Climate Change The New Economy
Climate Change, Environment
One of the key technologies underpinning the 4th industrial revolution (4IR) is 3D printing – also known as Additive Manufacturing (AM). The U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) estimates that 3D Printing / AM could be a $5 billion industry by 2020 and can reduce energy costs by 50 percent and cut material costs
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“Wind energy is at the crest of initiatives to address global warming in the coming three decades, second only to refrigeration management in total impact.” Paul Hawken, Author of Drawdown. As the irreversible clean energy revolution gathers apace, wind energy has witnessed a proliferation of turbines, dropping costs and heightened performance. How
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Wave and tidal energy harvesting has been around for a few decades. However, it has only been in recent years that it has started to become more realistic due to advance in research and technology. Wave and tidal-energy systems harness natural oceanic flows to generate electricity. A variety of companies, utilities,
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If you were asked what would be the number one solution to tackle climate change, what would your answer be? It’s possible most people would respond with strictly “environmental” solutions, like the slashing of emissions through greater use of renewables, reducing food and water waste, the shift to electric transportation, and
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"It is the absence of broad-based business activity, not its presence, which condemns much of humanity to suffering. Indeed, what is utopian is the notion that poverty can be overcome without the active engagement of business." - Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General, 14 June 2005 What is the 2030 Agenda & Origins
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https://youtu.be/zCRKvDyyHmI During the past 30 years our planet has been subject to an enormous amount of raw material consumption. In terms of where we stand today, 20 percent of the global population consumes 80 percent of the extracted minerals and metals. Natural resources, especially raw materials, are essential factors of production and
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Energy – the only commodity that gives human society the power to sustain its existence has been produced and consumed in an unsustainable manner. Physics, biology, economics, and chemistry: apart from other intersecting points, these scientific fields understand the essential truth about energy efficiency. Considering the definition on efficiency where
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As Charles Darwin smartly observed, "extinction is the inevitable fate of every species as no species on this planet can keep outsmarting ecological disturbances infinitely." "All incredible and amazing life forms living on this planet are the result of millions of years of evolution. Up to this date, the science estimates
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Refrigerants, specifically chlorofluourocarbons (CFCs) and hydrofluorocarbons (HCFCs) were once majorly responsible in depleting the planet’s ozone layer. Their capacity to warm the atmosphere is one thousand to nine thousand times greater than that of carbon dioxide. To address this crucial issue, last October, 197 members of the Montreal Protocol* decided to
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"It is the absence of broad-based business activity, not its presence, which condemns much of humanity to suffering. Indeed, what is utopian is the notion that poverty can be overcome without the active engagement of business." - Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary-General, 14 June 2005 What is the 2030 Agenda? The origins of
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