Watts to Wheels: Why EV-Battery Innovation is Key to Sparking a Renewable Revolution
Increasing the uptake of electric vehicles (EVs) is a fundamental part of accelerating the renewables-based energy transition and getting us onto the 1.5°C pathway. The uptake of EVs holds the potential to cut emissions by the replacement of fossil fuel…
GREEN TRANSITION – AN OPPORTUNITY TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE ECOSYSTEMS
The Republic of Croatia has been strongly encouraging the use of renewable energy sources (RES) for some time now. According to EUROSTAT data for 2021, RES had a 31.3 per cent share in the country’s gross direct consumption. A new…
URBAN BEEKEEPING REQUIRES LOCAL INITIATIVE
Urban beekeeping involves setting up and maintaining beehives with bees on the flat roofs of buildings in urban areas. Still, we can say that the real answer is environmentally conscious citizens, companies and institutions, those who recognize the importance of…
EU’s domestic material consumption remained stable in 2022
In 2022, the domestic material consumption of the EU economy remained relatively stable at around 14.5 tonnes per person, indicating a very slight increase of 0.4 percent compared with 2021 (14.4 tonnes per person). Since 2000, the EU reduced its…
Low-cost solutions can give billions access to modern cooking by 2030, but the world is failing to deliver
Nearly one in three people around the world still cook their meals over open fires or on basic stoves, resulting in significant damage to health, living standards and gender equality – and yet this challenge can be overcome this decade…
APPLICATION OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY MATERIALS IN CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE
The degradation of the environment has taken green architecture out of its exclusively aesthetic concept, leading it to today’s inevitable need to create a more sustainable future. In Serbia, the concept of green and sustainable architecture is becoming increasingly popular,…
Global coal demand set to remain at record levels in 2023
Global coal consumption climbed to a new all-time high in 2022 and will stay near that record level this year as strong growth in Asia for both power generation and industrial applications outpaces declines in the United States and Europe,…