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Innovation and creativity are the key words of this room! Take a look at the recent scientific and technological advances that can help us move towards more sustainable lifestyles. Check out FACTS & FIGURES for up-to-date information about the consequences of our dependence on [fossil fuels], the development status of renewable energy sources - [solar] [wind energy] [hydro] [biomass] [geothermal] [hydrogen] - the relation between our energy consumption at home - [housing impact] - and climate change - [a warmer planet]. Discover the initiatives undertaken to assure energy [access & consumption] for everyone in the world. And how can we overcome the increasingly wider digital divide? Here you will find stories and data on clever solutions to improve [internet access] and/or on how to use technologies (both ‘high’ and ‘low’) to reduce poverty and inequalities. Bear in mind that simple alternatives can make a big change! The DEP’T STORE displays several examples of smart, innovative products such as [green office paper] that have made conspicuous savings possible! Take a walk through the JOBS section to see how a clever idea, at the right place and time, can be the key to professional success. This is what happened to our friend [Fabio Rosa], a Brazilian social entrepreneur whose aim is to provide low-cost electricity to the Brazilian rural poor. Now it’s your turn to build your own real utopia. |
