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TEB Sustainability Research Team

The TEB Sustainability Research Team covers practical environmental topics: renewable energy, sustainable homes, waste reduction, pollution, water, green technology, and responsible consumption. We dig through research papers, industry data, government guidance, and other trusted sources, then turn that information into something readers can actually use. Complex environmental subjects don't have to stay complicated. Our job is to make sense of them.

Garden and landscape

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December 22, 2011

Vertical Farming and the Local Food Network: Promise vs Reality

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Vertical farming was once presented as a near-universal answer to urban food security. The industry’s recent reality is more selective. Indoor farms can produce leafy greens close to consumers with…

Energy

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December 22, 2011

Hybrid-Only Parking Is Outdated: What Works Better Now

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Hybrid-only parking looked progressive when hybrids were rare and battery-electric cars were barely visible outside early-adopter markets. Today, the policy has a classification problem: a conventional hybrid may use gasoline…

Green Technology

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December 22, 2011

Parking Reform: How Cities Can Use Less Land for Cars

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Parking reform has moved from a planning niche to a central debate about housing costs, street safety and climate policy. The newest shift is not a campaign to eliminate parking.…

Energy

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December 22, 2011

EU Aviation Carbon Trading in 2026: What Flyers Should Know

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EU aviation carbon trading reaches an important turning point in 2026: airlines covered by the European Union Emissions Trading System no longer receive the general free allocation of emissions allowances…

Green Technology

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December 22, 2011

Private High-Speed Trains: The U.S. Model Faces Its Real Test

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Private high-speed trains are no longer only a thought experiment in the United States. Brightline’s Florida service has shown that a privately operated intercity rail brand can attract passengers, while…

Uncategorized

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December 21, 2011

From 7 Billion to 8.2 Billion: What Population Change Means Now

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When the world reached 7 billion people in 2011, public discussion often assumed growth would continue accelerating indefinitely. The demographic picture now looks different. The United Nations estimated the world…

Environment

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December 18, 2011

Environmental Refugees: Climate Displacement and the Legal Gap

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“Environmental refugees” is an urgent phrase, but it can obscure the people it is meant to describe. Most people uprooted by floods, storms, drought or erosion remain inside their own…

Green Technology

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December 15, 2011

Top Tips for Greener Motoring: What Actually Makes a Difference in 2026

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Driving is changing quickly in the UK. Electric cars are becoming common, petrol and diesel sales are declining, and drivers are paying more attention to fuel costs, emissions and local…

Green Technology

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December 12, 2011

Blimps of the Future: Can Airships Deliver Low-Carbon Cargo?

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The blimps of the future are unlikely to replace passenger jets. Their more credible role is slower freight: oversized equipment, remote-community supplies and cargo that is expensive to move by…

Climate Change

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December 10, 2011

Climate Risk Rankings: How to Read Country and City Lists

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Rankings of countries and cities exposed to climate change promise a simple answer to a complicated question: where is risk highest? In 2026, the best response is to treat every…