By Guy Boonyarakyotin – Dreams of sustainable development are often accompanied by images of skyscraper greenhouses or groundbreaking technologies of renewables and electric vehicles. Our growing populations and demand for resources are also becoming a testament to our need for better ways to use our dwindling resources. This, however, makes it easy to forget our…
By Luke Stevenson – A global shift towards sustainable activities has contributed to more people owning electric cars. A single lithium car battery for electric cars use 14kg of cobalt, and since the price of lithium batteries has dropped by 97% since 1991, the demand for cobalt has risen exponentially, with many believing electric cars…
By Lucy Dewhurst – Degraded soils, higher temperatures and reduced water availability. Just a few factors that crop growth could be affected by in years to come as the environment takes on more strain [1]. Potentially reducing agricultural crop productivity in a planet already struggling to feed its population. Currently, over 800 million people go…
by Erin Jones – Approximately 2.9 billion hectares of land is affected by shifting cultivation globally[1]. Often named ‘slash and burn’, shifting cultivation is an age-old practice unique to tropical locations in Africa, Asia and Latin America[2]. It involves the cutting and burning of natural material, which is replaced by agricultural crops, followed by an…
We all know we should aim to eat a healthy diet for ourselves, but have you considered the impacts of an unhealthy diet on the environment? Diets high in added sugars and saturated fats, are having a serious effect on the planet as well as human health. The Lancet Commission on healthy diets from sustainable…