Climate Change
On Wednesday, March 30, the European Commission communicated the new EU strategy for sustainable and circular textiles. This strategy will focus on the practice of eliminating overproduction and overconsumption of textiles and subsequently fast fashion.
Renewable Energy
End of March 2022, Lidl released a press statement saying they will be switching the entire battery-powered electric logistics vehicles to fuel cells powered by green hydrogen. This will make the supermarket chain the first in Europe to make this adventurous movement.
Climate Change
The Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's La Palma Island, which exploded on September 19, 2021, for the first time since 1971, gained worldwide attention. It lasted for 85 days and caused the fire to scorch more than 2,000 acres of land, resulting in an evacuation of around 7,000 people.
Climate Change
Some commonly used heating systems are heat pumps, boilers, natural gas furnaces, and electric baseboard heaters, all of which have varying efficiencies, costs, and greenhouse gas emissions. In comparison, heat pumps have higher installation costs, however, they come with the benefit of lower operat
Climate Change
On 22nd March 2022 in Berlin, Elon Musk danced as he officially opened Tesla’s first manufacturing plant in Europe, worth $5.5 billion. The factory is expected to produce up to 500,000 vehicles annually and provide approximately 12,000 jobs.
Climate Change
Last week, many Spaniards woke up to find dust covering their balconies, streets, and cars. The visibility in the capital city, Madrid, reduced to 2.5 miles. By the middle of the week, the dust reached as far as Central Europe and by the end of the week to Northern Europe.
Climate Change
Polyglutamic acid (PGA) is a naturally occurring polymer that is extensively being used in the food and medical field due to its exceptional benefits to humans and the environment.
Renewable Energy
Oil prices have hiked up since the Russia-Ukraine conflict started, and this gives us one of the thousands of reasons to start thinking about alternative energy sources. Although renewable energy has been on our radar for a long time, it is still not considered the number one energy source in the wo
Climate Change
Nuclear energy always brings an opposing opinion. I remember in one of my Master's courses when I had to write an essay on ‘For or Against’ Nuclear energy, I was more tilted towards ‘Team Against’ just because the horrific photos from the Fukushima disaster were still fresh on my mind.
Energy Crisis
Today, the world's eyes are focused solely on the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Different countries have taken different interpretations of the situation, but they all agree on one thing: there should be no war. However, at the moment, the most they can do is to put sanctions against Russia, provide aid to
Climate Change
Going out of the house without a mask feels strange now, doesn’t it? COVID-19 has drastically changed the way we live our life. However, being an Environmentalist, I couldn’t help but think about the impact on our environment our new lifestyle may have caused.