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GM Crops: the Answer to Africa’s Bid for Food Security?
Booming population sizes are by now a familiar fear for governments the world over, putting unwelcome pressure on our water, food and land supplies as we expand to meet blossoming demand. UN statistics estimate the global population will rise to…
Turning Carbon into Solar Fuel – Closing the Loop on CO2 Emissions
Carbon emissions are the primary driver of our rising global temperatures, and curbing emissions has been a consistent priority for researchers around the world as we work towards a greener future. While 2020 saw an overall decline in emissions -…
After 20 Years Campaigning, UNEP Completely Bans Lead Petrol
“Today, we celebrate the culmination of a global, decades-long effort to rid the world of lead in petrol”, tweeted Antonio Gueterres, Secretary General of the United Nations on August 30th. For the first time since 1923, no driver on the…
Flexible Packaging, the One to Dethrone Plastics and Glass
We’re all very aware of the negative impact that plastics, specifically plastic packaging, have in our life, but let’s look at the numbers again, shall we? Around 91 percent of plastic packaging ends up in landfills, oceans, or elsewhere in…
Seaweed: the new material of our sustainable future?
In the global bid to curb our plastic production, manufacturers are increasingly turning to the natural world for organic, sustainable alternatives. Created out of everything from mushrooms to agricultural waste, innovators are proving that the solutions are at our fingertips,…
How Dairy Alternatives Took Over the Markets
In the recent weeks, Beyond Meat has filed around 100 trademark applications in the US. These include Beyond Eggs, Beyond Crab, Beyond Tun’, Beyond Fish, Beyond Lamb, and most surprisingly, Beyond Milk. The trademark application stood out to their plant-based…