Desenvolvimento Sustentável
'It works like a dish sponge': a new way to capture carbon from the ocean
July, 07, 2022
Gaurav Sant, founder of startup SeaChange, tells Eco-Business about a technology he hopes will give the world's oceans the capacity to absorb additional carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Carbios, On, Patagonia, PUMA and Salomon in circularity pact
July, 07, 2022
Carbios CEO Emmanuel Ladent, says new consortium shares common goal to offer industrial solution to recycle polyester fibres and help partners meet SDG’s
'Mammoth' new air capture plant will suck up 36,000 tonnes of CO2 per year in Iceland
June, 28, 2022
The "mammoth" plant will have have capacity to suck 36,000 tonnes of CO2 per year from the air.
The Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index 2022
June, 21, 2022
Sustainable Cities Index 2022 evaluates overall the sustainability performances of 100 global cities.
How big finance can scale up sustainability
May, 27, 2022
Addressing the ever-worsening climate crisis will require the largest sustained movement of capital in history.
Learn How to Innovate From the 20 Leading Sustainable Cities
December, 07, 2021
The sustainable agenda is no longer just an aspirational goal; it’s the only solution to the greatest challenge of our generation.
6 Traits of a Sustainable City (With Examples)
June, 17, 2021
A sustainable city concept incorporates eco-friendly practices, green spaces and supporting technology into the urban environment to reduce air pollution and CO2 emissions, enhance air quality, and protect natural resources.
Sustainable Cities
UN Environment Programme
Cities generate over 80 per cent of gross domestic product in many countries in Asia and the Pacific and are engines of economic growth that have lifted millions from poverty. This economic growth is accelerating rural to urban migration. Asia’s cities will become home to another 1.1 billion people in the next two decades as the poor continue to be drawn to better opportunities. Today, approximately 700 million people live in urban slum.