Have you ever thought about the environmental damage your handbag or briefcase may cause? Manufacturing shiny new products are putting pressure on our planet and adding immeasurable waste to landfills. But One British entrepreneur has found a way to give old materials a luxurious second life. She’s making designer bags out of a waste product most of us would never have given a second glance to… and she’s making a profit!
It’s the world’s northernmost town and the one heating up the fastest. Longyearbyen in Norway’s Svalbard archipelago is trying to adapt to rising temperatures and sea levels. But the pace of change might be too quick to deal with.
After taking a solar-powered boat from England to New York City to attend the United Nations Climate Action Summit, Thunberg sat down with The Washington Post to discuss her role in the fight for preventing climate change.
