Last Tuesday, development company Modvion erected Sweden’s first wooden wind power tower just outside Gothenburg. An important step in the development of more cost-efficient wind power, which will soon be the EU’s largest power source.
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Clim8 to launch a sustainable investment app for impact investors
According to the UN, the world will need to invest 2.4 trillion dollars each year until 2035 in order to avoid catastrophic damage from climate change. With that in mind, London-based startup Clim8 is mobilizing small investors to drive the necessary change through its sustainable investment app, arguing that “savings shouldn’t cost the earth.”
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Trees, partnerships and T-shirts: what businesses are doing on Earth Day
For the first time in history, Earth Day is celebrated almost fully online. The 50th anniversary of the annual event, which is meant to raise awareness about our impact on the environment, doesn’t seem to be lacking interest. An overview of what some businesses are doing on Earth Day.
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Land Life Company is scaling up its next-level tree planting
Since its inception in 2013, Land Life Company has captured more than 180,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide. After planting a million trees last year, this year they aim to triple this number in the race to restore the earth’s two billion hectares of degraded land.
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Modvion’s wooden wind turbines will harness energy at higher altitudes
With higher altitudes come stronger and more stable winds. But to harness this energy to generate electricity, steel wind turbines are becoming larger, heavier, and more costly. Swedish construction company Modvion has found the answer to these constraints.
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Ellen MacArthur Foundation is launching a ten-week circular economy program
Imagine a world without waste, in which materials shift from one function to another, with an economy that restores natural systems rather than disrupt them. As part of its aim to turn that vision into reality, the Ellen MacArthur Foundation is launching an online program that introduces people to the circular economy. “It’s a new way to design, make, and use things within planetary boundaries.”
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A subscription service for cleaner and healthier water
During a wash, polyester and acrylic garments can easily shed half a million microfibers, which end up in the world’s waters, where they cause poisoning and genetic disruption. As a response, PlanetCare tackles microfiber pollution at the source: our washing machines. The Slovenian company has just launched its online shop, offering a monthly subscription for those who want to reduce their microplastics impact.
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Urban air taxis one step closer to reality after Lilium’s $240 million funding round
Opening an app, sharing your location, and booking a zero-emissions plane ride with just one click. German aviation company Lilium has been raising funds to turn this vision into reality.
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Meet the new social media platform for worldwide landscape projects
Empowering people to make better, more sustainable and more transparent forest projects. It’s a goal that Germany-based company OpenForests pursues through explorer.land, an online platform that is changing the ways in which investors, donors and landscape developers communicate. Their recently launched Story Mapping app is making it even easier for companies and individuals to see the positive impact of their donations.
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Carbon footprint labelling: the new standard for the food industry?
The realization that food production accounts for 20 to 25% of global greenhouse gas emissions is increasing consumers’ awareness about their diet’s environmental impact. A growing number of companies addressing these considerations with transparent footprint labelling may slowly be setting the standard for the industry.
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