Nature and Biodiversity
McDonald's UK restaurants are banning plastic straws
The fast food chain recently announced it would remove single-use straws from its UK restaurants.
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Resilience, Peace and Security
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Geographies in Depth
How India's rooftops are leading a solar revolution
The solar revolution is taking off across the world, but the fastest growth seems to be happening on the rooftops of India.
Nature and Biodiversity
Germany has come up with the best solution to single-use coffee cups
The German city Freiburg has taken it upon themselves to provide citizens with an easy reusable cup system.
Food and Water
This company wants to build a giant indoor farm next to every major city in the world
Plenty is an indoor farming company hoping to solve the world’s fresh produce shortage by building a massive indoor vertical farm next to every major city worldwide.
Industries in Depth
Why skyscraper farms could be the answer to the world's food problems
This company has developed plans for "plantscrapers," massive vertical greenhouses meant for growing large-scale organic farms in cities.
Industries in Depth
In the future cities could be built with food waste
The engineering firm Arup is advocating that industry move to a circular economy, or "a continual feedback loop that aims to recycle as much as possible."
Nature and Biodiversity
This is the world's first carbon negative country
One tiny nation in the Eastern Himalayas: Bhutan is world's first – and only – carbon-negative country.