Pressure on companies to become more sustainable continues to increase, so more industrial sectors are exploring ways to find plant-based chemicals with similar properties.
     
 
    
        
            
                By Isabelle Robinson
            
        
        
            25 Jul 2018
        
    
 
    
    
    
    
        
        Microplastics pose a significant risk to oceans and human health. Ongoing research aims to uncover their effects and tackle this growing environmental crisis.
     
 
    
        
            
                By Kerry Taylor-Smith
            
        
        
            24 Jul 2018
        
    
 
    
    
    
    
        
        Solar panels have long been a source of reliable green energy. With the emergence of solar road technology there have been many new projects around the globe. 
     
 
    
        
            
                By Isabelle Robinson
            
        
        
            24 Jul 2018
        
    
 
    
    
    
    
        
        2018 is off to a record start with 70% of net global power capacity additions attributed to renewables.
     
 
    
        
            
                By Madeleine Howe
            
        
        
            24 Jul 2018
        
    
 
    
    
    
    
        
        The concept of obtaining energy from the sun originated in 1876 when researchers William Grylls Adams and Richard Day discovered that selenium, when exposed to light, can produce electricity.
     
 
    
        
            
                By Benedette Cuffari
            
        
        
            24 Jul 2018
        
    
 
    
    
    
    
        
        Sixty-two of the 100 biggest oil companies in the world consistently reduced their emissions year after year between 2010 and 2015, with an overall drop of 12 percent during that period, according to a September 2017 report from Bloomberg New energy finance.
     
 
    
        
            
                By Brett Smith
            
        
        
            24 Jul 2018
        
    
 
    
    
    
    
        
        With much of its economy based on agriculture, New Zealand must cope with the toll farming takes on its natural environment.
     
 
    
        
            
                By Brett Smith
            
        
        
            13 Aug 2015
        
    
 
    
    
    
    
        
        Modern Russia began in the late 17th century after the country’s iconic ruler Peter the Great returned from his military campaigns in Europe.
     
 
    
        
            
                By Brett Smith
            
        
        
            18 Jun 2015
        
    
 
    
    
    
    
        
        While France does have several booming urban areas, the country is mostly supported by and known for its agricultural industry and products.
     
 
    
        
            
                By Brett Smith
            
        
        
            2 Jul 2015
        
    
 
    
    
    
    
        
        Baler machines are used by recycling centers and shopping centers to compact cardboard, paper, and metals into bales that can then be shipped off for recycling.