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News Interview: How Can We Make AI More Environmentally Friendly?

What potential does artificial intelligence have to help us protect the environment and tackle climate change? And with all the computing power it requires, how can we make artificial intelligence itself more environmentally friendly? What can companies, developers and governments do to ensure AI helps us protect - and not destroy - the environment? We put our questions to Stephan Richter from the Institute for Innovation and Technology. Read on

Knowledge What Exactly is a Climate Conference?

Act now Reduce Your Ecological Footprint

News Power TAC: The AI Platform Showing How a 100% Renewable Energy World Might Actually Work

In theory, a world powered entirely by renewables is possible. But given the natural fluctuations of the wind, waves and sun, how can we ensure that the green energy market of the future is safe, fair and truly sustainable? An open-source project Power TAC is using machine learning simulations to help us find out. Read on

Knowledge E-Mobility: Where Is It Taking Us?

Act now 11 Tips for Saving Energy at Home

News Cairo's New E-Waste Recycling App Hopes to Clean Up the Streets By Dishing Out Discounts

As the pace of technology quickens, older electronic goods are increasingly thrown out. In Egypt, much of this e-waste finds its way onto the streets. A new app wants to change that. Read on

Knowledge Urban Gardening – Transforming Our Cities From Grey to Green

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

News Breakthrough Camera Tech Could Help Keep Tabs on the Health of Endangered Wild Animals - From a Safe Distance

Keeping an eye on the health of endangered species is key to helping their recovery - and ensuring their survival. But getting close enough in the first place can be a major challenge. 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

Act now How to Reduce Your Digital Carbon Footprint

News Dare2Del: An AI Assistant to Help You Declutter Your Computer Better Than Ever Before

A new research project called "Dare2Del" wants to help employees save time and energy, improve their focus, and simply feel a whole lot better too, by guiding them through an AI-powered digital "decluttering" that's optimised to their personal needs. RESET interviewed the project lead, Ute Schmid, to find out more. Read on

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

Act now Tips, Tricks and Digital Tools for Reducing Food Waste in Daily Life

News Futurepump: Where Smart Solar Pumps Meet Big Data to Improve the Lives of Smallholder Farmers

Solar-powered water pumps can make a big difference for millions of farmers around the world. Read on

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

Act now Save Water: Reduce Your Water Footprint

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

Act now Track and Report Conflict in the Digital Age

News Masakhane: Using AI to Bring African Languages Into the Global Conversation

Researchers from across the continent are collaborating on an open source AI project to develop machine translation for African languages - facilitating communication, increasing accessibility and opening doors to the world’s youngest continent to play a stronger role in shaping the digital world. Read on

Knowledge Virtual Reality: A Clearer View on Global Issues

Act now Digital Learning: Free Online Courses for Adults and Kids

News How You Can Help Out From Your Home During the Covid-19 Crisis

Maintaining physical distance is the most powerful thing we can do right now to help slow the spread of the pandemic, but demonstrations of solidarity and togetherness are needed now more than ever. Thankfully there's a lot we can do to help others - often without even having to leave the house. Read on

Knowledge India’s ‘Pink Revolution’

Act now Reduce Smoke while Cooking!

News RESET Recommends 2019: 8 Hand-Picked Fundraising Projects With Real Impact

Christmas is a time for giving. And that's why each year RESET sets out to find powerful, innovative and effective fundraising projects - causes where your donations will be in good hands! Read on

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

Act now RESET Recommends 2019: 8 Hand-Picked Fundraising Projects With Real Impact