Cars That Think

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Looking to make replacement filters more environmentally friendly and affordable, a team of engineering students from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology , in Dhaka, designed a carbon-based version with bamboo. Activated carbon granules in an absorption chamber and metallic mesh form the filters, Afrin says.

Carbon 107

Carbon Diesel Emissions Bangladesh 107

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

Without a change in current transport development patterns in Asia, global carbon dioxide emissions and fuel prices will keep rising, with consequences for climate change, energy security, and economic growth. However, Asia’s needs are vast, with estimated investments of $2.5

Asia 218

Asia Transportation 2020 Global 218

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 16, 2012

The coalition will focus efforts on reducing black carbon, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), and methane. The founding coalition partners are Bangladesh, Canada, Ghana, Mexico, Sweden, and the United States, together with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Earlier post.). The secretariat will be hosted by UNEP. Earlier post.).

Climate 210

Climate Pollution Clean Cleaning 210

Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2011

Asia’s long-term competitiveness will depend heavily on how it controls the intensity of its resource use, including water and food, and manages its carbon footprint. For example, half of all Asians live without basic sanitation while 900 million people in the region have no access to electricity. —Asia 2050.

Asia 186

Asia Indonesia Financing Bangladesh 186

Cars That Think

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

At the end of a visit at a major textile dyeing factory, his customer took him behind the buildings to show a horrific scene: A blood-red river—wastewater from the dye baths leaching into the soil and entering the rivers. The fashion industry is responsible for 10 percent of carbon emissions, textile dyeing alone for 3 percent.

Water 72

Water Energy Pollution Bangladesh 72