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TEDTalk: The Wildly Complex Anatomy of a Sneaker

Sustainability Consulting

To meet growing demand, roughly 23 billion shoes are produced every year, mostly in factories across China and Southeast Asia. And processing those raw ingredients into synthetic textiles also uses a lot of energy, further compounding that pollution. Why are sneakers so bad for the environment?

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50 Books on Climate Change and Sustainbility

Green Market Oracle

Gen Z's first "existential toolkit" for combating burnout while advocating for climate justice Bathroom Battlegrounds A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet by Sarah Jaquette Ray (April 2020). Heat Pumps for Sustainable Heating and Cooling (Green Energy and Technology) by Y. Venus Lun, S.

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Geoengineering’s gender problem could put the planet at risk

Grist

The hardware test was part of a bigger plan to see if strategically releasing aerosols might help cool the planet by reflecting sunlight. Studies on industrial and water contamination , air pollution , and other environmental concerns have since backed it up. Working from a disused military airstrip in Norfolk, U.K.,

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