♻️ Green Tech
Green Tech is an important part of the solution of climate change and other enviromental problems. Here you will find articles covering recycling, water purifying and tech used to conserve and protect natural resources. Also, news about Warp Green Tech Program will be found here.
⌨️ Microsoft will capture all CO2 it's ever emitted
By 2030 the company will draw more carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere than it puts in, and be carbon negative. By 2050 all emissions they have caused since 1975 will be captured.
✈️ JetBlue is going carbon-neutral in 2020 — the first major US airline to do so
Earlier this month, JetBlue announced that it will begin offsetting carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) from jet fuel for all domestic flights starting in July 2020, making it the first major U.S. airline to take this step towards reducing its contribution to global warming.
🍲 This smart garbage disposal will compost your food scraps instead of sending them off to the sewer
Rather than shredding up your food waste and sending it to the sewers, this new device collects all of your food scraps for composting.
🌳 This artificial tree sucks up as much pollution as 275 regular trees
Called CityTree it only occupies 1 percent of the space needed for 275 trees. Now you can find them in London, and hopefully soon in many other countries.
💧 Sustainable sand could unlock a new water supply by removing two kinds of contamination
A team of engineers from UC Berkeley have developed a mineral-coated sand that can soak up toxic metals like lead and cadmium from water. Along with its ability to destroy organic pollutants, this material could help cities tap into stormwater, an abundant but underused water source.
🚰 A solar farm is producing clean drinking water to 35,000 people in Kenya
The NGO GivePower created and installed the Solar Water Farm, bringing potable water to Kiunga's residents.
♻️ 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.
🗺️ Researchers can detect earthquakes using underwater internet cables
Researchers at U.C. Berkeley have turned 20 kilometers of fiber-optic cable into the equivalent of 10,000 seismic stations along the ocean floor. They recorded a 3.5 magnitude earthquake from underwater fault zones.
🌳 New $10 million competition launched for preserving rainforests
XPRIZE is the global leader in designing and operating incentive competitions. The latest competion will help us find ways to preserve rainforests.