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Where digital Innovation meets sustainable transformation.
Civic Tech: Citizens Drive Environmental and Climate Protection with Public Data, Apps and Platforms
With citizen-owned digital tools, environmental data and government knowledge can become part of the common good and starting point for change.
COP26: Too Little, But Not Too Late
First, the good news: When it comes to fighting climate change, we’ve made more progress than ever. Now the stark reality: It’s nowhere near enough.
Urban Mining?: Researchers Find Way to Vaporise E-waste Down to Its Precious Metals
Researchers have extracted precious metals from e-waste in a way that’s better for the environment fights one of the fastest-growing hazards to our climate and health.
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Apparel 100: Open Data Looking to Clean Up the Fashion Industry
Open data platform WikiRate aims to unravel the reality behind the sustainability and labour commitments made by the world’s largest clothing manufacturers.
Interview: How Can Citizens and Civil Society Use Civic Tech to Initiate Change?
What is civic tech and how can it facilitate political protest? Daniel Staemmler from Humboldt University Berlin answers these questions.
Can Civic Technology Help You Fix Your City from Your Smartphone?
All too often, living in a city can make you feel like a passive bystander. But new civic technology is aiming to make it easier than ever to get involved and have your voice heard.
Is Climate-Neutral Jet Fuel the Way to CO2-Neutral Air Travel?
This year, the non-profit organisation Atmosfair built the world’s first industrial production facility for synthetic kerosene, thus providing CO2-neutral fuel for commercial aviation.
Ask.Moe: Using Google’s Powerful Search Function to Fund Non-Profits
All of us use search engines everyday, and most of us use Google. This makes a lot of money for them, but can it also generate funds for charitable causes?
New Forensic Tools Can Spot Illegally Traded Exotic Birds with a Single Feather
Animals which are critically endangered in the wild, are becoming increasingly common sights in pet markets around the world. New tools may help the authorities separate the captive-bred from those snatched from the wild.
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What is Civic Tech?
Digital technologies offer the opportunity for more people to participate in research and policy, collect environmental data and create the pathways to demand climate action. This is what Civic Tech is all about. But what exactly is behind this term?
Interview: Cloud Service ClimateVisualizer Helps Local Communities Stay on Top of Carbon Emissions
Many states publish carbon emission figures, but what do they actually mean? ClimateVisualizer takes the data and shows our progress, as well as what else needs to be done.
Cloud Seeding: The UAE Experiments with Laser-Equipped Drones to Create Artificial Rain
Water security is increasingly becoming one of the fundamental issues of the 21st century, especially for states in the dryer and more arid regions of the world. With water forming the basis of all life, some nations are adopting increasingly radical solutions to ensure a fresh supply of water. For example, states such as the