IGNYTE Magazine Issue 03 | Page 19

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The Potential and Challenges for Renewable Energy in Africa

You’re walking along the beach on a hot summer day, the sun is beating down and your friend drops the classic reference, “it’s like we’re crossing the Sahara Desert out here.”

It turns out that the Sahara (and actually Africa as a whole) is as sunny as you think it is. It’s so sunny that covering just 0.3% of Northern Africa could generate enough solar power to supply the region and the entire European Union.

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Green Burials: Natural to Future City Options

Is there life after death? Humans have been asking this question for thousands of years. Although we cannot glimpse into the great beyond, different cultures have established ceremonious methods to say farewell to those who pass away.

The Egyptians gave the miracle of the pyramids as a parting gift from the Pharaohs. But in today’s urban-centric world with a population growing by the millions, it may be time to rethink how we decide to rest in peace.

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Discover LACI: The LA Cleantech Incubator

“How do we bring practical solutions to solve the climate crisis while making people’s lives better?”

Finding answers to this question posed by Matt Peterson, CEO and President of the LA Cleantech Incubator (LACI), represents the shining light and the purpose of the LA nonprofit.

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