Wildfires create 20 per cent of global carbon emissions
Wildfires create 20 per cent of global carbon emissions and the figure will rise to 30% by the end of the century, according to Dryad Networks. Wildfires are wrongly categorised as natural disasters and therefore not included in global carbon emissions reporting, despite the fact that 80 per cent are caused by humans and the fact […]
Solutions to global freshwater crisis boosted by £1.5m funding
Ten start-ups have won a share of £1.5m in funding from HCL Group to scale up solutions to the global freshwater crisis. Global demand for freshwater will exceed sustainable supply by 40 per cent by 2030 with major implications for the global economy and society. New solutions to the problem are needed and funding has […]
