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Plastics and the Environment
How businesses could cut plastic waste with a track and trace system
Strategies to reduce single-use plastic include the adoption of a circular economy, where containers are refilled and tracked with a digital passport.
Automotive Industry
Chart: Which countries have the largest electric car markets?
China boasts the largest EV market. Other countries also improved their sustainability in 2020, as the demand for electric vehicles grew across the globe.
How to Save the Planet
Health benefits of Paris climate goals could save millions of lives by 2040
Studies have shown that a significant number of deaths can be avoided if we reduce air pollution, adopt cleaner diets and engage in more physical activity.
Environment and Natural Resource Security
Antonio Guterres backs new UN plan to end 'suicidal' war on nature
Antonio Guterres has lent his support to 'Making Peace with Nature', a new UNEP report, looking at how to tackle global environmental challenges.
Automotive Industry
Chart: Which countries have the most electric cars?
According to estimates, European nations continued to dominate the percentage sales of electric vehicles in 2020, with global uptake also rising last year.
Global Health
From growth to the gig economy: 10 areas to create a better, more resilient future
COVID-19 has changed societies around the world. To prepare for future shocks and threats, we should consider changes in these 10 broad areas.
Sweden
Sweden says goodbye to parking spaces, hello to meeting places
Sweden is experimenting with hyperlocal, street-level changes to make the urban environment more human-centric.
Biodiversity
Plant-based diets will be essential to the planet's future, report says
The planet’s ability to support us could come under threat if we don’t change how our food is produced, says a new report. It suggests three areas of action.
Virtual and Augmented Reality
What taking VR and AR mainstream means for sustainable development
VR and AR technologies are only available to a privileged few, but could improve education and healthcare for millions more with the right environment
International Trade and Investment
What the future holds for world trade, according to 8 global leaders
As the World Trade Organization appoints Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala as its new chief, we hear what challenges lie ahead for international trade.
Restoring ocean life
The seafood sector and governments must join forces to combat illegal fishing
Beating illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing requires industry and governments to join forces to ensure IUU fishers can't find buyers or land catch.
Africa
Floating solar panels on 1% of reservoirs ‘could double’ Africa’s hydropower capacity
Solar panels floating on the lakes formed by Africa’s hydropower dams could be a major new source of power, according to a new study published in Renewable Energy.
Digital Communications
9 positive changes expected in 2021, from equality to the environment
2020 has accelerated a great deal of change in society; education, equality developments and sustainability are expected to evolve even further throughout 2021.
Climate Change
Circular strategies that could cut global emissions and tackle climate goals
The Circularity Gap Report 2021 sets out a series of actions that could save 22.8 billion tonnes of carbon and ensure global temperatures remain well below 2°C.
Forests
This robot could help plant 1 trillion trees
Conservationists say we need to plant one trillion trees to help slow climate change. Now a robot is capable of planting a hectare of trees in under six hours.