If we want to avoid a climate disaster, it is important to drastically reduce the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. The principal of “the polluter pays” is often shared and under that same guise Western countries are now considering to place higher taxes on meat products. The tax is one of the many strategies that political parties can use to add to positive change.… Read more
Category: Environment
What kind of challenges do we face in the world of environment and what share do we have in that, what has been done before to improve and what can we do ourselves? Dive into this blog archive!
One step closer to cultured meat
After Memphis Meats recently closed the largest funding moment in the history of the cultured meat industry, we’re now one step closer to a sustainable food industry. It’s exciting to see how clean meat companies like Memphis Meats are focused on making a positive change. It’s also great to see backing from some of the world’s top investors, meat industry leaders and groups.… Read more
Football Stadium transformed into a lush forest
Via CNN Climate I recently came to hear that the Wörthersee Football Stadium in Austria has been transformed into a lush forest. It’s a great example of how art can push social change forward. I’m glad that I’m able to share these photographs with you. Let me introduce you to the For Forest Art Installation from Klaus Littmann.… Read more
Planting trees with hot air balloons and paragliders
This is another thing that I haven’t seen before. Seedballs that are planted by throwing them from the air. I came across this video from the Instagram of Leonardo Dicaprio on which is shown how Kenyans are replanting vanishing forests in an extraordinary way. Read on if you want to learn more about planting trees in Kenya.… Read more
How Mr. Trash Wheel is going to fight plastic pollution locally
Plastic might be not so fantastic, but Mr. Trash Wheel is perhaps the local next best thing. Lately I’ve found this great philanthropic idea to change cities for the better. Mr. Trash Wheel from Baltimore is basically a vessel powered by solar sells and water wheels, that removes trash from the water.… Read more