Globally, we use (a shocking) 5 trillion plastic bags each year . That is more than 700 a year for each individual on Earth and 160,000 every second! We use around 100 billion plastic bags each year i

Anyone trying to live sustainably will easily discover how challenging it can be to remove single-use plastics from their lives. That’s only in homes and the everyday workplace. Eliminating single-use

Renewable energy is essential for a sustainable future. If you want to play your part for people and the planet, then renewable energy volunteer work is a great start. Clean energy will be crucial in

Experts estimate that about 8 million tonnes of plastic enter our oceans every year . These numbers are overwhelming and as changemakers, it’s hard to imagine how we can reduce plastic pollution in th

Renewable energy is crucial to tackling the climate emergency. To break the world’s reliance on finite and polluting fossil fuels, it is vital that nations around the globe work towards a more sustain

Renewable energy is the future and hydropower plants are its biggest global suppliers. Hydropower, in the right locations, is a sustainable way to cut our reliance on fossil fuels. This source now acc

On a global scale, we need a wholesale rethink of how we package most of our purchased food. Food packaging forms a major component of the waste from most households. According to the EPA, we can attribute almost 45% of the waste in US landfills to food and packaging Reducing Wasted Food &…

Every year, renewable energy technology becomes better, cheaper, and easier to access. Yet, renewable sources are only responsible for 20% of our global energy consumption Kåberger, Tomas. (2018). Progress of renewable electricity replacing fossil fuels . Global Energy Interconnection. 1. . There…

Atelier Teymur Rzayev will hold a Climate Change Art Show in Balat Culture Center in Istanbul from May 30 to June 12. This show will be attended by the following artists two of which are our expert contributors: Serife Akkan Askin Akman Rana Balkis Oya Gali Semine Hazan Selva Ozelli Hulya Sahin…

Our experts Rana Balkis and Selva Ozelli alongside collaborators Teymur Rzayev and Renan Kaleli recently participated in the United Nations Global Call Out To Creatives – help stop the spread of COVID-19 Coronavirus art competition . Sixteen thousand artists from around the world participated in the…

As the popular saying goes, “trees are the lungs of our planet.” They are a vital part of forest and woodland ecosystems and play a big role in our food-producing systems. Unfortunately , there’s a growing global problem of tree felling and deforestation . Thankfully, tree planting projects are…