Today in Squirrel News, a groundbreaking law for women and girls in Scotland comes into force, Stuttgart utilises so-called ventilation corridors to keep city cool, and immigrant female workers take a step to challenge status quo.
Free period products law enters into force in Scotland
The Lancet says around 500 million women and girls worldwide face period poverty, an issue referring to the lack of access to menstrual products, education and sanitation. Scotland’s historic move is all the more crucial as it comes against the backdrop of a cost of living crisis.
A German city puts climate concerns at the core of its urban planning, allowing it to access nature-based solutions. The effort enables downtown residents to enjoy cool mountain air.
Community college offers on-campus home as students face housing crisis
More than 50% of community college students in the U.S. struggle with housing insecurity, according to a survey. To prevent them from dropping out of college, the state of Kansas installed on-campus housing.
Immigrant women rise above cleaning industry’s status quo
New York City’s Liberty Cleaners makes strides toward labor empowerment. Dozens of workers took part in a special training where they acquired negotiation skills for better working conditions.
Local renewable energy employment can fully replace U.S. coal jobs nationwide
Across the United States, local wind and solar jobs can fully replace the coal-plant jobs that will be lost as the nation’s power-generation system moves away from fossil fuels in the coming decades, according to a new University of Michigan study.
How solar energy paves the way for financial inclusion in India
Millions of rural Indians now have access to formal banking system thanks to renewable energy. Solar power keeps banks operating and cuts carbon emissions in the process.
Green fuel startups powering a cleaner future for India
More than 3,300 startups are now working in the renewable energy sector in India and many of these startups are involved in the green fuel sector to reduce carbon emissions.
Rethinking, recycling and re-loving: A peek into India’s circular fashion economy
Textile industry stakeholders are now finding inventive solutions to make the circular fashion economy resilient, restorative and regenerative in nature. An overhaul in the legacy business structures would require an incremental approach that is both planet and people-positive.
Kenyan youth help bridge information gap for climate-hit communities
With millions of people suffering from starvation as a result of extreme drought, youth in the east African country are helping relay crucial information. Volunteers translate disaster alerts to communities that do not speak English.
