Brazil hopes to restore 12 million hectares of trees by 2030. A number of businesses and social initiatives are stepping up to the challenge.
Looking to nature for sustainable cleaning products
Brazilian company TerpenOil is making cleaning products based on natural ingredients from renewable sources.
In Italy, circular economy creates value
Italy has become one of the most recycling-oriented European economies.
China still pursues its environmental goals with new policies and innovative business models.
Financing greener autorickshaws in India
A Delhi-based non-banking financial company, is helping autorickshaw drivers to buy greener vehicles.
E-waste, a gold mine of opportunities
In France, a small company has made a name for itself within the increasingly competitive electronic waste recycling market.
Multi-organizational collaboration to create Indian green cover
In India private, public and nonprofit initiatives are stepping up to improve the country’s green cover and quality of air.
Using bison (or even woolly mammoths) to keep Siberia’s permafrost frozen
Russian scientists are trying to restore the ice age ecosystem by re-introducing tundra and large animals.
Multinationals riding the internal carbon pricing wave
A number of large companies are already taking preventive measures to reduce their carbon footprints.
City of London declares war on pollution
Square Mile to create zero-emissions zone by 2022 and cut speed limit to 15mph
An accelerating trend towards renewable energy
Consumers, cities, companies and public services are working together to decarbonize the Spanish economy.
Whether the air be fine
Russian environmental startup Aerostate provides forecasts of air pollution in cities worldwide
