Energy Transition: Path to a Sustainable Future
The energy transition is a comprehensive process that aims at a gradual shift to a low-carbon economy and implies a new condition, with a broader and more systemic view of environmental and social sustainability. This change, however, is not limited only to energy generation, but also encompasses its consumption […]
Basic Sanitation Law Amended to Prevent Water Waste
Enacted on April 4, 2023 by the President of the Federative Republic of Brazil, Law No. 14,546 amends Basic Sanitation Law No. 11,445/2007 and establishes measures to prevent water waste, as well as the use of rainwater and reuse non-potable greywater. The new law adds […]
Allbirds and the World's First Zero Carbon Shoe
In March 2023, Allbirds, a sustainable brand from New Zealand, presented the world with the first net-zero carbon shoe, the M0.0NSHOT. The product's differential starts with the chosen materials and extends throughout the production chain, since the product is designed in a sustainable way. […]
Zero Rate for Solar Modules
Faced with the urgent need to transition the energy matrix around the world, with the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, Brazil has stood out as a protagonist in this scenario of sustainability. An important step taken by the country in this direction was the creation of PADIS – Support Program for the Technological Development of […]
Fomes Fomentarius: the path of innovation in the field of biodegradable materials
A study carried out by a group of scientists from the Technical Research Center VTT, in Finland, and published in February in the Science Advances Magazine, reveals that the complex systemic structure of the Fomes fomostorius fund, popularly known as “hull fungus”, can point the way to innovation in the field of biodegradable materials. The research in question puts […]
