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News "Read, get informed and have empathy!" - Interview with Argentinian Activist Jennifer Villarroel

Land, water and air pollution, floods, deforestation and droughts. Where Jennifer Villarroel comes from in Argentina, these are all issues that she has witnessed first hand ever since she was a child. And they're a big reason why now she's calling upon the government - and the global community - to wake up and take action to protect our planet. We talk to her to find out more. Read on

Knowledge What Exactly is a Climate Conference?

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News Breakthrough in Thermoelectricity Generates Power Using the Cold of the Night Sky

The heat that reaches the Earth from space has long been used to generate electricity, but can the concept work in reverse? Read on

Knowledge E-Mobility: Where Is It Taking Us?

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News LivingPANELS: New Green Wall Technology to Tackle the Heat Island Effect

A new type of "green wall" with a modular, simple to install design, a fully automatic irrigation system and much more - this is the result of a new European research project, and a promising step forward in much-needed urban adaptation to the challenges of climate change. Read on

Knowledge Urban Gardening – Transforming Our Cities From Grey to Green

Act now How To: Start Your Own Urban or Community Garden

News Can Cows Predict Earthquakes? Animal Observation Could Serve as an Early Warning System

A new research project is looking into whether there's scientific truth behind a long-held, but as yet untested, belief - that animals are able to sense imminent earthquakes. These new insights might be able to help us predict earthquakes in the future, set up early warning systems and ultimately limit their damage. Read on

Knowledge Microplastics: Tiny, Toxic and All Around Us

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News Smarter Sorting: Artificial Intelligence Helps Stop Retail Waste at the Source

Smarter Sorting’s AI-powered platform wants to help drastically cut retail waste, diverting valuable products from landfill and back into recycling and reuse. Read on

Knowledge Ecopreneurship: Innovative Business With Climate Impact

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News Threadcounts: Sustainable Fashion With the Help of the Blockchain

The Berlin startup Threadcounts is tracking and tracing the journey of fairtrade textiles - from farm, to consumer, to recycling centre. All with the help of the blockchain and a product passport that shows just how sustainable your clothing really is. Read on

Knowledge Our Digital Carbon Footprint: What's the Environmental Impact of the Online World?

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News Cop4SDGs: Using Satellites to Monitor the Progress of the Sustainable Development Goals

Five years ago, the United Nations adopted The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. Could satellites help ensure that those good intentions actually become reality? Read on

Knowledge 3D Printing: Adding a Sustainable Dimension to Modern Life

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News Collecting Data From Space to Help Protect the Planet

Using satellite imagery and AI, one Portuguese company is creating geospatial insights to help businesses understand and solve key environmental challenges. Read on

Knowledge Land and Conflict

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News Prototype Fund in Interview: Promoting Public Interest Tech in Times of Covid

Technology developed for the good of society - Germany's Prototype Fund has been supporting "tech for good" projects since 2016. We spoke to Patricia Leu about public interest tech, sustainability and the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on their mission. Read on

Knowledge Virtual Reality: A Clearer View on Global Issues

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News Pharx: A New App Helps Iraqis Access Affordable Medicine

Collusion between certain pharmacists and doctors in Iraq makes medicine prohibitively expensive for many low-income people in Iraq. The Pharx app was designed to change that. Read on

Knowledge India’s ‘Pink Revolution’

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News Omniago: Crowdsourcing a Climate Change Knowledge Base

Debates on the internet are a lot of things - but rarely are they civil, productive or backed up by a lot of scientifically substantiated information. A new crowdsourcing information platform, Omniago, hopes to provide climate activists with the tools they need to battle internet misinformation within our social media generation. Read on

Knowledge The EU's Sustainability Agenda: How Far Have We Come?

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