW i Solar Carport Concept combines high-grade technology for generating electricity from solar power to complement BMW’s electric…
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Airbus’ new green plane. The world’s first e-fan electric aircraft
If Tesla aims to dominate electric trasportation on the ground in air there is another battle. Airbus is innovating by applying hybrid and electric propulsion to aircrafts. Airbus Group’s new green plane – the all-electric E-Fan 2.0 protoype electric aircraft. The first public flight of the electric E-Fan experimental aircraft was the highlight of Airbus…
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Copenhagen fashion summit: an event for solutions, but were there any?
Seven reflections from on the ground at the largest gathering on sustainable fashion
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Budget cuts threaten Kew Gardens’ world-class status
Up to 125 jobs to go at botanic institution after ministers impose £1.5m cuts despite warning of critical impact on research
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Halving meat and dairy consumption could slash farming emissions
Adopting a ‘demitarian’ diet would lead to a 25-40% reduction in nitrogen emissions from agriculture in Europe, report shows