Green innovation

The overuse of single-use plastics has and continues to cause several environmental issues for humans as well as wildlife. The most commonly known detrimental effect of plastic is the death of marine species, including turtles, whales, and fish that accidentally ingest plastics. However, there are many more harmful effects on the environment. One that many may not be aware of is the damage that pla...

Tourism is now said to be one of the fastest growing industries in the world. With the rising numbers of tourists and the impact they have towards the environment, the practice of green tourism is starting to become a necessity. However, in order to practice green tourism, you must know what green tourism is, why it is crucial to the environment, and how you can help contribute.  What is green to...

Buildings account for around 40% of annual global CO2 emissions, according to the non-profit organization, Architecture2030. The Japanese Cabinet’s goal is to have zero-energy for newly built houses by 2030. This goal means that the Japanese government is aiming for newly built houses to consume less energy than their production of renewable energy.  Japanese architecture has long been associated wi...

Waste production, the material and energy used from renewable and nonrenewable resources, and bad waste management, the process of removing human waste, are a problem for the environment because it causes air pollution and climate change. With waste being thrown into landfills, methane, a greenhouse gas, is released into the atmosphere which leads to global warming. Since this is a problem, we nee...