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. The filters can cost thousands of dollars to replace, however, because they’re made with precious metals.

Carbon 108

Carbon Diesel Emissions Bangladesh 108

Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2017

To introduce biodiversity teaching materials in Bangladesh's elementary curriculum with the intention to raise public awareness. Promotion of the Yangtze River Children's Environment Summit and Cherry Blossom Relay, and building a Biodiversity Conservation Network. Building hometowns where insects can thrive.

Grant 150

Grant Toyota Myanmar 2017 150

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. Miles of fabrics are immersed in gigantic “washing machines” full of dye and water. Here we have a revolution.

Water 69

Water Energy Pollution Bangladesh 69

Cars That Think

AUGUST 4, 2022

In 1969 he was tasked with helping to build transmission lines in Bangladesh that connected the country’s eastern and western electrical grids. His first assignment there was with the design and construction team for the Churchill Falls underground hydroelectric power station, in Labrador, Nfld.

Connect 79

Connect Connected MIT Honduras 79

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. Energy consumption.

Asia 186

Asia Indonesia Financing Bangladesh 186

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 24, 2018

India and Bangladesh come in near the bottom of the rankings, with Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nepal rounding out the bottom five. In general, high scorers exhibit long-standing commitments to protecting public health, preserving natural resources, and decoupling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from economic activity.

2018 300

2018 Papua New Guinea Burundi Central African Republic 300