Climate Change Series

From field to store to plate, our farmers are increasingly worried about climate change

Mar 11, 2022 17:01 pm UTC| Nature

Empty supermarket shelves still shock Australians, who have become accustomed to being able to buy the food they want. But we can expect to see more empty shelves, more often, in coming decades. Climate change means...

SK Materials to invest 120 billion in JV with US firm for clean power projects in Asia

Mar 09, 2022 23:21 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business

SK Materials Co. will invest 120 billion won in its newly-formed joint venture with US clean technology firm 8 Rivers Capital, LLC to deploy zero-emissions power projects to existing power plants in the Asia-Pacific...

Dongkuk Steel develops eco-friendly colored steel plate

Mar 09, 2022 23:07 pm UTC| Nature Business Economy

Dongkuk Steel Mill Co. had developed a solvent-free colored steel plate dubbed Luxteel Biomass Uniglass that reduced carbon emissions by over 80 percent by adding ultraviolet (UV) curing technology on top of the...

Tokyo shop offers waterproof and recyclable cardboard that safely transport liquids

Mar 05, 2022 22:45 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business

Tokyo-based Think of Things shop and cafe is offering high-functional cardboard boxes dubbed CARTON 2.0 that are waterproof enough to contain liquid inside called CARTON 2.0. A joint project with IZAK, a company that...

Disposal of used solar panels now becoming a problem

Mar 03, 2022 23:40 pm UTC| Nature Economy Business

With solar panels falling into disuse peaking sometime around 2036 at 170,000 to 280,000 tons, more companies are now developing solar panel disposal equipment. Niimi Solar Co., a company based in Niimi, Okayama...

S. Korean restaurants see no alternative to plastic packaging and delivery: survey

Mar 03, 2022 23:37 pm UTC| Nature Business Economy

South Korean restaurant owners have no choice but to use plastic due to lack of alternatives despite being costly and bad for the environment, according to a survey by the Korea Foodservice Industry Research...

Climate Change Series

Mass starvation, extinctions, disasters: the new IPCC report’s grim predictions, and why adaptation efforts are falling behind

Mar 01, 2022 10:10 am UTC| Nature

Even if we manage to stop the planet warming beyond 1.5℃ this century, we will still see profound impacts to billions of people on every continent and in every sector, and the window to adapt is narrowing quickly. These...