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A dozen MIT students traded textbooks for turnips in Barcelona, cooking meals for migrants and building greenhouses as part of a hands-on climate resilience course. The three-week program centered community solutions over high-tech fixes.
Rising global oil prices are pushing Indian households and businesses toward electric cooking, offering a cleaner, cheaper alternative. The unexpected crisis is accelerating an energy transition that could strengthen India's independence from imported fuels.
An Indian innovator has designed a compact biogas plant that transforms daily kitchen waste into clean cooking fuel. The system works without electricity or smoke, offering homes a sustainable alternative to traditional LPG.
The Better India launches "Solved in India," a YouTube series spotlighting local communities tackling problems once thought unsolvable. Each episode reveals working solutions from across the country that could inspire nationwide change.
Mongabay, a global environmental news outlet, just created a dedicated Solutions Desk to spotlight what's actually working to save the planet. The team will rigorously investigate and share real-world conservation wins so readers can find hope and replicate success.
When Peg Bracken published "The I Hate to Cook Book" in 1960, she broke the cardinal rule of womanhood: she admitted that cooking dinner every night felt miserable. Her honest, funny recipes sold three million copies and quietly revolutionized how women thought about their role in the kitchen.
Researchers in India have developed a rooftop panel that uses waste cooking oil to cool homes while generating solar power. The system could cut air conditioning costs, reduce carbon emissions, and rescue old cooking oil from landfills.
Scientists worldwide are turning to biomimicry, copying nature's billion-year-old designs to fight climate change with solutions that work with ecosystems instead of against them. From termite-inspired buildings to river systems that heal themselves, these nature-based approaches are proving both effective and sustainable.
Forests, wetlands, and mangroves are proving to be powerful climate fighters that cost less than high-tech solutions while creating thousands of jobs. Countries worldwide are discovering that restoring ecosystems protects communities from floods and droughts while boosting local economies.
Nigeria produced 87% of its cooking gas locally in 2025, slashing imports and easing pressure on foreign currency reserves. The shift marks a dramatic turnaround from 2023, when nearly half of the country's cooking gas came from overseas.
Nine-year-old Prophet Ndungu was scared of burning toast, but that didn't stop him from making French toast at a Kansas City cooking class designed for blind and visually impaired kids. The program teaches young people essential kitchen skills so they can cook independently at home.
A son's tribute to his mother has become a thriving food delivery platform connecting nearly 1,000 home cooks across India with people craving authentic, home-cooked meals. Bhookle has delivered over 50,000 meals in Bengaluru alone, turning kitchens into businesses.
Over 2.1 billion people still cook with deadly fuels like firewood and charcoal, but a worldwide campaign is launching solutions that already exist. On International Clean Energy Day, events across three continents are connecting communities to safer cooking and reliable electricity.
An IIT graduate built a home biodigester that turns kitchen waste into cooking fuel, eliminating his need to buy LPG cylinders for seven years. His simple solution saves money while solving two problems at once.
Nigeria's government just launched emergency measures to bring down skyrocketing cooking gas prices that have nearly doubled in recent weeks. The coordinated plan aims to boost supply, fix infrastructure gaps, and ease the burden on millions of families.
A truck driver from India turned his roadside cooking into a YouTube sensation with 2.78 million subscribers. What started as simple updates for his kids became a celebration of life on the highway.
An engineer in India converts 11 kg of kitchen scraps into cooking gas daily, eliminating his need for LPG cylinders since 2019. His biodigester system now helps 350 homes save 2,500 gas cylinders yearly while keeping 1,000 tonnes of waste from landfills.
Getting children involved in meal prep turns picky eaters into enthusiastic diners, according to Australian food experts sharing easy recipes families can make together. Four simple dishes prove cooking with kids doesn't have to be complicated or stressful.
A Japanese homemaker is part of a nationwide effort to transform used cooking oil into eco-friendly aviation fuel. The "Fry to Fly" program collects donations at 300 supermarkets across the country.
The trash we throw away every day is a major climate polluter most people never think about. Communities worldwide are now turning waste into a climate solution through simple actions that anyone can start today.
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