Ireland decides to totally divest from fossil energy
Ireland is sending the right signal to the world. The country enacts a law to become the first country in the world to get rid of fossil fuels.
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The Plastic Road project in the Netherlands gives new life to plastic waste, while, at the same time, avoiding millions … More
Good news, on the environment, is scarce. For the first time, a group of English and American scientists succeeded in … More
Good news, on the environment, is scarce. For the first time, a group of English and American scientists succeeded in … More
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Uruguay waste is piling up and materials are lacking. However, an association called Tagma decided to build a 100% sustainable … More
Good news, on the environment, is scarce. For the first time, a group of English and American scientists succeeded in … More
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Uruguay waste is piling up and materials are lacking. However, an association called Tagma decided to build a 100% sustainable … More
Good news, on the environment, is scarce. For the first time, a group of English and American scientists succeeded in … More
India is the third polluter of the planet behind China and the United States of America. Its coal plants still … More
Copenhagen is collecting trophies in the field of sustainable development and renewable energy. The Danish capital aims at being the … More
Ireland is sending the right signal to the world. The country enacts a law to become the first country in the world to get rid of fossil fuels.
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India, which faces a huge pollution problem, is multiplying ecological measures. We recently introduced you to plastic roads as well
You may not be a seasoned traveler, or convinced about your feelings around sleeping in a stranger’s guestroom, but you definitely know of Airbnb — San Francisco’s gem and the most prominent example of a new sharing economy. But what exactly is a sharing economy and why is it important to follow it?
The principle of the sharing economy — as the term suggests — is to share resources and services. For example, a violoncello owner rents out the instrument for USD 63 per month to another person, who wants to learn playing the violoncello but doesn’t have one to practice. This concept doesn’t sound original, and it might even be characterised as primitive, but the sharing economy of today is different from anything we have known before due to the availability of vast amount of data about the proprietors, the renters and the things or services.
Airbnb, RelayRides, Uber, SnapGoods are all good examples of a contemporary sharing economy and are all online marketplaces that have flourished thanks to the internet. Their servers match owners and renters with each other, the social networks allow on checking up people’s profiles, reading reviews and building trust, navigation satellites guide people to the nearest available service and bills are processed online.
It’s therefore the world wide web that coordinates the associates of the sharing economy and supports their eco-friendly habits.
Renting a bicycle, a sofa-bed or a camping tent instead of buying your own, immediately reduces your carbon footprint because you save on the resources that are required to make a brand new product.
Airbnb — an inspirer of the new sharing economy — has announced through its chief product officer and co-founder Joe Gebbia that guests in North America alone “use 63% less energy than hotel guests”. Uber, another San Francisco based multinational online company, also appraises its service as advantageous for the environment: sharing a car instead of driving your own reduces the number of cars on the road, which reduces carbon dioxide.
Sharing economy may have started as a way to cut down on personal costs and supplement our income but it has evolved into an environmental movement and a revolutionary transformation of lifestyle. The players of this type of economy aren’t just trading — they are working towards their reputation, are building trust with each other and are practicing their social skills.Save
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US $ 300,000 financing have been earmarked by Thread PBC International Ltd., Timberland, Hewlett Packard (HP) Inc. and the Clinton
Don’t let the word ‘degrowth’ intimidate you because it’s definitely not about economic recession and deprivation of quality in our lives. Degrowth is a concept that has provoked environmentalists, social scientists, and economists long before it emerged as a major European intellectual movement in 2008 with the conference in Paris on “Economic De-Growth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity”. Read more
This collective and spontaneous solidarity movement is booming around the world. You could soon find, at the corner of your
Carpet cleaners, lawn mowers or camping gears are items that we may not need every day. So why buy them?
US $ 300,000 financing have been earmarked by Thread PBC International Ltd., Timberland, Hewlett Packard (HP) Inc. and the Clinton
The idea of a universal basic income is becoming popular in many countries. Finland is allowing for an experimental pilot program to replace part of its social security protection with a universal basic income (UBI). Switzerland will hold a referendum on the subject in June. Other European countries are also envisaging with the concept. This idea is also gaining momentum in the United States. In Africa, a small island like Mauritius has already introduced a Bill in Parliament to provide for a minimum salary. Read more
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