There is an interesting ongoing analysis conducted by the Global Footprint Network that monitors the yearly Earth Overshoot Day. Humanity is currently using Earth’s natural resources 1.7 times faster than our planet’s biocapacity regeneration capacity. However, not all the countries are homogeneously using the same nature’s capacity. Developed countries like U.S.A or Australia “needs” lead to more consumption […]
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What is Circular Economy?
Our current economic system consist in a take-make-waste process where we extract materials from the Earth, manufacture products from them, in which waste is also generated and disposed. Once those products are no longer useful to us, we disregard them as waste as well. In this linear economy, we expect nature to process and digest […]
A 101 Guide into Alternative Energy Sources
Are you concerned about your carbon footprint? One simple way to reduce it is to look at your energy consumption and where are these sources of energy coming from. Do you use alternative energy sources that lessen the carbon emissions? What are the different energy sources available to you? Which alternative energy source is best […]
Clean Transportation
Clean transportation is the key to tackling carbon emissions, for a globally growing population. However, clean transportation is key to achieving the social, economic and environmental Sustainable Development Goals set forth by the United Nations. If you want to understand more about the present and future of the transportation industry and how Clean Transportation can […]
A beginner’s Guide to Biomimicry
What if the anthropogenic biomes could be part of Climate Change’s solution instead of being part of the problem? What if we could become a climate-positive society instead of being this endless burden to the planet that will drain all the resources and lead us to our own extinction? That is what biomimicry is all […]
What is Sustainable Urban Development
What is sustainable urban development, why is it that complex, what is necessary to attain sustainable urban development, why is sustainable urban development the only way forward. These and more questions will be discussed in this post about Urban Sustainability. Table of Content: What is Sustainable Urban Development? What is required to achieve Sustainable Urban […]
What is Sustainable Construction
Are you considering switching to take a more sustainable approach in your construction company? Would you rather buy a house done using sustainable construction practices but you don’t know what to expect?Are you curious to understand what is the difference between traditional construction and sustainable construction? If you are looking for answers to those questions, […]
What is sustainable fashion
You might have come across coined wording like “conscious” “ready for the future”, “join life”, “outfit of tomorrow” or just “sustainable” when you are shopping for your next outfit, but most probably you wonder what do they stand for. Noticing the current sustainability boom, there is no surprise why Fashion Brands want to get the […]
How to achieve Net Zero in your business
It is clear that the planet is warming due to the anthropogenic activities; but it is also clear now that the impacts to the natural biodiversity and our own survival associated to a warmer planet goes beyond a mere adaption to a hotter weather as it is threatening our existence and continuity in this planet […]
How to reduce your plastic consumption
Plastic consumption is saturating the planet of a type of waste that takes centuries to degrade. The plastic waste have become a global problem that cannot longer be swap underneath our neighbours carpets, therefore among other strategies, individual action for the common goal is needed if we do not want to end up drowned in […]