Mutant enzyme can break down PET plastic in matter of hours
SCIENTISTS have developed a bacterial enzyme that breaks down plastic bottles for recycling — within hours.
The “mutant” enzyme, engineered after being found in a...
International debate on sustainable development at InterEcoForum
MARBELLA recently hosted the InterEcoForum, addressing sustainability, with presentations from 20 speakers from Spain, Russia, Greece, Latvia and Switzerland.
The two-day meeting looked at Sustainable...
World leaders issue clarion call for accelerated action on water
A fundamental shift is needed to avert devastating consequences, says high-level panel on water
A HIGH-level Panel on Water consisting of 11 Heads of State...
‘Slum summit’ brings home reality of poverty to leaders of wealthy...
By HAL WILLIAMS
THEY’RE calling it “Davos with the Poor”, a global conference on poverty that will be held in January in Nairobi’s Kibera district...
L’Oreal sells Body Shop
L’Oreal never quite managed to get to grips with what it bought from Dame Anita Roddick in 2006, but was it all worth it?
WHEN...
Don’t demolish, retrofit: Buildings key to net zero in UK
THE UK’s net zero efforts have so far been defined by industry bodies calling for government action — but retrofitting buildings could be the...
Climate fight heats up as giants step into the ring
By Hal Williams
THE GREENING of the planet has stepped up a pace, with the European Investment Bank phasing out funding for fossil fuel projects...
Clean hands, clear conscience: a bank that drives green transition
Kommunalkredit Austria AG has ambitious goals, high ethical standards — and the dynamism to follow-through on major infrastructure projects. BV bailed-up CEO Bernd Fislage...
SDG7: Light at the end of the tunnel — and it’s...
BV’s Jason Agnew has a closer look at one of the more attainable SDGs, No. 7: Affordable and clean energy
SDG7: AFFORDABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY
SDG7...
What in the world are we doing with our waste…?
By JASON AGNEW
IT SEEMS that not a day goes by without a story concerning the environment and, more specifically, our mistreatment of it.
Seas full...
