Even small diet tweaks can lead to sustainable weight loss – here’s how: Small diet changes can still lead to weight loss in the long run. Monkey Business Images/ Shutterstock It’s a well-known fact that to lose weight, you either need to eat less or move more. But how many calories do you really need …
Mining must become more responsible and sustainable. Where hi-tech solutions fit in: Digital technologies can make mining more sustainable. Sunshine Seeds/Shutterstock/For editorial use only If you visit a commercial mining operation anywhere in the world today, some sights and sounds – workers descending in elevators to underground shafts, the roar of truck engines – will …
Our 24-hour climate comic explores what a sustainable future could look like: Daniel Locke It’s hard to imagine what a sustainable future might really look like. In early June, during one of the wettest starts to a summer any of us can remember, we created a climate comic over a 24-hour period to experiment with …
Secrets of soil-enriching pulses could transform future of sustainable agriculture: Root nodules of legumes such as soybeans help fix nitrogen into the soil. Lidiane Miotto/Shutterstock From lentils to chickpeas, and even the humble baked bean, pulses are perhaps best known as an alternative, plant-based source of protein. These plants are environmental heroes: they work together …
How trophy fishing can have a sustainable future: Blue sharks are popular targets of a catch-and-release fishery along the southern coast of England Vladimir Turkenich/Shutterstock It was 1984, and a hot tropical sun beat down on the inky blue depths of the Huon Gulf, a large inlet of the Solomon Sea just off the coast …
A beginner’s guide to sustainable investing: MEE KO DONG/Shutterstock Humans have made drastic changes to the environment. We need to change our behaviour – and we need to do it fast. One simple way you can do your part is by investing your money responsibly. Sustainable investing has emerged as a way to make a …
New investment labels aim to help savers spot sustainable products – but won’t always stop greenwashing: Atstock Productions/Shutterstock From the nutritional traffic light system displayed on a box of cereal, to the efficiency ratings we look at when buying a house, ratings and labels help us work out how to spend money responsibly. A new …
Electric arc furnaces: the technology poised to make British steelmaking more sustainable: Steel production in an electric arc furnace. Norenko Andrey/Shutterstock In a move to embrace sustainable steelmaking, British Steel has unveiled a £1.25 billion plan to replace two blast furnaces at its Scunthorpe plant with electric arc furnaces. This follows the UK government’s commitment …
Why the world’s first flight powered entirely by sustainable aviation fuel is a green mirage: A Boeing 787 Dreamliner landing at Heathrow international airport in London. Fasttailwind/Shutterstock A Boeing 787 Dreamliner is set to take off from Heathrow on November 28 and head for JFK airport in New York, powered by so-called sustainable aviation fuel …
Black Friday is an environmental nightmare – the Victorians had a much more sustainable approach to fashion: Around 46 million people across the UK are expected to have visited their local high street to go shopping over the last weekend in November, encouraged by so-called Black Friday sales. The projected spend in-store and online is …
Ai Expo Africa 2023 – Drone and Ai Technology creating safer and sustainable Technology: The integration of Drone and AI technologies has emerged as a transformative force, reshaping industries and fostering a future marked by enhanced safety measures and sustainable practices. This synergistic alliance offers a myriad of applications across diverse sectors, contributing to a …
Five tips for a sustainable Halloween: More than 8 million pumpkins are thrown away over Halloween each year. Evgeny Atamanenko/Shutterstock Halloween is the spookiest time of the year. However, as you prepare to send shivers down the spines of your friends and family, you may not have given much thought to the environmental footprint that …
How community markets for all could be a sustainable alternative to food banks: Troyan/Shutterstock The number of people using food banks in the UK has increased from 26,000 in 2008-09 to more than 100 times that in 2023. Nearly one in five British households experienced moderate to severe food insecurity in September 2022. In the …
Waterford Kamhlaba UWCSA Targets Sustainable Off-Grid Energy Solution: Waterford Kamhlaba UWCSA, one of the first multi-racial schools in southern Africa, aims at going off the grid by 2030, as part of its strategic goals. As it celebrates 60 years of existence this year, the school is accelerating its sustainability efforts. The school’s strategic intent is …
From Smart Home to Sustainable Home: 5 Ways Technology is Helping the Environment: As we approach Earth Day this April, it’s a perfect time to reflect on how we can make a difference in our homes and our environment. Smart homes are no longer just a luxury, but a way to create a sustainable home …
What’s the most sustainable way of dealing with Japanese knotweed? Here’s what we found: More than £150 million is spent trying to control Japanese knotweed in the UK annually. Tomas Vynikal/Shutterstock When it was introduced to Europe in the mid-19th century as an ornamental plant, Japanese knotweed, known as Reynoutria japonica var japonica, quickly went …
Davos: three ways leaders can use these summits to create a more sustainable world: Davos 2023 is the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) first in-person annual meeting since the start of the COVID pandemic. The yearly gathering sees business, political and civil society leaders convene in the Swiss mountain resort with academics, journalists and celebrities to …
Technology and sustainable development: a hamlet in rural South Africa shows how one can power the other: A family cooking with firewood in Qunu, the rural village where former South African President Nelson Mandela grew up. Carl De Souza/AFP via Getty Images It’s hard to imagine that the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the fourth …