Month: August 2024

Plastics can take hundreds of years to decompose, causing extensive and lasting damage to ecosystems due to plastic pollution. To best understand what plastic pollution is, one must understand what plastic is: a material made from carbon (fossil fuels) and chemicals. Plastics are not safe, inert materials per se, but rather a complex group of mixtures of tens of thousands of chemicals, many of...

The Catharijnesingel in Utrecht, once a polluting urban highway, has been restored to its pre-1958 state, prioritising green, livable spaces over cars and asphalt. This transformation enhances climate resilience, improves biodiversity, and offers great water recreation. The project merges historical preservation with modern ecological design, earning multiple prestigious awards. Source: Bright...

SK St Xavier, Ayer Itam in Penang receives full support from the entire school community which has enabled it to successfully create active participation and promote energy-saving behaviours among teachers and students. The collective efforts of everyone in the school have helped to make the school more energy-efficient today. “Full Support from Parents-Teachers Association for Energy-Saving...

SJK (T) Bayan Lepas, Penang uses a holistic approach in energy conservation.  The school encourages students to eat foods and fruits that cool the body and to drink sufficient water to regulate body temperature in order to prevent body heatiness. A cool body tolerates heat better.  This indirectly helps to minimise use of fans and air-conditioners in the school. “Eating right helps reduce...

SMK Convent Bukit Mertajam which took part in CAP’s energy-saving project, practises a straightforward and practical approach to save energy – the school uses energy-efficient air-conditioners and places limits on their use, as well as the use of lights and fans. Energy Monitors appointed ensure compliance with these rules. Besides reducing its carbon footprint, these simple actions have,...

Avoiding air-conditioner use to save energy can pose challenges, especially in a hot climate, but SMK Datuk Hj Mohamed Nor Ahmad in Bukit Gelugor, Penang has not let this prevented the school from inculcating energy-saving habits in students. To optimise health and safety, the school uses a practical approach of balancing students’ well-being and needs with good environmental care. Energy...