Europe’s biggest climate innovation network gives young people the chance to develop business ideas that tackle climate change. Might a business approach offer solutions for dealing with climate change to the next generation, asks ARTHUR WYNS
… people are tackling global warming - one innovation at a time Arthur Wyns | 7th August … 2017 News Climate-KIC Climate Change Business Innovation Training Young People … Europe’s biggest climate innovation network gives young people the …
Corporations can be incredibly innovative, writes Paul Levy. But it's not always in good ways. Think of VW's clever device for fooling emissions tests, social media software that's way too intrusive for its own good, or sugary drinks marketed as 'healthy' when they're no such thing. Sadly, there's a lot of it about!
… Toxic innovation: Volkswagen is the tip of a … reveal similar antics in other corporations . Innovation takes new ideas and creatively … is negative? The VW story points towards innovation that is toxic - either to …
Innovation in medicine must be geared towards public health and not private profit, according to a new report.
… The health innovation system is 'broken' Marianne Brooker … Health NHS nintchdbpict000285621123.jpg Innovation in medicine must be geared towards … are being let down by a global health innovation system which fails to deliver the …
Innovation must mean real ecological transformation and not just new ways for companies to extract value through mining and externalise waste.
… We need ecological innovation Natalie Bennett | 2nd March 2021 | … Review Economics Editor’s Picks Wakelyns Innovation must mean real ecological … agenda. There’s a great deal of emphasis on “innovation”, “skills” and “productivity”. That …
In the face of repeated attempts by the UK government to suppress the nation's solar industry in favour of fracking and nuclear, Jeremy Leggett tells the story of how the solar company he founded in 2000 has not just survived, but driven forward with technical innovation - including its new 'Sunstation' - an integrated 'snap-on' solar generation design that elegantly embeds into roofs.
… Innovation for the global energy … survived, but driven forward with technical innovation - including its new 'Sunstation' - … I am on a panel discussing the role of innovation. I have a thrilling example to …
'Science cannot be left in the hands of those who champion the multinational seed and agrochemical companies.'
… Corporations do not own 'science' and 'innovation' Natalie Bennett | 15th June 2020 … We don't want them in our food system. Innovation The government left GMOs out of … in the Committee Stage) – all the talk of “innovation”, of “science”, and how could …
Bill Gates has made billions and understands capitalist markets - from the perspective of an investor. To confront climate breakdown we need to see things as human beings.
… those four mistakes, his answers cannot work. Innovation Download a free copy now. The first … mistake Gates makes is to concentrate on the innovations we will need before we can cut … according to Gates, we have to wait for the innovations that will bring down the costs. …
'My solar ironing cart shows we have the technology to stop climate breakdown.'
… problems I came up with an alternative, an innovation: the solar ironing cart. New … in science grew to the point where my innovation journey began, four years ago. Once … finalising a technical paper explaining my innovation. And finally, it was done. I had …
Research shows that however green we are in the home, most of us leave our eco-habits at the factory gate when we clock in for the nine to five. For those of you who can see what needs to be done in your office, but don't know how to go about doing it, here's an eight-point guide put together by the Low Carbon Innovation Network.
… How green is your office? Low Carbon Innovation Network | 19th July 2007 Ethical … Green Eco Energy Work Low Carbon Low Carbon Innovation Network Green Living Energy … guide put together by the Low Carbon Innovation Network. Step 1: From tiny …
Consumers are routinely ripped off in an anti-competitive retail energy market dominated by a handful of big, polluting companies, writes Stephen Hall. Jeremy Corbyn's vision of a nimble, decentralised energy democracy with rapid development of renewables and real choice is both timely and innovative.
… a big pond. Such a setup creates barriers to innovation and is holding back new … willingness to make space for smart energy innovation, a call for different approaches to …
President Obama will shortly be on his way to India. In this Open Letter, Vandana Shiva invites him to join in securing the essential human freedoms to seeds and food - and to set aside any plans to pressure India into changing its laws to allow the corporate domination of life.
… the US. (a)greeing on the need to foster innovation in a manner that promotes economic … Trade Policy Forum. We hope that fostering innovation refers to real innovation and not theft from nature or other …
Faced with multiple converging crises humanity is challenged to redesign the human presence on Earth within the lifetime of present generations, writes Daniel Christian Wahl, and so transform our impact from degeneration to regeneration. We are capable of creating diverse creative cultures elegantly adapted to the uniqueness of place.
… who? If not now, then when? Transformative innovation and design In the face of multiple … To do this we need to go beyond 'sustaining innovation' and 'disruptive innovation' - as described by Clayton …
The advancement in technology and recent UK government policy announcements both point towards the successful take over of the electric car, even where other energy innovations have failed. Dr Christian Jardine assesses the latest developments
… future take off - where other energy innovations have failed? Dr Christian Jardine … of the electric car, even where other energy innovations have failed. Dr Christian Jardine … plan and announced £246m for battery storage innovation. Meanwhile, there was a high …
In the fight for a better, cleaner, more just and sustainable world, it's not enough just to oppose all all the 'bads' that crowd in from all sides, writes Mike Childs. We also have to build our own vision of the future, and map out the changes we must make to get there. And that's what Friends of the Earth is setting out to do in its transformational 'Big Ideas Change the World' project.
… 10 broad topics from the future of cities to innovation to gender equality. We read and … of giant corporations must be stopped. Frugal innovation As our research has shown, despite … face, we need plenty of. We need disruptive innovation to be particularly focused on doing …
What's not to like about the promise of billions of dollars for clean energy R&D? It's that we need to get the global energy transition moving right now, writes Ambuj D Sagar, not ten years hence. The billions should go into the immediate global deployment of the renewable technologies we have already got.
… much excitement over the launch of Mission Innovation, a program to "reinvigorate and … public and private global clean energy innovation with the objective to make clean … There is no doubt that elements of Mission Innovation will help broaden the pipeline of …
Biomimicry in tech and engineering demonstrates how much we have to learn from nature and natural systems.
… designs in order to both progress with innovation whilst having the future of the … than ever before. The approach to human innovation through mimicking nature is called …
Students in Finland are tearing down the barriers between sustainability and high fashion.
… she said. The fashion industry needs innovation. But the commercial drive for mass … produces the opposite. The prospect of real innovation and sustainable and ethical … this event was therefore an intriguing one. Innovation, in both natural and social …
Support and mentoring available for new circular economy start-ups working in the construction industry.
… best new circular economy start-up business innovations has been launched, according to an … their technologies in the market. Scaling-up innovations As part of the support package, … The aim is to enable the rapid scaling up of innovations. This first cohort of start-ups …
There are plenty of small scale, locally appropriate innovations out there. Jeremy Smith has set up a video archive and social network that puts all the stories and advice together
… Sustainable Solutions Social Network Eco Innovations jeremy-blog-image.jpg A new … plenty of small scale, locally appropriate innovations out there. Jeremy Smith has set up … friendly and simple solutions and innovations, whether they are reports from …
The idea that our profit-oriented, growth-driven economic system can deliver a sustainable society is a beguiling one, write Lili Fuhr, Thomas Fatheuer & Barbara Unmüßig. But it is doomed to failure. The changes we need are in the first place political, and will be driven by a new democratic will to put people and planet before money.
… The most powerful talisman is technological innovation, which justifies simply waiting for … to come along. But though new ideas and innovations are obviously vital to address … they are neither automatic nor inevitable. Innovation, particularly technological …