How one beach clean-up in Versova is saving the world


Versova Beach was once considered one of the dirtiest beaches in India. That was before Afroz Shah stepped onto the beach in 2015, with the intention of cleaning it. It all started with a weekly…

Pointless Emails


Saving and receiving emails is never going to constitute the largest part of our carbon footprint. But it's important to remember that sending an email requires energy: 0.3g of CO2 for a spam email,…

Waste Materials


If you ever doubted the benefits of recycling or buying recycled products, the MIT Department of Facilities recently published interesting facts on their website. Amongst others, you'll be delighted…

Blue Sky Thinking


Airbus has unveiled three hydrogen-fuelled plane designs that it is planning to bring to commercial operation by 2035.  If successful, the 'ZEROe' concepts will be the first zero-emissions aircraft…

Hair vs Oil


Human hair is set to be used to soak up ocean oil spills after a successful trial in France.  The project, Coiffeurs Justes, has collected the material from hairdressing businesses in France,…

Wind Up


Denmark has pledged to build two 'energy islands' – offshore wind farms – that will provide 4GW of energy to the country, as part of its commitment to reduce emissions by 70% from 1990s levels by…

Taking the P*ss


Amsterdam in the Netherlands has installed hemp-filled public urinals that are disguised as planters and which convert urine into fertiliser. The move was spurred by an increase in people urinating…