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Architects take inspiration from nature to build sustainable future

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“Those who look to the laws of nature as a support for their new works collaborate with the Creator.” So said Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí. But can buildings behave like trees? Might nature itself provide the answers to combating climate change? Can we design buildings that are not only net-zero but net-positive?

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Why we’re all being taken in by eco-fraud, and how to avoid being fooled
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“Nature-friendly”, “biodegradable”, “kinder to the earth” read the shiny packages. Contented cows and little bunny rabbits with fluffy ears gambol across green fields. Supermarket shelves are flush with such products. As the climate crisis has climbed up the news agenda, and burrowed into the forefront of many minds, consumers are increasingly opting for green versions of their regular products.

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Is a sustainable electronics industry possible?

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Over the past decade, tech has become an indispensable companion in our lives. A growing number of devices answer our every daily need. But all of these — from smart watches, to wireless headphones, virtual assistants and tablets — have a shelf life. And, once discarded, they linger on in e-waste graveyards, leaching toxins into the soil, or gathering dust in drawers. All of the resources extracted, transported and transformed in their manufacture — the rare minerals, plastics, chemicals – are lost. And all of the energy used to create them is lost to the ever-warming atmosphere.

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23 easy ways to live more sustainably

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Another year punctuated by climate catastrophe draws to a close. Floods ravaged Pakistan, Nigeria, Spain, Australia. Drought decimated crops in the Horn of Africa and elsewhere. Climate refugees swelled the numbers of migrants undertaking perilous journeys across treacherous waters. Countries in all corners of the globe grappled with unseasonably hot and cold weather. There is no denying the fact that global warming is on the march.

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Farmbots bring precision to the business of food production

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Tom winds through the rows of wheat, stopping at plants along his route: scanning, mapping, checking vitals, taking photographs. Dick follows closely behind, pausing from time to time to unfurl his lightning rod and unleash a laser death zap to an unsuspecting weed. Harry plants seeds at measured intervals. Unseen but overseeing, Wilma monitors their progress, aggregating the data sent by her rolling army.

Tom, Dick and Harry are farmbots. Wilma, their watchful AI. And they represent a small but growing revolution in the farming world.