8 Sustainability ideas that will change the world | FT Rethink

8 Sustainability ideas that will change the world | FT Rethink

Diving into some of the most innovative ideas across retail, city planning, policy, technology and construction. Ideas that will truly change the way we think about sustainability in 2022

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50 Comments

  1. @هيسمياسرالقحطاني on February 1, 2025 at 3:21 pm

    Origins of 10000000000

  2. @simonbowman6206 on February 1, 2025 at 3:22 pm

    As a person that invented a unit that makes power let me tell you since 2016 i have learned that solar and wind are the flavor of the month as it were. BUT as the public starts to see that today the only recycling of wind farm blades is to cut them up and bury them or grind them up to powder and added to wet concrete & solar is no better SO THE CLOCK IS TICKING DOWN FOR THAT MARKET

  3. @veganvocalist4782 on February 1, 2025 at 3:24 pm

    provide the contacts / web addresses so that we can ACT on this info

  4. @aaronvallejo8220 on February 1, 2025 at 3:25 pm

    Circular economy achieved through Cradle to Cradle Certified products made with safe and healthy chemicals and designed for disassembly…all powered by renewably powered electricity…is a game changer that needs rapid escalation throughout our global economy.

  5. @nishchaldayal419 on February 1, 2025 at 3:25 pm

    Wait till you learn that the MIT research for lab grown plants was fake….

  6. @-beehive on February 1, 2025 at 3:27 pm

    Interesting

  7. @Prity-cs6pm on February 1, 2025 at 3:27 pm

    Seems to be more theoretical

  8. @JonathanFrost on February 1, 2025 at 3:28 pm

    1 FabricNano
    2 Empire Building Challenge
    3 Making electricity from human-powered steps
    4 Grow wood in a lab
    5 Making affordable fashion sustainable
    6 NCAVES, environmental and ecosystem accounting
    7 InVest has created a set of modelling tools
    8 Costa Rica reversed deforestation

    Before we waste our time and energy let’s go through this quick checklist –

    Is it solving the right problem?
    Is it scientifically viable? Does it obey the known laws of physics?
    Is it technologically viable? Is there a demonstration project working today?
    Is it scalable? Are there resources available for everybody in the world to do this?
    Is it resources viable? Is there a sustainable supply of minerals available?
    Is it land a viable? Is there enough space available without taking away from a forest or agricultural land?
    Is it politically viable? Can it be made acceptable to the general population?

    Links to the original projects would be useful for fact checking

    Thanks

  9. @Eliza-Wilson-YT on February 1, 2025 at 3:29 pm

    Sustainability is very important especially now more than ever.

  10. @ReneeVaughan-dd4gl on February 1, 2025 at 3:29 pm

    Tysm

  11. @flosenmosen on February 1, 2025 at 3:31 pm

    We can truly embrace sustainability by cutting down on mass consumption, avoiding the constant upgrade to new smartphones every two years, choosing locally sourced fruits over those shipped thousands of kilometers on container ships, and refraining from frequent air travel.

  12. @ahmedismael1876 on February 1, 2025 at 3:32 pm

    1.consumers = People and Products
    2. Collaboration = governance, companies and people
    3. Sustainability = everything

  13. @Norah-Hobbs on February 1, 2025 at 3:35 pm

    Most mass implementation were delayed because of supply disruption, russia ukraine war, and coming recessioms

  14. @PlanetCents on February 1, 2025 at 3:38 pm

    Hey we love this video! I hope you don’t mind that I repost this and tag you 🙂

  15. @هيسمياسرالقحطاني on February 1, 2025 at 3:42 pm

    Half of 1

  16. @ReenaDevi-fr3wn on February 1, 2025 at 3:44 pm

    😮😊😊

  17. @ahmedismael1876 on February 1, 2025 at 3:44 pm

    Make everything as a consumer with collaboration and AI to make solutions for everything and sustainability in this way you can solve all world problems.

  18. @exposurepoint-9000 on February 1, 2025 at 3:44 pm

    Informative and much needed..

  19. @rodrigopanachao2234 on February 1, 2025 at 3:45 pm

    Is wood the most sustainable materials? really?

  20. @dishaagarwal654 on February 1, 2025 at 3:46 pm

    Hiiiiiii 5b

  21. @zariefziqri on February 1, 2025 at 3:46 pm

    wont help…

  22. @هيسمياسرالقحطاني on February 1, 2025 at 3:46 pm

    Find 1

  23. @KsK-p7o on February 1, 2025 at 3:48 pm

    💖

  24. @jacobbarlow9267 on February 1, 2025 at 3:49 pm

    Pollution doesn’t need to be made frrom fossil oils to be unhealhty for biology idiots! using plant oils is no different, it’s the synthisis that is turning it into pollution

  25. @oscarcrespo5660 on February 1, 2025 at 3:49 pm

    Don’t send messages that are wrong! Timber isn’t the driver of deforestation. In most of the largest wood products producing countries forests are growing! Agriculture and land use drive deforestation, not manufacturing of wood products. Replicating in scale in a la what million of hectares of trees do thanks to the sun wont be feasible

  26. @DMulabiTalejan on February 1, 2025 at 3:49 pm

    Great ideas i didnt even know eg growing wood in a lab. Just heard blood can also be grown in a lab. Why not grow cotton as well? And oh, nice graphics. Who made them?

  27. @MarionSouth on February 1, 2025 at 3:49 pm

    Great Video shame that it has such low views.

  28. @jessmason2112 on February 1, 2025 at 3:51 pm

    All that water in California could be put to good use as any other stormwater.
    Canals coast to coast. Biofuel farms, fish farms, shrimp farms, shellfish farms, hydroponic farms, fruit tree farms, and nuts, wineries, hemp farms for textiles and bioplastics, animal husbandry, Drainage, reservoirs, canals, pumps, water reclamation, energy storage with dams, mechanical and electric wind turbines to pump water, recreation, distribution of water coast to coast, freight distribution, water distribution with the canals. You have nothing without water 💦. That’s a lot of jobs and an unimaginable amount of work and labor. Every ancient civilization built its economy and huge cities around rivers and irrigation.

  29. @MILAMIRANDAOFFICIAL on February 1, 2025 at 3:51 pm

    This is incredible

  30. @molayghosh9189 on February 1, 2025 at 3:52 pm

    whats is the name of the brand or company who is
    Making affordable fashion sustainable

  31. @DoreneFederico on February 1, 2025 at 3:53 pm

    All that water in California could be put to good use as any other stormwater.
    Canals coast to coast. Biofuel farms, fish farms, shrimp farms, shellfish farms, hydroponic farms, fruit tree farms, and nuts, wineries, hemp farms for textiles and bioplastics, animal husbandry, Drainage, reservoirs, canals, pumps, water reclamation, energy storage with dams, mechanical and electric wind turbines to pump water, recreation, distribution of water coast to coast, freight distribution, water distribution with the canals. You have nothing without water . That’s a lot of jobs and an unimaginable amount of work and labor. Every ancient civilization built its economy and huge cities around rivers and irrigation.

  32. @RonPryd on February 1, 2025 at 3:54 pm

    Growing furniture is insane.

  33. @AdvantestInc on February 1, 2025 at 3:54 pm

    Impressive overview of sustainable initiatives across sectors! The focus on ethical environmental accounting and conservation efforts highlights the comprehensive strategies needed to achieve a sustainable economy.

  34. @shyft09 on February 1, 2025 at 3:55 pm

    "Partner Content" you just tricked us all into watching an ad for some start up investments by Lombard Odier Asset Management 👏👏👏 like the one who discovered how to make plastic quicker without using oil. We’re not running out of oil, the problem with plastic is not that we need to make it quicker. Seriously F*ck off FT, this video is a d*ck move

  35. @blancawolf8103 on February 1, 2025 at 3:59 pm

    Costa Rica explot nicaragua’s wood. I don’t buy their "achivements" in conservation.

  36. @JAY_Model_1 on February 1, 2025 at 4:00 pm

    This is cool asf and makes me wanna become aomething of these professions

  37. @jgrant5255 on February 1, 2025 at 4:01 pm

    Pipe dreams.

  38. @princewindsor6156 on February 1, 2025 at 4:03 pm

    Sustainability is very important especially now more than ever.

  39. @LolithyaAslam on February 1, 2025 at 4:04 pm

    great ideas!!

  40. @johntatman8182 on February 1, 2025 at 4:05 pm

    Leave nature alone get humans away from everything that is being destroyed now would help

  41. @AsherWolfe-t9h on February 1, 2025 at 4:05 pm

    All that water in California could be put to good use as any other stormwater.
    Canals coast to coast. Biofuel farms, fish farms, shrimp farms, shellfish farms, hydroponic farms, fruit tree farms, and nuts, wineries, hemp farms for textiles and bioplastics, animal husbandry, Drainage, reservoirs, canals, pumps, water reclamation, energy storage with dams, mechanical and electric wind turbines to pump water, recreation, distribution of water coast to coast, freight distribution, water distribution with the canals. You have nothing without water . That’s a lot of jobs and an unimaginable amount of work and labor. Every ancient civilization built its economy and huge cities around rivers and irrigation.

  42. @suzyp7178 on February 1, 2025 at 4:05 pm

  43. @Bill0102 on February 1, 2025 at 4:05 pm

    I’m taken by this. I had the pleasure of reading something similar, and I was truly taken by it. "Mastering Money Mindfulness" by Benjamin Hawk

  44. @UnityKnot on February 1, 2025 at 4:06 pm

    It was a splendid presentation and an inspiring way of looking into sustainable solutions! Thank you for the well-structured work.

  45. @pearlz4205 on February 1, 2025 at 4:08 pm

    I like your video keep it up

  46. @orlandorocha6390 on February 1, 2025 at 4:13 pm

    be kind to nature.

  47. @هيسمياسرالقحطاني on February 1, 2025 at 4:13 pm

    Difficult 3

  48. @princewindsor6156 on February 1, 2025 at 4:13 pm

    I for one am doing anything even in the smallest ways for the better of this world and our environment.

  49. @geofferysmith41 on February 1, 2025 at 4:15 pm

    Any of you all not buying WKHS stock don’t care anything about our planet. EVs are the future!

  50. @FBA-Renaissance on February 1, 2025 at 4:17 pm

    1:10 – I STARTED DOING THIS IN 2020 😎

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