Oil companies, car manufacturers and airlines are just some of the companies that will no longer be able to advertise their products on the billboards of the English city of Sheffield. Advertisements for polluting and harmful products will no longer be allowed on all Sheffield City Council billboards in England. The ban will also apply […]
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Cambridge University’s decision follows a campaign by students and academics at the British university. Cambridge University has temporarily stopped accepting donations from fossil fuel companies in response to growing scrutiny and pressure in academic circles. The moratorium on accepting funds from oil and gas companies was proposed by academics concerned about their influence on academic […]
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Restaurants, commerce and services will now pay for the waste they make and not the amount indexed to the water bill. The measure will go ahead as early as 2025: the restaurants, commerce, and services will start paying only for the waste they produce instead of an amount indexed to the water bill. For families, […]
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The Long Table restaurant in England serves meals based on food that would otherwise go to waste and on a pay-what-you-can system. Everyone has a seat at this restaurant. The Long Table is revolutionizing British – and even world – restaurant industry by creating a space based on “You pay what you can”. “Everyone pays […]
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France is making history when it comes to clothing production. The main measures include a ban on advertising cheaper textiles and an environmental tax on low-cost items. The bill now goes the Senate to be voted. The French parliament has approved a series of strict measures to limit disposable, mass-produced and low-cost fashion – which […]
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The Let’s Swap project, which has long been dedicated to swap markets, has decided to go one step further by creating Let’s Repair. Now they want to see the community repairing and transforming their clothes. The name Let’s Swap shouldn’t sound strange to you. After all, they’re all around Portugal organizing clothing swap markets so […]
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In this Journey through Climate, three teams will compete with the aim of touring the country in the most sustainable way possible, generating the greatest impact on communities. Applications are open until March 31st. After the success of the first edition, theJourney through Climate is back with some new features. In addition to the competition […]
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The Portuguese Pact for Plastics (PPP), which fights against the problems associated with plastic pollution, has launched its third report. This is good news, but it also gives the certainty that there is a lot to do. The Portuguese Pact for Plastic brings together 116 organizations and aims to promote the transition to a circular […]
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3D printing reduces construction time, energy consumption, carbon emissions and material waste. Get to know this Litehaus project. Litehaus, an innovative real estate development company, is going ahead with the construction of the first 3D printed houses in Portugal, incorporating technology and sustainability. It is a complex of 13 houses built in Portela da Villa, […]
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Created by the University of the Algarve’s Marine Sciences Center, the Plant a Coral project aims to rescue specimens accidentally caught in fishing nets and increase scientific knowledge about the corals found off the Portuguese coast. A team from the University of the Algarve’s Centre for Marine Sciences (CCMAR) has created “Plant a Coral”, a […]
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