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The COP26 Outcome: What it Means for Orchid City
On the evening of the 13th of November 2021, Alok Sharma, the acting president for COP26, the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference, proudly declared that history had been made i…
Nov 2021
The COP26 Outcome: What it Means for Orchid City
On the evening of the 13th of November 2021, Alok Sharma, the acting president for COP…
Exploring Sustainability and Cybersecurity
This year’s Doomsday Clock, a metaphor of how close humanity is to doom developed by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, shows that catastrophe is creeping ever-close. The 1…
Dec 2020
Exploring Sustainability and Cybersecurity
This year’s Doomsday Clock, a metaphor of how close humanity is to doom developed by t…
Is digital more environmentally friendly than paper?
“Go paperless, save trees”. Is that really the case? According to this popular motto, documents in digital versions are environmentally sounder than their old-school, paper c…
Oct 2020
Is digital more environmentally friendly than paper?
“Go paperless, save trees”. Is that really the case? According to this popular motto, …
What innovations-gone-wrong can teach us about sustainability
What links an abandoned housing complex and a green beer bottle? An innovation that instead of bringing positive results — may it be a heightened standard of living, environm…
Oct 2020
What innovations-gone-wrong can teach us about sustainability
What links an abandoned housing complex and a green beer bottle? An innovation that in…
COVID-19's lesson to the world: the need for resilience
For years, we've seen different theories on how to best steer society in a different direction. As we are facing the impending worsening of the climate crisis, resource short…
Apr 2020
COVID-19's lesson to the world: the need for resilience
For years, we've seen different theories on how to best steer society in a different d…
Lacking Resilience is Bananas
While society is struggling with the Corona pandemic, bananas are facing their own, a fungus called Foc-TR4. It is not the first time that bananas face a serious threat. …
Jan 2020
Lacking Resilience is Bananas
While society is struggling with the Corona pandemic, bananas are facing their own, a …