5 Biggest Issues in the World and The Companies Working on Solving Them

In this article, we take a look at the 5 biggest issues in the world and the companies working on solving them. If you want to check out our detailed analysis of the plight of the world, go to 10 Biggest Issues in the World and The Companies Working on Solving Them.

5. Pollution

Pollution here refers to land pollution, water pollution, as well as air pollution. It has been a byproduct of industrialization and consumerism. There’s an estimated 5 trillion pieces of plastic in the ocean water which includes both micro and macro pieces. 

Three notable companies trying to remove plastic from ocean water include The Ocean Cleanup, 4Ocean and The Ocean Conservancy. The Ocean Cleanup, for instance, is developing solutions to concentrate ocean plastic waste at scale at artificial coastlines to effectively remove vast swathes of trash. 

Industrial waste has also resulted in land and air pollution, leading to acid rains, Ozone depletion as well as substantial loss in soil’s organic matter. One of the big tech giants that is trying to play its part in solving air pollution is Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG), which is using Google Street View cars to collect data on Nitrogen Dioxide to monitor air quality.