UK SMEs say costs stymie sustainability ambitions
BRITAIN’S five million SMEs claim the increased cost of doing business is making it harder to go green.
Research carried out by Oxford Economics found...
SpaceX: Making a Splash in Privatised Space Exploration
The United States government is outsourcing its business in space at an astronomical rate. Contracts worth billions of dollars are being awarded to private...
‘Greener’ wind power — but military potential clouds motivation
CEO starts a pan-European crowdfunding bid to advance airborne power generator
MOBILE wind turbines tether a sea container to a kite, which turns in a...
Calestous Juma: A Biotech Revolution for Africa
In western countries, the genetic modification of crops is often seen as a threat to the environment. Professor Calestous Juma takes a contrarian view:...
Workers becoming ‘paralysed’ by eco-anxiety
By MARK SAIT
THERE are profound concern about the planet’s climate — so much so that some people feel unable to perform at work due...
EV News Round-up Winter 2021-22
By RICHARD THOMAS
STARTING with company news, UK sports car marque Lotus is following MG to China. It signed a deal with Chinese EV maker...
Coffee means buses, fire logs, insurance: our new cup of tea
The grounds from your morning cup of go, converted to biofuel, means we get two sips at the cappuccino. JASON AGNEW reports
THE announcement that...
Hope never springs eternal — unless you’re a realist
DAVID KEAN reflects on ‘hopium’ addiction — and how to kick the habit
I ONCE had a boss who said, “I think we got away...
SDG1: The UN goal driving us towards a more inclusive world
BV’s JASON AGNEW takes a look at the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 1: the bid to end world poverty
INDIAN political and spiritual leader Mahatma...
World’s first crowdfunded, climate-neutral sneakers — with caffeine
HELSINKI-BASED eco-startup Rens has launched vegan, waterproof sneakers produced from coffee grounds and recycled plastic.
The firm released “every-day” sneakers made from 21 cups of...
