Turning the herbal medicine jamu into green energy and savings

Turning the herbal medicine jamu into green energy and savings

Industrial uses of energy-rich vegetation, or biomass, as fuel can be key to the future of renewable energy. Biomass in the form of waste in particular is ideal as it is available at no cost. In Indonesia a forward-thinking company, Sido Muncul, is using the waste from the production of the popular herbal medicine jamu

What’s happening at COP21 and who’s leaving their mark

What’s happening at COP21 and who’s leaving their mark

The conference on climate taking place in Paris is hosting a number of celebrities. Actors, politicians, activists, the witnesses of the disasters caused by climate change. From American actor Leonardo DiCaprio to the Latin American indigenous woman Diana Rios, from American former Vice President and Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore to the progressive Mayor of Barcelona Ada Colau.   They aim

Bold mayors are remaking the climate in the city century

Bold mayors are remaking the climate in the city century

Will this week bring an agreement to keep the world from tipping into irreconcilable climate change? Perhaps, but regardless of the headlines from COP21, something very important is happening. Some of the biggest gains for the environment are happening on the streets of urban areas the world over. Cities at COP21 and beyond are already