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It is time to do away with buying new products and binning them at the end of their lives and instead create a circular economy in which old goods can be reused, recycled, or can restore the environment
A sustainable future means using less stuff more wisely – but politicians aren’t yet grasping the nettle, says the head of the UN International Resource Panel Environment 9 February 2022 By Joshua Howgego Farhan ullah Pekhawaray/Alamy Joshua Howgego: What does the circular economy mean to you? Janez Potočnik: I think the nicest definition was given … Read more
We hack almost 100 billion tonnes of stuff from Earth’s surface every year, and most of it goes to waste. Changing that means a complete overhaul of how we live Environment 9 February 2022 By Joshua Howgego DEEPOL by plainpicture/Frank and Helena MANY of us, at least in richer parts of the world, are familiar … Read more
Axiom Space wants to take the off-Earth economy to new heights. The Houston-based company, which was founded in 2016, aims to build and operate its own space station in low Earth orbit (LEO) in the coming years. And Axiom has inked deals with SpaceX to fly multiple tourist missions to the International Space Station (ISS), … Read more