This report focuses on a crucial piece of the puzzle in the creation of a low-carbon economy - consumers. With three quarters of the UK's greenhouse gas emissions either directly or indirectly attributable to consumer actions, we cannot ignore the significant influence of the public's purchasing decisions on our ability to hit our 2020 climate change targets.
Pune-based start-up develops a new model of construction that cuts cost and reduces labour
A masonry product that cuts out the use of cement and sand and does not require water curing is what Punebased Green Build Products has developed as its core product line.
The Enviro Passport or the E-passport launched by the Rotary Club of Bombay (RCB), based on the widely accepted principle of carbon trading, is a new programme to help individuals map their carbon footprints and provide them with means that can result in reducing the impact on the environment.
The concept revolves around the theory of knowing your carbon footprints in a verifiable manner.
This paper suggests an approach to a convincing method for control of surficial soil erosion by using Jute Geotextiles (JGT). The approach can be extended to other natural geotextiles as well.
Washington: Researchers have converted discarded plastic bottles in combination with soil to form a porous cement like substance that could be the construction material of the future.
It could also considerably ease ecological hazard caused by billions of plastic bottles discarded every year.
Naji Khoury, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Temple University
