Innovation Cuts Waste and Emissions from Building Demolition or Renovation

Walk past any building demolition or construction site, or a home renovation site, and you’ll usually see dumpsters brimming with waste. That waste increases costs for contractors and causes greenhouse gas emissions. The contents of those dumpsters are part of the two billion tons of construction and demolition waste globally every year, which the UNEP estimates is about one-third of all global waste. There’s a better way. Innovation and improved practices can reduce or even eliminate that waste, the cost and its huge environmental impact.

Ships in Port Belch Carbon Emissions. Solutions are on the Way.

Look out at the harbour in Singapore or other port cities and you’ll see lots of ships anchored offshore. Multiply what you see by the thousands of international and domestic ports in Southeast Asia, and the number of idle ships is huge. Every hour a ship is not transporting goods costs the owner money, and the engine that’s running to keep the ship operating is emitting greenhouse gasses. Start-ups and large companies alike are developing solutions to speed up turnaround, cut costs and reduce emissions.

Innovative Energy Storage Solutions Make Solar even more Attractive

One of the challenges of renewable energy is in ensuring consistent and reliable power generation, for example, solar panels cannot generate power during the night. Energy storage can overcome the difficulty by storing excess power for use when renewable energy is not available. Storage is growing rapidly, and innovations can make deployment easier, faster and cheaper. Click to read the full article or go to https://www.solarwa.org/innovative_energy_storage_solutions.

Electric Boats in Southeast Asia Cut Emissions – and Costs

While data shows that ocean-going ships create about 2-3 percent of global carbon emissions, what’s not counted in that data is coastal fishing boats, ferries, tugboats, tour boats and more. With ships plying the waters among thousands of islands and ports in Southeast Asia, emissions are likely to be huge. Regulator are cracking down, and small start-ups as well as global giants are designing electric boats that cut costs and emissions significantly.

AI Powers Regenerative Farming Solutions in Thailand

Living Roots revives degraded land through precision agriculture. Farmers across Southeast Asia face a troubling trend: declining yields and diminishing incomes, primarily caused by deteriorating soil health and the intensifying impacts of climate change. In Thailand, Living Roots is addressing this issue head-on, employing microbial fertilizers, artificial intelligence, and regenerative agricultural practices to reverse this damaging trajectory.
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