10 INVENTIONS THAT ARE SAVING THE EARTH

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10 inventions that are saving the earth

Most of us watched the teen climate activist Greta Thunberg deliver a fiery speech at the
United Nations. Regardless of which political side you may be on, we all agree that something
needs to be done to save this beautiful planet of ours. Some people might be looking for huge
innovations; however, simple breakthroughs may in fact have a much bigger impact. Today,
we’ve compiled a list of 10 inventions that are saving the Earth, so keep watching.
10) Fake meat
To all meat eaters, we have good news and bad news. The bad news as you may know is that
meat production is devastating our planet and no we are not attacking you. One major issue is
use of land. The production of beef relies on 164 square meters of grazing land per 100 grams
of meat and is one of the major causes of deforestation in Central and South America, leading
to an increased release of carbon into the air. The Food and Agriculture Organization believes
livestock accounts for about 14.5% of greenhouse gas emissions. Animals also use huge
amounts of freshwater while the contaminated runoff from industrial livestock operations
pollutes local waterways. But the good news is that fake meat is finally palatable. Companies
have begun delivering delicious alternatives to meat. As much as the technological
achievement and advanced food science, the real win of these companies is that they've made
fake meat trendy. You can now order meatless burgers at Burger King and the like.
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9) Plant based plastic
We have to put an end to single-use plastics. Initiatives are already underway across the world
to ban or intensely limit their use. In certain places plastic straws are only given out upon
request and single-use plastic bags have disappeared from grocery stores. But the problem is
deep-rooted and deeply ingrained in our economy. Near the ocean, the quantity of plastic
debris that's visible on an average day is heartbreaking. Plant-based plastics that biodegrade
are one possible solution, as they could, in theory, replace many of the plastic products
already in circulation. An Indonesian company called Avani Eco has been making bio-plastic
out of cassava since 2014 and in due time this should become a booming sector. But bear in
mind that not all bioplastics biodegrade and the quality of some production techniques is being
argued. Part of becoming a responsible consumer in the near future is to know the life cycle of
the products we choose to buy, from when they are made to when they will decompose.
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8) Environmental sensors
To bring the planet back to life, we need to measure what actually is damaging it. Distributed
sensors are one of the unsung heroes that are allowing that to happen, and the continued
spread of this network will be one of the persevering technologies behind nearly every
sustainability effort imaginable. For example back in the 1980s, taller smokestacks helped to
reduce local air pollution on the east coast. The problem was that the smokestacks were linked

to a higher rate of acid rain, which was leading to increased deforestation. The connection was
drawn through early networked pollution sensors. Of course the technology has advanced
since then. Networked sensors are already monitoring air and water quality, identifying
pollutants, tracking acidification, and capturing live data. Wearable air quality sensors are also
on their way, and localized sensor networks are monitoring energy and water usage in
buildings. The further expansion and development of these sensors will hopefully dramatically
impact the way we live. 
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7) Epson PaperLab
The Epson PaperLab is a large-scale machine that may allow big corporate spaces such as
government offices and banks to directly recycle and up cycle paper in their own building.
Epson’s new innovation is the combination of a shredder and paper-making machine. So this
is how it works: a company dumps its waste paper into the machine, which then rips the paper
apart and shoots the stack with a jet stream of air to get rid of ink from the shredded bits.
Liquid binders are then added to put together the fibers into recycled sheets. A high-pressured
process can then create custom size, thickness, and color alterations to any individual sheet of
paper. While the PaperLab machine is by no means portable as it measures nine feet by four
feet, it can put out 14 sheets of paper every minute. That’s over 6,700 sheets during an 8-hour
workday! Pretty incredible, no?

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