Environment

COP22 and the role of African cities

African negotiators prepare for COP22 fight

Africa welcomed the Paris Agreement as a step to stave off the effects of climate change. Marrakech is about holding the world’s feet to the fire.

Essen

Essen, the Ruhr metropolis, an ecological city model

Dusty air, polluted rivers and contaminated soil are now a thing of the past in Essen. The city has successfully become the European Green Capital.

Geoval

The Digital Tree Watchman

Trees and green areas are primordial tools for Luxembourg City to better the quality of life of its citizens. The city has developed a high-tech management system for trees to protect the flora.

LanzaTech

Fermenting Factory Waste into Fuel

LanzaTech ’s revolutionary technology uses bacteria to turn industrial waste gases into biofuels and chemicals.

New Hope Ecotech

Startup brings technology to engage companies in waste management

New Hope Ecotech’s plan is to use software solutions so that companies producing consumer goods pay the pickers for the volume of waste that they remove from the environment.

Zero Mika

Morocco goes plastic bag-freeMorocco consumes around 25 billion plastic bags per year, the government decided to go plastic bag-free with the Zero Mika Operation.