A sustainable town, Vauban, Germany | leading the world in plus-energy green buildings Vauban, Germany is a sustainable town for every other city in the world to emulate. Vauban is a “zero-emission” district in Freiburg, Germany. Energy for buildings in Vauban is mostly sourced...
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Effective waste management strategies for cities include efficient citywide recycling programs, as well as waste-to-energy programs (discussed below). Globally, the scientific community and most governments agree that citizens worldwide must make a vigilant, concerted effort NOW on actionable climate priorities as simple as recycling. One...
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Carlsbad, California desalination plant | The Sorek desalination plant in Tel Aviv, Israel | The two desalination plants featured in this article; one in Carlsbad (north coastal San Diego county), California, and one in Tel Aviv, Israel, represent two of the pioneering large-scale desalination plants...
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In its World Energy Outlook, the International Energy Agency identifies pathways for clean energy technological solutions needed to reach global carbon neutrality (i.e. net zero GHG emissions) by 2050. It also details interim goals that will ensure the world is on the path to carbon neutrality....
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Climate change is adversely affecting all parts of the earth. There has been a dramatic increase in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions since the industrial revolution of the 19th century. The planet warms faster as more GHGs are added to the earth's atmosphere. With carbon dioxide...
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The United Nations (UN) has advised that a global shift towards plant-based food will counteract the worst effects of climate change. Is going vegan really going to help in the fight against climate change? Well, actually...the UN says that land-use practices that favor plant growth...
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What are the ♥best♥ strategies for mitigating global warming? Carbon pricing? The Green New Deal? Here's a brief list of sustainability priorities that the United States should implement in order to avoid contributing to the most catastrophic consequences of anthropogenic climate change: READ MORE
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♥♥For great ideas on environmental sustainability♥♥, conservation of wildlife & their habitats, as well as global ecological conservation solutions, please see>> MONGABAY.COM. Mongabay.com also has current, worldwide examples of innovate measures non-profit organizations, NGOs, and governments implement to protect, restore, and maintain ecosystems, global wildlife,...
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There is a substantial shortfall between pledges that the nearly 200 countries both independently and internationally as a whole (national determined contributions) have made at the COP 21 in Paris in 2015 - compared to the reality of what greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) the...
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Economic growth does not have to come at the expense of the environment. Sustainable technologies are also extremely beneficial to the economy. For example, the renewable energy industry employs over 500,000 people in the United States. The coal industry is responsible for under 100,000 jobs in...
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