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What Is Servitisation, and How Can It Help Save the Planet?
The rising global population and continuous economic growth are driving an increasing demand for energy. Global energy consumption is expected to nearly double by the year 2050, further enhancing the challenge to...
Iraqi Officials Trained to Assess Oil-Contaminated Sites from Isil Conflicts
UN Environment conducted a five-day training workshop and provided portable oil contamination analysers, sampling tools and personnel protective equipmentIraq has seen extensive destruction of infrastructure, including oil resources
The officials will...
Australia Takes Stand on Single-Use Plastic Bags
Single-use plastic bags are going out of style in Australia, but shoppers aren’t thrilled by the reduction. Two major retailers, Big W and Coles, have officially ended the use of plastic shopping...
Kenya Introduces World’s Harshest Law on Plastic Bags
Kenya has been a major exporter or plastic bag in the past – but now the country is cracking down on the plastic pollution with the toughest law of its kind in...
Underwater hotels intend to improve life beneath sea
When it comes to the future of travel, many experts have looked beyond Earth to the cosmos, naming space tourism as the next big trend. But it turns out there’s another trend...
