If the latest bill gets passed, 100-percent of Hawaii's ground transportation will run on green energy by the year 2045. At present, the region relies heavily on imported fossil fuel, a major portion of which goes into powering over one million cars. Of these, only around 5,000 are electric vehicles. According to lawmakers, converting to…
French innovator Pierre Calleja has crafted a stunning lamp that actually does the work of 150 to 200 trees, when it comes to cutting down environmentally-harmful carbon dioxide emissions. Designed to illuminate streets and parking garages, this ingenious contraption uses zero electricity, running entirely on the energy produced by bioluminescent green microalgae during photosynthesis. These…
In an attempt to reduce environmentally-harmful carbon emissions, one of the goals agreed upon in the Paris Climate Agreement, the German government has voted to instate a ban on new combustion engine vehicles, starting from the year 2030. Aimed to cut down emissions associated with privately-owned passenger cars, the decision was taken recently, following a…
One of the most abundant greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide is a major culprit behind today's global warming and climate change issues. One way of tackling the problem is trapping carbon emissions right at the source. This, however, gives rise to the problem of storing and reusing the carbon sucked from the air. As part of…