RESET.org

News Climeworks: Where Carbon Capture Meets Greenhouse Fertiliser

Carbon capture plants - that filter carbon dioxide directly out of the atmosphere - could help provide the solution to the world's growing CO2 problem. In Switzerland, Climeworks has inaugurated the first ever commercial plant of this type - a tower of giant air filters located just outside Zurich. Read on

Knowledge Satellites: Environmental Protectors and Development Aids in Space?

Act now Reduce Your Ecological Footprint

News Vehicle-to-Grid: Using Electric Cars To Store Renewable Energy

Electric cars that aren't currently on the move could be used to help stabilise energy grids, make electricity from renewable energy sources more viable and generate extra income for EV owners. That's the goal of the Munich-based company The Mobility House and their smart Vehicle-to-Grid technology. Read on

Knowledge E-Mobility: Where Is It Taking Us?

Act now Join the E-Mobility Revolution

News Trees and the City: Treepedia Maps Tree Cover in Cities

Trees don't just make our cities more beautiful, they act as natural air-pollution filters, cool urban temperatures, reduce noise and smell, and attract birds: thanks to trees, our ever more congested cities can be much more pleasant places in which to live. How are world cities doing when it comes to trees? What are the cities with the highest tree density? Treepedia tell us just that. Read on

Knowledge Smart Cities: Efficient, Sustainable, Digitised Living

Act now Urban Agriculture: Kitchen and Community Gardening

News GreenWave: The Secret Underwater Gardens Saving Our Seas

A new model of vertical ocean farming is making waves, and it promises not just to help reduce the effects of overfishing and ocean acidification - it has also the potential to mitigate climate change and turn an ailing small fishing industry into a thriving restorative ocean farming one. Read on

Knowledge The Privatisation of Seeds

Act now Home Composting - the New Thing to Do

News Circular economy goes digital

As the term itself suggests, circular economy is not limited to recycling only. It aims to fundamentally reduce waste and potentially create a zero-waste society. With an ever increasing digitisation of our daily lives, we now start to benefit from additional options to keep waste levels low. Read on

Knowledge The Circular Economy

Act now Get Involved in the Sharing Economy

News Refill BERLIN: Bristol's Free Tap Water Initiative Just Reached the German Capital

For people living in Germany's major cities, reducing your plastic waste footprint just got a little bit easier. Hot on the heels of "Refill Hamburg" comes "Refill Berlin" - an initiative that aims to make free drinking water more easily available to the public. Read on

Knowledge The Internet of Things

Act now Nine Simple Apps That Could Help You Live a More Sustainable Life

News Trine's Crowd Investing in Solar Projects Helps Tackle Global Energy Poverty

Crowd investing platform Trine lets people invest small amounts of money in solar energy systems for off-grid communities. Successful projects mean a return on your investment, and people around the world gaining access to clean electricity. Read on

Knowledge Drones: Propelling Sustainable Development

Act now Save Water: Reduce Your Water Footprint

News Itchy Feet and Chatty Disposition? With TalkTalkBnb You Can Travel the World for Free

Would you like to travel more than your bank account allows you to? Do you enjoy talking to people and experiencing different cultures with locals? Then this platform may be just the thing for you. TalkTalkBnb allows you to see the world for free and mingle with the locals, all while using your language skills. So, where would you like to go? Read on

Knowledge Land and Conflict

Act now Track and Report Conflict in the Digital Age

News How Kiron’s Digital Solutions Are Making Higher Education More Accessible for Refugees

Two volunteers working with refugees in Berlin set out to create a solution to the administrative and financial challenges that stop refugees accessing higher education. In 2015 they founded Kiron Open Higher Education. Read on

Knowledge Virtual Reality: A Clearer View on Global Issues

Act now Learn Online - Web Tools for Education

News AirVisual: Tell Me Where You Are, I'll Tell You What You're Breathing

Good air quality in cities is a real challenge. Traffic, building sites, roadworks, rubbish trucks: the toxic particles that they generate all pose a serious health threat, and it's one that's invisible to the naked eye. Enter AirVisual. Read on

Knowledge India’s ‘Pink Revolution’

Act now Reduce Smoke while Cooking!

News Migraflix: Where Refugees and Immigrants Become Cultural Ambassadors

By bringing together locals and foreigners through intercultural exchange, Migraflix is helping to flip the typical immigrant paradigm on its head. Rather than being seen as foreigners in need of help from their new country, instead they become entrepreneurs, enriching their new communities with their own unique skills. Read on

Knowledge Sousveillance

Act now Find International Volunteering Opportunities (That Are Low Cost, Sustainable & Ethical Too)