Hopscotching Through Davos 2017
Snow on the peaks above Davos, Switzerland where just two weeks ago there was little snow. (Photo by Valeriano Di Domenico courtesy World Economic Forum) Posted for media use on Flickr By Sunny Lewis DAVOS, Switzerland, January 17, 2017 (Maximpact.com News) – World Economic Forum Founder and Executive Chairman Klaus Schwab welcomed participants to the 47th Annual Meeting today with the thought tha...[Read More]
Bionic Leaf Makes Liquid Fuel From Sunlight
Harvard professor Daniel Nocera (Photo by Kris Krüg) Creative Commons license via Flickr by Sunny Lewis CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, September 8, 2016 (Maximpact.com News) – Scientists at Harvard have developed a technology that mimics the way leaves produce energy from sunlight, water and air. A device about the size of a credit card, the “bionic leaf” includes a solar panel. When placed in water, i...[Read More]
Climate Change COP25 Summit's Disappointing outcome – Maximpact
Dignitaries gather at the podium for the opening ceremony of the COP25 high-level segment. Front row second from left, Teresa Ribera, Minister for the Ecological Transition, Spain; Carolina Schmidt, COP25 President, Minister of the Environment, Chile; Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President, UN General Assembly; Patricia Espinosa, Executive Director UN Climate Change, December 11, 2019 Madrid, Spain (Ph...[Read More]
Floatovoltaics Enable Solar Energy Expansion
100 MW Floating PV Power Plant Project in Huancheng Town, Weishan County, Jining City, Shandong Province (Photo courtesy Sungrow Power) Posted for media use By Sunny Lewis WASHINGTON, DC, November 1, 2018 (Maximpact.com News) – Floating solar photovoltaic panels on the surfaces of lakes, hydropower and agricultural reservoirs, industrial ponds, and near-coastal areas is one of today’s fastest-grow...[Read More]
Climate Finance Gathers Steam at COP26
In the corridors and meeting rooms at the UN climate summit COP26, people from across the world network with people they would never have met otherwise, such as this indigenous woman, one of a group from Brazil. November 4, 2021 Glasgow, Scotland (Photo courtesy Earth Negotiations Bulletin) Posted for media use https://enb.iisd.org/Glasgow-Climate-Change-Conference-COP26-04Nov2021 By Sunny Lewis f...[Read More]
Abir shares her story during the Launch of the Refugee Week
Abir at the Launch of Refugee week in Belfast with Ronnie. Ronnie was her key worker and a refugee himself. By Maximpact Norther Ireland, Belfast, June 17, 2019 Maximpact’s Fast Track to Employment and Social Integration Programme for Refugees is designed to address existing barriers to employment and social inclusion through provision of online English language classes and support into employment...[Read More]
Cultivating Change: Why Agriculture Needs Impact Investing
By Marta Maretich There’s a global food crisis looming, according to many commentators. The food price crisis of 2008 spooked world markets and gave us a taste of what may be to come in the future: commodity prices went through the roof and people in many parts of the world panicked. This lead to a reappraisal of food and agricultural policy in many quarters,spurring international aid organization...[Read More]
COP26 Glasgow Climate Pact Keeps 1.5°C Goal Alive – Maximpact
WWF supporters displayed a colorful banner at the World Leaders Summit part of COP26, November 12, 2021, Glasgow, Scotland (Photo by Earth Negotiations Bulletin) Used with permission GLASGOW, Scotland, November 17, 2021 (ENS) – The UN climate conference COP26 concluded late Saturday night with a deal among the 196 Parties to forestall catastrophic climate change that hinged on a surprise developme...[Read More]
Climate Change Raises Mosquito-Borne Disease Risk
Students who are beneficiaries of the activities financed by UNICEF and developed together with their humanitarian partners. This photograph was taken as part of the coverage of recreational days for the prevention of Zika, during the development of the theater play “La Zancuda Patirrayas and the Zika Virus.” Manta, Manabí, Ecuador. March 2, 2017. (Photo by UNICEF) Creative Commons License va Flic...[Read More]
Maximpact Deals: Recent Successes and Measurable Impact
Maximpact Deals is an online platform that lets you list your project or venture and enables you to connect directly; free of charge and commission-free; with partners and potential funders in the impact and sustainability industry. With a mission to foster collaboration between different parts of the growing impact and sustainability sectors, our platform is wide open, making it a shared communit...[Read More]
Refugees Celebrated on Their Special Day
Refugee women stand before the mural they painted in the Guatemalan town of Tapachula, 2019 (Photo courtesy UN High Commissioner for Refugees) By Sunny Lewis NEW YORK, New York, June 18, 2019 (Maximpact.com News) – World Refugee Day, held each year on June 20, honors the strength and courage of refugees and encourages public awareness and support of refugees who have had to flee their homelands du...[Read More]
Zayed Future Energy Prize Rewards Pioneers
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed, Jordan’s Crown Prince Hussein Bin Abdullah II and the President of Mauritania Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz present the Small and Medium Enterprise award to Thomas Samuel, CEO of Sunna Design, Jan. 23, 2018, Abu Dhabi, UAE (Photo courtesy Sunna Design via Twitter) Posted for media use By Sunny Lewis ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, February 8, 2018 (Maxim...[Read More]