Integrated mineral carbonation: Decarbonising Western Australia

A research team from Curtin University is pioneering decarbonisation in Western Australia through integrated mineral carbonation. Bill Johnston, MLA, Mines and Petroleum Minister, announced on...

Advancing waste heat recovery in Portugal for a greener future

The European project, EMB3Rs, is discovering new ways to achieve industrial waste heat recovery in Portugal to raise energy efficiency, cut carbon emissions and...

New approach revealed to reduce EV battery testing time by 75%

Researchers at the University of Michigan (U-M) have emphasised that testing the longevity of new electric vehicle battery designs could be four times faster...

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Achieving responsible aquaculture together

The Innovation Platform speaks to Global Aquaculture Alliance communication manager Steven Hedlund about the importance of achieving responsible aquaculture throughout the US and across the globe. Aquaculture, executed poorly, can have negative effects to human health, precious natural resources, and...

Tackling global wildfires with satellite data

The Innovation Platform speaks to Global Forest Watch about the latest in global wildfire research through satellite data, technology and tools. Recent years have been plagued by record setting wildfires around the globe. From Indonesia’s devastating peat fires in 2015...

Debunking myths about electric vehicles

ChargePoint’s Policy Director UK & Ireland, Tanya Sinclair, speaks to The Innovation Platform about some of the most common myths about electric vehicles. Electric vehicles fight climate change by powering transportation with electricity instead of fossil fuels. ChargePoint operates the...

The first comprehensive global database for water-use efficiency

Researchers have compiled the first comprehensive global database for water-use efficiency by assessing the carbon isotope composition of tree rings. Water-use efficiency is essential to measuring how much water trees are returning to the atmosphere. This water return rises along...

Animal welfare and ethical responsibility in farming

The Animal Welfare Institute is dedicated to reducing animal suffering caused by people and seeks better treatment of animals everywhere. Nine billion land animals are raised and slaughtered for food in the US each year.1 However, there are a limited...

Tackling problems in the coffee industry

Hanna Neuschwander from World Coffee Research discusses some of the current issues facing the coffee industry. The global coffee crop is increasingly threatened by climate change, diseases and pests. It also appears as if Coffea arabica (C. arabica), which accounts...

Inland ports as innovation hubs

Seemingly unappealing inland ports are being called upon to use traditional modes of transport in innovative and sustainable ways in order the tackle our 21st century challenges. Inland ports most likely do not come straight to mind when we talk...

Aquaculture in America: extensive and diverse

U.S. Aquaculture Society speaks to The Innovation Platform about why the US aquaculture industry is growing in several areas and adjusting in others. Aquaculture: the farming of freshwater and marine aquatic plants and animals, is the fastest growing sector of...

Could agriculture offer a solution to climate change?

Commissioner for Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski, stresses how agriculture is not in the past, it is in fact a future solution to climate change. Launched in 1962, the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is a partnership between agriculture and society, and...

Innovating for the future: Amsterdam’s Circular Strategy

Officials in Amsterdam have approved the new Amsterdam Circular Strategy 2020-2025 in order to significantly reduce the use of new materials. The key aim of Amsterdam’s circular strategy is to half the use of new raw materials by 2030 in...

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