More than 85 per cent of menstruators in Nepal currently lack access to healthy period products, meaning they often turn to unhealthy or unsustainable ways of managing
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Planet champions: Dipisha Bhujel
More than 85 per cent of menstruators in Nepal currently lack access to healthy period products, meaning they often turn to unhealthy or unsustainable ways of managing
Read moreNew products made from cacao waste
Spotted: Chocolate is one of the world’s most popular commodities, with US consumers eating around 1.3 billion kilogrammes of the stuff every year. Chocolate may
Read moreNew generators for offshore renewables
Spotted: Offshore renewable energy production has become a critical component in the race to net-zero emissions, with offshore wind taking the short-term limelight as onshore
Read moreEco bricks for earthquake-resistant homes
Spotted: Brick-making is extremely energy intensive, with brick kilns generating around 1.8 million tonnes of CO2 a year, along with huge volumes of other air
Read moreNext-gen drilling for low-impact geothermal
Spotted: Heat makes up half of the world’s total energy consumption, and heating for buildings and water accounts for around 60 per cent of energy-related
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