Spotted: Although some brands have turned away from it in favour of plant-based alternatives, leather – a material that causes a range of negative environmental
Read moreBuilding healthy soils with biochar and microbes
Spotted: Biochar is organic material that has been carbonised under high temperatures in the presence of little, or no, oxygen. This process (called ‘pyrolysis’) releases
Read moreFloating platforms boost offshore wind production
Spotted: To date, wind generation has been dominated by onshore wind farms, which account for 93 per cent of current installed capacity worldwide. Offshore wind
Read moreUltra-efficient CO2 capture for polluting industries
Spotted: Hard-to-abate sectors – including the chemicals, steel, aviation, and shipping industries – use a quarter of the world’s total energy consumption and produce a fifth
Read moreCould this tech treat ‘undruggable’ cancer proteins?
Spotted: According to the World Health Organization, around 1 in 5 people will develop cancer in their lifetime, and approximately 1 in 9 men and
Read moreUsing sunlight to capture carbon at scale
Spotted: Temperatures around the world are on the rise, with the last decade (2011-2020) being the warmest on record. Carbon removal technologies could help us
Read more