How to make top-down and bottom-up sustainability converge
Fits and starts are all too common in the sustainability world.
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Water efficiency challenges flow into 2017
We continue to overspend our budget when it comes to freshwater resources globally. No country is immune; this is not just a challenge for arid regions.
Are ‘open source’ seeds necessary for a resilient food system?
Frank Morton has been breeding lettuce since the 1980s. His company offers 114 varieties, among them Outredgeous, which last year became the first plant that NASA astronauts grew and ate in space.
The dirt on tourism and climate change
More than many other industries, tourism relies on a stable climate, whether attracting customers to lavish lakes, bountiful beaches or majestic mountains.
Is more tech the answer to climate woes? New study says yes
The pace of the global rollout of clean technologies needs to increase tenfold, exceeding the pace of change seen in previous industrial revolutions ....
As Asian luxury market grows, a surge in tiger killings in India
Poachers killed more tigers in the forests of India in 2016 than any year in the last 15.
Why Europe is leading on climate-conscious business
In 2015, I moved to Europe to develop our international services at 3Degrees.
From the Capitol to a garden market, planting a ‘climate change agent’
U.S. climate policy will go local after the presidential inauguration Jan. 20. In the absence of the prospect of national action, local businesses have a significant opportunity to enhance the local economy and combat climate change through their operations.
Photos show Japanese whaling off Antarctica, group says
Australia has sharply criticised Japan after photos emerged allegedly showing it had resumed whaling off Antarctica.
French Polynesia signs first ‘floating city’ deal
French Polynesia has signed an agreement that supporters hope could pave the way for autonomous floating cities around the world.
