Poor people in rural areas often have no access to electricity at all. Figures from the International Energy Agency show that over 1.3 billion people in the world have no access to electricity. Almost all of those people (95%) live in sub-Saharan Africa or developing Asia.
The first 100% Cradle to Cradle office in the Netherlands is a fact. On Friday the 11th of November 2011 (Dutch Sustainability Day) the opening of the new BSH head office on Park 20|20 in Hoofddorp took place. Fornature took care of a major part of the interior of this completely sustainable building.
If it is up to Pentfarm, Rotterdam, one of the largest cities in The Netherlands, is going to have a real cityfarm, right in the middle of the city. They are planning a rooftop farm in the center of the city.
According to the LA Times, California has become the first state in the US to adopt a state-administered cap-and-trade program. Yesterday, the California Air Resources Board voted unanimously for the carbon pricing scheme.
The main reason why the majority of the world still hasn’t switched to renewable green energy is that energy from coal or oil is still cheaper to buy. Renewable power advocates eagerly await the day when technologies like solar and wind reach ‘grid parity’ in mainstream markets.
Can small actions lead to great changes?
See the impact of renewable energy systems on poverty reduction.
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