by Grace Derby | Sep 13, 2023 | Climate Solutions, Science & Technology
The “Gloves-Off” project is reducing unnecessary PPE waste by educating and empowering healthcare workers to decide what’s necessary, benefiting both the environment and patient safety. The COVID-19 pandemic, which started in 2019, brought about a new era...
by Grace Derby | Aug 3, 2023 | Climate Solutions, Science & Technology
New technology allows waste carbon dioxide to be repurposed into a sustainable feedstock for plastic production. Here we take a look at how viable this method is and the possible consequences for the environment. Plastic production and consumption are two of the most...
by Katie Brennan | Jul 13, 2023 | Climate Solutions, People & Movements
Gaia Nature Conservation is a grassroots organisation fighting climate change in Vietnam. Read about Huyen and her team’s work in afforestation. Rewilding, biodiversity, afforestation — these are among many buzzwords gaining more and more traction in recent...
by Seb Lowe | Jul 7, 2023 | Climate Solutions, Lifestyle
With resomation, a new sustainable method of cadaver disposal, being legalised in the UK, we explore ways to lay loved ones to rest without harming the planet. The climate crisis requires us to consider the environmental consequences of our every move. While the onus...
by Ruby Furniss | Jun 6, 2023 | Climate Solutions, Ideas
From sewage in UK waterways, to the UN Water Summit, to COP28, how can reconceptualising the way we view water inform current water strategy? Last month, The Climate turned to New York to see what went on at the first UN Water Summit for 45 years. The summit saw a...
by Flight Free UK | May 22, 2023 | Climate Solutions, People & Movements
Flight Free UK is an organisation making the case for travel without planes — where could staying grounded take you? Did you know that one transatlantic flight generates more emissions than driving a car for a year?* Or that a beach holiday in Cyprus could wipe out...