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Sustainability

Renewable Energy in Vietnam and Opportunities for Implementation

Vietnam, a booming economy with approximately 100 million residents, is currently embracing renewable energy, especially solar and wind, as part of its industrialization process due to its abundant natural resources. The United Nations

Linda Vo

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Sustainability

Climate Change And Its Disproportionate Effect On Education Access

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Hpone Thit Htoo

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Sustainability

The Unsustainability of Buffet Food Waste

Source:Four Seasons: The Market Kitchen DiningBuffets are a key part of the dining experience – whether it be in hotels, buffet-style restaurants, soup kitchens, or even in a college dining hall. The word

Rhea Kundamal

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Sustainability

Can Microfinance Improve Sustainability?

Background on Microfinance Originally pioneered by Muhammad Yunus in 1976 in Bangladesh, microfinance is a banking service targeted at low-income and vulnerable groups who face significant barriers to accessing financial services such as

Sophie Fiala

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Sustainability

Sustainable Architecture: Net-Zero Design and Energy Efficiency

Image credit: Vincent Callebaut ArchitecturesSustainability is quite simple. We depend on our natural environment to provide us with everything we need to survive. Sustainability is an effort to preserve the future by addressing

Radhika Todi

3 min read

Sustainability

Plastic in our Body

Microplastics. Photograph: David Kelly/Photograph David Kelly https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/mar/24/microplastics-found-in-human-blood-for-first-timeWe live in a world surrounded by plastics, from water bottles to shopping bags, to clothes we wear

Alejandra Bustamante

3 min read

Sustainability

Is the Belt and Road Initiative Going Green?

The Belt and Road Initiative is a landmark Chinese infrastructure project that aims to establish global trade routes from Eastern Asia to the Southern tip of Africa. A primary goal of the initiative

Ethan Van Nostrand

3 min read

Sustainability

Africa’s Youth Unemployment Crisis Is a Global Problem – Are Young Professionals' Potential Being Wasted?

Youth is Africa’s greatest asset, and its greatest challenge. Africa’s youth population is rapidly growing and expected to double to over 830 million by 2050 (3). In spite of this growth,

Sarah Sackey

4 min read

Sustainability

Examining Food Aid in Latin America

AbstractAffecting more than one billion people in 2009, the worldwide ‘hunger pandemic’ has left many nations struggling to ensure the health and well-being of their citizens in a globalized society. Despite increases in

Emma Guard

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Sustainability

Fast Fashion: A Fast-Growing Problem

Schlossberg, Tatiana. “How Fast Fashion Is Destroying the Planet.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 3 Sept. 2019, www.nytimes.com/2019/09/03/books/review/how-fast-fashion-is-destroying-the-planet.html.The fashion industry

Lisa Liong

3 min read

Sustainability

The Sustainability of Bitcoin and its Impact on the Environment

Source: NBC News: Mining rigs at work in Romania farming for Ethereum and ZilliqiaWhen it comes to cryptocurrencies, anyone with the right hardware and software can become miners. Consequently, the ease of availability

Eunice Rho

10 min read

Sustainability

The Water-Proof City: What we can Learn About Climate Resilience from the Dutch

In the beginning of 1953, a catastrophe—something still referred to as "The Disaster" by the Dutch—hit the Netherlands. The storm, causing 1836 casualties and breaching over 150 dykes, swept the country

Linda Wu

3 min read

Sustainability

The Impact of Solar Energy on the American South

Image Credit: Tsvetan IvanovSolar power has grown immensely in the last decade, becoming a dominant energy source in the transition to renewable energy. Already, solar power employs more US workers than oil, gas,

Tyler Bates

2 min read

Sustainability

China is a Major Player in the Electric Vehicles Market

The term “electric vehicle” (EV) refers to both solely battery electric vehicles (BEVs), which use a battery and an electric motor instead of the tradition gasoline tank and internal combustion engine, and plug-in

Linda Wu

2 min read

Sustainability

The Hidden Implications and Social Cost of Climate Colonialism

Briggs, Helen. “Carbon: How Calls for Climate Justice Are Shaking the World.” BBC News, BBC, 2 May 2021, www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56941979.Climate change is rooted in the intersection of capitalism and

Cecilia Marrinan

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Columbia

Tackling the E-Waste Problem by Encouraging Ethical Tech Consumerism

By Eleanor Yeo, Columbia GRC Image source: E-waste Day aims to increase recycling rates of electronicsThe Status Quo It has been no secret that humankind is facing an increasingly dire environmental crisis, with

Eleanor Yeo

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Sustainability

Are Electric Vehicles Really Sustainable?

Electric Vehicle ImageAligned with growing global interest to slow down climate change, countries have been increasingly adopting methods to lower global temperature. The recent COP26 agreement set the global agenda on tackling climate

Kacine Wee

2 min read

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ESG Investments for Startups in Singapore and SEA

How do investors/VCs value ESG principles when investing in startups? Image Credits: Westend61 GmbHTrue innovation in a post-pandemic world begins with entrepreneurship. With the upcoming Industrial Revolution 4.0 and an integrated

Nirat Singh Rajpal

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Climate Change

How Community Solar Farms are Changing the Renewable Energy Conversation

As community solar continues to grow, it becomes yet another tool homeowners, city leaders, and government officials can use to fight cliamte change, address energy scarcity, and spur economic activity.

Pooja Bapat

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