Circular Economy
電子廃棄物のリサイクルを促進する7つの方法
電子廃棄物が急速に増加しており、2022年だけで推定620億キログラムが排出されています。廃棄される携帯電話、タブレット、ノートパソコン、その他のガジェットには貴重な金属や鉱物が含まれており、その価値は年に625億ドル。世界経済フォーラムのレポートは、世界の電子廃棄物のうち約5分の1しかリサイクルされていない現状を踏まえ、産業界によるサーキュラー・エコノミーの実践を促す構...
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Circular Economy
4 innovations helping the fashion industry embrace the circular economy
Sustainability and cost concerns are seeing global secondhand clothing sales soar. Here are four innovations helping the fashion industry’s circular economy.
Trade and Investment
Here's what to know about the EU-US Trade and Technology Council
The EU-US Trade and Technology Council was established to promote cooperation on trade and technology. At the council's recent meeting in Belgium, new partnerships on AI and 6G were annou...
Health and Healthcare
Scientists have invented a method to break down 'forever chemicals' in our drinking water. Here’s how
Canadian researchers have developed a method to rid drinking water of harmful PFAS - or ‘forever chemicals’ - which scientists once considered indestructible.
Climate and Nature
Two years to save the planet, says UN climate chief, and other nature and climate stories you need to read this week
News this week: The UN climate chief's stark warning on climate crisis action and why forever chemicals have returned to global headlines.
Circular Economy
7 ways to boost e-waste recycling – and why it matters
Our discarded phones and appliances create an ever-growing global mountain of e-waste, but several recycling initiatives are helping tackle the challenge.
Food and Water
Desalination: What is it and how can it help tackle water scarcity?
Desalination could provide fresh drinking water for people suffering from water stress. So what is it, how does it work and why is it important?
Energy Transition
Window-mounted heat pumps could make apartments more sustainable. Here’s how New York is leading the way
Installing slimmed-down, window-mounted air-source heat pumps could help renters heat and cool their apartments more efficiently and more sustainably.
Cybersecurity
'Pig-butchering’ scams on the rise as technology amplifies financial fraud, INTERPOL warns
The increasingly tech-heavy world creates a fertile environment for financial scammers to exploit the vulnerable through ‘pig-butchering’ scams and other fraud.
Climate and Nature
Melting ice caps slowing Earth's rotation, study shows, and other nature and climate stories you need to read this week
Nature and climate news: Read how the melting polar regions are slowing the rate Earth spins and about the UN's $1 trillion annual food waste estimate.
Energy Transition
到2028年，可再生能源预计将占全球发电量的42%以上
在能源转型技术中使用可持续材料可以推动脱碳。从木制风力涡轮机到沙子电池，人们正在开发使用可持续材料的创新技术。根据世界经济论坛2023年发布的《促进有效能源转型》报告，新一代技术对实现能源转型至关重要。
Energy Transition
2023年，全球可再生能源装机容量增加了50%
与前一年相比，2023年全球的可再生能源装机容量增加了50%。COP28呼吁，到2030年将可再生能源的装机容量增至三倍，将能源效率提高一倍。世界经济论坛的《更好的社区参与促进公正能源转型：高管指南》白皮书强调，在部署可再生能源时，要坚持以人为本。
Future of the Environment
Desalinización: ¿Qué es y cómo puede hacer frente a la escasez de agua?
La desalinización podría proporcionar agua potable a las personas que sufren estrés hídrico. Pero, ¿qué es, cómo funciona y por qué es importante?
Circular Economy
全球每年约产生5000万吨电子垃圾，这是5种促进电子废物回收的措施
电子垃圾即废弃电气和电子设备，是全球增长最快的废物。全球每年约产生5000万吨电子垃圾。但电子垃圾也可废物利用：每年丢弃的手机、平板电脑、笔记本电脑和其他电子产品中含有有价值的金属和矿物质，总价值达625亿美元。然而，目前世界上只有约五分之一的电子垃圾得到了回收。世界经济论坛的报告强调，我们需要进行系统性变革，以鼓励各行业支持循环经济。
Climate and Nature
Coral reefs face fourth mass bleaching event, says NOAA, and other nature and climate stories you need to read this week
News this week: Threats from coral bleaching, the prospect of ice-free Arctic summers and the discovery of the planet's oldest known forest.