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External Exam - Current Issues - News Stories

 

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Read the news stories below, to gain insight into current global sustainability issues and some solutions being put forward

The fungus and bacteria tackling plastic waste

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-57733178

How pedestrians are lighting homes in Sierra Leone

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210713-how-pedestrians-are-lighting-homes-in-sierra-leone

Thunberg calls out climate impact of fashion brands in Vogue interview

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-58145465

How to fight microplastic pollution with magnets

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20210825-how-to-fight-microplastic-pollution-with-magnets

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Earthquake-resistant school built from recycled plastic in Indonesia

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-09-05/earthquake-resistant-school-built-of-recycled-plastic-in-lombok/100423910

The ATMs that dispense green fuel

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-58425184

From earrings to tiles – what you can do with plastic waste

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/stories-58305686

Climate change: Massive Attack gig data to cut live music impact

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-58442599

Recycling: How do you transform old PPE into something new?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-58453247

Unmanned submarine earmarked for Irish Sea freight crossings

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-58571143

Sustainable fashion: From the red carpet to our wardrobes?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-58515849

Manta rays inspire new device to filter microplastics

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-58573451

The classic cars being converted to electric vehicles

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-58578061

Fast fashion: The dumping ground for unwanted clothes

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-58836618

What is green hydrogen

https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2021-01-23/green-hydrogen-renewable-energy-climate-emissions-explainer/13081872

Waste electronics will weigh more than the Great Wall of China

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-58885143

Terracyle: National Recycling Solutions

https://www.terracycle.com/en-AU/brigades