Sustainable Development in China
Learning Objective
I can analyze the challenges and opportunities for sustainable development in China.
Key Concepts
Fabric Nano is developing methods to sustainably synthesize bioplastics and fossil fuel-free chemical ingredients at scale, producing them 100 times faster than petroleum-based products.
The Empire Building Challenge is providing 50 million dollars in funding to building owners to pilot innovative retrofit solutions, as old buildings make up 80 to 90 percent of our usage.
Costa Rica is the first tropical country to have halted and reversed deforestation by taxing fossil fuels, saving more than 1 million hectares of forest and replanting 7 million trees.
Practice Questions
This lesson includes 10 practice questions to reinforce learning.
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1. What is the primary goal of achieving a 'net zero economy' as mentioned in the video?
2. According to the video, what is one of the main challenges in making buildings more sustainable?
3. How does the 'stockless fashion brand' mentioned in the video reduce unsold production waste?
...and 7 more questions
Educational Video
8 Sustainability ideas that will change the world | FT Rethink
Financial Times