Environment
♻️ By 2030, IKEA wants to remove more greenhouse gases from the atmosphere than it produces
Last week, IKEA announced their intent to invest $220 million into becoming 'climate positive'. Key areas where these funds will be focused are to be in green energy and reforestation.
🏭 European coal power output in steep decline
The European Union has seen an unprecedented 19% year-on-year decline in coal-fired power generation in the first half of 2019.
🐺 Mexican wolf removed from extinct species list
Thanks to conservation and breeding efforts in Mexico and the United States the Mexican wolf is no longer at risk of being extinct.
⚡ Japan has a monumental plan to reinvent Fukushima as a renewable energy hub
Japan has plans in place to convert the devastated areas of Fukushima into a hub for renewable energy, replacing the former nuclear plant with solar and wind farms.
🚢 Ocean Cleanup launches a floating garbage truck that will clean rivers from plastics
Around 8.8 million tons of plastic enter the world’s oceans each year — the equivalent of a truckload of garbage every minute. Over time, this trash can accumulate in offshore garbage patches andlinger there for decades [https://www.businessinsider.com/ocean-cleanup-plastic-pacific-garbage-patch-2019-9] . For the last six years, a nonprofit called
🐠 3D-printed coral offer new hope for endangered reefs
Struggling reef life could soon get a boost from prefab homes. 3-D printed condos for fish on the reef! In their ongoing work [https://www.cnet.com/news/3d-printed-coral-reef-condos-get-2-fins-up-from-fish/] , researchers are now analyzing field data from Fiji, where they have deployed the 3D-printed coral made from biodegradable cornstarch filaments after
Humpback whales have returned from the brink of extinction
🐳 Humpback whales in the Southwest Atlantic almost became extinct, but the numbers are now almost back to where they started a hundred years ago. 🐋 It was estimated that some 27,000 humpbacks frequented the southwest Atlantic at the start of the 20th century, but due to intensive commercial whaling, those
✈️ KLM Airlines - Seeking To Lead the Industry Toward Climate-Minded Travel
The oldest airline in existence, KLM, is building the world’s largest biofuel plant in the Netherlands. Last week, KLM celebrated its 100th birthday. However, rather than celebrating the past, they are looking towards the future by doubling-down on its commitment to making the airline industry cleaner and smarter. Faced
🐋 This new app could save whales in Puget Sound from boat strikes
There’s one thing in the sea that’s bigger than whales: boats. And unfortunately every once in a while, a boat strikes a whale, causing serious injury or even death. Every time this happens is a tragedy and to decrease these incidents, and eventually stop them from happening altogether,