The problem Almost 1/10 of the global population is under-nourished, and this number is increasing. The climate emergency means that there is less land for growing food. At the same time, population growth means there are more people needing to be fed. In sub-Saharan Africa, various areas suffer from food
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Anti-solar panels that work at night
Why are solar panels useful? Greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide (CO2) are trapping heat within the earth’s atmosphere, causing global warming. This is becoming a climate emergency. People all over the world are recognising that we need to do whatever we can to reduce our emissions of CO2. One way
The Complex Case Of Palm Oil
WHAT IS PALM OIL? Palm oil is a type of vegetable oil, grown mostly in and from a crop called Oil Palm that is native to Africa. It has many uses and is found in up to half of the items in a shopping basket. It’s a very productive crop
Climate change and coffee-growing in Ethiopia
Coffee is native to Ethiopia and is the country’s most important agricultural product, supporting 15 million farmers (1/7th of the entire country’s population). In 2015, 180,000 tonnes of coffee were exported from Ethiopia. It is Africa’s largest coffee producer and the world’s 5th largest exporter. CLIMATE CHANGE AND COFFEE Coffee
Ammonia’s potential as a zero-carbon fuel
WHAT IS AMMONIA AND WHAT ARE THE ISSUES WITH IT? Ammonia is a chemical we have used to improve the yields of our crops for over 100 years. The main method of ammonia production involves releasing hydrogen and carbon dioxide (CO2) from natural gas (a fossil fuel). The hydrogen is
Do the Amazon forest fires endanger our oxygen supply?
BACKGROUND Over the last few months, there have been severe wildfires in the Amazon rainforest. Many people are concerned about this, because they think the Amazon is important to the supply of oxygen that we breathe. Some people have been spreading a false fact that “the Amazon provides 20% of