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environmental technology
technical and technological processes for protection of the environment
clean technology
comparatively environmentally friendly technology
Leapfrogging
Leapfrogging is a concept used in many domains of the economics and business fields, and was originally developed in the area of industrial organization and economic growth. The main idea behind the concept of leapfrogging is that small and incremental innovations usually lead a dominant firm to stay ahead, but sometimes, radical innovations will permit new firms to leapfrog the ancient and dominant firm. The phenomenon can occur to firms but also to leadership of countries or cities, where a developing country can skip stages of the path taken by industrial nations, enabling them to catch up
applied ecology
sub-field within ecology that considers the application of the science of ecology to real-world (usually management) questions
lighting control system
intelligent network based lighting control solution
IQAir
IQAir is a Swiss air quality technology company, specializing in protection against airborne pollutants, developing air quality monitoring and air cleaning products. IQAir also operates AirVisual, a real-time air quality information platform. As of February 2020, it had around 500 employees worldwide, 150 of them in China, and its most important markets were Asia and North America.
Personal carbon trading
generic term for a number of proposed emissions trading schemes under which emissions credits would be allocated to adult individuals on an equal per capita basis, within national carbon budgets
waste pond
small body of water used for disposing pollutants into
Centre for Alternative Technology
eco-centre in Powys, mid-Wales, UK, demonstrating and teaching sustainable development
Tecla house
3D printed house