‘What we need is positive science fiction’
An interview with digital entrepreneur and sustainability expert Francesco Cara
WDCD Blog
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Plastic waste can be much prettier
|The Pretty Plastic Plant is a factory which transforms your household scrap into beautiful building materials
‘Carbon farming can play a role in reversing the climate crisis’
Carbon farming helps capturing carbon dioxide from the air in the soil
Banana paper, laser tree e vertical university
Primeiras entradas para o WDCD Climate Action Challenge visíveis na plataforma do Challenge.
Banana paper, a laser tree and a vertical university
Vertical University: Imagine a university where farmers are professors
Cocoon: A nurturing pot for baby trees
|The low-cost solution that's helping turn sandy expanses green
‘It is the community that is here, not only me’
First museum solo exhibition in the Netherlands by South African photographer and LGBT-activist Zanele Muholi
No chicken died for this nugget
Memphis Meats presents the world's first lab-grown piece of chicken
Bowl Shaped Roofs Collect Rainwater in Iran
|Tehran-based architecture studio unveil proposal for a roof system which harvests water
‘Carbon law’: half emissions every decade
Mission 2020 aims at bending the greenhouse-gas emissions curve downwards by 2020.
18-hour Ideathon for Climate Action in Singapore
IKEA Singapore’s Young Designer Awards 2017 kicks off with Ideathon led by WDCD Climate Action Challenge leader Dagan Cohen
Waterless loo improves lives in Madagascar
Loowatt toilet with biodegradable film system|Loowatt's digester in use in Madagascar’s capital AntananarivoLoowatt provides Madagascans with both sanitation and energy and could be an alternative in the West too
The search is on for a better, braver food future
The first Future Food Design Award to be presented during Dutch Design Week
Traveling Ark wins Post-Fossil City Contest
The rules of the Ark's journey for participating citiesThe Ark of the Newest Covenant by BreukersGoderie will present Ten Sustainable Commandments to cities
Tempting popsicles with a message
Polluted Water Popsicles Project draws attention to water pollution in Taiwan
Tons of information to help you get started
Climate Action Challenge starters kit offers an extensive resources pack
ADOPTING THE CIRCULAR DESIGN GUIDE
an opportunity to discover the potential of circularity
The Manifesto Workshop with Bruce Mau
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2017: Activation Session Report
Surviving the Flood on a Giant Pelican
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2017: Activation Session Report
Don’t Waste Waste: A Second Life for Ocean Plastic
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2017: Activation Session Report
Countering Media Monologues
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2017: Activation Session Report
What will the post-fossil neighbourhood look like?
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2017: Activation Session Report
Designing Activism
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2017: Activation Session Report
Measuring air pollution with 50 shirts of grey
WDCD Live Amsterdam 2017: Activation Session Report